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Per t ami na Per s er o who’ snow s econded t o Ex x onMobi lCepu Lt d.asf aci l i t i ess ur v ei l l ance engi neerunderOper at i ons T echni calGr oup, Sal manNauf al .Gr aduat edasabachel or ’ si nchemi cal engi neer i ng f r om Uni v er s i t as I ndones i a,Mr .Sal man wasof f er edt owor kasanempl oy eebyPT .Per t ami na EPCepuaf t erpr ev i ous l ywor k edasFaci l i t i esSur v ei l l anceEngi neerf or8mont hsl ongandbei ngadv anced f r om anex t endedi nt er ns hi pasas ur v ei l l anceengi neer i nEx x onMobi l dur i nghi st hes i sper i od.Nowast heut i l i t yengi neer ,Mr .Sal man’ smai nr es pons i bi l i t yi st ohel p pl antt r oubl es hoot i ng and i mpr ov es y s t ems per f or mances peci fi cal l yf orut i l i t yar eawhi chi ncl udesni t r ogen,ai r ,s t eam,andwat er Dur i nghi spr of es s i onalcar eer ,Sal manhashandl edpr oj ectpl antper f or mancet es t ,whi chher ef er r ed t o ashi sbi gges tpr of es s i onalachi ev ement .A pl ant per f or mancet es ti sat es tt odeci dewhet heri feach equi pmentwascar r y i ngoutasi ti sdes i gned.Theco Thecompanyneedst her es ul t sf r om t hi st es tt obeabl e t ocl ai mt hecos tr ecov er yf r om t hegov er nment .Mr .

Sal manal s odes cr i bedt hewor k i ngenv i r onmenti noi l andgasi ndus t r yt obev er ybus yandt endst owor kon l i mi t edhumanr es our ces .Hegett ogr i pswi t hi tbys et t i ngapr i or i t yl i s t .

Mr .Sal manwasal way si nt r i gued byt heoi land gasi ndus t r ys i ncehej oi nedSPEUISC t r ai ni ngand compet i t i ondi v i s i on’ ss t af f .On2015,hewasel ect edas t hepr es i dentofSPEUISC.Forhi snex ts t ep,hedes i r est obeas peci al i s ti nt hi sfi el d,enhancehi sendur ance s k i l land engi neer i ng s k i l l ,ass o asbet t erhi s chanceswi t has s i gnment sabr oad.Hel ook sf or war dt o newchal l engef r om newfi el dandf aci l i t i est hatcoul d

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