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Houston, Texas Area

• Managed project using Agile best practices to create a ServiceNow-based service catalog and portal GUI designed to process more intelligent service process workflows, direct security service requests, create tickets, and improve demand management. • Ensured the tool development vendor focused on the value of the customer experience for a product designed to serve 100K+ end users.• Streamlined service request intake process for entire SRO organization (Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Resiliency, Federal Security, Governance, Risk, & Compliance, Security Investigations, Physical Security, Product & Application Security, and Supply Chain Security)

Houston, Texas Area

• Managed multi-million dollar Subsea Tendering projects valued up to $75M including complex international EPC bid proposals of Subsea "Christmas Tree Systems."• Led kick-off meetings to establish project scope, schedule, project details, and overall execution strategies.• Provided direct input into the contract requirements, project schedule, execution plan, resource allocation, and overall commercial strategy for the bid.• Coordinated hardware cost estimates, project management cost estimates, quality cost estimates, procurement strategies, delivery schedules, technical risks and opportunities, commercial risks and opportunities, engineering specifications, and manufacturing strategies into one complete EPC bid proposal package for Subsea Well Completion Systems.• Utilized strong presentation skills to present entire technical and commercial proposals to Senior Executive Management on a regular basis.

Houston, Texas Area

• Managed various cost estimating efforts for large capital Subsea Tendering projects ($50M - $75M) including complex EPC international bids prior to sale.• Developed the Product Delivery Team Communication Process which describes the communication, information sharing, and costing activities that occur between the Product Line and 11 Product Delivery teams during the tendering phase.• Supported the sales teams in translating external client requirements into a competitive client tender package with cost estimations and pricing.• Interpreted mechanical schematics, electrical schematics, and other commercial requirements to translate them into a final solution within customer specifications.

Houston, Texas Area

• Facilitated global process mapping workshops and mentored various process improvement teams on following and establishing clear requirements, procedures, and executing best practices to implement their process into operate and manage phase. Resulted in the implementation and improvement of over 15 globally aligned and operated processes.• Led a network of process mapping facilitators in developing a formal facilitator certification program and managed a team of network members to redesign visual business process mapping templates.• Organized process improvment workshops and led training sessions for business process improvement and value-stream process mapping.

Houston, Texas Area

• Acted as Project Lead on Global M3000 Actuator Special Execution and Technical Team and single point of contact for all key decisions on containment of defective subsea valves in various Greenfields and Brownfields.• Managed global supply chain of M3000 valve actuators and procurement of spring stacks and made key sourcing decisions on critical strategies for rework, containment, and supply chain of the actuators to all FMC sister plants internationally.• Developed a new process of sourcing new-build material from the Global Subsea Supply plant to all FMC sister plants globally.

Houston, Texas Area

• Reported globally and operationally to the Director of Global Subsea Engineering and senior management to provide independent analytical support by developing, tracking, analyzing, and publishing reports on projects, pricing, competitive information, and other management information including assessment and recommendations.

• Oversaw two TI Branded Digital Signal Processor (DSP) devices from initial product definition, first silicon, and planning through product launch and production. Interfaced as a central resource with strategic planning, design, manufacturing, test, quality, and marketing.• Analyzed quantitative data, and performed qualification, implementation, testing, and offload overseas to Final Manufacturing facility in Philippines.

Austin, Texas Area

• Converted existing microprocessor product line from high-cost tester platform to an innovative, low-cost tester platform. Completed conversion saved Freescale approximately $1M after 3 years of production on the new tester platform.• Managed a project to implement testing of the Triton microprocessor product line to the Inovys test platform.

Austin, Texas Area

• Served as factory liaison between high-level, cross-functional global teams based in Austin and Malaysia.• Managed five Process Technicians in sustaining all product lines running in Final Test.• Transferred five product lines to Motorola Kuala Lumpur Final Test five months ahead of schedule saving Motorola approximately $0.5 million for the project• Supervised Malaysian local test engineers and technicians on Final Test logistics and procedures.

Mba, International Business

Activities and Societies: President of the Black Business Student Association Member of Energy Club Member of Marketing Club President.

B.S., Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: National Society of Black Engineers University of Michigan Marching Band National Society of Black Engineers