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Findlay, Ohio, Us

Lead large scale transformation activities with emphasis on Commercial and Refining Scheduling, integration with optimization tools, best practice identification & development, and continuous improvement

Findlay, Ohio, Us

• Manage a team responsible for the overall asphalt supply and logistics for the company (largest asphalt producer in the US with 7 asphalt producing refineries and 27 terminals), including trading activities, supply coordination / planning, and vessel / rail / truck shipment scheduling• Responsible for trading and managing customer relationships while leading the team, working closely with business partners and stakeholders. Focus on leading and coaching my team, providing clear / consistent / frequent communication with stakeholders, proactive identification of issues, optimizing the circuit, and identifying / implementing projects and synergies worth several million dollars per year• Cost Optimization - Worked with my team to deliver several million dollars per year of efficiency savings across rail and barge initiatives (jumbo rail cars, rail and barge fleet management)

Findlay, Ohio, Us

• Specifically requested by the Crude VP for a temporary assignment to assist the Crude organization with identifying issues and developing path forward on crude forecasting following significant misses on overall cost forecasts (pricing / volume). Selected based on prior interactions with the crude leadership team, ability to work with multiple groups, problem solving with ability to understand complex issues, and driving results / improvements.• Worked closely with the crude, business analysis, and accounting organizations to identify gaps, then developed near-term tools for enabling more accurate reporting with reconciliation, and outlined longer-term system improvements (including changes in accounting reporting / work processes).

Findlay, Ohio, Us

Marathon Petroleum acquired Andeavor in Oct. 2018• Provided leadership through a time of uncertainty regarding future positions / job location, and provided guidance to the new company to enhance learning and synergy opportunities during the integration, all while ensuring optimized product scheduling for the heritage Andeavor locations.

San Antonio, Tx, Us

• Managed group of 19 people; 3 Managers as direct reports; 16 Schedulers as indirect reports• Responsible for scheduling over 1 million barrels per day of products across the areas Andeavor operates• Worked closely with Marketing, Trading, Refining, Trucking, Rail, and Marine groups to manage movements via pipelines, barges, trains, trucks, and vessels• Focused on process improvements, coaching and developing, and streamlining• Special Project Aug - Sept 2018 - Contract Negotiations with PEMEX in Mexico City - Selected for business acumen, system knowledge, and interpersonal skills to represent the Commercial Scheduling and Third Party Logistics organizations in Mexico City in negotiating contracts with PEMEX (Mexico’s national oil company) regarding terminal and pipeline access• Drove several million dollars of value by working with third party pipeline carriers on contracts and policies• Managed transition to future state with one integrated company and SAP system vs. three systems following Western acquisition

San Antonio, Tx, Us

• Managed the Economics and Planning group with responsibilities including weekly / monthly / annual operating plans, crude / intermediate / product scheduling, product blending, optimization opportunities, feedstock evaluations, product quality, and managing unplanned events• Member of the Refinery Leadership Team, and also work closely with the broader Commercial / Trading / Marketing teams in the San Antonio Office• Tesoro Excellence Award for 2016 Value Chain Optimization – Team member and award recipient for delivering over $10 MM of value by performing several first ever types of alternative feedstock supply / logistics / operations to keep the FCC and Alky running while other units were in turnaround• Managed an unplanned 30 day Plains crude pipeline outage with swift and creative solutions including crude rail car transloading, first time offloading crude via rail within the refinery, and an alternate temporary truck offloading location in the tank farm• Led my team and personally added several income improvement ideas including reducing the gasoline octane by 0.5, obtaining justification and approval from Senior Vice Presidents (approval committee) to add a new regular gasoline tank for gasoline giveaway reduction, developing a briefing sheet for a larger diesel tank vs. replacement in kind, performing Tier 3 sulfur project analysis support and generating improvement ideas, and supporting a Planning Engineer in my group to complete a Six Sigma Green Belt project involving elimination of a 0.2 RVP buffer at the truck loading rack

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• Managed a group with 12 direct reports, led & mentored group members, encouraged team collaboration, and used Loss Prevention System methodology to mitigate safety & economic risks• Responsible for a $6 million budget to manage supply / product logistics as well as group expenses• Managed interfaces and leader / member of several cross-functional teams; Crude IBT (Integrated Business Team), Products IBT, Asphalt IBT, Marine Action Team, Gas & Power Marketing IBT, 6+ Year Strategy Team, Americas Offline Optimization Network, and BNSF Railroad

