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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Accountable for the Business Transformation and Digitalization of various value chain optimization and innovation projects specifically Product Blending, Scheduling and Back-casting, leading to realized ~$4M/year Free Cash Flow generation per refinery. Multiple projects ranging in budget between $1-$10M.Responsible for development of end-to-end Business Processes, Solution Architecture, Technology Selection, Implementation and Integration, People Readiness and Transition to Sustainment. Directed a cross-functional solution delivery team to develop sustainable, digitally-enhanced solutions for optimizing the energy value chain utilizing Aspentech suite of products.Influenced Refining and Marketing business partners to improve data governance, integration, and standardizing Business Processes to improve project outcomesDeveloped concept architecture and plan for standing up an enterprise data hub to standardize collection, cleansing, processing and reporting of plant and sales data to support multiple digitalization initiativesPerformed resource allocation, respond to resource requests, review and approve time for project teamManaged all aspects of project management, including risk, change, budget, schedule, resourcing and stewardship reporting for senior managementSupported business continuity with mitigating a cybersecurity incident, minimizing its impact on project delivery

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Accountable for leading the execution team through Business process transformation of capital projects by standardization, simplification, automation, elimination of low-quality work and efficiency gains with anticipated free cash flow benefit of $30M/year. Responsible for standardizing project management activities (Acquire to Retire business process) across large, medium, and small projects through the development of business process mapping, rules, master data, user stories, and test criteriaLed ERP integration of IT, technology development and joint venture projects with capital portfolio management, finance, HR, supply chain, and plant maintenance functions Coordinated sprints, retrospective and daily standup using Agile Directed defect resolution and backlog coverage for Sprint User Stories Developed and executed detailed test scripts and master data requirements for End-to-End solution testing as part of Integration and User Acceptance Testing for PPM, CPM and PS modules with Fieldglass, SAC-P, Workday, PowerBi, Ecosys and other applicationsDelivered virtual training to over 5000 employees, while handling product defects and support, post Go LiveManaged all aspects of project management, including risk, change, budget, schedule, resourcing and stewardship reporting for senior management

Calgary, Canada Area

Accountable for all aspects of multiple green and brown field Mine and Tailings infrastructure projects from early development to final turnover and delivery. Multiple Projects with budgets between $120M-$600M. Facilitated value creation initiatives leading to savings of over $200M in program capital costs through value improvement initiatives, technical due diligence, scope optimization and challenging assumptionsLiaised with cross-functional teams to complete financial, social and environmental evaluation of various solution alternatives to assess project for final sanction by senior managementLed development of project schedule, cost estimate, class of plant and project execution plans Managed monthly cash flow and variance analysis to align project scope, cost, and schedule with baseline Directed multiple Engineering, Module and General Contractors for on time, on budget delivery of all phases of the project

Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, Canada

Responsible for safe and reliable operation of all static and piping equipment for the upgrading environmental unit. Supported multiple plant shutdowns, turnarounds as a mechanical engineer Actively engaged with supply chain, planning, and execution teams to ensure safe maintenance of the oil sands upgraderPerformed fitness for service evaluation for defects on welds in the heat recovery steam generatorsResolved technical issues related to rotating and static equipment Audited vendor procedures and test reports for code compliance

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Hons, Mechanical Engineering

Applied Project Management Certificate