This document outlines George Constantinescu's portfolio, which includes over 30 years of experience operating and maintaining fertilizer and petrochemical plants. It details his contributions to improving plant reliability and efficiency through optimization projects, turnaround planning and execution, project management, and implementing maintenance best practices. It also outlines his professional experience and qualifications.

1. Over 30 years experience operating and maintaining fertilizer
and petrochemical plants
George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO

2. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
AMMONIA PLANT
 Contributing to 30% reduction of
maintenance cost through
implementation of PM concepts and
practices
 Graduating from MSc program with
final thesis Optimization of Steam
Methane Reforming Process.
Implementation of the optimization
actions led to 50% increase in catalyst
life
Participating in the turnaround planning
process, supervising and coordinating
assigned areas during turnaround

3. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS
 Being an active member of the turnaround
planning and execution team contributing to overall
reduction of turnaround time by 20%
 Coordinated the following projects in the
Acrylonitrile plant: 1) Replace refractory lining of
the Incinerator; 2) Replace Boiler Feed Water
pumps and upgrade piping layout and
instrumentation
 Directing process engineering team and train
junior engineers on site (Acrylonitrile plant)
 Managing plant operation and personnel resulting
in a consistent increase of the production rates by
12% (Ethyl Alcohol plant)
 Offered technical assistance and supervised the
installation of a new alcohol loading facility ($ 200K
capital project)

4. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
AMMONIUM NITRATE/NITRIC
ACID PLANT
Managing multiple projects involving
multi-disciplined teams:
 Unloading, Storage and Distribution
Facility for anti-caking/anti-dusting
agent for Ammonium Nitrate prills
 Upgrade of Loading Facilities for
Nitric Acid and Ammonium Nitrate
 Recirculation Facility for Ammonium
Nitrate 83% Solution

5. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
AMMONIUM NITRATE/NITRIC
ACID PLANT and PEMAC
 Participated at three ANNA
(Ammonium Nitrate - Nitric Acid)
conferences and partnered with the
Process Engineering Manager to
prepare a presentation on
Instrumentation Upgrading of
Ammonium Nitrate Neutralizer
 Enrolled and graduated from the MMP
(Maintenance Management
Professional) program endorsed by
PEMAC (Plant Engineering &
Maintenance Association of Canada)

6. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
AMMONIUM NITRATE/NITRIC
ACID PLANT and PEMAC
 Acted as Chair of the Eastern Ontario
Chapter of PEMAC from 2003 to 2005
 Being an active member of the
PEMAC Board of Directors until 2011:
 Founding member of the
Professional Development
Committee
 Working with the Membership &
Marketing Committee to increase
membership, raise awareness and
increase the visibility of the
association

7. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
CARBON BLACK PLANT
 Implementing predictive maintenance
concepts and techniques and optimizing
preventive maintenance program leading
to consistent performance with low
operational downtime and virtually free of
rotating equipment breakdowns resulting
in 10% cost reduction
 Directing the planning and execution of
turnaround projects with a strong
emphasis on cost control; staying within
the allocated budget and timeframe was
the highlight of the last three years

8. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
CARBON BLACK PLANT
 Developed and implemented a plant wise
structural steel inspection plan; evaluated
the condition of the structures, planned
and scheduled repair and/or replacement
work for the incoming years
Developed a refractory improvement plan
for the tread and carcass carbon black
reactors along with the assigned
contractor. Training on refractory
materials, selecting refractory materials
based on new process conditions,
improving process control/monitoring and
planning major furnace repairs and
refractory replacement were the foundation
of the plan

9. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
CARBON BLACK PLANT
MANAGEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
After 3 years when the maintenance
budget was overspent generally by 15-
20% , currently the budget is maintained
at the 2009 level
 In the quest to better even further our
performance the corporate established
NAMET (North American Manufacturing
Excellence Team) to identify, set up and
implement best manufacturing practices;
the Maintenance Manager and Planner
were part of this team, responsible for
reliability and uptime improvements

10. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
CARBON BLACK PLANT
MANAGEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
 Safety is paramount at Columbian
and Maintenance department is a
leader in promoting the culture of
safe work; our department had only
one recordable injury and no lost
time incidents in the last 6 years
 Managing unionized and non-
unionized employees by promoting
an environment of free
communication, trust and mutual
respect recording only one grievance
in the last 3 years

11. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
CARBON BLACK PLANT
MANAGEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
 Hired and provided on the job hands on
training and coaching to our Planner,
specifically for turnaround and special
projects planning; prepared him as a
viable successor for the Maintenance
Manager position when need arises
 Developed a training needs matrix and
encouraged professional training and
development of our employees in areas
such as pumps and turbines operation
and maintenance, bearings and
lubrication, valve and steam trap
selection and repair

12. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION
 Directed and supervised the field installation
of main underground piping (cooling water
supply and return headers) and services
(drainage and sewage, main fire water ring)
 Coordinated assembly of the steam turbine
condenser (Holtec design) as per supplied
fabrication drawings and prepared for field
installation
 Coordinated lifting and crane operation on
construction site and overseen the crane
maintenance program
 Streamlined purchasing process by
negotiating the lowest rental rates for
equipment and a 30% discount on materials
and tools

13. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
ETHANOL PLANT
•Evaluated reliability improvement
opportunities and initiated a short to mid-term
action plan
•Rectified successive bearing failures of dryer
exhaust fan in cooperation with fan expert
• Prepared contingency plan for loss of boilers
for insurance purposes
• Prepared maintenance procedure for
electrical heat tracing on site
• Coordinated troubleshooting project of one
hammer mill by re-engineering dust collector
and re-positioning mill
• Conducted a plant wise survey of equipment
guarding and prepared plan to rectify non-
conforming guards

14. George Constantinescu, MSc, P.Eng, MMP
PORTFOLIO
OIL REFINERY
•Coordinate site maintenance by
reviewing and balancing daily schedule
loads, optimizing resource allocation and
analyzing compliance to established
schedule
• Drive the continuous improvement of
maintenance systems by applying best
maintenance practices, establishing
precise performance objectives and
directing execution and roll out of
Maintenance Excellence program