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Driven by intense entrepreneurial spirit, started IT consulting firm to provide SMBs with outsourced services. At its peak, supported 160 clients in Texas, Louisiana, and Nevada.

Houston, Texas

• Recruited by CEO and Managing Director of $80 million onshore upstream startup to build IT framework supporting technology and data-driven enterprise. Successfully built foundation for Oilfield 2.0 concept, automating.
• Led development efforts to create proprietary data warehouse model, encompassing all disciplines to facilitate assimilation of new acquisitions. Data warehouse served as basis for analytics and business intelligence.
• Led in-house development operations to create a multi-discipline software platform for full lifecycle onshore conventional operations management.
• Developed modular PLC program running on low-cost hardware to bring advanced capabilities to marginal wells.
• Leveraged a hyperconverged IT infrastructure model to support nonlinear growth.
• Adapted to provide process engineering skills to supplement technical team when dictated by operational tempo, leveraging extensive operational knowledge and working side by side with field personnel.

• Led technical team of national healthcare Managed Service Provider. Enterprise architect for major client initiative that involved stakeholders from multiple disciplines.
• Designed, engineered, and implemented major IT infrastructure upgrade with $10 million budget.
• Transformed IT security posture of national sub-acute long term care provider.
• Implemented Electronic Medical Records system.
• Employed audit protocols to ensure HIPAA compliance.
• Designed, engineered and implemented Unified Threat Management system utilizing latest technology in cooperative security fabric to combat Advanced Persistent Threats.

• Recruited by CEO to help build large, independent offshore operating company. Successfully supported nonlinear growth as Black Elk grew from one Louisiana state waters field to 34 operated fields over 700k+ net acres.
• Delivered an unprecedented 99.995% consolidated uptime in major IT systems during my tenure.
• Implemented a career development program for IT and other technical staff under direct management.
• Conceptualized, designed, and implemented a complete logistics tracking program for marine and aviation assets. Leveraged cutting edge analytics to yield a deck utilization metric critical to driving efficiency in.
• Headed the aviation division: procured, completed and operated company owned helicopters in the GOM. Over 5000 hours flown annually, with zero incidents or accidents. Leveraged satellite communication technology to.
• Designed, installed, and supported enterprise SCADA system that delivered information from over 80 percent of operated production by volume to engineering, geoscience, and production accounting.

Systems Engineering

Computer Engineering