Decha Chotepanitses
About Decha Chotepanitses
Decha Chotepanitses is a Hes Specialist at Chevron in San Ramon, California, with a background in Marine Engineering and extensive experience in operational excellence and safety management.
Current Role at Chevron
Decha Chotepanitses currently works as an HES Specialist at Chevron in San Ramon, California, United States. In this role, he actively participates in meetings to discuss safety concerns and operational issues. His responsibilities include quality reviewing Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for on-site jobs to minimize workforce risk exposure and advising contractors and service partners on Chevron's policies and procedures. Additionally, he implements and sustains new processes from Chevron, such as Personal Intervention (Equilibria) and PBED (Check6).
Previous Engineering Roles
Decha Chotepanitses has extensive experience in the marine engineering sector. He worked as Chief Engineer at NP Marine for two months in 2011 and at Trinity Offshore Pte Ltd for seven months also in 2011. From 2007 to 2009, he was employed as Third Engineer at Precious Shipping. These roles provided him with significant hands-on experience in marine engineering tasks and processes.
Educational Background
Decha Chotepanitses completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at Burapha University. His academic tenure spanned from 2002 to 2007. This educational foundation laid the groundwork for his technical expertise in marine engineering and his subsequent professional roles.
Expertise in Operational Excellence
Decha Chotepanitses has demonstrated expertise in implementing and sustaining Operational Excellence cultures within Chevron. He leverages his background in Marine Engineering to understand and manage drilling tasks and processes effectively. His knowledge includes detailed aspects of various drilling activities such as mud processes, solid control, well control, tubular, well head, cementing, and logging.
High Mobility and Flexibility
Decha Chotepanitses is known for his high mobility and flexibility, which enables him to stay offshore for extended periods. This capacity is essential for his role, where minimizing workforce risk exposure and ensuring the implementation of Chevron's safety protocols are paramount.