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Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

Devised and enacted incident response plans, identity and access management (I&AM) policies. Conducted comprehensive risk assessments for OT/ICS systems and processes. Detected and investigated suspicious activities and potential security breaches using advanced security monitoring tools. Monitored network traffic and system logs for unusual behavior, anomalies, and potential threats. Coordinated and led response efforts during security incidents, including containment, eradication, and recovery. ▪Developed, reviewed, and enforced security policies, procedures, and standards in accordance with industry best practices and regulatory requirements. ▪Collaborated with OT/ICS vendors to ensure they meet security and compliance requirements with IT and development teams. ▪Implemented and monitored data protection measures to safeguard sensitive information and ensure compliance with data privacy laws and NIST security standards

London, England, Gb

Defined and articulated digital security risk perspectives through various project teams within BP. While utilizing the MIT security platform and digital security risk practices, was able to communicate the potential threat vulnerabilities within the presented project successfully.▪Identified stakeholders & project team members while implementing governance structures through MITs and NIST framework.▪Created and managed project/programs schedules defined for each specific project scenario.▪Evaluated threat vulnerability reports while providing consistent feedback for resolving digital security business risks.▪Reviewed project plans and reference architecture to increase security footprint and deter potential cybersecurity threats.Achievements▪Led project teams across BP in threat resolution modeling. Increased profit margins through articulating the importance of digitalsecurity and successfully hardening project teams’ security footprint

London, England, Gb

Irving, Texas, Us

Facilitate and maintained communications between multiple workgroups, including customers, vendors, technical executives and functional staff, ensuring increased awareness of project status of all stakeholders. Utilize five phases of project management, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling, as well as close-out to plan operational aspects of logistics and registration.• Accountable for creating & managing the team, partners, resources, equipment, etc., to deliver the solution, as well as managing and sustaining relationships with any vendors and partners integral to the project. • Identify stakeholders & project team members, create & implement governance structures through CISA and NIST, and create & manage project/program schedules.• Drive requirements/assessment by working with users to define the scope of the project, scheduling and running requirements gathering sessions, prioritizing topics, scheduling meetings, keeping meetings on track and productive.• Strategically manage the financial oversight of a multi-million dollar industrial / operational technology convergence plan utilizing risk mitigation planning and operational oversight to secure network solidarity and data movement throughout the facility.Achievements:• Effectively increased profit margins by 25% by annotating, through documentation, required work scopes of an OT / IT cybersecurity project, such as referencing the Purdue Model in conjunction with proposals, purchase orders, and management of change orders as required through the duration of the project. • Successfully led collaborative mapping of a $500M operational technology / industrial technology convergence plan, considering risk management, budget, and time constraints to maintain data solidarity within the Celanese Corporation.

Houston, Texas, Us

Oversaw, managed, and directed the day-to-day administrative functions to meet program goals. Managed strategic planning and enhanced performance accountability to improve business procedures and practices. Managed and executed security risk functions, including purchasing, information technology support, records maintenance, and human capital. • Operated software programs explicitly designed to manage fracking risk functions such as procurement, asset management, and technology .• Analyzed and coordinated logistical functions, including transportation. Responsible for the entire cycle of acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposition of resources. • Defined and established program structure and governance framework, business case management, KPI measurement, benchmarking, lead executive steering committee, and stakeholder management.• Drove product quality, reducing the cost of quality, decreasing waste, maximizing regulatory compliance, increasing on-time delivery rates, and optimizing performance efficiency levels. • Met 100% of production schedules, decreased future production issues, and ensured on-time deliverables by fostering communication between suppliers, manufacturing teams, and mentored the team to identify project-related problems immediately.

Houston, Texas, Us

Implemented systems and processes to improve efficiency and reduce project costs and durations. Managed planning, sub-contractor selection, management of physical security implementation for international clientele. Facilitated communication between communities and divisional/national offices, ensuring clarity around policies, procedures, strategic goals, and performance management.• Applied applicable framework and best practices to evaluate the project's readiness to launch, develop detailed action plans, lead mobilization efforts, and provided strategic oversight throughout the project's duration.• Drove operational performance through processes management and improvements that resulted in positive change for the customer, employee, and company.• Reviewed financial statements, activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and project improvements

Managed Matheson Tri-gas environmental separation project worth $8.1B in Westlake, LA. Saved $1 Billion dollars by effectively defining the business operation and strategy through the strategic direction and project forecast .Re-engineered processes to improve delivery, reduce complexity, reduce waste and incorporate accountability to sustain momentum within each project. • Managed M&G Resins civil scope construction project estimated at $1.5B Directly managed all third-party vendors affiliated with the project to successfully organize the planning and scheduling of the project, all of which was completed in accordance to the life cycle of the project.• Defined and executed change management initiatives in support of strategy and process changes to include stakeholder assessments and communications. • Captured 25% Savings in Labor Expenses by managing, forecasting, and collaborating with key stakeholders to meet project demands Managed Kemper County Estimated at $6.2B IGCC Power Project, MS Managed OCI Beaumont Estimated at $480M Debottlenecking Project, TX.

Selected over peers to conduct tier two direct action missions within Iraq to eliminate weapons trafficking and develop Iraqi Special Forces Police in Fallujah; • Assigned as a Team Leader in a police transition team (PTT) to train the Iraqi Special Forces Police on military tactics and counterinsurgency operations by means of foreign internal defense; • Successfully managed the care, control, issuance, tracking, maintenance and repair of over $50M in tactical equipment including specialized communication devices, and personal armor equipment; • Planned, coordinated, and conducted over 120 military advisory operations in a high-risk environment. Filled gaps created over years of developmental neglect by providing insight and understanding of the leader's domain in a designated area of operations with Naval Special Warfare Team 10; • Established and maintained effective rapport with indigenous counterparts while developing and providing value and credibility with local leadership and population; • Was subject matter expert of local and regional customs incidental to mission success and implementation of policies and procedures necessary to the objective; • Analyzed classified national security intelligence via satellite imagery to determine the appropriate course of action needed for each specific operation; • Maintained an effective working relationship with other government agencies to effectively analyze and interpret classified information; • Efficiently and effectively managed allocated foreign assistance funding provided to the Iraqi Special Forces Police Team; • Oversaw the implementation of regional program activities and events to ensure alignment with program objectives and broader U.S. government peacekeeping policies.

Education record

Project Management Certificate, Project Management