Mike Ariza: OIL, OIL, oil

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Mike Ariza

          Mike is a US Navy veteran with over twenty years of experience in the refining industry. His refining experience extends from the Chevron Refinery in Richmond California, the Flying J refinery in Bakersfield, and the Valero Refinery in Benicia. He held the positions of number one control board Operator at Flying J and Senior Refinery Control Board Supervisor at

Valero.

              Mike was an instructor of both operator field and control board classes. Among his peers he was well known for his control board skills during emergency situations. However, he was best known for his quick troubleshooting skills which he utilized to prevent emergency situations. On numerous occasions he prevented significant partial refinery outages. In addition, Mike utilized his skills to prevent two full refinery unscheduled downtimes. For these abilities his peers often referred to him as one of the top ten control board operators in the country.​