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PUBLISHED BY SGS PETROLEUM SERVICE CORPORATION FOR ITS EMPLOYEES
Volume 20 Issue 1 • Spring 2015
A SALUTE TO OUR AWARD
WINNERS & NOMINEES
On February 12th, the SGS Petroleum
Service Corporation leadership group
gathered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
to recognize and honor employees and
work groups that stood out as the “best
of the best” in 2014. The highlight of
the evening was the announcement of
the winners of the D.H. Haymon Award
and the Cecil Johnson Customer Service
Award.
Each award recipient was presented
with an engraved crystal plaque, and
their photos will be displayed in our
Baton Rouge and Texas offices along
with photos of past award winners.
Read more about our 2014 award
winners on pages 4–7. A list of all the
employees who were nominated for
D.H. Haymon and Cecil Johnson awards
can be found on page 8.
During the annual Leadership
Workshop, Safety and Environmental
Excellence Awards were presented
to the supervisors of 56 work groups
that completed the calendar year with
no recordable injuries, environmental
incidents or derailments. See page 10
for a list of these winning groups.
We are pleased to honor these
outstanding employees and work groups
and extend our congratulatory wishes
to them and all the award nominees
for their hard work, commitment, and
dedication to excellence.
THE “BEST OF THE BEST”
The D.H. Haymon Award, given annually since 1998, serves to recognize and honor
non-supervisory employees who have demonstrated leadership, hard work, dedication,
and concern for others — the signature qualities of PSC’s founder for whom the
award is named. The winners of the D.H. Haymon Award for 2014 are: Jamison David
(ExxonMobil Chemical – Baton Rouge, LA), Pat Dupin (Louisiana Tankerman Group),
Bob Holley (Houston Dock Group), Joe Kallus (Dow – La Porte, TX), Jason Martin (Dow
West Virginia Operations), and Kenny Morvant (Dow St. Charles – Hahnville, LA).
Named for a longtime former PSC employee, the Cecil Johnson Customer Service
Award is given annually to a supervisor, manager, dispatcher, or office employee for
customer service leadership and initiative, responsiveness, knowledge, courtesy,
empathy, and reliability. HSE Manager Jimmy Stockton from our Baton Rouge Office
was selected as the Cecil Johnson Customer Service Award winner for 2014.
Pictured with CEO Brian Haymon are our D.H. Haymon Award winners for 2014: (l. to r.) Pat Dupin, Jamison David,
Kenny Morvant, Jason Martin, and Joe Kallus. Not pictured is D.H. Haymon Award winner Bob Holley.
Cecil Johnson Customer Service Award Winner
Jimmy Stockton (center) is shown with VP of
Operational Excellence Adam Gilmore and
Brian Haymon.
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AS I SEE IT. . .
By Brian Haymon, CEO
Our guests came away with a great
appreciation for the challenging work
we do, and the conditions under which
we do it (it was an unusually cold day).
Above all, I think they were impressed
with the significant risk PSC manages,
how well we manage it, and the overall
positive spirit and professionalism of our
employees.
We ended the visit having lunch
overlooking the Houston Ship Channel.
Frankie and his team were clearly pleased
with what they had seen and heard, and
they endorsed our PSC path forward:
keep a steady hand on the wheel, strive
for excellence in all that we do, and
continue to listen to our customers as we
seek new opportunities for growth.
I recently had the honor of welcoming to
PSC the incoming CEO of SGS, Frankie
Ng. Frankie is replacing Chris Kirk, who is
stepping down as CEO after eight years.
Chris has been a good friend to PSC, and
we wish him well as he transitions to a
seat on the SGS Board of Directors and
pursues other outside interests.
I first met Frankie in 2006. Like many
SGS leaders, he is international and
multicultural. Frankie was born in Hong
Kong and moved to Geneva at age seven.
He is fluent in several languages and has
worked for SGS for more than 20 years in
various assignments around the world.
Elsewhere in PSC, the news is generally
very positive. I say “generally” because
we have had some recent setbacks, all in
our crude-by-rail operations. Falling crude
prices have led to cutbacks in production
and fewer shipments. As a result, several
of our crude-by-rail customers made the
decision to reduce staffing, including
some PSC positions. While this news
was disappointing, we were able to place
nearly all of the affected employees at
other PSC operations nearby. The price of
oil has always been volatile, and if prices
recover, we may see these positions
return.
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Otherwise, we continue to see healthy
growth, both at existing sites and in new
locations. At one of our longest running
jobs, CF Industries along the Lower
Mississippi River, we recently added more
than 30 positions as part of a major plant
expansion. At PBF Energy in Paulsboro,
New Jersey, we will soon commence
new rail switching work, increasing
the size of our group there by about 50
percent. We have been at PBF for five
years, operating the dock and performing
in-plant loading. PBF management’s
confidence in our team, led by Bill Quinn,
was the primary reason we were selected
to replace the incumbent switching
contractor. If you ever land at the
Philadelphia airport, you can see the PBF
refinery just across the Delaware River.
We are also in startup mode at several
new sites. In February we began
operating the dock at the Valero refinery
in Memphis. This is the first time we
have placed a permanent work group in
Memphis. We have seven tankermen
who operate the Valero dock, and they
also load and unload barges for our towing
customers in the Memphis area. With a
tankerman presence in Memphis, PSC
now services every major port along the
Mississippi-Ohio river system, from New
Orleans to Pittsburgh.
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Frankie and new Chief Financial Officer
Carla De Geyseleer came to Houston
in late February on a tour of major SGS
operations (PSC is the largest SGS
business in North America). Frankie and
Carla, together with other SGS leaders
from Geneva, New Jersey, and Houston,
spent a morning at our Pasadena office. I,
and others from our management team,
gave them an overview of PSC. The group
then toured the Dow Deer Park facility to
see our rail and truck loading operation
there.
The entire PSC team at Deer Park did
a spectacular job. Their job knowledge,
passion about safety, and commitment to
excellence were evident and impressive.
Pictured with Brian during the SGS leaders’ visit to Pasadena are (l. to r.) SGS North America CFO Mike Briganti,
SGS SVP of Legal & Compliance Olivier Merkt, SGS North America COO Jeff McDonald, PSC VP of Business
Development Houston Haymon, SGS CFO Carla De Geyseleer, SGS U.S. Managing Director Kimmo Fuller,
SGS CEO Frankie Ng, and PSC COO Joel Dickerson.
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Nestled in the mountains of West Virginia,
just down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh,
we started a small rail switching operation
in February at the Bayer plant in New
Martinsville. Much of the credit for this
work goes to the PSC team at Bayer in
Baytown, Texas, whose good work over
the past several years helped earn the
confidence of Bayer’s management. New
Martinsville is our second plant operation
in West Virginia; the other is at Dow in
Institute.
We are also very excited to announce
two additional operations, both involving
crude-by-rail, and both in parts of the
country where we are not presently
working. In Joliet, Illinois, just south
of Chicago, we are set to commence
operations at a new terminal owned by
Arc Logistics Partners. PSC operators will
receive crude by rail from Canada, offload
it into storage tanks, and then send it via
pipeline to a local refinery. About 15 PSC
employees are scheduled to start there
in April.
The other place where we will soon plant
the PSC flag is in North Dakota. NorthStar
Midstream, based in Minneapolis, is
building a crude-by-rail facility near
Williston, just east of the Montana border.
This will be our first crude-by-rail loading
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operation. It is expected to commence
later this spring with an initial staff of
about 15 employees.
Each of these new jobs requires a
tremendous amount of effort to start
up and transition to normal operations. I
want to thank those PSC leaders who are
spending time away from home, helping
lay the foundation for long-term success.
To our new employees everywhere, I
extend a warm welcome and wish you a
safe, successful, and long career at PSC.
OUR NEW TCA
GRADUATES
We’re pleased to recognize the newest
graduates of our Tankerman Career
Academy. On February 9th in Houston,
Texas, they were honored at a dinner in
celebration of the completion of their fourmonth training program.
Shown below are some photos taken
during the graduation celebration. We
wish these new tankerman much success
in their careers with PSC!
Congrats to our new Tankerman Career Academy graduates: (front row, l. to r.) Jonathan Shreve, Otis Lettries,
Thang Nguyen, Michael Ewing, Ernest Martin, Ricky Carraway, and Robert Williams; (back row, l. to r.) Michael
Lovfald, Michael Pulido, Juan Almaguer, Ruperto Adames, Shane Coleman, Jeffrey Williams, Todd McRay, Ryan
McLane, Devin Simonds, Bryan Betros, and Joshua Barnes. Not pictured is Danny Dupas.
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D.H. Haymon Award Winners
JAMISON DAVID
Since joining the PSC family four years
ago, Jamison David has earned a
reputation for being a hard worker who
goes above and beyond expectations
to get the job done, and get it done
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safely. Jamison began his PSC career
as a Warehouse Technician in the HFU
Department at ExxonMobil Chemical in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He now serves
as a team leader for the work group. He
was nominated for the D.H. Haymon
Award by his co-worker Troy Turner.
dependable. He is always at work when
scheduled and always on time. He cares
for his co-workers, and he makes sure
that the entire team goes home the
same way they came to work,” said
Supervisor Chris Garon during the awards
presentation.
