Tom Bratrud Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Excited to be a part of this leading professional services provider,Devising strategic objectives for the market sector, I look forward to helping our clients achieve their developmental and operational goals by focusing on project delivery excellence and understanding evolving client needs. With an emphasis on talent development, quality, and financial performance, I’ll ensure a management strategy that empowers teams to excel through effective and innovative processes, systems, reporting, and a client-centric organizational structure.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Reported to the EVP of Energy, Resources, and Industry (ERI). Hand-selected during company reorganization to provide razor-sharp financial and business leadership to the newly integrated oil and gas group―comprising 65% of ERI. Oversaw overall business operations and sector performance, organizational design, P&L, sector budget development, project “go/no-go” decisions, business risk mitigation, senior leadership selection and training, and key contract negotiation. Managed a team of up to 450 employees. Supervised the engineering delivery of >$2.3B in capital projects.--- 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:➡️ Assessed the competitive landscape and appointed directors to 4 specialized project groups, revolutionizing the organization with a client-centric approach and shifting from one-size-fits-all project execution to a flexible framework which poised company as the right fit for a broad range of projects.➡️ Initiated and validated strategic partnership opportunity with a technology companyTrained 8 superusers to support this profitable new Predictive Analytics Business Line, keeping pace with technological innovation.➡️ Rebuilt trust and repaired relationship with a top-5 client after 2 years of near-zero work, contributing to a significant uptick in new revenue for 2019.

Calgary, Canada Area

Reported to the SVP of Oil and Gas. Developed and implemented systems, structures, processes, and teams to ensure consistency across diverse project outcomes and meet client expectations. Promoted a culture of communication, collaboration, and accountability. Combined big picture thinking with an open-door management approach to set expectations, foster trust and transparency, and maintain project focus.--- 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:➡️ Managed change while keeping staff morale high throughout major disruptions, such as relocation to a singular office and most significant downturn in business line history.➡️ Leveraged artificial intelligence and automation to improve accuracy and save hundreds of manhours in drawing revision control and data table generation.➡️ Embedded safety into the culture, maintaining a top quartile Safety Performance Record. Spearheaded the “safety moment” at the onset of every meeting, which became the standard across the company.

Led a team of multi-disciplinary professionals on a variety of engineering projects in the oil and gas and light industrial sectors. Established operational systems and policies to ensure consistent and repeatable outcomes for clients and developed engineering systems and specifications for several clients. Organically grew the business from 11 to 83 full-time employees.--- 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:➡️ Maintained EBITDA in the 11-19% range throughout the entire period with annual revenues of $12-14M.➡️ Developed and deployed ISO 9001 Quality Management System which was fundamental to landing LEI’s most significant client―TC Energy Limited.➡️ Delivered hundreds of small and medium capital projects in the upstream and midstream markets―gas processing facilities, compressor stations, oil batteries, water handling systems, wellsites, and pipeline projects.

Calgary Alberta