• Spearheaded the development and implementation of an organizational continuous improvement program, analyzing data to create innovative workflows that enhanced productivity by 30%.• Championed capital estimation for major projects, utilizing knowledge of Lean Methodologies and Six Sigma practices to ensure that the team adhered to value engineering best practices and optimized installation efforts. • Coached and instructed junior, mid-career engineers, and unit leaders through constant communication and counseling, delivering advice on process improvements, problem resolution, and cross-functional collaboration to bolster team performance and cultivate leadership development.• Served as the operations representative on the SAP implementation program, guiding the multidisciplinary unit in instituting sound practices from an operational perspective.

• Supervised daily operations at a complex technical manufacturing site, overseeing production, maintenance, engineering, logistics, and finances to increase employee engagement, accountability, and visibility across the facility.• Developed and executed a strategic plan to institute operational excellence, spearheading efficiency gains that reduced fixed costs and doubled EBITDA and cash flow year-over-year (YOY).• Revamped safety training practices, creating new standard operating procedures that improved the execution of high-risk activities and secured a record of 2,730 days without an OSHA incident.• Implemented quality improvement measures, strengthening production-to-plan, first quality yield, and on-time in-full (OTIF) indicators by a significant margin to attain stakeholder satisfaction.• Orchestrated cross-departmental communication and collaboration, leading frequent cross-functional meetings to set and achieve common objectives while spurring team engagement and support.

Refining engineer with responsibilities to generate daily performance metrics of two crude distillation columns and a reformer unit. Head process engineer in a project to restart a refining unit.