“Jamison is reliable and his work
performance speaks volumes. Sometimes
his hard work is overlooked because
he doesn’t beat his own drum, but he
definitely deserves to have a spotlight
shining on him,” wrote Troy in his award
nomination for Jamison.
“He also exhibits teamwork. He’s always
there for his peers who are reaching out
for assistance when they’re doing their
job tasks,” added Chris.
“Our co-workers know that if there’s
something that needs to be done, who
are you going to call? Not Ghost Busters.
You call Jamison,” he added.
“Jamison possesses all the important
attributes that it takes to win such
a prestigious award, including being
Since he was hired as a tankerman
trainee in 1999, Pat has become a reliable
and trusted member of the Louisiana
Tankerman Group.
“I was Pat’s supervisor during his training
and for several years of his employment.
He’s always had my back and everyone
else’s. He will always go the extra mile for
the customer and his co-workers,” wrote
Jack Satterwhite in his award nomination
for Pat.
Operations Manager Roman Firmin
describes Pat Dupin as a dedicated
worker and the “go-to” guy on the job.
Many of Pat’s co-workers who nominated
him for the D.H. Haymon award agree.
“Thanks to my fellow co-workers for
nominating me for this award,” said
Jamison at the awards presentation.
“I’m honored and blessed to have been
selected. I will do my best to keep up the
good work.”
“Pat’s professionalism with our
tankermen, as well as tankermen from
other companies, is to be commended,
and should be bottled if it could be,”
added Gary Ray. “He is good at speaking
with people in a way that makes you want
to be his friend.”
During the award presentation, Roman
recalled how Pat came to work for PSC.
“My wife was working with Pat’s wife
at that time, and she asked me to get
him a job at PSC. I told Randy Thoms
this guy was going to use my name on
his application, but not to hold it against
me because I really don’t know anything
about him,” joked Roman. “I’m happy he
did apply, because he has proven to be an
exceptional employee, and it’s been a real
pleasure having him working for us.”
“Thank you, Roman, for coming by and
dropping off that application. It’s changed
my whole life,” said Pat. “It’s a privilege
and honor to be nominated for this award,
and I would like to thank those who voted
for me. I would especially like to thank
my lovely wife Kim for her patience and
understanding for the irregular hours I
work. I am also grateful for a company like
PSC giving me the ability to support my
family these 15 years.”
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D.H. Haymon Award Winners
BOB HOLLEY
PSC career as a tankerman in 1991. For
the past several years he has worked in
our Houston Dock Group in a permanent
dock operator position at Axiall (formerly
Georgia Gulf) in Pasadena, Texas.
“The years of experience and knowledge
that Bob brings to the job as a tankerman
and dock operator are always helpful
during safety meetings, as Bob shares
past stories of how things used to be,”
wrote Deon. “His input allows us to
reflect on how far the dock group has
come.”
In nominating Bob Holley for the D.H.
Haymon Award, Supervisor Deon
Singleton cited Bob’s dependability and
dedication to PSC and our customers
over the past 24 years. Bob began his
JOE KALLUS
Deon also credited Bob with maintaining
a great relationship with Axiall leaders
and plant operators. “The Axiall plant
personnel always speak very highly of
Bob,” added Deon. “He’s been hands-on
helping with every Coast Guard inspection
there over the past 10 years, and each
inspection has passed with flying colors.”
award, Joe lacks none,” wrote Robert.
“Anyone who knows Joe knows he is
a person of high integrity. He works
hard in everything he does, takes pride
in his accomplishments, and without
compromise, he exhibits dedication to
PSC and our customer.”
Joe has been with PSC since the startup
of our Dow Houston Hub operations in
2010. He started as a dock operator and
now serves as a team leader at the Dow
site in La Porte, Texas.
When Supervisor Robert Andrade
nominated Joe Kallus for the D.H.
Haymon Award, he said Joe was an easy
choice. “Though there are a number of
characteristics listed to qualify for the
“He has been the backbone of delivering
four years of injury-free performance,”
said Operations Manager Les Boudwin
in his award nomination for Joe. “He was
recently recognized by Dow for his role in
helping the work group set a new record
for pounds of material loaded in a single
month.”
Operations Manager Robert Neuman
recalled working with Bob in their early
days with PSC. “He came here about
six months after I did, and we worked
together on several jobs. He’s a very
knowledgeable employee and one of
those you sometimes forget even works
here because you just don’t ever hear
anything negative about him,” said
Robert. “In fact, Axiall Manager Denise
O’Brian has commented that Bob can’t
retire until after she retires. She really
thinks the world of Bob.”
Bob was unable to attend the awards
banquet due to his wife being in the
hospital. A private awards presentation
has been planned for a later date.
Robert and Les both talked about how
Joe can always be counted on to lend a
helping hand to his co-workers, providing
valuable experience and reassurance
during stressful situations. “He takes
the new hires under his belt, sharing his
more than 30 years of experience and
knowledge of procedures. He’s the first
guy in the building at 4:30 a.m., and often
times Joe’s the last guy out of the gate at
night. We’re fortunate to have a man of
his caliber on our team,” said Les.
“I want to say thanks to Les, Mr. Haymon,
Robert, and all my co-workers,” said Joe
upon accepting his award. “SGS is a real
safety-oriented company. As long as I’ve
been in this business, I haven’t worked for
a company that cares for their employees
like SGS.”
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D.H. Haymon Award Winners
JASON MARTIN
“When someone asks about Jason
Martin, I tell ‘em he’s probably better
than me,“ said Operations Manager Fred
Tackett in presenting Jason with the D.H.
Haymon Award.
kenny morvant
Jason was hired by PSC in 2012 to
serve as a shuttle driver for the startup
of our operations at the Dow site in
Institute, West Virginia. “We quickly
witnessed Jason’s talent and dedication
to the procedures he created. So, we
moved him to a more challenging role
at our busy west tank rack — a position
he mastered,” said Fred. “Then we
promoted him to a leadman role in one
of our warehouses, where he showed
creativity and leadership and got
accolades from our customer.”
Jason now serves as the Safety and
Training Coordinator for the group. “His
dedication to safety and performance has
led to his division achieving more than
300,000 manhours worked with no OSHA
recordable injuries, no lost time injuries,
and no derailments,” said Fred.
Kenny has worked for PSC since 2006,
starting out as a loader for our Dow St.
Charles work group in Hahnville, Louisiana.
He now serves as a leadman for the work
group.
In presenting the award to Kenny, Site
Supervisor Jason Blanchard talked of the
leadership and value he brings to the Dow
St. Charles operation. “Kenny has worked
on several of the different loading racks
and is very experienced. He’s real involved
in the training process, and thank God that
we do have him,” said Jason. “He’s made
a lot of sacrifices in his personal life to
do his job, and I’m pleased to be able to
recognize him tonight with this award.”
Imagine working more than 1,200 hours
of overtime, never complaining, or missing
one day of work. That impressive level of
commitment exhibited by Kenny Morvant
was among the reasons meriting his
selection as a D.H. Haymon Award winner.
Supervisor Jan Cressionie nominated
Kenny for the D.H. Haymon Award and
also spoke during the award presentation.
“Since day one, we knew Kenny was
going to be a great employee, because
he’s eager to learn and eager to lead. He
When PSC’s operations for Dow
expanded in Kentucky, Jason spent
more than four months there helping to
interview, hire, and train new employees.
“He did all this right before his wedding in
October. Thank you Sara for allowing us
to borrow Jason while you planned your
special day,” added Fred.
“First and foremost, let me tell you what
an honor it is to receive this award. Fred
and Rob, you guys are like brothers...
We’ve enjoyed successes and embraced
challenges together,” said Jason. “I also
want to thank my wife. She supported
me and handled all the wedding planning
while I was out of town. I want to thank
PSC for getting me out of that!”
does an excellent job and is one of the
most dedicated employees I have ever
worked with,” said Jan. “Kenny is a model
employee and an inspiration to so many,
and he is very well respected at the site
by his peers and our co-workers. I want to
thank him for his dedication and for giving
his all to keep the operation running as
smoothly as possible.”
“It’s a great honor to receive this award
tonight. I’m truly grateful and very, very
thankful to have been trained by some
of the best people in PSC. They took the
time and patience to guide me,” said
Kenny. “I am also really blessed to have an
understanding wife who supports me and
understands the demands of my job.”
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Cecil Johnson Customer Service Award
JIMMY STOCKTON
“He works long and irregular hours in
responding to accidents and meeting
our employees at medical clinics and
the hospital. Our employees trust him
because he carefully listens to their
concerns and reassures them that the
company will do everything possible to
get them the help they need,” wrote
Jacquelyne.
“No matter how thorough a guide book
you can give to employees, nothing’s
more effective in those situations than
the calm, personal touch of someone who
knows what to do, and more importantly,
someone who sincerely cares about
their well-being,“ said VP of Operational
Excellence Adam Gilmore in presenting
the award to Jimmy.
