Manager for all Eagle Rock Energy assets in Alabama which includes 2 Natural Gas treating facilities, gathering pipelines and 35 active wells. Approximately 75 employees at 3 locations in Escambia County. - Implemented PSM/RMP program for all areas- Increased profits by 25% - 15% drop in operating expense by implementing cost controls- Direct communication with well partners and customers- Drove projects to obtain more value from produced products- Met all environmental requirements and deadlines with fast and accurate project execution- Managed and assisted employees through a difficult divesture of over half of the company

Operations Manager for Nederland Crude Oil Terminal. Managed around 100 employees within the Nederland site. Supplied crude oil to almost all Refineries in Southeast Texas through pipeline and marine activities. - Developed and mentored Superintendents- Optimized measurement and customer inventory tracking- Developed growth strategy that aligned with budget constraints- Provided exceptional support to all customers

BP Amoco 5/98 - 2/10PRODUCTION MANAGER / OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT 2/09 - 2/10Decatur, AlabamaManaged three process units with over 90 staff within the BP Decatur Site. Single point of accountability for Paraxylene 1, Paraxylene 2, NDC, Railhead and the Docks. Responsible for meeting production schedules, optimizing tank storage and optimizing costs through site integration.- Developed and mentored foremen and engineers- Established and controlled all unit budgets (fixed and variable)- Optimized production plans to meet both customer and internal needs- Set standards for Health and Safety and ensured all regulations were met- Lead plant in Operator Driven Reliability program - Brought area in line with PSM requirements- Managed area and assisted personnel through difficult site restructuring and downsizing- Operations Chief for Incident Management TeamOPERATIONS MANAGER 6/08 - 2/09Texas City, TexasResponsible for all areas of the BP Texas City Chemical Site, which included 3 Paraxylene units, 2 Metaxylene units, and the Docks. Managed 125 hourly employees in a union environment, 25 salary employees and led the site through the preparations and repairs related to Hurricane Ike.- Set standards for financial delivery and reporting to better align the site with the rest of the chemicals division- Managed asset availability based on feedstock prices and customer demand- Contributed heavily to strategic planning as part of the Works Leadership Team- Interacted heavily with the US Coast Guard and the Port of Texas City to coordinate repairs to the deep water docking facility- Coordinated much of the work to enable the site to start production six weeks after the heavy hurricane damage- Extensive public relations training and professionalism required to work for BP in the Texas City area- Alternate lead for contract negotiations with USW behind the HR Manager

UNIT MANAGER 10/05 - 6/08Decatur, AlabamaManaged all facets of the NDC (Dimethyl-2,6-Naphthalene Dicarboxylate) unit at the BP Decatur Site; responsible for 50 operators, 6 foremen and 6 engineers. NDC is used in the production of PEN resin.- Established new business plan quickly which used a Value Capture strategy taking the unit from negative income to positive $30 million- Set new monthly production records six times by establishing new operator guidelines and stressing reliability- Responsible for all budgets (Fixed, Variable and Capital)- Campaign mode allowed utilization of personnel in nontraditional roles by backing out contractors, reducing overtime in other areas of the plant and cross training of operators in maintenance rolesTEXAS CITY INTEGRITY TEAM 4/05 - 10/05Texas City, TexasPart of a multidiscipline team assembled to investigate and review the Texas City Isomerization unit explosion which killed 15 personnel on March 23, 2005, at the BP Texas City Refinery. - Established root causes and recommendations for the BP report which was prepared parallel to the report by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board- Set the foundations for BP's new global standards for Process Safety Management, TAR management and Control of Work requirementsPROJECT MANAGER / UNIT ENGINEER 5/98 - 4/05Decatur, AlabamaProject Manager and Unit Mechanical Engineer for various PTA units at the BP Decatur Site.- Supported daily maintenance activities and began the Decatur Site's first steps toward predictive maintenance- Developed maintenance cost tracking system with SAP analyst which is still used at the site today- Managed maintenance budgets and personnel for short periods of time- Installed over $60 million in Capital projects

Olin Chemical Corporation, Charleston, TennesseeSUPERVISOR / PROJECT MANAGER 6/96 - 5/98 - Supervisor for the Calcium Hypochlorite facility- Managed production for the Sulfur Dioxide unit and the Boiler House- Installed filter press in Charleston, TN; Johannesburg, South Africa; Recife, Brazil