TIMEC holds open house in Carson, CA
Approximately 200 customers attended the open house at the Carson, CA TIMEC office on Thursday, June 11. The purpose of this event was to expose TIMEC services, processes, procedures, safety culture and training methods, and to meet and greet our guests while building stronger business relations.
Customers in attendance included major petrochemical companies such as ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Valero, Tesoro and Dow. TIMEC attendees included CEO Gary Green, Sr. VP of Operations Lou Hall, Commercial Operations Sr. VP Roger Brennan, Sr. VP Human Resources Jerri McCarthy, Transfield Services North America VP Health and Safety Richard Cerenzio, Southwest Regional VP of Operations Kris Aflatooni, General Manager of Operations Southern California Bill Savoy, as well as other company management personnel and Subject Matter Experts.
The tour of the facility began at 10:00 a.m. and extended through 2:00 p.m., as required by the arrival time and visit length of our guests. After a brief introduction, small groups of customers, led by a TIMEC representative, were routed through various displays to include all business lines. Our management staff escorted various key customers throughout the event. Next, customers were treated to a lunch, allowing for a very relaxing and casual atmosphere while exchanging information.
All service lines had a booth to display their capabilities, including welding (World-Wide Welding), QC/QA, safety services (Welltech), turnaround services, high-temperature repair and inspection (HRI), catalyst services (James-TIMEC) and capital construction.
The safety display featured company values, performance standards and processes at the corporate level and at the regional level by providing specific scenarios taking place in the Southern California area. To TIMEC, safety is intricately linked to quality people, who reach the desired developmental level through efficient training, leadership and mentoring.
The HRI display was outside in the back parking lot. Employees demonstrated how HRI’s super-heat-resistant suits made of Kevlar and carbon fiber with an aluminum coating facilitate safe industrial pipe fitting and welding repair and inspection work in workplaces that can reach up to 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit (700 degrees Celsius). The suits also have built-in communications systems, fully-filtered external air supplies and internal air-cooling systems.
The James-TIMEC display, a guzzler vaccume truck and blast-resistant video and life support module, was also placed outside in the back parking lot.
There was live training for demonstration on M1 Boot Camp (hands-on pipe fitting training performed on an actual mock process unit skid), Fall Protection and Fire Extinguishers.
I&E had a training area set up for capabilities and a hands-on equipment calibration training display.
For the soft trades display, TIMEC received help from BP field management who had an area in the warehouse to present scaffolding, insulation installment, asbestos abatement, fireproof installment, painting and lead abatement with a looped powerpoint.
Other displays included a 40-man tool trailer, equipment of exchanger extractor, HR dispatch procedures and labor support.
TIMEC continues to build strong business momentum in its nearly fortieth year of servicing clients across the US by adding and adjusting its specialty services lines to the needs of the industry. TIMEC’s flexibility and malleability to varying challenges will help customers succeed in a financially-stricken environment and transition into the next decade.