Project Manager

CHARLES D. WALKER

***** ****** ******* **** ****, Texas 77450

Phone: 281-***-**** (Mobile) Email: **************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking an opportunity to continue my career with a progressive company and

utilize my manufacturing, financial, negotiations, contracts and regulatory skills in a leadership role as well as using my extensive experience to develop and mentor others.

SUMMARY

Senior Industry Professional with an MBA and extensive experience in Customer Relationships, Project/Account Management, as well as Contracts and Negotiations.

Highly motivated self directed professional with proven leadership in business administration with a unique ability to identify, initiate, and grow strategic business relationships.

A highly effective communicator and motivator, who has developed and thrives in cross-functional teams.

Project Manager

Customer Relationships

Business Development

Account Management

Detailed Project Analysis & Management

Contract Negotiations & Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

National Oilwell Varco (2007 – 2015)

Manager Spares, Houston TX

Managed all spare parts and spares assembly orders for National Oilwell Varco’s FM 529 Plant. Including planning and coordination of shortages, receipt of parts, quality, inspections, assembly floor, preservation, work order flow and shipment. Managed a plant within a larger plant requiring daily coordination with: purchasing, receiving, quality, warehouse, assembly, paint and shipping.

Established processes, work flow and reporting for the newly created Spares Department.

Managed customer purchase order, sales order, and work order processes.

Shipped $38M in spares orders in one year.

Coordinated immediate shipment of parts and assemblies for rig down requirements.

Reduced overdue backlog from $4M to $2M in three months.

Achieved and maintained maximum overdue backlog goal of $0.5M.

ISO 9001 Certified Lead Auditor.

Contracts Manager, Houston TX

Managed planning and coordination of plant manufacturing, assembly, testing and shipping of manufactured and assembled capital drilling equipment, with corporate project managers and customers from sales order creation through shipment. Primary contact and liaison for all external plant communications, coordination and customer relationships.

Managed inter-department product delivery process to meet shipment dates.

Communicated and coordinated scheduled factory acceptance test dates.

Scheduled and hosted customer meetings for inspections, testing and shipment.

Facilitated shipment and post shipment customer requirements of over $ 400M annually.

Customer service manager for all visitors and customers.

Consulting Manager for procurement, production, quality and safety committees.

AXA Advisors (2004 – 2006)

Financial Consultant, Katy TX

Financial Advisor responsible for acquiring and developing customers, developing customized financial plans and selling of financial products to meet annual company financial goals for consultants. Managed commercial business utilizing a corporate financial platform to reduce risk while planning and advising to meet client financial goals.

Met and exceeded annual corporate financial goals.

Most improved business award second year of business Texas Region.

Shell Energy Services LLC (1999 – 2003)

Regulatory Affairs Manager, Houston TX

Manager responsible for legislative and regulatory development of a competitive power market, favorable for Shell Energy Services to enter the $16B Texas retail power market. Goals included a market structure where incumbent utilities would not have a competitive advantage, separation of utility regulated wires from generation and retail sales, and a market clearing house with government oversight.

Established relationships within Public Utility Commission and Key Legislators.

Influenced outcome of retail market structure and regulations including two Key Amendments.

Drafted Price-to-Beat language and achieved inclusion in Senate Bill 7 to eliminate monopoly utility retail market power.

Influenced inclusion and structure of a retail market clearing house.

Influenced regulatory protocols and rules to regulate the power grid as well as the marketing affiliate rules to prohibit utility and marketing affiliate collusion.

Developed and managed a budget of $500K.

Amoco Production Company (1989 – 1998)

Regulatory Consultant, Houston TX

Achieved $15M in annual energy savings through regulatory negotiations.

Negotiated market restructuring and drove energy team projects to save $20M annually.

Intervened in numerous interstate pipeline and power transmission proceedings to lower transmission rates and un-bundle wholesale utility to create a competitive wholesale market as well as set the stage for retail competition.

Senior Marketing Representative, New Orleans LA

Generated $8M average annual revenue under long term natural gas contracts.

Negotiated $12M through contract buyouts and settlements.

Commercial Manager for two $50M litigation settlements.

Discovered $300M in contract breaches for litigation and settlement negotiations.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DNV GL (IRCA Approved) ISO 9001 Certified Lead Auditor

University of Southern Mississippi

MBA, Master of Business Administration & BS

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