Gerald Jennex

Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, Red Seal Steamfitter/Pipefitter, Blue Seal in Business Competencies, with over 26 years of experience in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries, including 10+ years specializing in maintenance planning, scheduling, and coordination. Extensive experience utilizing SAP, Primavera P6, Maximo, JD Edwards, and SmartPlant Foundation to optimize maintenance activities, improve resource utilization, and support safe, efficient operations. Recognized for strong leadership, attention to detail, and commitment to safety and operational excellence.

Maintenance

Planner and Scheduler with 10+ years of planning experience and 20+ years in industrial maintenance, oil & gas, petrochemical, and SAGD operations.

Maintenance Planner – All Trades at Keyera (2022-01 – 2026-06)

• Selected to establish and develop a newly created Maintenance Planner position supporting all trades across the facility.
• Developed and implemented preventative maintenance (PM) strategies and maintenance plans to improve equipment reliability and operational efficiency.
• Created and maintained a comprehensive database of job plans, standardizing work execution and improving planning effectiveness.
• Led backlog identification, prioritization, and reduction initiatives to improve maintenance performance and schedule compliance.
• Coordinated resources, materials, and work packages to support safe and efficient maintenance execution.
• Planned and facilitated the completion of more than 3,000 maintenance work orders annually while maintaining safety, quality, and fiscal responsibility.
• Worked closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Contractors to ensure effective scope development, scheduling, and execution of maintenance activities.
• Utilized SAP and maintenance management best practices to improve work management processes and asset reliability.

Maintenance Planner Ethylene Two at Nova Chemicals / Quinn Maintenance Ltd. (2017-01 – 2022-12)

• Team player, who coordinates work in a specific area or shares the resource pool whenever efficiencies are identified.
• Proficient in matching work orders with tradespersons that are best suited for the job based on skills and efficiencies.
• Competent in estimating/planning for necessary resources (piping, equipment etc.) in accordance with Joffre JSWPs
• Actively participates in Safety Meetings and ensures compliance with policies and procedures.
• Ensures packages, documents and necessary information is properly filed and update while consistently reviewing and reflecting on projects to find efficiencies and areas that can be improved upon
• Ensure materials are ordered and arrive when expected.

Piping Coordinator, Nova Chemicals R3 at Ledcor Industries Inc. (2015-01 – 2017-12)

• Responsible for long and short-range planning of projects and initiatives
• Principal contact and liaison person between the Area Work Team and other Service departments
• Capable of reviewing and revising all approved work orders and adding codes and preliminary estimates
• Prepare manpower, equipment and supplies for the assignment based on input from, OPS Day and Maintenance Leads
• Able to prioritize backlogged work orders, ensure compliance with planning guidelines and guarantee completion in all areas.
• Submit work orders for re-approval limits, if necessary, after detailed estimating.
• Maintain the correct status codes on work orders as they progress.
• Review and Identify Preventative Maintenance (P.M.'s) as they come due.
• Extremely competent to ensure all necessary documentation is completed in a timely and organized manner (Equipment Records, Planning Records, Scheduling etc.)
• Organize and chair weekly Planning, Scheduling and Backlog review meetings.

Achievement in Business Competencies – Alberta Board of Skilled Trades (2025)

Maintenance Management Professional (MMP) – Bow Valley College

Journeyman Red Seal Steamfitter/Pipefitter

Welding Diploma & Steam Boiler Pressure Vessel Welding Certification