In nominating Jimmy Stockton for the
Cecil Johnson Customer Service Award,
VP of Administration Jacquelyne Janneck
referred to him as “a great ambassador
for PSC who genuinely cares about people
and is passionate about their well-being.”
Those sentiments have been echoed in
other award nominations submitted on
Jimmy’s behalf over the past three years.
Jimmy came to PSC in February 2007,
bringing with him nearly 10 years of
experience at Dow in Plaquemine,
Louisiana, where he had been working for
another contractor as a loader and team
leader. He served in our Dow work group
as the Liquids Loading Supervisor and
Safety Training Supervisor until November
2008, when he took on a Safety Leader
role in our Baton Rouge Office. In the
summer of 2013, he was promoted to the
position of HSE Manager for our Louisiana
and Mississippi operations.
Jimmy’s primary role is to serve
employees at times when they need it
most — after a workplace injury, when
they’re scared and have a lot of questions.
It’s a tough job at times, but one that
Jimmy takes very seriously.
“Maintaining that calm and reassuring
way about him, especially in emotional
situations, is a true hallmark of Jimmy’s
character,” said Adam. “He has a simple
philosophy: treat this injured person as
if he or she was part of your own family,
because they are. They’re part of the
PSC family. In my time here, I don’t
think I’ve met anyone here who believes
more passionately about the concept and
strength of the PSC family than Jimmy
Stockton.”
“Wow! I didn’t expect this. It all comes
out of love and respect for everybody. I‘m
truly honored to be standing among all you
great people,” said Jimmy in accepting his
award.
“When I was hired for the HSE job, I
remember Brian Haymon asking me
how I was going to keep our employees
safe,” said Jimmy. “I told him that it was
pretty clear to me that the family-style
atmosphere works. I said that I’d take as
much of that as I could and combine it
with what I’ve learned from all these great
leaders that I’ve been blessed to work
with here, and I’d use use all that to take
care of our family.”
Jimmy also took the opportunity to thank
Dari, his wife of 26 years. “My true
heroes are my family. I think of them
when I’m helping to take care of one of
our employees. I try to treat them with
the same respect and concern that I’d
want my family members to receive,” said
Jimmy. “I‘m truly honored to represent
this great company.”
Here are some excerpts from other
award nominations for Jimmy that were
submitted by his co-workers:
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“Jimmy puts PSC at the top and
continuously supports safety with a
smile on his face.”
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“Jimmy has handled two very serious
injuries where we needed to ensure
the right care was being given,
communicate with family members,
and get accurate information from
the employee, all while keeping our
customer informed. It’s a complex,
emotional situation that can be
very draining. But Jimmy always
handled himself with the utmost
professionalism.”
Jimmy is well-known for volunteering his time to cook
jambalaya and other tasty dishes for United Way
fundraisers and other company events. He is shown
here with Site Leader Jason Blanchard.
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Congrats to all our award nominees!
In addition to the award winners featured in this issue, we want to take an opportunity to recognize all the
employees who were nominated by their co-workers for our 2014 awards program.
D.H. HAYMON AWARD NOMINEES:
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Steve Allen – Shintech, Plaquemine,
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Justin Aucoin – Dow St. Charles,
Hahnville, LA
Dwayne Benoit – Chevron,
Pasadena, TX
Rick Blaylock – Valero, Corpus Christi,
TX
Clark Booty – CF Industries,
Donaldsonville, LA
David Brooks – Valero, Corpus Christi,
TX
Allan Brown – INVISTA, Chattanooga,
TN
Nathan Brown – LA Tankerman Group
Benjamin Bryant – Dow Houston Hub
Ted Castillo – TPC, Houston, TX
Anthony Chandler – Dow West
Virginia Operations
Jeremiah Clarkson – Dow West
Virginia Operations
Jamie Cortez – Dow St. Charles,
Hahnville, LA
Jeremiah Coulter – Port Arthur
Tankerman Group
Dustin Danos – LA Tankerman Group
Alfonso Garcia – Valero, Corpus
Christi, TX
Juan Garcia – Flint Hills Resources,
Corpus Christi, TX
Stephen Garcia – Dow, Seadrift, TX
Eric Guerra – Flint Hills Resources,
Corpus Christi, TX
Charlie Harmon – Louisiana
Tankerman Group
Greg Haston – Dow West Virginia
Micah Huff – Dow West Virginia
Macon Jarreau – Alon, Krotz Springs,
LA
Wyketric Johnson – Dow,
Plaquemine, LA
Benjamin Lindsay – Dow Houston
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Richie Manchester – Dow West
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James Mathis – CITGO, Lake
Charles, LA
Richard Neudek – South Texas Dock
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Kenny Olson – BHP, Point Comfort,
TX
Andrew Parrino – Dow, Plaquemine,
LA
Virgel Parker – Dow, Freeport, TX
Raymond Patterson – Dow, Freeport,
TX
Brett Payne – Dow, Plaquemine, LA
Julian Poe – Dow West Virginia
CJ Populis – LA Tankerman Group
Cecil Pritt – Dow West Virginia
Andrew Ricks – Dow West Virginia
Brian Roy – CITGO, Lake Charles, LA
Harry Schnoor – LA Tankerman Group
Chris Shinault – Dow West Virginia
Rymel Short – Dow West Virginia
Jonathan Smith – Dow West Virginia
Robert Snyder – Dow West Virginia
Jesse Sonora – ExxonMobil,
Baytown, TX
La’Marcus Spikes – LyondellBassell,
Channelview, TX
Mychal Spurlock – Dow West Virginia
Curtis Stevenson – Dow West
Virginia
Daryl Vaughan – Corpus Christi
Tankerman Group
Johnny Vicknair – Marathon,
Garyville, LA
Kelvin Walker – Dow St. Charles,
Hahnville, LA
Sean Walker – INVISTA,
Chattanooga, TN
Cody Washington – Dow West
Virginia
Wayne Weber – NuStar, St. James,
LA
James Williams – Total, La Porte, TX
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Jack Berry – Corpus Christi Office
Michael Bordelon – Dow, Freeport, TX
Pete Budo – Dispatch
Bill Chidester – Baton Rouge Office
Mason Dela Cruz – Houston
Tankerman Group
Scott Derbyshire – Canada
Robert Franks – Pasadena Office
Ric Fuentes – Dow, Plaquemine, LA
Eric Garon – Baton Rouge Office
Glenn Gillaspia III – Dow, Freeport, TX
Larry Glynn – Baton Rouge Office
Terry Hawkins – Canada
Cindy Hill – Baton Rouge Office
Jimmy Horn – Baton Rouge Office
Tracy Jackson – Baton Rouge Office
Andrew Jarreau – Dispatch
Robert Kerber – Dow West Virginia
Ryan Landry – Axiall, Plaquemine, LA
Kiki Lane – Baton Rouge Office
Dan LaPrairie – Pasadena Office
Connie Leal – Corpus Christi Office
Glenda Lyssy – Baton Rouge Office
Sosha McDonald – Baton Rouge
Office
Andy Merrett – Baton Rouge Office
Nathan Pinter – Houston Dock Group
Gary Ray – LA Tankerman Group
Andra Royall – Pasadena Office
Jody Scott – Baton Rouge Office
Pat Settoon – CF Industries,
Donaldsonville, LA
Deon Singleton – Pasadena Office
Fred Tackett – Non-Gulf Operations
Randy Thoms – Baton Rouge Office
Keisha Tassin – Baton Rouge Office
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SNAPSHOTS FROM the LEADERSHIP SOCIAL
FOOTLOOSE & FANCY FREE!
On February 12th while our company
leaders were participating in the
Leadership Workshop, a large group
of their spouses and significant others
(shown below) headed over to Ric
Seeling’s Dance Studio in Baton Rouge for
some “training” of their own.
In keeping with Mardi Gras season, the
participants were given white napkins,
umbrellas, and purple, green, and gold
boas for their first lesson — a traditional
“second line” dance. Lesson two focused
on the techniques of traditional Salsa
dance. The last lesson of the morning
was for the ever popular “Wobble,” a
contagious dance that draws people to the
dance floor. Even the bus driver came into
the studio and got his Wobble on!
Following all the shimmying and shaking,
the gang enjoyed lunch together before
heading back to the hotel to get ready for
the Leadership Social that evening.
Special thanks to Natalie Kliebert for
serving as our roving reporter and
photographer for this event. Additional
photos can be found in the “Event
Gallery” of our website at PSCjobs.com.
DOOR PRIZE WINNER
Chad Rami was the lucky winner of the
top door prize given in conjunction with
our recent United Way pledge drive in
Louisiana. His name was picked among
all those who made a pledge during the
campaign.
He received a $1,000 Walmart gift card
presented by Administrative Assistant
Rachel Burke. Chad works as a loader for
our Rubicon work group in Geismar.
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SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the employees and supervisors of the work groups/departments listed below that received the SGS Petroleum Service
Corporation Safety and Environmental Excellence Award for 2014. This award is given to groups that worked throughout the year without
a recordable injury, environmental incident, or derailment.
