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Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

It's my privilege and honor to serve RTFC's firefighters and the member companies that support them. RTFC provides services to protect member company employees and their surrounding communities.The Refinery Terminal Fire Company (RTFC), through the unique concept of ownership by its members, provides state-of-the-art industrial fire protection, prevention, inspection, hazard mitigation, Training Services, In-Plant Services and technical support services. RTFC has responded to thousands of fires, hazardous materials releases, rescues and medical emergencies throughout the oil, petrochemical, pipeline and port facilities of its members.

Houston, Texas, United States

CEO & Board Member of Flatrock Compression including its subsidiaries TrueRock, LLC founded in 2011, and LiftRock, LLC created in 2019 serving up and midstream sectors (www.flatrockcompression.com, www.truerocksupply.com, www.liftrock‐co.com). Despite 2 down market cycles spanning 10 of the 13 years, the management team delivered 3x revenue growth and downturn recovery EBITDA CAGR's of 30% and 50%.Responsibilities included evaluating investments, developing business strategies, forecasting financial plans & returns, working with investors (equity raises) & banks (debt structure), developing vision and culture, discovering core values, executing plans, and delivering results. Prepared & communicated board and investor packages including Management Discussion & Analysis, financial & operational performance, market health indicators & share performance, future orders pipeline, and strategic recommendations.

Houston, Texas, United States

Product leadership for all North America products including Expanders, HSR, Centrifugal, and Oil-Free Screw Compressors serving up, mid, and downstream sectors. Develop 1 & 4-year strategic plans from market/trend analysis to New Product Introduction & Multi-Generational Program Plans including expenses, capital, benefits and returns. Plans included New Services Introduction impact and blended units/service margins.

Houston, Texas, United States

Responsible for HSR OEM compressor product line P&L. Created 1 & 4-year business plans. Coordinated functional efforts to achieve business plan goals. Managed Engineering Department.• 4x growth in 3 years through the following levers: end user pull-through, distributor push-through, product improvements, pricing, promotion, special programs, service, training, & relationship building.• Launched 9 New Product Introductions (NPI’s) meeting/exceeding financial projections on all.• Restructured engineering into Ready-To-Serve (RTS) Supply Chain, RTS Field/Applications Support, and NPI functions.

Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

GE Oil & Gas acquired Gemini business line from Weatherford Global Compression ServicesResponsible for Multi-Million annual direct material buy including cost savings, cycle reduction, and inventory turn improvements. Led all Engineering efforts including field service, production support, & product development.• 5% year-over-year direct material savings on $20M buy (30% of 2001 operating margin). Reduced key commodity cycles from 12 to 4 weeks. Improved inventory turns 2X. Consolidated buy, supplier stocking, safety stock modeling/forecasting, volume target rebates, supplier score carding, e-Auctions, Low Cost Countries, make/buy, & back charging.• Created HSR Customer Service Department (Engineers & Field Technicians) w/ 24-7 call-out to improve communication, training and provide solutions (pull-through marketing strategy).

Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

Staff position responsible for process and product quality of Multi-Hundred Million business including ISO 9001, Quality Improvement Program, receiving inspection, & warranty. Business activities included fabrication, sale, rental, and service of gas compression packages up to 4500 HP. Led compressor engineering team in production support, design enhancement, and new product development. Managed functional capital & expense budget.• Led ISO 9001 certification, Six Sigma Green Belt certified, & Change Acceleration Process trained.

Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

Weatherford acquired Gemini Engine Company.Responsible for all engineering efforts of complete reciprocating compressor line 60-7200 BHP. Successfully transitioned to 100% Pro Engineer 3D platform. Managed functional capital & expense budget.

Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

Led product development efforts of newly acquired reciprocating compressor line. Redesigned based on product weaknesses and field issues. Following 2-year sales volume was in excess of historical install base.

Quincy, Illinois, United States

3-year corporate rotational program. Annual 1-week workshops with case study presentations to corporate COO. 1 year at Cooper-Bessemer in Grove City, PA & 2 years at Gardner Denver. Manufactured products included compressors, blowers, and engines up to 12,500 HP.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering, 3.4

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General, 4.0

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.8