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• Temporary assignment in the Americas Crude Optimization group in Fairfax, VA• Provided crude signals for Joliet Refinery while working closely with the site, the Mid-Continent Circuit Model Economists (cover refineries in Canada and the Joliet Refinery near Chicago), Commercial Traders in Calgary & Fairfax, and Crude Schedulers• Coordinated work with Alberta Crude Optimizer to commission and test a new crude by rail facility• Worked closely with Calgary and Midwest Traders to ensure economic crude availability in a pipeline apportioned environment

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• Special assignment while in this role - Asked to lead the Americas Offline Optimization Network, a role historically held by someone in the corporate headquarters. Set objectives and coordinated / led meetings for a team consisting of representatives from each USA and Canadian refinery• Served as Anchor Engineer to provide support and mentoring to the Optimization / Coordination Group• Developed long term strategy and planning for the refinery by identifying site strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, while incorporating forecasted market conditions• Collaborated with short and long term project groups to progress and implement initiatives• Led effort to obtain a rail pusher car for internal rail car transfers. Enabled additional asphalt loads with benefits of $5 million per year based on higher netback sales in addition to enabling additional discretionary wharf movements by unloading a constrained wharf-> Submitted idea, gained approval from refinery management, obtained quotes for different contractors, and worked with the safety, mechanical, and operations groups to progress bringing the company on-site to perform rail car switches in a safe manner

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• Responsible for daily refinery operation signals for a 250 kbbl per day refinery to maximize site profitability while managing inventories, raw materials, and products including barge and pipeline scheduling• Serve as primary technical contact to the operations department including morning meetings with management• Developed run plan for refinery wide turnaround (largest in site’s history) to ensure feasibility of unit shutdown and start-up sequences that enabled a successful turnaround and one time start-up -> Responsible for unit rate and inventory management portions of the T/A plan, identified alternate stream dispositions, and assisted with developing and executing tank idling plans during flare outage -> Extensive preparation efforts, strong communication, and clearly translating impacts of any unplanned events resulted in meeting all term commitments and keeping terminals full on gasoline and diesel -> Coordinated effort to execute contango storage for clean products in the winter ahead of spring turnaround• Developed idea and worked with Applications Engineer to implement a wharf incentive into the Real Time Optimization application. Factors a full wharf utilization and opportunity cost into unit operations / conversion with $3 million per year benefit

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• Responsible for the volumetrics, earnings, and margin improvement portions of the Business Plan (5 year outlook), including leading the Process Engineers and working with the Business Team Leaders, Business Analysis and Reporting Group, and Refinery Management• Coordinated plan to deliver $45 million per year in margin improvement• Developed 90 day run plans and gain strategic alignment with the refinery Technical and Process Managers

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• Led and stewarded the site-wide energy performance and energy initiatives by gaining alignment with refinery management and coordinating work with the individual business teams • Led refinery to its best annual energy performance including seven monthly records in 2010 and achievement as one of the top energy efficient refineries in the nation• 2 EII (Energy Intensity Index) improvement in 2010 vs. 2009 - $3 million per year OPEX savings• Prepared presentations and led quarterly reviews with the Director of Americas Refining • Led Energy Focused Fridays for Process Engineers that served as a platform for key energy variable development, exchanger monitoring, console operator training, step testing, and advanced control improvements

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• Temporary Domestic Assignment in EMRE (ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Headquarters) to implement applications that assist console operators • Utilized EMRE opportunity to lead projects in other countries, including Japan, France, and England • Served as a mentor for a new employees, including coordinating work, evaluating results, and stewarding progress for an application at an FCC unit in Louisiana

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• Responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, optimization, and technical support of the Delayed Coker unit • Leader of Delayed Coker Asset Improvement Team; Led monthly meetings, managed the work list, and delegated tasks to individual team members• Mentored Coker summer intern to ensure that his recycle reduction project was a success by assisting him with the planning and execution of the project • Led and organized a cross-functional multi-site team for a Structure Safety Risk Assessment

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Midland, Michigan, Us