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Kelli Friend

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Operations Manager at HollyFrontier Corporation
📍 Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States

Kelli Friend is the Director of Operations for HF Sinclairs Cheyenne Renewable Diesel Unit. With a background in chemical engineering from the University of Wyoming, she has extensive experience in refinery operations, process safety, and air quality compliance. Her career progression includes key engineering and management roles at HollyFrontier and Trihydro Corporation.

Kelli maintains a strong professional interest in the energy sectors evolution, following major industry players such as Kinder Morgan, DCP Midstream, and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. This reflects her deep engagement with market dynamics and infrastructure development across the oil and gas industry.

Early in her career, she worked on significant air quality permitting and compliance projects for BP and ConocoPhillips on the North Slope of Alaska.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Operations Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
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Renewable Diesel
Currently serves as Director of Operations for a Renewable Diesel Unit, processing soybean oil and animal fats into renewable fuels.
Refinery Operations
Manages all operational functions, including oil movements, logistics, and supervision of union employees and shift foremen within the refinery.
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Career

Work history

12-2019
Operations Manager
HollyFrontier Corporation
11-2007 - 12-2019
Operations Superintendent
HollyFrontier Corporation
1-2007 - 11-2007
Project Manager
Trihydro Corporation
8-2001 - 1-2006
Air Quality Engineer
Secor International Inc
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Bachelor's degree
University of Wyoming
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