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Fidelis Associates partners with leading energy, manufacturing, and industrial organizations across North America and worldwide. Our clients include Fortune 500 enterprises, first-of-kind clean energy projects, and industrial operations that demand safety, reliability, and execution discipline.
We’re proud to have supported some of the biggest industrial organizations worldwide, including Fortune 500 enterprises.
Kelli Whiteneck
Vice President
HF Sinclair — Casper Refinery in Wyoming
HF Sinclair partnered with Fidelis Associates to elevate maintenance planning and strengthen operational reliability at the Casper Refinery. Fidelis approached the engagement with a simple truth: Operations is Maintenance’s customer — and sustainable reliability depends on how well those two functions work together.
Our approach focused on building alignment first, then process discipline. We engaged leaders and frontline teams from both Maintenance and Operations to establish shared expectations, ownership of work, and a unified way of managing priorities.
Engagement highlights:
- Designed and implemented a structured Work Planning, Scheduling & Execution (WPSE) model
- Aligned Maintenance and Operations through shared roles, responsibilities, and decision logic
- Delivered joint training sessions to build cross-functional understanding
- Introduced KPI-driven performance routines and maintenance governance cadences
- Improved backlog visibility, prioritization, and schedule reliability
- Developed practical job aids, workflow diagrams, and execution standards
Outcome:
This engagement created alignment, discipline, and capability across the refinery. By strengthening the relationship between Operations and Maintenance, Fidelis helped HF Sinclair build a culture of planning excellence and reliable execution that continues to scale and sustain.
Blue Tide Environmental — Baytown, Texas
Blue Tide Environmental engaged Fidelis Associates to support operational readiness at their used oil re-refining facility in Baytown, Texas. With construction nearing completion and startup approaching, Fidelis was brought in to lead Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs) and bring structure, clarity, and technical discipline to the startup process.
Working under a tight timeline, Fidelis helped Blue Tide move with urgency without compromising safety. Our approach emphasized risk-based decision-making, field verification, and alignment across Operations, Engineering, and HSE to ensure safe and efficient system turnover.
Engagement highlights:
- Facilitated PSSRs across multiple process units and critical support systems
- Verified mechanical completion, procedural readiness, and controls functionality
- Identified engineering gaps and closure actions without delaying the startup schedule
- Applied practical PSM principles to strengthen startup governance and decision quality
- Drove structured pre-startup validation using disciplined tracking and follow-up
- Enabled safe progression through system energization and commissioning
Outcome:
The facility achieved a safe and reliable startup, completed on schedule without compromise. Fidelis’ approach reinforced operational discipline and positioned Blue Tide to sustain long-term process safety performance.
Chevron Phillips Chemical
Chevron Phillips Chemical engaged Fidelis Associates to provide operational readiness and project execution support for major capital initiatives. As an independent owner’s representative, Fidelis ensured project decisions stayed aligned with long-term operational goals.
Fidelis embedded experienced personnel within the project team to provide independent oversight, interface management between EPC and operations, and quality assurance gating throughout the project lifecycle.
Engagement highlights:
- Provided independent owner’s representation throughout project execution
- Managed interface between EPC contractors and future operations teams
- Conducted operational readiness reviews and turnover assurance gating
- Ensured alignment of project decisions with operational safety and reliability goals
- Delivered risk visibility and schedule dashboards for leadership decision-making
Outcome:
Fidelis helped Chevron Phillips Chemical maintain clear, independent oversight of project execution, reducing surprises at turnover and ensuring the facility was ready for safe, reliable operation.
NACERO — Clean Fuel Production Facility
NACERO engaged Fidelis Associates to support operational readiness and risk management for their clean fuel production facility, which converts natural gas to gasoline using a proprietary process. The project required comprehensive safety and readiness frameworks for a first-of-kind facility.
Fidelis provided integrated consulting and execution support, combining FidelisCore program design with FidelisForce field execution. This included PSM framework development, operational readiness reviews, and commissioning planning for a novel process technology.
Engagement highlights:
- Developed PSM and process safety frameworks for a novel production process
- Conducted operational readiness reviews across all critical systems
- Established commissioning and startup governance for a first-of-kind facility
- Provided risk management and SIMOPS coordination during construction phase
- Aligned safety programs with regulatory requirements for new fuel production technology
Outcome:
Fidelis provided the safety and readiness framework needed to bring a novel clean fuel production process from construction through operational readiness with comprehensive risk controls.
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