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Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Analyzed supply chain and procurement practices, providing recommendations to reduce new site construction timeline by 10%. Utilized demand data to design an inventory management strategy for critical equipment.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Temporary 3-month assignment. Operations manager within a matrix organization leading 65 represented Operators, 8 supervisors and staff, and dotted-line responsibility for 20 support team members.
• Operations Management: Led team to develop new supervisor training program as part of refinery-wide restructuring. Engaged support team and key stakeholders to complete $24 MM/year annual budget submittal.
• Cross-Organizational Communication: Created and executed a communication plan for… Show more Temporary 3-month assignment. Operations manager within a matrix organization leading 65 represented Operators, 8 supervisors.
• Cross-Organizational Communication: Created and executed a communication plan for operators, union representatives, and supervisors to agree on implementation of a new collective bargaining agreement. Consulted.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Managed five shift leaders and 65 union operators. Communicated daily direction on targets and priorities, provided coaching and feedback on performance, and oversaw staffing.
• Team Leadership: Restructured meeting structure to include union operators, shift leaders, engineering and maintenance support teams. Empowered operator participation and drove collaboration between the 24/7 shift.
• Strategy Implementation: Executed strategic initiative to merge… Show more Managed five shift leaders and 65 union operators. Communicated daily direction on targets and priorities, provided coaching and feedback on.
• Strategy Implementation: Executed strategic initiative to merge two operating units by redistributing Operator workloads to reduce minimum staffing levels by 33%; designed and implemented training plan for Operators to.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• On-site technical expert on optimization and safe, reliable operation of Fluidized Catalytic Cracking
• Analytical Problem Solving: Developed process to integrate current market data with commodity pricing to inform process parameters and target yields for optimal profitability; generated ~$5MM/year in additional revenue.
• Operational Improvement: Spearheaded initiative to reduce a variable operating expense by ~50%, saving $300K/year without capital… Show more On-site technical expert on optimization and safe, reliable operation of.
• Operational Improvement: Spearheaded initiative to reduce a variable operating expense by ~50%, saving $300K/year without capital expenditure through opportunity identification, cross-departmental implementation, and.
• Commercial Analysis: Analyzed technical and economic feasibility for co-processing a synthetic oil made from solid municipal waste through refinery assets.
• Program Management: Administered catalyst and additive ordering, budgeting (~$12MM/year), and inventory tracking; coordinated across departments to align on budget, ensured accurate accounting, and scheduled deliveries.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• On-site technical expert on optimization and safe, reliable operation of the Cogeneration Unit
• Analytical Problem Solving: Designed a linear programming financial model for the Cogeneration power business, identified projects to raise profitability by $8MM/year following increased solar electricity production in.
• Communication: Designed performance report for Shift Supervisors to enable positive feedback loop on key performance metrics. Created monthly KPI report to… Show more On-site technical expert on optimization and safe.
• Communication: Designed performance report for Shift Supervisors to enable positive feedback loop on key performance metrics. Created monthly KPI report to proactively highlight issues and opportunities. Show less

Convent Oil Refinery, LA

• Performed technical and financial analyses of capital projects by facilitating development of projects from idea generation to execution and cross-departmental transition stages.
• Financial Analysis: Conducted economic evaluations for a $300MM capital project to integrate two refineries; created presentations summarizing results and recommendations for senior director review.
• Project Management: Engineered a temporary emissions control system to mitigate emissions during unit outages… Show more Performed technical and financial analyses of capital projects by facilitating development of.
• Project Management: Engineered a temporary emissions control system to mitigate emissions during unit outages and meet new environmental regulations.
• Leadership: Organized career development and networking opportunities as the site lead for the new professionals affinity group at the Convent Refinery. Show less

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

• Researched potential renewable fuels technology, in the pursuit of new business markets for atmospheric and process gases.
• Analysis: Analyzed hydrotreater technology for the conversion of vegetable oils into renewable diesel fuel comparing renewable and traditional product qualities.
• Strategic Development: Performed a cross-company comparison of renewable fuels technology and recommended potential paths to market.

Ithaca, New York Area

- Optimized metallic solidification processes for future reductions in energy, environmental, and capital costs.- Conducted experiments and designed parameters to model variables that affected metal ribbon quality.- Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data to define an operating window of conditions for high-speed casting.- Facilitated weekly meetings.

Ithaca, New York Area

Undergraduate Research Position, performed experiments, processed data and analyzed results.

Master In Business Administration - Mba

Graduated with Distinction

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Cornell Varsity Wresting, Student Athlete Advisory Council, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor, Quill and Dagger.