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Alon – Krotz Springs, LA
Axiall – Lake Charles, LA
Axiall – Plaquemine, LA
BHP/PetroHawk – Point Comfort, TX
BP – Decatur, AL
Canada – Dartmouth
Canada – Edmonton
Canada – ExxonMobil, Point Tupper
Canada – Finch
Canada – Sarnia
Canada – Winnipeg
Chalmette Refining – Chalmette, LA
Chevron – Orange, TX
Chevron Cedar Bayou SIT – Baytown,
TX
Dow – St. Louis, KY
Dow (Chemical Loading) – Seadrift,
TX
Dow (Oyster Creek) – Freeport, TX
Dow (Plant A) – Freeport, TX
Dow (Plant B) – Freeport, TX
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Dow Bayport – Pasadena, TX
Dow LAO (Dock) – Plaquemine, LA
Dow LAO (Loading) – Plaquemine, LA
Dow LAO (Warehouse) – Plaquemine,
LA
Dow SCO (Poly) – Hahnville, LA
DuPont Burnside – Darrow, LA
ExxonMobil – Beaumont, TX
ExxonMobil (Warehouse HFU) –
Baton Rouge, LA
ExxonMobil (Warehouse VFU) – Baton
Rouge, LA
ExxonMobil BRPO – Baton Rouge, LA
Gulf Gateway Terminal – New
Orleans, LA
Helen G/166 Fleet
Honeywell – Geismar, LA
INEOS – Green Lake, TX
INEOS – Plaquemine, LA
INVISTA – Chattanooga, TN
Kentucky Tankerman Group
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Louisiana Dock Group
LBC – Houston, TX
LyondellBassell – Channelview, TX
Motiva – Sour Lake, TX
MS/AL Tankerman Group
NuStar – St. James, LA
NuStar – Texas City, TX
NuStar Red Fish Bay – Aransas Pass,
TX
Oxy Battleground – La Porte, TX
Paulsboro Refining – Paulsboro, NJ
Praxair – Moss Bluff, TX
Shell – Geismar, LA
Shell – Houma, LA
Shintech – Freeport, TX
South Texas Dock Group
TPC – Houston, TX
Upper Ohio Tankerman Group
Valero – Corpus Christi, TX
Valero – Texas City, TX
Valero St. Charles – Norco, LA
A 5-Star award from united way
For the second year in a row, PSC has
been selected as one of five Baton Rougearea companies to receive the Capital Area
United Way’s 5-Star Award. This award
recognizes companies that fully support
the United Way and the community
with major gifts at the leadership level,
a corporate donation, strong workforce
campaign with at least one fundraising
event sponsored, and participation in
various volunteer projects.
Special thanks to the following individuals
who served on our 2014 United Way
Campaign Committee: Meagan Anderson,
Lauren Grundy-Byrd, Melissa Charlet,
Shelley Delapasse, Joann Fridge, Eric
Garon, Andy Merrett, Jody Scott, and
Jimmy Stockton.
As a result of the “Free-Dress Fridays” fundraiser in our BR Office last fall, we were able to purchase a 55-inch
television for the Raven’s Outreach Center. The shelter, located just a few blocks from our office, provides housing
and other services for 50 veterans who would otherwise be homeless. Shown here are some of our UW Campaign
Committee members with staff and residents of Raven House.
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SAFE SWITCHING AWARDS
The rail switching work groups shown below received “Safe Switching Awards” for
achieving the following operating performance milestones during the year:
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Zero recordable injuries in switching operations;
Less than one behavior-based derailment per 10,000 cars shipped;
Zero sideswipes;
Less than one property damage incident over $1,400 per 10,000 cars shipped.
First-year winners receive an SGS PSC model locomotive to display at their worksites.
Second-year winners receive an SGS PSC model tank car to add to their award displays.
FIRST-YEAR WINNERS:
SECOND-YEAR WINNERS:
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Axiall – Plaquemine, LA
Chalmette Refining – Chalmette, LA
Dow – Freeport, TX
Dow – St. Louis, KY
Dow West Virginia Operations
LBC – Houston, TX
LyondellBasell – Channelview
Marathon – Garyville, LA
OxyVinyls – Deer Park, TX
Targa Resources – Mt. Belvieu, TX
Total – Carville, LA
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Chevron – Orange, TX
Chevron Cedar Bayou SIT – Baytown,
TX
Dow – La Porte, TX
ExxonMobil BRPO – Baton Rouge, LA
Honeywell – Geismar, LA
NuStar – St. James, LA
Oxy Battleground – La Porte, TX
Shell – Geismar, LA
Shintech – Freeport, TX
spreading holiday cheer
The Corpus Christi work groups and office staff participated in a holiday community
service project, collecting toys and monetary donations to help the Nueces County
Community Action Agency. This agency is a non-profit organization that helps
disadvantaged families with children. In addition to the toys, they were able to collect
$640 to benefit children from 3-5 years of age. Our employees in the Flint Hills Resources
work group contributed the most with a total of $305. Thanks to everyone who helped us
with this worthwhile project!
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ZERO DEFICIENCY
AWARD winners
PSC operates more than 75 dock
facilities in the United States, with the
work performed by employees in work
groups based at the site or through
our on–call dock groups. Each dock
facility has to go through an extensive
annual inspection by the Coast Guard,
in addition to other spot checks during
the year.
Congratulations to our employees
working at the facilities listed below
for achieving 100% compliance during
their Coast Guard inspections in 2014.
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Shown here with some of the toys collected for the holiday community service project are (l. to r.) HSE Leader
Kevin Craft, Nueces County Family Advocate Aixa Ortiz, HR Recruiting Team Leader Connie Leal, HR Recruiter
Maria Slater, Administrative Assistant Liz Martinez, and South Texas Dock Group Supervisor Jesse Ruiz.
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Alon – Krotz Springs, LA
Americas Styrenics – St. James,
LA
Axiall – Plaquemine, LA
BHP Billiton Seahawk – Point
Comfort, TX
BP – Port Allen, LA
CF Industries – Donaldsonville, LA
CITGO – Lake Charles, LA
DAK Americas – St. James, LA
Dow – Plaquemine, LA
First Chemical – Pascagoula, MS
Flint Hills Resources – Corpus
Christi, TX
Flint Hills Resources – Ingleside,
TX
Gulf Gateway Terminal – New
Orleans, LA
INEOS – Green Lake, TX
INVISTA – Point Comfort, TX
Marathon – Garyville, LA
Occidental – Convent, LA
Occidental – Mobile, AL
OxyVinyls – Deer Park, TX
Paulsboro Refining – Paulsboro,
NJ
Placid – Port Allen, LA
Shell – Geismar, LA
South Texas Dock Group
Total – Carville, LA
TPC – Houston, TX
Valero St. Charles – Norco, LA
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Promotions and Supervisory Changes
Marsha Ramsey has taken on the new
title of VP, Learning and Development.
This change will allow Marsha to focus on
development and training throughout PSC,
including training and support for existing
leaders, as well as the next generation of
PSC leaders.
With this change, HR Director Sosha
McDonald will take on some new
responsibilities, including compliance and
claims management. Marsha and Sosha
will evolve in their new roles over the next
several months.
Dustin Pirtle has been promoted to the
role of HSE Leader for our Louisiana
operations. Dustin had been serving as
the Safety & Training Coordinator for our
Axiall work group in Plaquemine, LA. He
has worked for PSC for 14 years.
Over the past few months, we have
expanded our railcar repair operations.
To help us manage these new
responsibilities, Brice Dorgan has been
promoted to the role of Railcar Repair
Quality Assurance Manager. Brice has
been serving as the Quality Assurance
Leader for our railcar repair groups at Axiall
in Plaquemine and Total in Carville, LA.
He also recently assumed a management
role for our Axiall switching operation in
Aberdeen, MS, which has a railcar repair
component as well.
Jason Brown has been promoted to the
role of Site Supervisor for our LBC work
group in Houston and our Targa Resources
work group in Mont Belvieu, TX. Prior to
this move, he had been serving as 2nd Tier
Leader at Chevron Cedar Bayou. He has
worked for PSC for seven years, starting
out as a Switchman.
Plaquemine. He has worked for PSC for
four years. Also at Dow, Brandon Brown
has been promoted from Switchman to
Foreman. Brandon has worked for us at
this site for four years.
Chris Shinault has been promoted from
Leadman to Safety & Training Coordinator
for our Dow West Virginia Operations
group. Chris first started as a Loader
more than two years ago. Also at Dow
WVO, Rymel Short, Bryan Watts, and
Cody Washington have been promoted
from Loader to Leadman roles. Rymel
and Bryan have worked for PSC for more
than a year, and Cody has been with us for
more than two years.
Elwood Delahoussey has been promoted
from Dock Operator to Operations
Coordinator for our Marathon group in
Garyville, LA. He has been with PSC for
two years.
Corey Copeland has been promoted to
Team Leader for our ExxonMobil Chemical
group in Baton Rouge, LA. Corey started
as a Loader and has been with PSC for
three years. Also at ExxonMobil, Blake
Gibson has been promoted from Loader
to Leadman. He has been with PSC for six
years.
Pete Moreno has been promoted from
Dock Operator to Leadman for our Valero
group in Corpus Christi, TX. He has worked
for PSC for two years.
