Massoud Teymouri

I am a Professional Chemist experienced in QC/QA Oil & Gas and petrochemical laboratories. Extensive hands-on experience in troubleshooting, maintenance, and repairs of analytical instruments - with proven abilities in cost effective lab management.
I have contributed in three major startups: DMT plant, Shell Scotford upgrader, and CNOOC upgrader in design, commissioning, operations, and certification processes to establish fully-functional operation laboratories.
Member of Association of the Chemical Profession of Alberta (ACPA) as a Professional Chemist.

CNOOC Petroleum North AmericA  Fort McMurray                                                               2006-2023

Laboratory Team Lead | 2016-2023

Laboratory Specialist   | 2006-2016

Established the Long Lake site laboratory. Ordered, commissioned and set up the analytical instruments. Interviewed and hired the lab technicians, planned the training strategies, prepared ASTM based SOPs and maintenance check lists. Executed accident free start up, supervised the execution of testing, projects, and services to support operation and engineering teams. 

• Expert in running, maintaining and troubleshooting analytical instruments such as: GC (SimDist & RGA), IC, ICP, TOC, PSD, RVP, Distillation D1160 & D86, Bromine No., ANTEK N/S, BS&W, Oil in water, AA, Microwave acid Digester, Titration, Density, Viscosity, Flash Point, X-Ray Sulphur analyzers.
• Expert in analysis and reporting of various products, such as Crude Oil, Fuel Oils, Middle Distillates, Petroleum, Petrochemicals, and LPG.
• Managed service contracts with equipment suppliers to ensure seamless equipment and systems maintenances.
• Designed and executed inventory system for the lab chemicals, gas cylinders, and consumables. Expenditures for gas supplies reduced from $80K to $35K/year.
• Achieved 99.8% accuracy in preparing in-house calibration standards; reducing the need for external vendor standards which saved ~$10K/year. 
• Prepared budgets, forecasts costs and monitored expenditures and justified additional expenses when required. Created KPI and management reports.
• Developed and implemented preventive maintenance plan for major analytical instruments; reducing $70K/year of the PM contract costs.
• Replaced full time employees with long term Co-op students reducing 50% of manpower costs.
• Implemented cross training strategy to enhance the staff performances and reduce the overtimes.
• Enhanced the efficiency and quality of outputs by constantly monitoring the execution of sampling, testing, projects, and services.
• Optimized sampling frequencies and sizes to minimize the hazardous wastes and reduce the waste management costs. 
• Successfully repaired lab instruments with vendor’s approvals and minimized the maintenance costs.  
• Supervised the required AER, Pipeline Integrity, and GHG regulatory analysis. 

Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry