John Lane
Global Principal Solutions Engineer - Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages @Prometheus Group
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WORK HISTORY
Global Principal Solutions Engineer - Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages @Prometheus Group
CA
Enhance client engagements and proposals by providing technical guidance for complex shutdown, turnaround and outage (STO) opportunities while overseeing the technical aspects of documents, manage and lead customer trials, software implementation projects, end-user training; and influence product roadmap decisions; develop functional and technical documentation for new STO products.
EDUCATION
University of Manitoba
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom
Canadian Welding Bureau
Canadian Certified Weld Shop Supervisor
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
Accounting
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Civil Engineering
Haskayne School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Calgary
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc
ABOUT JOHN LANE
What if someone nearing completion of their 5th degree with leadership roles in each of engineering, business and change management actually figured out how to make every shutdown / turnaround / outage / TAR / TA (STO) cost and schedule outcome predictable, and then made the results repeatable on future STOs? I\'ve worked on three continents with refiners: BP (Australia), Cenovus (Canada & USA), Chevron (USA & Eurasia), ExxonMobil (Canada & USA), Shell Canada, Suncor (Canada & USA) and Valero (Canada & USA) as well as multiple global chemical, fertilizer, explosive and mining companies to develop a repeatable STO process of shifting a site from their previous 4th quartile cost and schedule outcome to a 1st quartile STO performance. At the 2025 MainTrain Maintenance and Reliability conference I presented on STOs and I asked the audience which STO is more work to prepare and execute, a 1st quartile or a 4th quartile STO? Everyone in the room picked a 1st quartile STO. Let\'s think about that, a 1st quartile STO runs like a well oiled machine, the site is is aligned on what needs to be done, when to do it and most importantly how to do it. A 4th quartile STO is a constant battle to prepare and execute with the average 4th quartile STO exceeding their budget and schedule by 20%, or more. Whereas, a benchmarked top tier 1st quartile performer (best of the best) will prepare and execute their STO 4% under budget and schedule. So which one is truly more work to prepare and execute? It takes me 24 months (individual effort) to shift a High Complexity STO from a previous 4th quartile cost and schedule outcome to a benchmarked 1st quartile cost and schedule performance. Quantifiable STO preparation and execution cost reduction + increased revenue equates to savings of $20M -$30M per $100M of STO spend. So for a $300M STO the total cost savings is $60 -$90M USD, and the taught process is repeatable on subsequent STOs. How would achieving a benchmarked 1st quartile STO performance on your next STO impact your plant\'s profitability, uptime percentage, your product marketing/trading group, your career?
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