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Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Led GHD's emergency response business (GHD FIRST) in the Mid-Continent Region of U.S. Focused on air monitoring and environmental remediation for oil & gas and industrial clients.

Houston, Texas Area

Positioned company for long-term growth through strategic business development and client account management.● Grew the business from $17.3MM in 2015 to $26.5MM in 2019 by developing effective strategies, increasing business development and leading account management for Wood’s consulting business with the midstream segment of the oil & gas industry in North America.● Increased sales from $2MM in 2015 to over $13MM in 2019 in U.S. market alone.● Grew the Phillips 66 account from $30K in sales in 2015 to $9MM in 2018 and 2019.● Generated over $20MM in business for environmental and inspection services by overseeing a successful 850-mile crude oil pipeline project for Gray Oak Pipeline planning and permitting.● Managed client accounts for companies such as Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan, Enbridge and NuStar Energy.● Delivered senior consulting input on multiple pipeline permitting projects.● Formal mentor to three employees and provided coaching and mentoring for 15 junior account managers.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Managed operations by overseeing P&L management, staffing, business development and technical project execution.● Created over $40MM in sales backlog by developing a highly successful emergency response support program.● Drove an additional $25MM in sales backlog by constructing liability modeling for two risk transfer portfolios. ● Grew the Buckeye Pipeline account from $0 to over $6MM annually over a five-year period.● Expanded the company’s remediation business while significantly reducing clients’ cash flow by developing an innovative consulting business model.● Oversaw day-to-day operations for a business generating $10MM consulting revenue with 55 employees in five offices.● Managed projects and technical execution on soil and groundwater investigation and remediation, water supply planning, emergency planning and support, operational compliance for air, water and waste, auditing, sustainability, standard operating procedures and environmental, health, safety and security issues management.

◄ Terminal Manager ►Coordinated operations at a bulk petroleum pipeline terminal with an annual expense budget of $500K. A wholesale distribution point for refined products, the terminal had throughputs of 50MM-60MM gallons/yr of refined products.● Managed Amoco exchange agreements at nine locations throughout Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. ● Managed 50+ retail and jobber accounts worth an estimated $75MM/yr.● Provided crucial safety oversight all facility operations as well as contractor projects.● Directed the terminal response team, serving as the incident commander.◄ Environmental Coordinator ►Led regulatory compliance, agency interactions, permitting, training, reporting and HSE auditing for upper Midwest operations.● Saved the company an estimated $5MM by successfully lobbying for an amendment to Minnesota’s hazardous waste statutes, allowing the recycling of certain off-specification products.● Developed a new compliance database and training matrix that allowed terminal facilities to document compliance activities and avoid costly violations.● Managed the company’s compliance with federal, state and local environment, health and safety (EHS) issues.● Regularly conducted compliance audits at company operations as a member of the corporate EHS audit team.● Led the regional audit programs for 12 terminals.● Recommended and implemented corrective actions resulting from violations found in the audits.◄ Financial Analyst ►Performed financial planning, forecasting, performance tracking and reporting for BP Amoco’s petroleum marketing operations in a five-state region with revenues over $100M.● Managed the local conversion from legacy account systems to SAP, leading to increased efficiency and greatly reduced operating costs for the company.● Developed database mapping, enabling management to view SAP data reports in legacy formats for comparison.● Led brand conversions for acquisitions of new retail locations.

Position focused on technical project delivery and project management for environmental projects including aquifer characterization, soil & groundwater investigation and remediation, permitting, compliance, and spill response.

M.S., Geochemistry

Mba Coursework, Finance

B.S., Geology, Math

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