CVR Energy is a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing industries through its holdings in two limited partnerships, CVR Refining, LP and CVR Partners, LP

BASF | Monaca, PAA global chemical company with subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 countries and 396 production sites in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Americas and Africa. 2012 - 2016 SITE DIRECTOROversaw the Monaca dispersions manufacturing site with 130 employees and 40 contractors. Managed fixed budgets of $33 million to $36 million and capital budgets ranging between $10 million to $12 million. $10.1 million in savings discovered by guiding employee use of Lean processes to identify performance weaknesses leading to plant optimization and the reprocessing of a dysfunctional inventory. $10 million loss in sales prevented by partnering with the R&D and the commercial groups to resolve a product application issue with a customer. Improved safety audits, achieving good standing without any significant safety risks, by instituting a program to anticipate, identify, mitigate, track and close all open items within one year. $8 million decrease in dysfunctional inventory, zero OSHA recordables, high production rates and the lowest off-spec material in three years realized through the implementation of an operational excellence (OpX), development plan. Introduced six new products in 18 months and met the tight deadline by collaborating with R&D and the commercial teams to streamline a new product to market process. $637,000 throughput improvement with no additional capital expenditures accomplished with cycle-time reductions. Eliminated work stoppage issues and related costs by negotiating with trust and transparency to produce a unique, beneficial six-year contract agreement with the USW Local Union 10-74. 130 employee and 40 contractor resources astutely allocated to handle process operations, raw materials, finish product logistics, process technology, quality lab, maintenance, employee safety and health (ESH) and HR.

Sunoco Oil | Philadelphia, PAA refining, marketing, logistic and gasoline distribution company routing gasoline to 4,700 outlets across 26 states.2003 - 2012NORTHEAST TECHNICAL MANAGER, PHILADELPHIA (CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER)Directed 250 people in technical support, process design, utilities and energy, process control and the northeast refining laboratory facilities. Interfaced closely with the shared services groups. $200 million contribution to the bottom line attained through the restructuring of the refining and supply technical department into six distinct groups designed to provide internal and external departmental support. $200 million saved in crude purchases by increasing plant crude flexibility, working around technology limitations and creating a new process methodology in collaboration with the local university. $100 million in olefins, iso and normal butanes, propane, propylene and distillates recoveries and $18 million in annual storage cost reductions recorded by developing a strategy to optimize unit performance and improve fractionation with minimal capital investments. $60 million in annual fuel consumption reduced by enhancing a program that improved plant energy efficiency across all five refineries. $9.7+ million in estimated profits produced through the contract negotiation with a neighboring power company to sell refinery excess offgas, decreasing fuel gas constraints and allowing better crude throughput.

BP / Amoco | Naperville, ILThe world's sixth-largest oil and gas company.2008 - 2011MANAGER | PROJECT MANAGER | PLANT SUPERINTENDENT | SENIOR PROCESS DESIGN ENGINEER $200 million in capital savings identified in a $1 billion joint venture by comprehensively reviewing a process-oriented, value-engineering workshop estimate and leading a system redesign justifying a lower capital expenditure. Positioned the firm to externally license multi-million-dollar technology through the development of a patent protection wall around the technology. $1 million/unit licensing of technology sales facilitated by negotiating a deal to scale technology for commercial use. Optimized resource allocation through careful development and implementation of annual expense budget of $65 million and insightful guidance of multiple medium-size capital Investments of around $10 million each. 100% of project goals completed within budget while assisting in the development, marketing and commercialization of proprietary technologies.