Preston Howard

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Director - Indirect Procurement @ Ascend Performance Materials
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Greater Houston, United States, United States
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About Preston Howard

I have had the pleasure of learning from several great leaders. Appreciating their impact on my own life, I work to be a great leader to the people I work with. I started my career at Fluor where I delivered successful projects globally as part of a diverse team. After 10 years, I moved to Ascend Performance Materials where I have led strategic transformations in our turnaround process, global manufacturing footprint and procurement organization.Personally, my wife and I are enjoying the adventure of raising a family. We are active in our local church and community.

Preston Howard's Current Company Details
Ascend Performance Materials

Ascend Performance Materials

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Director - Indirect Procurement
Preston Howard Work Experience Details
  • Ascend Performance Materials
    Director - Indirect Procurement
    Ascend Performance Materials Sep 2023 - Present
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Organizational leader of $500M in indirect procurement. Responsibilities of team include MRO, Capital, Turnaround and SG&A strategy along with sourcing, buying and raw material planning.
  • Ascend Performance Materials
    Senior Manager - Procurement Operations
    Ascend Performance Materials Mar 2022 - Sep 2023
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Leading our procurement operations organization which includes buying, indirect spend management, raw material planning. In addition, I am responsible for Ascend's MRO and Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) contracting.
  • Ascend Performance Materials
    Senior Manager - Strategy & Growth
    Ascend Performance Materials Jun 2020 - Mar 2022
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Led the strategic capital expansion of Ascend's ADN and HMD facilities in the US and China resulting in the construction of grassroots HMD facility in China.
  • Ascend Performance Materials
    Turnaround Manager
    Ascend Performance Materials Nov 2017 - May 2020
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Transformed the planning and execution of major turnarounds at our manufacturing facilities in Texas and Alabama. Transformation focused on building the right teams and following a well-established process. Prior to transformation, turnarounds were unpredictable and over budget by 20% to 40% and long on schedule by one to two weeks. After transformation, turnarounds were delivered, and continue to be delivered, predictably on cost and schedule.
  • Ascend Performance Materials
    Project Manager
    Ascend Performance Materials Jun 2017 - Nov 2017
    Houston, Texas, Us
  • Fluor Corporation
    Operations Coordinator - Energy & Chemicals
    Fluor Corporation Feb 2017 - May 2017
    Irving, Texas, Us
  • Fluor Corporation
    Module Manager
    Fluor Corporation Jul 2016 - Feb 2017
    Irving, Texas, Us
    Module Fabrication Manager on international joint venture pursuit team for +$6 billion TIC lump sum LNG export terminal in North America. Scope of project includes Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction and Startup. Responsible for overall module fabrication execution strategy development.
  • Fluor Corporation
    Project Interface Manager
    Fluor Corporation Oct 2015 - Jul 2016
    Irving, Texas, Us
    Responsible for management of interfaces between Utilities, Offsites and Infrastructure project and other interfacing parties for a multi-billion dollar grass roots refinery program in Kuwait. Single point of contact regarding interface issues and responsible for driving the process to see that all interfaces are identified, registered, managed and successfully concluded in a timely and structured manner. Functionally report to the Program Interface Manager and the Utilities, Offsites and Infrastructure Project Manager.
  • Fluor Corporation
    Area Project Manager
    Fluor Corporation Jan 2013 - Jul 2015
    Irving, Texas, Us
    Area Manager reporting directly to Project Manager and Construction Manager for an offsites and utilities project in the United States Gulf Coast. The scopes under my leadership included an instrument air unit, modifications to existing pipe racks, retrofits to existing facilities, underground firewater installation and early works. Main responsibilities included managing the purchase and delivery of equipment, maintaining alignment between engineering and procurement, assistance in construction work front identification and construction planning, management of construction work package development, sub-contractor interface and coordination of system turnover. Scopes entailed engineering, procurement, self perform construction and construction management.
  • Fluor Corporation
    Sales Coordinator
    Fluor Corporation Dec 2010 - Jan 2013
    Irving, Texas, Us
    Developed and coordinated commercial and technical proposals, strategic plans, and key business activities for Fluor's Downstream, Pipeline and Offshore pursuits. Performed project risk and commercial profitability analysis on projects up to $2 billion. Participated in contract negotiation strategy sessions, bid decisions, commercial and contractual reviews, pursuit strategy meetings and project kickoff meetings.
  • Fluor Corporation
    Pipe Stress Engineer
    Fluor Corporation Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
    Irving, Texas, Us
    Performed fundamental engineering work in accordance with Fluor policy and standards to ensure piping systems meet requirements of ASME and API codes. Extensive experience in the engineering and design of piping systems, including computer modeling, flexibility analysis, support steel design, spring design and nozzle analysis. With experience in vibration analysis of piping systems within reciprocating compressor units. Knowledgeable of stress/strain theories as applies to strengths of materials. Familiar with piping components, commercial availability and cost of materials, industry trends and practices in the U.S. and foreign countries. Working knowledge of P&IDs, other discipline drawings and vendor’s data.

Preston Howard Skills

Pipelines Construction Engineering Piping Project Planning Petrochemical Project Management Offshore Drilling Strategy Contract Negotiation Energy Materials Petroleum Epc Project Engineering Procurement

Preston Howard Education Details

  • Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M University
    Accounting And Business/Management
  • Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M University
    Mechanical Engineering

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Preston Howard works for Ascend Performance Materials

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Preston Howard's current role is Director - Indirect Procurement.

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Preston Howard attended Texas A&m University, Texas A&m University.

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