Miguel Mansios and Michael Socarras
have been promoted to Leadman roles
for our work group at Dow in Seadrift, TX.
They have both worked for PSC for one
year. Also at Dow Seadrift, Roy Morales
has been promoted to Yardmaster. He has
worked for PSC at the site for one year.
Wilfred Dunham has been promoted to
the role of EXP Department Supervisor at
Dow St. Charles in Hahnville, LA. He has
worked for PSC for 20 years.
Charles Thomassie has been promoted
from Switchman to Leadman for our LSR
work group in Gramercy, LA. Charles
joined the PSC family in November 2014.
Luke Milstead has been promoted
from Yardmaster to Safety & Training
Coordinator for our Dow group in
Darrell Conant and Brian Cannon have
been promoted to Leadman roles for
our Axiall work group in Plaquemine, LA.
Darrell has worked for PSC for nearly two
years, and Brian has been with us for
more than one year.
Darren Grigsby has been promoted from
Loader to Team Leader for our Dow work
group in Deer Park, TX. He has worked for
PSC for five years.
Enrique Zuniga has been promoted from
Wash Rack Operator to Leadman for our
Total work group in La Porte, TX. He first
started with PSC as a Loader in 2011.
Seth Coffey has been promoted to
Leadman for our Oxy Battleground work
group in La Porte, TX. He has worked for
PSC for two years.
Marvin LeBlanc has been promoted to
Leadman for our Motiva work group in
Convent, LA. He has worked as a Dock
Operator for PSC for two years.
Kevin Kelley was promoted to Leadman
for the Chevron Cedar Bayou Plant work
group in Baytown, TX. He previously
worked in a railroad position at the Cedar
Bayou SIT location. He has worked for
PSC for four years.
Shane Wilson has been promoted from
Dock Operator to Leadman for our Flint
Hills Resources work group in Corpus
Christi, TX. He has worked for PSC for four
years.
Jackie Sims recently transferred from our
LyondellBasell work group in Channelview
to take a Leadman role for our Chevron
work groups in Texas. He will float
between the Pasadena, Cedar Bayou, and
Orange locations. Jackie has been with
PSC for one year.
Cody Catney was promoted from Loader
to Leadman for our ExxonMobil work
group in Baytown, Texas. He has been
with PSC for more than a year.
John Manuel has been promoted from
Utility Operator to Leadman for our CITGO
work group in Lake Charles, LA. John
joined the PSC team in July 2014.
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From our Customers
I would like to recognize Maurice Sims for
identifying an item and possibly preventing
a potential loss at the HFU near robots
10 and 20. Maurice noticed that when
unloading and loading tall boxes and
crates into the cells of the robots, there
is a potential for the forks to go past the
guards in front of the robot and possibly
damage the wiring necessary to run the
robot. Maurice came up with the idea to
add a stop plate between the guards in
front of the robots to prevent the forks
from going past the guards and damaging
the robots. This is a good find as the
result of a proper LPSA. We are glad to
have people like this at the HFU who take
ownership and leadership in all that they
do. Once we were notified of the situation
it was brought to the attention of the
mechanical supervisors and the shift team
leader…This attention to detail at the HFU
will continue to keep us safe and aware of
our surroundings.
Richard L. Sullivan
Process Mechanical Coordinator
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Baton Rouge, LA
I would like to thank Cornelius Johnson
for his above-and-beyond contribution as
part of the QC Laboratory Taste Testing
Panel. There have been many days that the
test results would not have been possible
without his willingness to participate.
The laboratory counts on volunteers to
participate in our taste testing, and our
number of volunteers has decreased over
the years. His contribution as a member of
this group is greatly appreciated.
I also wanted to thank his Supervisor
Jesse Fillingame for allowing Cornelius to
participate in this activity.
Linda M. Robinson
QA Lab First Line Supervisor
ExxonMobil Chemicals
Baton Rouge Polyolefin Plant
Baton Rouge, LA
A SPECIAL TOUR GUIDE
Rutger Beelarts, Shell Chemical’s General
Manager of Higher Olefins, Alcohols and
Ethoxylates, recently visited the Shell
plant in Geismar, Louisiana, to learn more
about the HSE program in place there.
PSC employee Justin Champagne served
as one of his tour guides. Justin is a
Leadman in the Logistics department.
The Shell executive was particularly
interested in learning more about the
safety procedures PSC employees use to
prevent railcar leaks. “Justin showed me
around and explained that before closing
a railcar, they put some nitrogen on top.
When the railcar is closed, they test it
on leaks. That way they can be sure that
the railcar is sealed properly,” wrote Mr.
Beelarts in a Shell news update. “Justin
said they had been doing this for several
years. This best practice is something I can
share with our crew…”
We’d like to take this opportunity to give a
shout out to Justin for being such a great
tour guide and representative for PSC!
an outstanding
volunteer!
Our CEO Brian Haymon was recently
selected to receive a prestigious Volunteer
Activist Award for his volunteer work
in the non-profit sector. The award was
presented by the Emerge Center, formerly
known as the Baton Rouge Speech and
Hearing Foundation.
Brian was recognized for his significant
contributions to LSU (especially the
Honors College), Capital Area United Way,
and the Arts Council of Greater Baton
Rouge, among others.
Cordell Haymon, a 2008 Volunteer
Activist Award recipient, had the honor of
presenting the award to his brother at the
awards banquet held in November.
Safety
Corner
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THE KEYS TO UNLOCKING
WORLD-CLASS SAFETY
PERFORMANCE
rationalize your decision by thinking, “Why
should I take the time and effort to get
that corrected? Nobody else seems to
care.”
INTEGRITY
Employee involvement is about holding
ourselves and our co-workers to a higher
standard of safety performance, and taking
personal responsibility and ownership for
our own safety, as well as the safety of
others. Would you stand by and do nothing
if one of your family members might be
at risk of being injured? I think not. The
bottom line is we all need to step up our
safety game and become actively engaged
in all aspects of our safety processes
and programs. Can you imagine all of the
injuries and incidents that have occurred
within PSC over the years that could have
been prevented if someone had simply
gotten involved? Employee involvement
is the only way we are ever going to
achieve our goal of world-class safety
performance.
I have heard many definitions of integrity
over the years, but the one I heard during
a new employee orientation recently was
by far the best. I asked a young man who
had recently discharged from military
service what integrity meant to him. His
response was simple yet profound: “Do
the right thing, even when nobody is
watching.”
Integrity is essentially the moral compass
that guides each of us to do what is right
and good. Integrity is what defines our
character and ultimately what people think
of us. It also defines what they think of
our company as a whole, as we are all
representatives of SGS Petroleum Service
Corporation.
It’s been said that perception is reality,
and you never get a second chance to
make a first impression. So, that is why it
is so important to act with integrity at all
times and maintain integrity in all that we
do, because we never know who might
be watching. When people see someone
in an SGS PSC uniform, they are not
seeing an individual. They are seeing SGS
Petroleum Service Corporation.
We simply cannot compromise personal
integrity when it comes to safety. Our
unity in purpose of sustaining world-class
safety performance must be driven by an
unwavering code of integrity, steadfast
adherence to our safety values, and
always doing the right thing, even when
nobody is watching.
EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT
By Tom Johnson
HSE Leader, Mid-Coast Texas
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How many times have you witnessed
a co-worker do something unsafe and
thought to yourself, “Man, I really should
say something before he/she gets hurt,”
but instead you made the decision not
to get involved? Have you ever noticed
an unsafe condition in your work area
and chose to ignore it, and then tried to
LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS
Leadership at all levels is self-explanatory;
we need leaders at all levels of our
organization to ensure that we are
consistently doing the right thing. That
includes the new employee on his/her first
day on the job, to the CEO and everyone
in between. And here’s the best part of
all — you don’t need a special title like
Supervisor, Manager or Vice President
to be a leader. All you need is personal
integrity, initiative, and a can-do attitude.
It’s said that enthusiasm is contagious.
If that’s the case, then I hope every PSC
employee catches it, because enthusiasm
is considered to be a key leadership
attribute.
I look forward with great anticipation of
the opportunities that lay ahead for SGS
Petroleum Service Corporation. I know
we can achieve our goal of world-class
safety performance. I challenge all PSC
employees to maintain a high level of
integrity in all that we do, get involved
with safety, and help lead this company
to an unprecedented level of safety
performance in 2015.
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HAZARD RECOGNITION
PROGRAM WINNERS
Recent Safety
Milestones
We’re pleased to shine the spotlight on the 4th Quarter“Gold” and “Silver” award
winners for our Hazard Recognition Program. The Gold winners each received a $500
award for their winning submissions, and the Silver winners received a $150 award.
Congratulations and thanks for your efforts in making our workplaces safer for everyone!
