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Project lead

A detailed-focused and innovative business leader who offers a track record of achievement in managing cross-functional teams in executing business goals, project controls, and project services. Demonstrates a strong ability to identify company and client needs, controls costs, and optimize profitability through astute budget development, financial analysis, contract negotiations, risk analysis, driving continuous improvement through capital stewardship and lean sigma methodologies.

Areas of Expertise

Staff Development Team Leadership Business Development Budgeting

Policy Development Risk Management Account Management Forecasting

Project Management Proposal Creation Financial Management Client Relations

Program Development Logistics Planning Training & Development Microsoft Office

Contract Negotiations Strategic Planning Continuous Improvement Communications

Select Career Highlights

Managed multiple consultancy projects for Chevron, completing numerous capital projects valued between $10M and $25M per lifecycle in the US and worldwide (with an average MCP of $85M); oversaw all aspects of project planning, testing, and execution for each assignment.

Directed 18+ mentored 65+ team members for projects in South Africa, liaising with local vendors to secure contractors and staff while implementing policies and training to create cohesion across cultural divides.

Developed and deployed plans to surpass operational objectives in all deployed locations with zero adverse impact on local day-to-day business performance for BP Offshore Asset Thunder Horse.

Led outreach efforts that resulted in a 70% ownership rate increase and successfully improved performance and productivity for BP assets elevated returns and achieved rewards for adopting new value-driven methods.

Professional Overview

Chevron (via Project Resources Company) – Houston, TX 2017-2018

Consultant

Executed a leveraged network of major capital projects, in various phases, across the globe to ensure the operational excellence of project controls management and continuous improvement. Focus on project business planning, assurance of project deliverables, validate Business unit requirements. Utilizing Lean Sigma, and Chevron Capital Stewardship methodologies.

Collaborated with individual contributors to enable successful adoption and accelerate value delivery while ensuring effective application and continuous improvement.

Pioneered and redesigned newly launched program for organizational capability, and continuous improvement by reevaluating workflow documentation and maintenance.

Chevron (South Africa Strategic Business Unit) – Houston, TX 2014-2017

Business Manager

Trained and led the staff in completing cost, scheduling, estimating, procurement, contracts, document control, human resources, and finance functions for a project portfolio valued at $52M per year with a lifecycle revenue of $2.5T.

Business Manager – Chevron, South Africa Strategic Business Unit Continued…

Directed 16 team members in the US and South Africa in overseeing the execution of 25+ projects across 250 platforms; liaised with all relevant stakeholders to ensure government compliance and Chevron assurances and continuous improvement utilizing Lean Sigma methodologies.

Provided a strong focus on continuous improvement while producing multimillion-dollar cost reductions; resulted in portfolio and team earning multiple awards and recognition.

Authored a well-received whitepaper on the value of work performed and accruals.

Worley Parsons – Houston, TX 2008-2013

Project Service Manager, BP, Gulf of Mexico

Managed and coordinated cost, planning, and estimating while overseeing cross-functional teams across the organization, working to build consensus, track benchmark achievement, and troubleshoot emerging issues.

Authored and developed procedures and processes that contributed to the excellent command of budget development, change management, forecasting, financial analysis, and accounting practices.

Mustang Engineering – Houston, TX 2005-2008

Project Controls Manager, BP Offshore Asset Thunder Horse

Supervised cost and schedule while developing value procedures and guidance for project controls; secured estimates, managed budgets, and provided accurate forecasting.

Developed strong execution strategy with a focus on critical activities affecting 1,000+ personnel.

Formulated and implemented plans to surpass operational and organizational objectives in all deployed locations with zero adverse impact on local day-to-day business performance.

Technip Offshore, Inc. – Houston, TX 2001-2004

Project Controls Manager, BP Offshore, Multiple Assets

Managed cost, scheduling, and estimating efforts while interfacing with cross-functional teams comprised of procurement and contract employees.

Developed and implemented a strategic project for measuring reporting, identifying trends, and overseeing performance index targeting critical activities, challenges, and risks.

Led outreach efforts that resulted in a 70% ownership rate increase and successfully improved performance and productivity; elevated returns and achieved rewards for adopting new value-driven techniques.

*Career Note: Prior roles include Project Controls Manager at KBR, Halliburton, and Brown & Root. Managed budgets and resource planning and implemented strong project controls, WBS cost, scheduling, and estimating for each company.

Education

Bachelors in Business – University of Montana

Bachelors in Education – University of North Dakota

Professional Development

PMI Project Management Institute Chevron Project Management Academy

Chevron Capital Stewardship (Certified Supreme) Chevron Essential Supervisor Training

AACE Cost Engineering, Project Management Lean Sigma Certified

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

Advanced - Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Advanced - Power BI (Business Intelligence)

Intermediate - SAP

Intermediate – JDE (J D Edwards)

Intermediate – P3, P6

Advanced - POSM (Chevron Project Organizational Staffing Management) Organizational Capability helped develop

software, procedures and policies, and execution with training, and mentoring.

Intermediate - Spotfire

Intermediate - Questor- Estimating tool

Advanced- Project Controls Tools (Chevron in House system- project support, and develop) (KBR In House

System- Project support and develop 9 relational databases in Oracle.)

Exposure- PRISM

Project Controls in all phases of Project – conception to startup and operations, including Asset financial closeout and lookbacks.

Implementation develops Project Controls tools in an Agile environment with programmers and business needs, written procedures and policies.

Earned Value Systems – with earned value and utilizing rules of credit

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