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Dallas, Texas, United States

Leading a team that delivers all application, cloud, networking and telecommunication services for a large Camp and Retreat organization, covering 4 camp facilities, a corporate office and a residence location.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Provided strategic direction for corporate cloud and data science implementation, including vendor research and evaluation, as well as project and contract management. Led a team of five, delivering GIS development and application support for all technical petroleum applications with a team budget of $1.2 million. Additionally, managed corporate physical records, technical subscription data, and technical software spend of $5.5 million per year.• Proposed and led company cloud strategy for data science and cloud-based geoscience interpretation environment.• Established initial AWS cloud for technical computing, utilized by real-time drilling predictive analytics, reservoir simulation, GIS and geoscience interpretation.• Proposed and secured approval for master data, well header, and document management project.• Delivered cost-effective upgrade and replacement of two technical petroleum visualization rooms.• Proposed and Implemented upgrades for GIS, TOW/Aries, Well View, and new engineering document control software for EPCC management as well as ongoing geoscience data automation projects.• Significantly improved team’s ability to support emergency response activities via GIS system.

Lima, Peru

CIO level role - Responsible for all IT and Telecommunication Services for $3.2 billion Pipeline, LNG Plant and Export Terminal Project. Recruited, implemented, and developed a World-Class IT organization for LNG plant and pipeline construction and operations in Peru. Negotiated cost-effective SAP and network outsourcing, international WAN, and mobile and satellite base station contracts. Delivered highly automated and mobilized SAP system with FICO, HR, wireless warehouse, plant maintenance, and treasury advanced. Delivered IT and telecommunications solutions for pipeline, and LNG plant construction to USA, UK, five offices in Peru, and 11 simultaneous pipeline base camps along pipeline route crossing the Andes. Collaborated with business teams to design IT services and optimize total project IT budget of $14 million.• Delivered on-time and on-budget for overall $3.2 billion 42-month construction project and transitioned IT team into operations phase.• Recruited Peruvian IT team of 18 including three supervisors supporting SAP, applications, networking, servers, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and document management.• Worked with Operations Technology (OT) Teams to allow secure reporting from pipeline SCADA and plant DCS and process control networks to corporate IT network• Implemented GIS based pipeline management system referencing all as-built drawings, operational and technical information. • Project GIS team earned Award of Excellence in GIS from Latin American ESRI Users Group.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Led a team of six supporting technical petroleum applications, SAP, Tobin Land Management, as well as enterprise backup and recovery with a budget of $2.1 million and software spend of $1.5 million per year. • Led selection of SAP server and storage, deploying 12 servers, storage, and private network to support SAP FICO, HR, IS-Oil, and Tobin Land Management. • Coordinated company-wide technical petroleum software evaluation and integrated software suite selection. • Designed and implemented IT strategy for UNIX and Windows software deployment, data conversion and management as well as replacement of Calgary, Houston, London, and Dallas technical computing environments.

Houston, Texas Area

Recruited and led IT team of five supporting all IT and telecommunication for Statoil’s Houston office, including technical petroleum applications as well as document and petroleum data management. Integrated people and data resulting from acquisition of Ashland Oil. Organized data room for sale of Statoil US E&P operations in Spring 2000. Provided project management (Summer 1999) in Stavanger, Norway for corporate rollout of Landmark Graphics software suite and data conversion of all E&P data.

Houston, Texas Area

Processing Geophysicist for seismic multiple attenuation research project. Delivered UNIX system and Landmark Graphics exploration software support. Designed, scripted, and implemented automated project archival system. Configured and utilized ProMAX seismic processing software. Loaded and managed company’s Gulf of Mexico seismic and well data.

Houston, Texas Area

Provided UNIX system and Landmark Graphics software support. Loaded and managed Gulf of Mexico seismic and well data. Delivered numerous seismic processing, interpretation, and acquisition projects worldwide. Worked with internal clients achieving optimum seismic data processing results. Provided on-site QC in Argentina, where I established working relationships with seismic contractor and Argentine citizens to acquire a high-quality seismic survey in a cost-effective manner. Provided onsite QC for Gulf of Mexico well logging and VSP operations. Developed Gulf of Mexico OCS lease sale prospect that was successfully acquired by Marathon and partner.

Ms, Geophysical Engineering

Thesis: Seismic Detection of Voids in Coal Seams Funding by DOD Tunnel Detection Project and a Major Coal Company

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Global Business

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma SigmaHonored by classmates with Class Leadership Award Outstanding Achievement Award for highest.

Bs, Geophysical Engineering

Minor: Mineral Economics Robert F. Aldredge Memorial Award for Geophysics