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Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Responsible for the overall management and delivery of HR services and programs for over 400 HQ based employees for the Valves and Process Systems product line supported by an amazing team of HR professionals. Focused on increasing promotions through structured career ladders, providing training and development opportunities and revised salary structures to ensure fairness and retention of talent. Investigated and managed employee allegations.Utilized relationships within the organization to foster open and honest communication channels to build trust with the population and ensure we are making the right decisions as a department. Led roundtables and career conversations with employees to educate them about our policies and guide them in their Schlumberger journey. Most recently supporting employees and the executive management team through COVID-19 and the oil price crash.

Houston, Texas, United States

Responsible for managing the overall activities involved in the design, preparation and assessment of training and development programs for the OneSurface product line. Developed and successfully launched the PROPEL fixed step training program for fresh-out engineers, consisting of three schools covering process technologies, discipline engineering and project management with a total of nine weeks of competency-based instructor-led content in collaboration with subject matter experts and our Learning Solutions team.Co-wrote and presented a week-long Project Management training school for graduates and engineers which takes the participants through our entire project lifecycle in a case study based assignment supported by VR and incorporating active / passive adult learning techniques. Mean rating for the content and delivery: 4.68/5.0.Established a learning and development hub consolidating our training portfolio and Degreed.com pathways to support self-learning.

Houston, Texas Area

Accomplished reputation for delivering complex Engineering / Procurement / Construction capital projects through the entire lifecycle with a combined value of over $120mm. Consistently grew margins by optimizing the execution strategy and managing change, ensuring the contractual scope was delivered on time and most importantly, safely.Maintained detailed forecasts and developed a series of tools to facilitate management to the contract and control of internal and external change. Highly proficient at qualitative/quantitative risk assessment and mitigation/contingency planning.Supported the global team with proposal development, execution and commissioning guidance while investing time to mentor colleagues.Please refer to the ‘Projects’ section of LinkedIn to review my project portfolio.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Please refer to the ‘Projects’ section of LinkedIn to review my project portfolio.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Successfully created and operated a limited company providing specialist compressed air energy management services. Audited over 60 manufacturing facilities worldwide, subsequently designing and implementing a total of 16 custom management systems for clients including: Heineken, Cadbury, Unilever, Corus Steel, Akzo Nobel, Rexam and Cameron.