As the Energy Industry Vice President at Eviden, I am responsible for delivering unique high-end technology solutions across the full digital continuum that enable the energy sector to innovate, transform and optimize business models to achieve unique competitive advantages.

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The primary client facing role responsible for customer success through the management of program deliveries and strong executive relationships at our largest, most complex and important global strategic accounts.

Newly created role to facilitate progression of the company’s innovation journey and ensure achievement of transformational excellence in becoming the new standard for digital and innovative solutions and safe/efficient delivery of complex Projects. Assembling and leading a team of domain experts (marine, commissioning, construction, fabrication, supply chain and engineering), business analysts, data scientists and IT specialists in developing strategic roadmap, and deploying innovative technologies - focused on deployment.

I delivered significant impact by providing strategic direction in the creation and leadership of the Global Corporate SCM organization, key to transformation of SCM. In this position, I oversaw end-to-end SCM systems (cloud ERP implementation, digital Innovation, smart blockchain), SCM policy, process improvement, supplier quality and diversity, SCM Academy, materials management and indirect category, contract and spend management, strategic sourcing, global commercial cards program, and global travel.

In this role, I led a team in the management of a predictive analytics platform to solve high value opportunities across the oil and gas industry. I partnered with industry leading companies to innovate new business models leveraging Big Data and the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT). Along with collaborating with client and partner business units on projects involving technology implementation and integration, I oversaw planning processes that regularly evaluated new and existing technology and information systems.

I provided leadership in driving the adoption of industry solutions in the Oil & Gas industry for a world leader specializing in the development and marketing of computer hardware systems and enterprise software products. I directed solution strategy and business planning, solution design, solution development, partner enablement, sales enablement and go-to-market execution. I also analyzed customer business requirements and conducted feasibility studies to determine optimal technical resources utilization.HIGHLIGHTS📂 Served as Global Director for Industry Solutions targeting Upstream segment, including Integrated Operations (Big Data, Advanced Analytics & IoT architecture).

In this position, I spearheaded the development of strategy for ambitious business growth opportunities for a geoscience and engineering services company with a pioneering strategy for providing technology enabled petrotechnical consulting services for the modern demanding exploration and production environment. I played a key role in the strategic execution of the mission of delivering E&P services over the web by utilizing worldwide staffing, lowering costs versus the traditional model.HIGHLIGHTS📂 Implemented a multi-faceted business plan that led to the achievement of double-digit revenue growth.

I delivered trusted technology consulting services for businesses worldwide for HP Technology Consulting, providing expertise in key solution areas that included converged infrastructure, network, education, critical facilities, and advanced solutions (Big Data management, cloud computing). Duties included overseeing the project support documentation writing and editing technical writers, as well as researching and documenting project business requirements. I developed and implemented action plans while supervising the identification of functional requirements, project design and development, QA, implementation, and closure. Additional Contributions include:Consulting | Strategy Operationalization & Implementation | Program Management | Engagement Management | Change Management | Directing Solution Design & Deployment | New Business DevelopmentHIGHLIGHTS📂 Named Acting Director of HP Mexico Technology Consulting Business Unit.📂 Spearheaded the successful turnaround of a declining business unit into a double-digit revenue and profitability growth success story within nine months.

In this position, I brought together a portfolio of services, software, hardware and partner technologies to create business intelligence solutions for the oil and gas industry. Along with overseeing consulting business development, I directed strategy definition and implementation, engagement management, change management, and solution design and deployment.

I oversaw the creation and subsequent management of the Technology Consulting Practice for North America, a part of global business focused on the oil and gas industries specializing in technical workflow optimization, infrastructure services and information management. My specialty included technical workflow optimization, IT infrastructure services and information management. In this role, I managed client alignment to ensure delivery of business requirements, fit-for-purpose solutions, and informed decisions to maximize repeat business and revenues.HIGHLIGHTS📂 Evangelized consulting practice vision, securing sufficient initial multi-million dollar business to build critical mass.📂 Exceeded revenue growth targets by 20% and enhanced profitability by 15%. 📂 Managed team of very senior strategic consulting staff averaging over 20 years of industry experience each, including recruitment and professional development to build strong teams to support the practice.📂 Recognized with extra performance bonus for general management of the business; managing executive client relationships, ensuring successful program execution, and directing human capital allocation.

I led all aspects of global company activity with a major oil and gas account. I facilitated the expedition of all cycles of business, including consultative pre-sales through delivery and quality assurance of products, managed services and strategic consulting engagements. Along with orchestrating relationships between Schlumberger and client executives, I performed market research, assisted with marketing and sales campaigns, and supported brand positioning.HIGHLIGHTS📂 Key factor in achieving growth to $35 million in business in 2003 while consistently maintaining ‘extremely high’ customer satisfaction ratings, as measured by annual independent surveys on all engagements across the globe.📂 Served as C-level advisor to blue-chip client roster with on-site office alongside customer CIO and executive leadership team.

In this role, I managed an IT consulting practice with the mission of executive client management, consulting resources administration, and service provision operations oversight.HIGHLIGHTS📂 Generated and delivered consulting engagements valued at over $8 million annually.📂 Analyzed, reported and accountable for overall profit and loss performance.📂 Functioned as manager of the Enterprise IT Project Office of major global oil and gas company.📂 Managed team of 120 consultants focused on the energy sector. 📂 Provided leadership with reporting related to Enterprise IT Portfolio Management and Governance, IT Project Management Methodology and IT Project Benefits Realization

Brought aboard in the role of Program Manager to expedite multiple concurrent IT consulting engagements with global customers.

I negotiated and executed long-term global strategic framework agreements with major IT vendors on behalf of the Pemex group.HIGHLIGHTS📂 Successfully accomplished economies of scale, streamlined operations and transactions and established the most favorable terms and conditions by consolidating all IT and telecommunications requirements of the Pemex group.📂 Negotiated long-term, multi-million dollar strategic framework agreements with vendors on a global scale.

In this role, I directed corporate technical architecture and IS strategy for all applications, infrastructure, platforms, networks, desktops, telecommunications, computer operations, Internet resources and data management. Additionally, I created and implemented IT policies and procedures regarding architecture, development, security, disaster recovery, purchasing and service provisioning.HIGHLIGHTS📂 Monitored performance of all IS staff, created, negotiated and managed vendor relationships in compliance with ISO-9000 Certified Quality System.

My contributions included planning, organizing and controlling total enterprise information systems and telecommunications to ensure optimum utilization of technology and IS personnel as a strategic competitive advantage. I handled Internet, intranet and extranet infrastructure, along with services deployment. Additionally, I managed departmental budgets and all enterprise technological assets.

I led the team overseeing business process re-engineering and development of the resulting mission critical applications in an open client/server environment. Along with spearheading project consisting of systems architecture in a distributed n-tiered fashion, I led the migration of legacy systems data with interfaces between heterogeneous environments.

I led the unit accountable for evaluating, selecting, deploying, managing and supporting information technology, including software (office productivity, mission-critical, operating systems, database, networking) and hardware (telecommunications voice and data, PCs, workstations, mid-range computers).

I founded and directed an IT consulting firm with a client base that included major international corporations such as Xerox, General Motors, Banamex and Moore Business Forms.