A trusted advisor and authority to global Boards in the energy sector, I am a strong executive leader and expert negotiator capable of building worldwide alliances & realizing value in complex regions and challenging regulatory environments. I enhance profitability with capable evaluation of global opportunities, in-depth project evaluation, and robust execution and operations oversight.I am comfortable driving a change agenda to enhance efficiency and profit, developing continuous improvement strategies across complicated projects, building high performance teams via recruitment, coaching, challenging and development; and resolving seemingly intractable business issues to deliver on major projects as highlighted by the following career successes:• Oversaw pilot operations and development planning approvals for Rospan International to develop ca. 300 billion m3 of gas and 55 million tons of condensate at a cost of US$6.8B. • Asserted an incremental ca. 25,000 bopd for BP in Northern Iraq as part of a US$100M optimization program.• Led divestment of US assets for American Energy Group, reallocating resources to exploration opportunities as a core component of a global transformation and corporate refocus.Respected as a commercial strategist and catalyst for transformation and commercial optimization, I am able to point to a proven track-record of enhancing ROI both as a front line operating executive and as an active Chairman and Advisor to several global Boards, including JKX Oil & Gas, (Chairman, 2019-2022), Block Energy plc (2020-2021), Dasco Petroleum and Alussa Energy (Board Advisor, 2019-Present). I hold an M.Sc. Engineering Management, Portland State University, USA and a B.Sc. Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, USA. I am a Graduate of Executive Leadership Programs at INSEAD, France and Moscow School of Management Skolkovo Project Academy, Russia.