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Houston, Texas, United States

Digital Transformation Asset Management System Implementation | Oil Refining & Chemicals Manufacturing Client | 2023 - Present• Guiding implementation strategy, product delivery, testing, training, user adoption and support as the client transitions from multiple legacy systems to the Hexagon SDx system for 8 US domestic and 3 international facilities.

Houston, Texas, United States

Environmental Improvement & Digital Transformation Project | Chemicals Client | United States | 2021 - Present• Overseeing the strategic redesign of on-site environmental compliance operations in response to consent decrees at facilities in Louisiana.Hydrogen & Ammonia Market Report | Oil & Gas Client | United States | 2022• Authored a report on the developing markets for decarbonized ammonia and hydrogen in North America and Asia.Plant Design Vision & Requirements Services | Food/Ag Client | Canada | 2022• Designed and delivered workshops to align client leadership and external parties on initial design requirements for a new $250 million food production facility.Geologic Hydrogen Storage Market Report | Private Equity Client | United States | 2021• Provided market analysis and hydrogen value chain information for a private equity fund evaluating developing a new underground hydrogen storage cavern in the Southeast United States. Corporate Hydrogen Strategy Report | Midstream Client | United States | 2021• Authored a market report consisting of an overview of the current United States hydrogen market, forecasts for market development through 2050, commercial strategies aligned with client assets, and recommendations for hydrogen transmission pilot projects for incorporation into the company’s 10-year strategic plan.Peer Benchmarking & Operational Efficiency Study | Power Generation Client | United States | 2021• Gathered employee feedback and company provided data to compare with industry peers and operational best practices to improve the overall operating efficiency of the environmental group.Plant Design Vision & Requirements Services | Food/Ag Client | Canada | 2021• Interviewed company leadership and gathered facility requirements, production and material flow maps, equipment lists, production forecasts, and sustainability enhancement options to guide redesigning a distribution center into an $80 million production facility.

Houston, Texas Area

Transportation Management System Implementation | Oil & Gas Refining | 2019-2020• Designed and implemented a comprehensive deployment strategy for a transportation management system for North American non-bulk freight across 23 facilities encompassing over 2,000 internal and external users.Refinery Process Reengineering | Oil & Gas Refining Company | 2019-2020• Provided agile project management support and a comprehensive change strategy for a process redesign transitioning from handwritten processes to a single digital traffic entry and weigh scale management system.Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Hosted Dedicated Accounts Implementation | 2018• Developed and implemented a stakeholder engagement strategy, communications strategy, and informational refence guides and videos to drive enterprise adoption of AWS dedicated accounts. This project decentralized management of the AWS cloud hosting environment and created a uniform security and governance framework for enterprise adoption. Commercial Trading Communications Device Upgrade Business Case | 2018• Business case recommended an operational strategy and supplier selection criteria for upgrading existing commercial trading communication devices to VOIP softphones. Microsoft SharePoint Modern User Interface Implementation | 2017-2018• Designed and implemented a comprehensive change strategy to upgrade the enterprise SharePoint user interface across all business lines. Regulatory Emergency Response Business Case | 2017• Developed project strategy for company communication devices to be able to directly dial out an emergency number and HSE response team locate where an emergency call originated. Enterprise IT Training Post-Joint Venture Separation | 2016• Designed, constructed and maintained a tool to track and report training for 800 individuals on over 100 applications accounting for over 9,000 training hours.

Houston, Texas Area

Created the supplier strategy for three portfolios comprising 186 suppliers and $74 million budget.• Relied on communications and stakeholder engagement to renegotiate agreements and optimize the supplier strategy during the industry downturn beginning in 2015.• Implemented volume discounts, rental agreements, rebates, business development funds, joint development of company specific goods, reverse auctions, and vendor managed inventory to generate $13 million in savings.

Sugar Land, Tx

Joined a continuous improvement project during the implementation phase to capture cost savings between a legacy chemicals business unit and acquired business.• Engaged in stakeholder inquiry, impact analysis, process optimization, stakeholder engagement, and communications.• Delivered $85 million in savings.Directed the North American Chemicals Group on the new SAP Ariba sourcing and contracts module.• Oversaw training, template creation, system testing, analysis, feedback collection, and reporting to stakeholders.• Met project utilization objectives for users and sourcing events processed through the system.Guided suppliers in implementing a new barcoding and testing certification process for raw materials used by the North American Chemicals group.• Educated external suppliers on the purpose of the initiative, how to use the system, and the process for generating barcodes and applying them to product lots.• Trained internal supplier managers on the system monitoring and reporting functionality.

Sugar Land, Tx

Sourcing team member responsible for assisting North American sourcing leads and managers with operating tasks.• Oversaw request for proposal (RFP) to centralize Canadian laundry services, resulting in savings exceeding $1 million.• Developed stakeholder engagement plan, communication plan, and pilot for testing Canadian centralized laundry program.• Completed vendor audit project consisting of strategic analysis with recommendations for process improvements presented to senior managers.• Sourced items for company stakeholders, created requests for quotations (RFQs), negotiated price concessions, and issued contracts for multiple NAM product categories.

Houston

Focused studies on supply chain and project management.Placed 2nd at the Association for Operations Management (APICS) Western Regional Case Competition, Graduate Division.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supervised five regional managers, generating $5 million and 65,000 new members from annual membership campaigns.• Coordinated forecasting, trend monitoring, data analysis and intervention strategies for underperforming schools with results delivered in weekly reports to the board of directors.• Oversaw chapters at 53 universities in nine states, accounting for $1 million in annual operating expenses and $2.5 million in annual revenue.• Managed national projects and events for 70,000 members; coordinated branding and developed advertising campaigns; and directed outreach efforts to improve relationships with chapters and university administrations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed operations for an online mortgage compliance start-up, which licensed access to a library of state and federal mortgage regulations for mortgage lenders and brokers. iComply Inc. was sold to Thomson Reuters in 2008. • Responsible for publishing regulatory updates to company website and database, nightly server backup, customer IT support, billing, accounts receivables, bank deposits, expense reports, database and website maintenance, supply ordering, conference logistics, and sending mass email communications to customers for a multimillion dollar startup.• Led all systems trainings and presentations for integration team responsible for merging company systems post-acquisition.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: President, University of Houston Graduate Supply Chain Club; APICS Member

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Wiley Lecture Series, Logistics Crew (responsible for prominent guest lecturers at A&M); TAMU Rec Sports Student.

International Relations

Activities and Societies: Rugby