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Chevron – Pascagoula, MS
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Valero – Texas City, TX
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Honeywell – Geismar, LA
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Chalmette Refining – Chalmette,
LA
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QUARTERLY Gold Winners
Monthly Silver Winners (cont‘d)
Occidental – Taft, LA
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Chevron – Pasadena, TX
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PBF Energy – Paulsboro, NJ
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Port Arthur Tankerman Group
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ExxonMobil BRPO – Baton
Rouge, LA
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INEOS – Plaquemine, LA
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Occidental – Convent, LA
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Valero – Corpus Christi, TX
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Houston Dock Group
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INVISTA – Chattanooga, TN
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Shell – Houma, LA
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Valero - Three Rivers, TX
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Dow - Louisville, KY
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Oxy Battleground - La Porte, TX
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South Texas Dock Group
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Total - La Porte, TX
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Dow – Plaquemine, LA
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El Dorado Nitrogen – Baytown,
TX
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Joshua Crocker – Oxy, Pasadena, TX
Cory Fox – Chevron Cedar Bayou,
Baytown, TX
Freddie Gilchrist – BP, Decatur, AL
Anthony Mack – Dow, Freeport, TX
Marshall Sharp – Total, Carville, LA
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Austin Bourke – Shintech,
Plaquemine, LA
Connie Breaud – ExxonMobil BRPO,
Baton Rouge, LA
Corey Copeland – ExxonMobil
Chemical, Baton Rouge, LA
Joshua Crocker – Oxy, Pasadena, TX
Logan Cummins – MS/AL Tankerman
Group
Jacob Danford – Oxy, Taft, LA
Jacob Falgout – Oxy, Taft, LA
Cory Fox – Chevron Cedar Bayou,
Baytown, TX
Brandon Gaines – Paulsboro Refining,
Paulsboro, NJ
Freddie Gilchrist – BP, Decatur, AL
Michael Haney – TPC, Houston, TX
Christian Hernandez – Chevron Cedar
Bayou, Baytown, TX
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Chad Hill – Chevron Cedar Bayou,
Baytown, TX
Tyler Hill – OxyVinyls, Deer Park, TX
Matthew Imme – Rubicon, Geismar,
LA
Alex Jackson – Houston Tankerman
Group
Derasmus Johnson – Total, Carville,
LA
Michael Johnson – Shintech,
Plaquemine, LA
Edward Kelly – Rubicon, Geismar, LA
Anthony Mack – Dow, Freeport, TX
Charles Pharms – TPC, Houston, TX
Cecil Pritt Jr. – Dow, Louisville, KY
Sam Saunders – INVISTA, Victoria,
TX
William Shankle – Chevron,
Pasadena, TX
Marshall Sharp – Total, Carville, LA
Robert Snyder – Dow West Virginia
La’Marcus Spikes – LyondellBassell,
Channelview, TX
Stephen Tomlinson – TPC, Houston,
TX
Brandon York – Bayer, Baytown, TX
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Upper Ohio Tankerman Group
16
Port Arthur Tankerman Group
2
Corpus Christi Tankerman Group
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Louisiana Tankerman Group
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BRRR, THAT’S COLD!
Supervisor Bill Quinn sent in this photo taken in late February at the Paulsboro Refining
dock in Paulsboro, New Jersey. It’s been a particularly brutal winter, and we’d like to give
a hearty round of applause to Bill’s crew and all our employees throughout the U.S. and
Canada who have worked in less than ideal conditions over the past couple of months.
Thanks for toughing it out and working safely and efficiently to keep product moving for
our customers. Mother Nature, please give us a break and bring on spring!
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ANNIVERSARIES
35 Years
10 Years
5 Years (continued)
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Joann Fridge – Baton Rouge Office
30 Years
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Clark Booty – CF Industries,
Donaldsonville, LA
25 Years
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Wayne Simoneaux – CF Industries,
Donaldsonville, LA
George LeBlanc – Dow, Plaquemine,
LA
20 Years
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Chris Barton – Houston Tankerman
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Jeffery Brown – Valero St. Charles,
Norco, LA
Patti Fitzgerald – Baton Rouge Office
Christopher Johnson – Dow,
Plaquemine, LA
Chester Wolf – Dow, Plaquemine, LA
Kenneth Thompson – Shell, Geismar,
LA
Travis Holter – Motiva, Convent, LA
Tony Lemelle – CITGO, Lake Charles,
LA
Derryl Lay – Dow St. Charles –
Hahnville, LA
Julio Ochoa – Valero, Texas City, TX
Ron Owens – Pasadena Office
Ricky Chenier – Shell, Geismar, LA
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Jared Amedee – Rubicon, Geismar,
LA
Zorick Beverly – Dow, Plaquemine,
LA
David Brooks – Valero, Corpus Christi,
TX
Dwayne Clatter – Valero, Corpus
Christi, TX
Bryan Condo – Paulsboro Refining,
Paulsboro, NJ
Brad DeLaSalle – Rubicon, Geismar,
LA
James Duncan – Dow, Plaquemine,
LA
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Brian Eichelberger – MS/AL
Tankerman Group
Aaron Heirtzler – Dow, Plaquemine,
LA
Terrance Jackson – ExxonMobil
Chemical, Baton Rouge, LA
Darrell Jackson – Dow, Plaquemine,
LA
Edwin Jourdan – Oxy, Taft, LA
John Kolmansberger – ExxonMobil
Chemical, Baton Rouge, LA
Bill Quinn – Paulsboro Refining,
Paulsboro, NJ
Alexander Rivera – Paulsboro
Refining, Paulsboro, NJ
Elijah Stephens – CF Industries,
Donaldsonville, LA
Leonel Trevino – Flint Hills Resources,
Corpus Christi, TX
Donald Zeringue – Dow, Plaquemine,
LA
IN MEMORIAM
We extend our condolences to the family,
friends and co-workers of Garry Wheeler,
who passed away on January 20th as a
result of a hunting accident.
Garry was a member of our Louisiana
Tankerman Group. He worked for PSC for
11 years and will be greatly missed.
Paul Fox was recently presented with a watch in recognition of 20 years of service. He is a member of our
Houston Tankerman Group and also serves as an instructor for our Tankerman Career Academy. Paul is shown
here (2nd from left) with Operations Manager Robert Neuman, VP Phil Johnson, and Supervisor Alberto Gutierrez.
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Presentation Skills TRAINING CLASS
Shown here (l. to r.) are the leaders who completed PSC‘s Presentation Skills training series on December 11th
at our Baton Rouge Office: Joey Martin, Ryan Landry, Toby McDowell, Nathan Jarreau, Allen Wingert, Jesse
Fillingame, and Derrin Coupel.
Supervisor manual training CLASS
These leaders (shown l. to r.) completed PSC‘s Supervisor Manual training series on January 7th at our Baton
Rouge Office: Joe Hill, Cindy Haisty, Travis Holter, Gary Ray, Larry Anderson, and Meagan Anderson.
JAMBALAYA COOK-OFF at cf
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Have a graduate
in YOUR family?
SGS Petroleum Service Corporation
is pleased to continue our Graduate
Recognition Program by honoring the
sons and daughters (spouses, too) of PSC
employees who will be graduating from
high school or college this spring. These
graduates will be featured in the next
issue of The Connection and will receive a
check for $150 in honor of their hard work
and achievement.
To participate, please send the name and
a picture of the graduate, school name
and city, the names of both parents (or
spouse), and college degree earned
(if applicable). Please send the photo
and information to Lisa Comeaux, SGS
Petroleum Service Corporation, PO Box
3517, Baton Rouge, LA 70821.
Digital photos may be sent via email
to [email protected]. The photo
should be taken at a high pixel setting
and sent as a full-size rendering (high
resolution file). Please note that photos
printed on inkjet printers or that have
been downloaded from Facebook do not
reproduce well in the newsletter.
The deadline for submitting information
and photos for our graduate recognition
program is Tuesday, May 5th.
FIND YOUR NAME,
WIN A PRIze
The “hidden” name in our last issue did
not get found, so our $100 Walmart gift
card is still waiting to be claimed!
PSC employees from our CF Industries group in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, got together recently for a jambalaya
cook-off. Congratulations to Brant “Bull“ Duplessis for taking the crown for best pot! Shown (l. to r.) are the cookoff participants: Scott Barry, Lonnie Falcon, Blake DeVeer, Brandon Benoit, Harold Chiquet, Kolton Delaune, James
Hoppe, Ryan Gregoire, Brody LeJeune, Brant Duplessis, Tim White, and Carl Lavigne. Not pictured is Zachary
Crochet who snapped this photo.
Another name is hidden in this issue.
If you find YOUR name printed in
lowercase italic letters (in parentheses),
please claim your prize by contacting HR
Administrative Assistant Claire McCrary
at (225) 343-8262, ext. 287 or via email to
[email protected].
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Employee
Close-up
dead, I knew exactly what he wanted me
to do. I donated all his organs that could
be donated to people who desperately
needed them, and everything else was
donated to science so Shane could
continue to help others.
The Connection: Your story goes beyond
just encouraging people to become
organ donors. We talk a lot in PSC
about “leading by example,” and you’ve
certainly done that by becoming an organ
donor yourself. How did that happen?
TPB: I stay in touch with several of the
recipients on a regular basis. They come
over for holidays, barbeques, and stuff
like that.
Meet Tina Prewitt-Brown, one of
the more than 2,300 employees
who make up the SGS Petroleum
Service family. Tina works at
ExxonMobil in Baytown, Texas,
where she is a Leadman, or
“Leadwoman” as she jokes.
