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Seattle, Wa, Us

Brentwood, Tennessee, Us

Denver, Co, Us

- Delivered $4M in projected annual savings by implementing Lean management systems across critical departments, driving operational excellence and cost reduction plans, and coaching and empowering leadership teams- Reduced COVID-19 vaccination clinic operating expenses by $400K/yr while simultaneously improving patient capacity +50% and reducing staffing requirements -50% by establishing best practices and procedures- Developed organizational long-term and annual strategies with front line to C-suite stakeholders- Built workforce problem solving capabilities by developing 20 hours of Lean curriculum and educating 200 healthcare and nonprofit leaders on continuous improvement principles and supporting behaviors

San Antonio, Tx, Us

- Closed 850 process gaps, established best practice sharing methods, and created long-term improvement plans by performing maturity assessments on 200 core business processes across 10 refineries and 20 logistic business units- Reduced M&A operations integration cycle time from 2 years to 1 month for $1.7B of new assets- Identified, evaluated, and managed 300 risks with high safety, environmental, financial, or reputational consequences by establishing a risk management program and managing a risk portfolio across $5B of gas processing and logistics assets- Achieved $1M/yr reduction in operating expenses while managing regional vehicle fleet by developing processes to identify underutilized vehicles, review vehicle operating costs, and streamline new vehicle ordering- Executed operational discipline and servant leadership culture transformation agenda by facilitating seminars with 1,800 front line to C-suite leaders and integrating aligned behaviors into human capital management processes- Delivered $150k/yr EBITDA savings by implementing annual 5S workspace organization competition and coaching 100 participants

San Antonio, Tx, Us

- Achieved $5M/yr EBITDA savings by leading several Lean Six Sigma projects to improve plant reliability and utilization- Directed 100 change management initiatives and turnaround projects totaling $2M in scope to improve process safety, regulatory compliance, and operational performance of assets- Designed and implemented KPIs and reports to ensure assets met daily production and compliance targets- Provided technical support for multiple refinery units including crude unit, delayed coker, hydrocracker, FCC, hydrotreaters, gas plant, hydrogen plant, utilities, tank farm, truck rack, rail rack, and wharf

London, England, Gb

- Designed, simulated, and troubleshot Shell’s next generation fluid catalytic cracker to maximize diesel production- Communicated with technical liaisons, established a project timeline, and drove team members to meet scheduled deadlines- Performed an extensive production cost analysis to determine the desired operational set points which maximize the daily unit production value across a range of potential crude prices