Pragmatic problem solver with a robust engineering background and a focus on eliminating risks, diagnosing key issues, innovating solutions, and implementing corrective actions. Concrete history of creating sustainable impacts, triggering change, and driving organizational optimization, while building credibility with industry networks, influencing key decision-makers, and connecting multifaceted leaders. Proven commercial and financial acumen demonstrated by a record of raising capital and creating and deploying cost-effective and optimized solutions. A brief account of my accomplishments follows:● Founded and developed a national agricultural data informatic program that includes: a cloud platform, program for developing customized digital solutions for researchers and stakeholders, dynamic data pipelines for external data, decision support tools, and more. Within three years this program has become recognized by top USDA leadership.● Influential and highly successful management and development of a large national research portfolio that includes 258 scientists with an annual budget of $162M. Pioneered new programs for integrating customized technologies into research programs, while driving change and fostering robust industry networks. (USDA)● Directed multimillion-dollar multifaceted projects that enabled $900M in capital cost savings and $85M in annual maintenance costs savings, generated significant profit increases through various studies, and coordinated industry outreach training workshops that generated $3.2 in estimated annual impact. (Oklahoma State University).● Excelled as an Independent Consultant and pioneered data management optimization software for oil and natural gas production, optimized mechanical designs for marketed pipeline equipment, and provided expertise pertinent with air quality, emissions assessments, mitigation technologies, and best management practices.As my professional career continues to evolve, I remain steadfast in my belief that collaboration is the key to business success. Therefore, on a daily basis, I am committed to building positive relationships with interdepartmental teams, senior management, clients, and key stakeholders to realize strategic business goals.