The Connection: How long have you
worked for PSC?
TPB: I started about seven years ago. I
operate the gauger, fill in for staff, run
the scale window, conduct the 9:30
meetings, make sure the vehicles are
loaded, and write lots of reports. I do
pretty much anything and everything that
they need me to do!
The Connection: Your sister Carrie
Worthan is an HR Assistant at our
Pasadena Office. Through her, we learned
about your commitment to promoting
organ donation. How did you get involved
with that cause?
TPB: My 18-year-old son Shane was
killed four years ago in a car crash.
About a month prior to his death, he and
I randomly discussed organ donation.
He said “Mum,” that’s what he called
me, “I really want to do that.” After the
accident, when he was hooked up to
machines and we realized he was brain
One day Rachael called me; she has
Shane’s liver. Rachael told me that her
liver was great, but her kidneys were
failing. Well, my heart froze. There was
absolutely no way I could let Shane die
again. I knew Shane’s blood pumped
through her veins, so I knew without a
doubt that I would be a perfect match.
And, I was!
So, on January 7th, I donated a kidney
to Rachael. It is my way of keeping my
son alive. I know that his spirit lives on.
Rachael was in so much pain and was
not able to function. She’s a mother and
a grandmother, and she deserved the
chance to see her grandchildren grow up.
I know Shane will never have that, but
his spirit will live on through her. Today,
Rachael is healthy and happy and able to
enjoy life. My son gave her new life four
years ago, how could I not step in and
save her life again?
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that God needed Shane back, he was just
on loan to me, and I loved him so much in
the short time I had him!
A mother is never supposed to bury a
child. It’s not supposed to be that way. A
piece of my heart will always be missing,
but I have another son and I must go on
for him. We all miss Shane daily, but we
will see him again one day and for now, I
can see him in the beautiful people he has
kept alive.
The Connection: What would you like to
say to your fellow co-workers about being
an organ donor?
TPB: I would definitely encourage
everyone to consider being an organ
donor. I am doing just fine at work after
donating one of my own kidneys. It really
hasn’t slowed me down at all. I feel
so happy and so blessed knowing I’ve
helped others have a chance to live life to
the fullest.
This feature is designed to help you get
to know more of the employees of our
company. Please let us know if you would
like us to profile one of your co-workers.
HOLIDAY BIKE DRIVE
The Connection: You have certainly given
a gift that keeps on giving.
TPB: I like to call it “The Circle of Life,”
because my son’s death has given so
many people life. I never thought I would
be here when he passed. It was hard just
to get out of bed and focus.
I reached out to the recipients of his
organs, and several of them come to my
house. We celebrate their birthdays and
his “Angel-versary” when he died and
saved their lives. I have come to accept
Our Dow West Virginia Operations group
held a “Bikes for Tykes” fundraiser to
spread some Christmas cheer to less
fortunate children in their area. They raised
more than $200 and were able to purchase
three bikes along with other toys. Shown
(l. to r.) are Michael Kiser, Ryan Hedrick,
Rymel Short, Brogan Parsons, Chris
Shinault, Bill Humphreys, Sam Persinger,
and Andrew Ricks.
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SNAPSHOT GALLERY
Shown below is an assortment of photos from holiday parties and employee recognition dinners for our Louisiana
work groups at Dow in Plaquemine and Marathon in Garyville. Check out the “Event Gallery” of our new website at
PSCjobs.com to view more snapshots.
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THE CULINARY CONNECTION, Part II
In this issue of The Connection, we wrap up our series highlighting some of the employees in our company with
culinary degrees and noteworthy professional experience in the restaurant and food service industry.
Who wants breakfast?
For Corey Gooch, Site Supervisor of our
Valero work group in Corpus Christi,
Texas, a love of cooking led him to enroll
in culinary school at Del Mar College in
Corpus. While in school, he met a fellow
culinary student, Ann, who later became
his wife.
Corey graduated from culinary school in
1997, and he and Ann got married in 1999.
After working in chain restaurants for more
than 13 years, he began searching for a
new career opportunity that led him to join
the PSC family in August 2010.
“I was burned out, and it sort of killed
the creativity in me, which is what I loved
about cooking in the first place,” said
Corey.
Now that Corey’s work schedule is a
bit more conducive to family life, he is
enjoying tapping into that creative side
once again cooking for his family. He and
Ann have three children ranging in age
from 19 to 11 years.
“I don’t really have a specialty, but if I had
to pick a favorite meal to prepare, I’d say
breakfast. I love to get really creative with
different breakfast items, and being that
I’m usually the only one up early, I don’t
have anyone looking over my shoulder
asking me why I’m doing it that way,” said
Corey with a laugh.
THE COOK-OFF CHAMP
When Danny Barry isn’t on the phone
in our Dispatch Department talking to
a tankerman or a customer, it’s a pretty
good bet that he’s probably cooking
somewhere. Danny first came to PSC
in 1995 and worked as a dispatcher until
2002, when he left to run his own catering
business.
Although they didn’t have a hand in cooking this pot of pastalya, our featured chefs Corey Gooch, Josh Lucas, and
Danny Barry enjoyed sampling the great food prepared for our Spanish Town Mardi Gras party at the Baton Rouge
Office on February 14th. We’d like to take this opportunity to recognize the great home cooks who prepared the
parade party food: Jason Blanchard, Chad Charlet, Joann Fridge, Eric Garon, Toby McDowell, Nathan Jarreau, and
David Webre. It’s great having so many talented cooks in the PSC family!
“I’ve done corporate catering events
since 1990 and have competed in various
cooking competitions. My specialties
include barbecue, gumbo, jambalaya, and
any type of seafood dish,” said Danny.
He’s earned several cooking awards
through the years, including the team title
in the “Festival of the Bonfires” gumbo
cook-off in 2013.
Danny returned to his Dispatch position at
PSC last March, much to the delight of his
co-workers, especially Pete Budo. “I guess
you could count Pete as a fan, because he
gets upset when I take vacation, and he
has nothing to eat,” said Danny. “But my
biggest fans are my family and friends of
my children, along with the folks I have
tailgated with at LSU for 25 years. I enjoy
cooking for them.”
never the same thing twice
Josh Lucas has a degree in Culinary
Hospitality Management from Pensacola
State College. He also spent a semester
training at the prestigious Johnson
& Wales College of Culinary Arts in
Charleston, South Carolina.
After working for more than 10 years in
the catering and restaurant business, he
ended up in Louisiana and joined the PSC
family five years ago. He started out in our
work group at Shell in Geismar, Louisiana,
and later transferred to Marathon in
Garyville where he served as Safety &
Training Coordinator. He recently took on a
new role assisting with new job startups.
Continued on Page 21
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Precious Cargo Arrivals
It’s a Boy! Eric Guerra (Flint Hills Resources – Corpus Christi, TX) and his wife Allison
are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Jase Matthew, on October 24th.
It’s a Girl! Calvin Carrington (Dow – La Porte, TX) and his wife Adina are pleased to
announce the birth of their daughter, Aliyah Cecilia, on November 12th.
It’s a Boy! Wesley Goodwin (Shell – Geismar, LA) and his wife Kristen are pleased to
announce the birth of their son, Drew Wesley, on November 18th.
OORAH!
We’re pleased to recognize PFC Jeramiah
Brebeck upon his graduation from U.S.
Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island,
South Carolina, on January 9th. He is the
son of Junius and Samantha Matthison.
Samantha is a member of our work group
at Shell in Geismar, Louisiana.
Do you have an immediate family member
(spouse, son, daughter) presently on active
duty in the U.S. armed forces? We’d like to
include their information in a “Salute to our
Troops” feature in our next issue. Please
submit the information shown below to
[email protected] by May 5th:
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Name & rank of serviceman/woman
Branch of service
Where stationed
Employee‘s name, work group,
and relationship to the serviceman/
woman
the culinary connection
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These days, Josh enjoys putting his
culinary experience to work cooking for
family and friends. His wife Ashley also
works for PSC, as an Administrative
Assistant at NuStar in St. James. They
have two children.
Josh says he rarely cooks the same thing
twice. “It’s going to taste different every
time I make something,” he said. “I like
to go to a friend’s house and see what
they’ve got on hand, and then create
a dish from there. That’s the benefit of
culinary training. Once you understand the
It’s a Girl! Derek Foster (Houston Tankerman Group) and Kimber Hubenak are pleased
to announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Grace, on November 21st.
It’s a Girl! Nathan Pinter (Houston Dock Group) and his wife Jennifer are pleased to
announce the birth of their daughter, Lacy Lynn, on December 2nd.
It’s a Boy! Steven Nicholas Jr. (INEOS – Plaquemine, LA) and Kiaralyn Miles are
pleased to announce the birth of their son, Kaden Nicholas, on December 14th.
It’s a Girl! James O’Neil (Dow West Virginia Operations) and his wife Felisha are
pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Brylee Cate, on December 19th.
It’s a Girl! Eric Rawls (Dow St. Charles – Hahnville, LA) and Hannah Dufrene are
pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Emalee Marie, on January 11th.
