•Managed $120 Million Construction Services category for well pad facilities, pipelines, brownfield, and major infrastructure projects constructed in the Permian Basin.•Took on additional responsibility of managing $30 Million Permian Operations and Maintenance categories and led contractor re-negotiations resulting in more than $4.6Million of direct cash preservation.•Developed and implemented most competitive category sourcing strategies analyzing business requirements, spend profile, supply/demand forecast, supplier market trends, should cost models, E2E supply chain analysis, and external benchmarks.•Delivered best in class commercial deals resulting in on-time delivery of infrastructure projects under budget in support of rapid Permian asset production growth from 20K BOED to 100k BOED. Deals delivered average annual Permian Projects value improvement savings of $14Million. •Led cross-functional contract management teams in negotiations through volatile market cycles with robust preparation targeting industry standard specifications, lean scoping, continuous improvement, should cost modeling, construction norms and takeoffs, execution sequencing, and risk mitigation. •Managed Permian Rigs Category for 6 Months on top of regular job responsibilities. •Drove transition in construction category strategy from continuous competitive bidding into successful planning/allocation of work at competitive rates to proven core contractors resulting in cycle time reduction, crew retention, mitigated escalation, and predictable competitive pricing 10-15% below spot market. •Demonstrated leadership: dotted line supervisor, engagement in leadership forums, training facilitator, Unconventionals Conference Speaker •Led defense for claims and reached mutually amicable agreements salvaging relationships with key global suppliers.

•Drove simplification, standardization, and replication efforts across Unconventionals Permian, Appalachia, and Canada assets for production equipment and construction categories through value engineering and competitive sourcing. •Executed strong end to end commercial deals resulting in approximately $2-3 Million annual savings.•Partnered with EPC contractors and equipment fabricators to replicate industry standard equipment from small independents and develop new concepts to drive cost reduction while maintaining quality and safety. •Implemented successful sourcing strategies that exploit competitive multi-round tendering, detailed bid analysis, and should cost models for extensive negotiations of key target areas including direct/indirect labor, materials, subcontracts, equipment, and profit to achieve 15-20% cost reduction.•Delivered Low Cost Country Sourcing (LCCS) opportunities in Mexico and China that produced 40% savings on equipment. •Conducted and presented market intelligence research on potential suppliers, industry trends, and future market outlook to and enhance competition and efficiency of the supply chain.

•Created sourcing strategies and executed supply chain activities for major natural gas pipeline construction projects. •Developed strong market competitive five-year service agreements that enabled a competitive advantage and mitigated risk.•Collaborated with Management to build a standardized department procurement process including uniform RFP and bid evaluation templates, value creation practices, negotiation tools, and a historical pricing database.

•Led contract management, enhanced supplier performance, and problem solving for assigned major equipment contracts, totaling $66 million in value.•Directed negotiations and developed purchase order contracts for material involving high monetary expenditure and risk in support of the construction of LNG liquefaction facilities in the US and Australia.