Lead a talented multi-discipline group of professionals delivering a best in class chemical technology licensing experience for our licensees.

Responsible for capability development to ensure the efficient planning and execution of turn-arounds, the capital project portfolio and corporate innovation initiatives.• Transform the way the operating sites view capital projects and the methods used for plant capital projects development, approval, and execution • Coach, mentor and promote the use of critical and economic thinking when problem solving or framing opportunities• Provide leadership to organize and facilitate INVISTA’s response to emerging and evolving regulatory requirements• Through meticulous day one readiness planning, guide the team to adapt and acclimate as teams transition from years of project implementation to fully functional operating units• Champion the use of automation and other technology solutions as operations transforms to become fully digitalized• Mentor the Turnaround team on best practices for both planning and executing large scale amortized turnarounds• Partner with procurement, legal and compliance to identify and address gaps within third-parties (performance, T&C’s, unit rates and capabilities).• Define and provide governance to the execution of INVISTA’s in-region capital program (both greenfield and brownfield projects), portfolio value at $1.5B.• Responsible for regional capital portfolio creation, maximizing Return on Capital (ROC), change management and execution across regional assets.

Responsible to urgently transform the way INVISTA views, handles, secures and discloses IP within operating sites and leveraged capabilities globally.• Serve as INVISTA’s IP Protection SME to evaluate new work processes, software solutions and one-off high-risk engagements for IP risk and identify mitigation measures that balance useability with security• Developed, sought buy-in and rolled-out an awareness campaign centered around IP Protection cardinal rules• Established a Communities of Practice to proliferate the IP protection culture across sites and capabilities• Identified the need and then partnered with legal and compliance to develop a comprehensive overhaul of INVISTA’s Third-Party oversight program, MSA/MGA, NDA processes and Security and IP Plans.• Developed, piloted and rolled out a companywide multi-discipline IP auditing campaign that identified, assessed and addressed risks across operating sites and capabilities

Responsible for the development and execution of project portfolios across the asset base of INVISTA both small cap (<$5MM) and large cap projects. Portfolio valued at $1.9B.• Led the central Project Engineering capability comprised of Process Engineering, Discipline Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Document Control and Engineering Software Systems• Had direct project teams at INVISTA’s largest sites with matrixed oversight responsibilities across the balance of INVISTA’s global asset base• Partnered with and provide consultation to site, business and capability leadership (procurement, reliability) to ensure the project portfolio aligns with business bets and Return on Capital Consumed is optimized• Provided strategic oversight and governance to project teams to ensure projects are fit for purpose, setup for success on the front end executed efficiently and safely on the back end• In concert with procurement, developed contracting strategies (for both goods and services) that reduced owner risk, increased supplier transparency and drove accountability and ownership• Developed, tracked and monitored metrics that drove behavioral changes to improve CapEx spend performance• Owned the project work process transformation initiative that has identified and eliminated waste, improved project cycle times and increased overall speed to market• Responsible for both large growth and sustaining capital projects across INVISTA's global asset base

Responsible for the work processes that govern project execution with direct control over Project Contracting, Document Control and Engineering Systems and Tools. (CapEx portfolio value > $700MM USD).• Owned the company’s work processes that govern project contracting and execution• Monitored and communicated portfolio and project performance against internal and external (IPA) benchmarking • Provided auditing and gate keeping expertise in early FEL and FEED to ensure projects were fit for purpose and recommended kill criteria scenarios• Developed global procurement strategies that promoted the engagement of company subject matter expertise and incorporated industry best practices• Negotiated EPC(m) contracts for FEED and Project Execution phases of capital projects• Served as the alliance manager to key 3rd party resource providers driving effective and efficient utilization

Accountable for establishing a regional capability that supports sustaining capital projects (CapEx portfolio value > $500MM USD), Operations Excellence and Koch Industries wide corporate initiatives.• Defined the strategy and work processes for Koch Industries wide Global Competitive Sourcing initiatives• Established and promoted cross-functional synergies within and across business units and borders• Championed relationship building with plant management and other internal stakeholders• Led portfolio and project planning, contracting strategy development and issue resolution across the CapEx portfolio• Evaluated and executed various contracting strategies for FEED and Execution• Led feasibility studies (technical and financial) for expansion and debottlenecking of existing units • Responsible for regional plant energy reduction performance as measured against internal and government targets• Led the valuation process and assessor negotiations for a plant closure due to eminent domain• Led team that updated the globally deployed X-Plant platform (standardized plant design for rapid deployment)

Responsible for the formation and development of the owner oversight capability comprised of discipline engineers and project professionals on a greenfield chemical facility EPCm project valued at a TIC of $325MM USD.• Developed the strategy, tools and processes that provided project execution governance for engineering and related capability touch points such as procurement, contracts management and construction• Defined Scope of Work, work share and performance metrics (KPI’s and CSF’s) for each phase of the project• Injected the early and frequent involvement of operations SMEs into the design process• Introduced value vs cost decision making processes through analyzing economic metrics such as IRR, NPV, ROI and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) • Led Reliability/Availability/Maintainability (RAM) modeling and Design for Reliability Centered Maintenance reviews during FEED• Developed and led the QC program for the fabrication and manufacturing of engineered equipment

Responsible for the development of a large cross functional in-region project execution capability with autonomous project planning and delivery capability for a $100MM USD project portfolio. • Full project lifecycle involvement from tendering phase through commissioning, start-up and hand-over • Built a self-sustaining regional capability through a planned and staged know-how transfer program• Developed a charter that governs project execution strategies and partnering for greater China• Developed standardized work processes including Risk Management strategies and Project Controls systems

Managed the on-site design, construction, installation, commissioning and safety of a greenfield manufacturing facility EPCm project with a TIC of $245MM USD.

Engineered, Project Managed and Site Managed EPC turnkey projects in the metals and power generation and distribution industries. Ensured seamless hand-over to owner operations via comprehensive technology transfer programs.

Project engineered and managed projects for the plastics, food, mining, chemical and pharmaceutical industries including equipment and turn key engineered solutions.