It’s a Girl! Kevin Kelley (Chevron Cedar Bayou – Baytown, TX) and his wife Lauren are
pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, June Elise, on January 20th.
It’s a Boy! Zachary Vicknair (Dow St. Charles – Hahnville, LA) and his wife Tara are
pleased to announce the birth of their son, Ryan Michael, on January 25th.
It’s a Girl! Alyssa Chambers (Pasadena Office) and her husband Jason are pleased to
announce the birth of their daughter, Piper Jo, on January 25th.
It’s a Girl! Benjamin Zeringue (Shell – Geismar, LA) and his wife Melissa are pleased to
announce the birth of their daughter, Isabella Jade, on January 29th.
It’s a Girl! Andrew Ricks (Dow West Virginia Operations) and his wife Emily are
pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Audrey Grace, on February 15th.
It’s a Boy! John Martin (Dow St. Charles – Hahnville, LA) and his wife Amanda are
pleased to announce the birth of their son, Mycal Oliver, on February 25th.
It’s a Girl! Art Tuttle (Houston Tankerman Group) and his wife Lindsey are pleased to
announce the birth of their daughter, River Elise, on February 25th.
It’s a Girl! Selso Licerio (Houston Dock Group) and his wife Salina are pleased to
announce the birth of their daughter, Sofia Aliana, on March 4th.
way food is supposed to be cooked and
how different ingredients taste, it’s easy to
start putting dishes together.”
Josh still dreams of owning his own
restaurant one day. “I’d have a chalkboard
menu, seating about 20 people. I’d change
it up every night, using what fresh, local
ingredients are available,” he said.
Ashley readily admits that Josh does all
the cooking at their house. When asked
about her favorite dish, she had to give it
some serious thought. “It’s really a hard
decision, but I think my favorite dish that
Josh cooks is Risotto, with Crème Brûlée
for desert,” she said.
Sounds great. What time is dinner?
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THE PSC SPORTS SECTION
If you have a photo and/or brief story that you’d like to share regarding your athletic achievements or those of any of
your family members, please contact [email protected].
A fantastic finish!
Brandy Bower (shown at right), had an
excellent run in the Louisiana Marathon
on January 17th in Baton Rouge. The wife
of Louisiana Operations Manager Wilson
Bower, she finished 9th in her division
and 205th overall out of more than 1,800
runners. Brandy’s race time of 3:36:58
qualified her for registration in the Boston
Marathon. Congratulations!
THE RECRUITER GOT RECRUITED
A HUNT TO REMEMBER
Andy Kliebert, Site Supervisor for our
work group at Shell in Geismar, Louisiana,
is still “walking on Cloud 9” after taking
this monster buck on a hunting trip at the
Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management
Area in south Louisiana in early January.
The 9-point buck earned Andy some great
publicity in Louisiana Sportsman magazine.
The magazine article noted that the buck
green-scored 156 3/4 inches Boone and
Crockett, had a rack with 14-inch G2s, an
inside spread of 17 inches, and about six
inches of mass at the bases.
“I’ve been hunting public land since I
was 19, and I’ve killed a couple of nice
bucks, but nothing like this one,” said
Andy. “When I saw how big he was, I just
hugged him, to be honest with you.”
Andy’s wife Natalie, one of our HR
Recruiters in Baton Rouge, already has
a spot on the wall picked out for her
husband’s special trophy when it comes
back from the taxidermist. But for now,
she’s just glad deer season is over!
HR Recruiting Team Leader Andy Merrett
deserves a round of applause for serving
as a volunteer for Ainsley’s Angels, a nonprofit organization that recruits volunteers
to push disabled athletes in marathons
and road races.
Andy’s race partner for the half-marathon
event in Baton Rouge on January 18th
was Lanie Warner, a high school senior
from Sulphur, Louisiana. The pic below
shows Andy (far right) and his running
buddies, Chris Little and Mercy Jones,
pushing Lanie across the finish line.
Lanie actually recruited Andy to be on
her team after seeing him and two of his
friends running in costumes in another
event (Andy was a Ninja Turtle). Maybe
she would make a good recruiter for PSC
someday!
RUTHERFORD HR STAFF
MAKE A VISIT TO BR
Some around here might say that training
on the new Oracle accounting and HR
systems is a bit like training for a relay
race. It takes time, dedication, and a lot of
great teamwork! (garland johnson)
A few of our “teammates” from the
SGS HR Department in Rutherford, New
Jersey, spent some time at our Baton
Rouge Office recently conducting Oracle
training sessions with our staff. Pictured
above (l. to r.) are SGS HRIS Manager
Elizabeth Kennedy, PSC HR Director
Sosha McDonald, SGS HR Administrator
Michelle Biancola, and PSC HR Project
Specialist Keisha Tassin. These special
guests enjoyed some spring-like weather
during their visit.
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WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES
We are pleased to welcome the following employees hired between November 14, 2014 and February 19, 2015.
Tracy Alexander Jr.
John Arcement
Samuel Baxley
Ryan Bell
Timothy Blackwell
Nikki Blake
Dustin Bordelon
Kevin Bradford
Alex Bradley
Cliff Branin
Matthew Briones
James Brown
Jacob Bush
Logan Buuck
Cody Canezaro
Terrance Catherine
Joe Cisneros
Brian Clark
Brandon Connell
Austin Cope
Bryan Cossich
Terrell Coustaut
Jeffrey Culberth
Michael Damian
Gregory Daniels Jr.
Carl Davis Jr.
Alfredo Delpozo
Nicholas Derozan
Melissa Duhe
Jyruss Edwards
Steven Ely
Louie Espinoza
Nathaniel Fabre
Shawn Faidley
Brandon Farhood
August Flaspoller IV
Derrick Folse
Donnie Francois
Stephen Franklin
Joshua Freeland
Joel Garcia
Mark Garcia
Raynard Geason
Richard Gipson Jr.
Lucas Glaser
Eric Glynn II
Mario Gonzales
Toribio Gonzales
Cory Green
Matthew Hadnott
Jason Hahn
Joseph Hanna III
Jacque Harris
Michael Hearne
Dylan Helm
Kevin Henderson Jr.
Cody Henneke
Johnny Hernandez
Jose Hernandez
Darrell Hill
Steve Huffman
Scott Ihli
Frederick Janneck
Brandon Jarvis
James Jarvis
Dillon Jefferson
George Jenkins
Adam Jones
Leon Joubert
Evan Junker
Ralph Keating III
Steven Kelley
Ryan Kimball
Marques Knighton
Timothy Legg
Fred Lewis
Andre Liotta
Jason Little II
Deandre Long
Guadalupe Lopez
James Lowery
Floyd Mana-Ay
Chase Manuel
William Martin
Santana Mayfield
Cameron Mayo
George Mays
Kyle McFarland
Alex McKinney
Dangelo McSwain
Kelly Meeks
Christopher Miles
Wesley Miller
Mary Mitchell
Phillip Mitchell
James Mitchell
Sterling Mitchell
Robert Molina
Victor Montemayor
Armando Moreno
Michael Morrow
Michael Mullins
Christopher Murphy
Clint Myers
Nathan Nogales
Darrell Odom
Joshua Otero
Dustan Pardy
Coty Peardon
Henry Perez
Sean Perry
James Peters
Michael Phillips
Kristie Pitre
Brandon Prater
Robert Prodoehl
Ruben Ramirez
Martin Ramos
Nehemiah Ray
Zachaeus Ray
Joshua Reeves
Jenny Reyes
Chad Richardson
Roy Ridge
Dominique Robards
Patrick Robinson
Mason Rodrigue
Marvin Rogers
Joseph Ryan
Kevin Saia
Saqueo Salinas
Seecharran Santoke Jr.
Arthur Satcher
Derek Schubert
Michael Scott
Joshua Seago
John Shepard
Robert Shingleur Jr.
Kendall Shrum
Carl Snowden Jr.
Jeremiah Spain-Roach
Sean Spears
Steven Sposato
Mark Steele
Harvey Stevens III
Leonard Sullivan
Carl Summers
Kevin Taulton
Lloyd Thibodeaux
Gregory Thomas
Charles Thomassie Jr.
Jesse Trevino
Todd Vicknair
Jeremy Wait
Kenneth Ward
Jody Ward
Chase Watkins
Richard Weber Jr.
Blair Wesley
Jason White
Jamal White
Kyle White
Todd Whittington
Princeton Williams
Joshua Williams
Joshua Williams
Eric Williams Jr.
Glen Wills
Landon Wilson
Tyrous Wilson
Ryan Wood
Orlando Woodard
Antonio Woodson
Bryant Young
Sean Youngquist
Joshton Zohouri
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Mardi Gras Fun – PSC STYLE!
A large contingent of PSC employees, family members, and friends turned out on February 14th to enjoy the Spanish Town Mardi Gras
parade which rolled right by our Baton Rouge Office. Leaders from our Canadian and Non-Gulf Coast operations (who were in town for
the Leadership Workshop) were particularly happy to get a respite from the Arctic blast and enjoy some great weather, delicious food,
and Mardi Gras festivities. Here are a few photos taken on parade day. Check out our website at PSCjobs.com for additional event pics.