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26 | November - December 2020 | www . machinerylubrication.com GET TO KNOW Name: Troy Gooden Age: 46 Job Title: Rotating Equipment Specialist Company: Cornerstone Chemical Company Location: Waggaman, LA Length of Service: 13 years Gooden Keeps Lubrication All Good at Cornerstone With 12 years under his belt at Cornerstone Chemical Company, Troy Gooden has a vested interest in the company's lubrication program. Q: How long have you worked for your company and which positions have you held? A: Six years, 8 months as a Millwright, 5 years 4 months as the Rotating Equipment Specialist. Q: What other companies have you worked for and which positions did you hold? A: U.S. Navy, 22 years, Gas Turbine Systems (mechanical) Senior Chief Petty Officer (E-8 retired) My last two tours were as the Senior Enlisted Propulsion Engineering Specialist, AK A "Top Snipe" which is the Engineering Departmenta l Leading Chief Petty Officer and program manager onboard Naval Ships. Q: When did you get your start in machinery lubrication and how did it happen? A: In 1997 onboard the USS Mitcher (DDG-57), I was assigned to the ships oil lab as assistant Oil King where I was responsible for the testing and the transfers of fuels, lube oils, and water onboard the ship. As I progressed through the ranks and qualifications, I held the designation and responsibility as the Ship's Oil King on the USS Laboon (DDG-58) and the USS Stethem (DDG-63). Q: What types of training have you taken to get you to your current position? A: I hold dual A ssociates Degree in Applied Marine Engineering and Vocational Technical Education. Senior Enlisted Academy Graduate in leadership at the Naval War College in Newport RI. Fuel and Oil lab management with years of hands on sampling and testing experience. Navy Fuel and lube oil testing and treatment courses and qualifica - tions. Post Navy-Fluid Analysis 101 course thru Noria, OMA-1 training thru ALS by Michael Holloway but no certification, Lubrication Awareness training by Wes Cash, and OA R I training by Bennett Fitch. Q: What professional certifi- cations have you attained? A: I have a journeyman's L ic en se i n Ma i ntena nc e Mecha nic (a ny industr y), Power Plant Operator (utili- ties), Fuel Systems Worker (any industry), NCCER Industrial Maintenance Mechanic certi- fication, MLT-1 certification, and Apollo Root Cause Anal- ysis facilitator certification thru Arms Reliability. Q: Are you planning to obtain additional training or achieve higher certifications? If so, why and which ones? A: Yes, my goal is to achieve the MLE certification, primarily t o c ont i nu e i mpr ov i n g Cornerstones reliability and maintenance program and to seek further professional growth. Q: What's a normal workday like for you? A: Currently a normal work day is very busy with a heavy focus on turning fault reports or CBM technology findings into work orders in our CMMS system. Q: What is the amount and range of equipment that you help service through lubrica- tion/oil analysis tasks? A: At JSW Steel Dolvi Work's Steel Melt Shop, we have customized bearings for our critical equipment's gantry and top lance. Q: What lubrication-related projects are you currently working on? A: We are developing a capital project to build out and restruc- ture our storage and handling practices across the site. We have a hardware improvement initiative to install desiccant Be Featured in the Next 'Get to Know' Section Would you like to be featured in the next "Get to Know" section or know someone who should be profiled in an upcoming issue of Machinery Lubrication magazine? Nominate yourself or fellow lubri- cation professionals by emailing a photo and contact information to editor@noria.com.