Fernando Balboa has worked for Alcoa’s alumina refinery in Point Comfort, Texas, for 40 years. He has held numerous positions within the company, starting out in production for nearly 5 years before eventually becoming a general maintenance mechanic. He currently serves as a PdM lubrication oil analysis technician, working daily with eight lubrication technicians. These lube techs ensure that all the equipment has breathers, sample ports and bottom sediment and water (BS&W) bowls so the oil can be monitored in the machinery.
