Harvey Padilla
About Harvey Padilla
Harvey Padilla is a Senior Staff Analyzer Engineer at ExxonMobil Chemical Co, with extensive experience in engineering, installation, and commissioning of process analyzers.
Company
Harvey Padilla currently works at EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL CO. He has held the position of Senior Staff Analyzer Engineer since 2008. At ExxonMobil, he is involved in the engineering, installation, and commissioning of new capital projects involving process analyzers. He has developed tools to monitor analyzer performance, has participated in quality improvement teams, and has established calibration and validation procedures for process analyzers.
Title
Harvey Padilla holds the title of Senior Staff Analyzer Engineer at ExxonMobil Chemical Co. In this role, he participates in meetings with customers to discuss or review product quality certification issues for both online and offline products.
Education and Expertise
Harvey Padilla studied at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, where he earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in Analytical Chemistry from 1998 to 2000. He also completed a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry with a minor in Geology from Western New Mexico University, studying from 1989 to 1995. Additionally, he earned an Associate of Science (A.S.) in Welding Technologies from Western New Mexico University, studying from 1980 to 1982.
Background
Before joining ExxonMobil, Harvey Padilla worked as a Vendor Project Manager / Lead Chemist at Washington Group International (now part of URS Corporation) from 2000 to 2007. In that role, he worked on projects at Argonne East National Lab, Lawrence Livermore Labs, and Los Alamos Labs. Prior to that, he served as a Maintenance Planner at Phelps Dodge from 1984 to 1996, specifically working at Chino Mines in Hurley, NM.
Achievements
Harvey Padilla has made significant contributions during his tenure at ExxonMobil. He developed and implemented tools to monitor analyzer performance, identifying and prioritizing candidates for improvement programs. He actively participates in an analyzer quality improvement team, developing and implementing performance improvement programs. Additionally, he has established and reviewed calibration procedures and standards for each process analyzer and developed validation procedures for analyzers during commissioning and normal operations.