Lead cost estimating and benchmarking practices within Global Engineering and Real Estate. Develop and maintain the technical direction and functional standards for estimate production, review, verification and assurance. Accountable for the quality of all estimating stage-gate results globally.

Contributing to Strategic Asset Management processes for 3-year strategy and annual execution reviews for a $11B company with 140+ global operating sites and about $300 - $400MM annual capital spending.•Define and analyze projects with respect to scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk and value profile as part of the portfolio prioritization, planning and optimization process.•Responsible for competitive yet achievable estimates and schedules presented at phase gate reviews for projects >$1MM.•Global leader for Order of Magnitude, Conceptual Estimating•Integration of EcoSys capital planning and authorization system, portfolio planning, Front-End Loading (FEL), stage gating, and project execution processes into IFF.

Strategic Asset Management processes for a $6B business unit with 70+ global operating sites and about $250-300MM annual capital spending.•Define and analyze projects with respect to scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk and value profile as part of the portfolio prioritization, planning and optimization process.•Responsible for competitive yet achievable estimates and schedules presented at phase gate reviews for projects >$500M.•Global leader for Order of Magnitude, Conceptual Estimating

Leading Strategic Asset Management and Project Controls processes for a $3B business unit with 24 global operating sites and about $100MM annual capital spending.• Define and analyze projects with respect to scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk and value profile as part of the portfolio prioritization, planning and optimization process.• Responsible for competitive yet achievable estimates and schedules presented at phase gate reviews for projects >$500M.• Implementation, management and oversight of project cost and schedule control practices through execution.• Member AACEi• Steering Team Member - Aspen Icarus Steering Team (Economics Steering Committee)

Implemented Strategic Asset Management processes for three business units, totaling about $10B revenue, with global operating sites and $200-300MM annual capital spend.(Served DuPont Performance Polymers, Packaging & Industrial Products and Crop Protection)• Influenced early Business expectations (scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk and value profile) in order to converge on an optimal project portfolio.• Fed the project Front End Loading and Execution engines with the basis to differentially execute projects in a way that was fit for purpose.• Prepared hundreds of E5/E4 quality estimates for over 30 DuPont sites around the world. Estimates ranged from $1MM to $1B• Created and co-led an Early FEL Consultant Network of 36 members and 4 managers to promote collaboration, leverage skills/tools/practices, improve the quality and discipline of the portfolio planning process, promote a feedback loop between ideation and execution and build the next generation of Business Specific Early FEL consultants.• Created and led the Business Investment (Cost) Engineers Network to build the competency needed to support Strategic Asset Management processes.• Trained over 100 people across multiple business units and functions on early estimating and portfolio planning.

Led the DuPont Global Estimating Competency with accountability for all estimates greater than $10MM and responsibility for all estimates greater than $500M in a $2B annual capital portfolio.• Managed DuPont’s Core Estimating Group and drove initiatives to deliver competitive estimates, functional integration, process standardization and competency renewal.• Led a global DuPont Estimating Network of about 100 members as a forum for renewing the competency and advancing estimating initiatives.• Served the estimating needs of diverse business units including Performance Chemicals, Crop Protection, Electronics & Communications, Performance Materials, Protection Technologies, Industrial Biosciences, Nutrition and Health and Performance Coatings.• Achieved three year average accuracy of +1% of authorized capital for projects >$10MM (31 projects) and -5% of authorized capital for projects >$500M and <$10MM (447 projects)• Drove initiative to deliver competitive estimates that resulted in an improvement in quarterly average accuracy from -9% to +2% over a three year period.• Serving on the Aspen Icarus Steering Committee (AISC) to help shape the direction of Aspen Economic Evaluation (formerly Icarus) software development.

Worked with diverse global project teams to prepare and validate estimates and provide guidance regarding estimate accuracy and project risks and opportunities.• Prepared hundreds of estimates for over 70 DuPont sites around the world and across multiple business units including Performance Chemicals, Crop Protection, Electronics & Communications, Performance Materials, Protection Technologies, Industrial Biosciences, Nutrition and Health and Performance Coatings. Estimates ranged from conceptual to definitive at values from $1MM to $1B.• Proficient user of Aspen Economic Evaluation (formerly Icarus) early engineering and estimating software.• Implemented an estimate Risk Assessment offering using @RISK software.• Monitored pricing trend through IHS Global insight, AGC, CEPCI and the DuPont sourcing community and published an escalation forecast used by the global DuPont estimating community.• Transferred factored estimating knowledge into the DuPont Order of Magnitude Estimate (DOME) early estimating tool for use by DuPont businesses to evaluate and help prioritize capital investments.• Developed external relationships with other industry leading project controls professionals through interactions at AACE, Aspen and IPA meetings.

Prepared estimates and performed project engineering functions for various clients.• Assisted in the preparation of two multi-million dollar capital expenditure estimates.• Performed project engineering functions including PID development, detailed equipment specifications, equipment purchasing/expediting, vendor document and drawing review, and QA inspection.

Responsible for pressure systems project engineering/management, technical support, preventive and predictive maintenance, root cause failure analysis and quality assurance.• Managed several projects from concept to completion, at values ranging to $500,000.• Led a multi-discipline team to overhaul and integrate the plant PSM system and eliminate department barriers.• Saved over one million dollars by devising and implementing methods to safely bypass equipment and perform critical maintenance that previously required a plant shutdown.

Managed projects and provided reliability and technical support for the maintenance group.• Managed several projects from concept to completion, at values ranging to $150,000.• Directed the critical path project of the site turnaround and achieved a 20% reduction in the duration.• Performed the mechanical design and prepared mechanical bid specifications for various equipment.