Lucas Hippel

About Lucas Hippel

Global Maintenance Excellence and Asset Care leader with 15 years of experience driving…

Experience

1. Global Maintenance Reliability Manager

   Syensqo

   Jul 2023 — Present · US

   Develop the reliability strategy for two global business units and stakeholder organizations Lead a team of engineers and specialists to support equipment reliability and infrastructure for 22 manufacturing sites around the world, including OSHA PSM, EU PED, and Chinese GB-compliant facilities Championed a global project focused on optimizing MRO inventory practices and reducing overstock Introduce the Comprehensive Reliability Assessment, a categorical approach to collecting the plant reliability practices, previous audit activities, and future goals into a tailored reliability plan Facilitate the development of a prompt root cause analysis culture for the company, with a best-in-class 5 days turnaround time Established a global Mechanical Integrity (MI) procedural database and created new mechanical integrity procedures, including corrosion under insulation (CUI), hydrotesting, and fiberglass equipment inspection Harmonize the SAP PM functional locations, equipment, maintenance plans, asset criticality, and spare parts Optimize inspection plans for atmospheric storage tanks, pressure vessels, and piping to adhere to RAGAGEP while reducing fixed costs for inspections Create an audit process to evaluate third party inspection and repair company technical adherence and familiarity with alteration, inspection, repair, and rerating requirements

Education

• Drexel University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  2006 — 2011

• Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2025 — 2028

Skills

• Project Planning
• Process Engineering
• Inspection
• Budgets
• Refinery
• Matlab
• Process Improvement
• Microsoft Office
• Factory
• Microsoft Excel
• Engineering
• Management