Machine Learning Digital Transformation

Benjamin LaGrone

Houston, TX 832-***-**** ***************@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminlagrone/

Goal: Seeking leadership and strategic roles in oil & gas, industrial, commercial IT, focusing on machine learning, AI, and enterprise architecture. Proven track record as a CTO, Solution Architect, and Technology Leader, with extensive expertise in digital transformation, strategic planning, and managing distributed global teams.

Introduction

●Experience: 25+ years in IT/Development & Solutions Delivery, including 13+ years in Oil & Gas & Industrials

●Leadership Roles: CTO, VP of Technology, IT Director

●Expertise: Strategic Planning, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Machine Learning, AI, LLM, Data Engineering

●Technical Skills: Cloud Architecture (Azure, AWS, GCP), Agile Methodologies, International Team Leadership & Mentorship

Education & Certifications

●Bachelor’s of Science in Economics - University of Houston; May 2001

●Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals

●Hands On Essentials - Data Warehouse

●Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

●MIT edX Verified Certificate for USER INNOVATION

Publications, Open Source Contributions & Community

●OSDU - Open Subsurface Data Universe

Geospacial Consumption Zone (GIS)

OSDU Community Implementation

Admin UI

Deployment & Operations

●HTML5 and CSS3 Responsive Web Design, O’Reilley Media

●HTML5 and CSS3 Responsive Web Design Cookbook, Packt

●Web Design Blueprints, Packt

●HTML5 & CSS3: Building Responsive Websites, Packt

●Transcriptomine: A Community Web Resource for Regulation of Gene Expression by Nuclear Receptors and their Ligands

●Tissue-Specific Transcriptomics and Cistromics of Nuclear Receptor Signaling: A Web Research Resource, Molecular Endocrinology (MolEndo) Magazine

International Team Management, Offshore, Onshore & Near-shore

●Managed remotely and in-person teams in India, China, Malaysia, Argentina, Brasil, Mexico, Eastern & Western Europe

Technologies

●Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Azure GPT, LLM APIs

●Industrial Automation, Industry 4.0, Digital twin, predictive maintenance

●Solution Architecture, Data Visualization Design

●Product Lifecycle, Feature Development & Release

●Energy Information Systems, Robotics, IoT, IoTT

●Mobile, Responsive design, Connectivity

●PAAS, SAAS, IaC, Cloud Engineering & Architecture: Azure, Google Cloud, AWS

●Machine Learning, Data Domains, LLM

●CI/CD pipeline, managed deployments

●Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Red Hat Openshift, Artifact Management

●Full-Stack: JavaScript, ECMA, Angular, React, Python, C# .NET, Native Applications

●API Development & Management, Web Services

●IoT, EDGE, Connected Devices, MQTT Messenger

●SQL, NoSQL, PostGRES, CouchDB, Snowflake, Data Bricks, Oracle

●Unit & Integration Testing

Experience

Nov 2022 - Current

ExxonMobil: OSDU, Data Technologies System Architect, Senior Full Stack Developer

●Led ExxonMobil's Data Engineering and ML evolution, architecting and mentoring the development of a data management portal to enhance strategic decision-making.

●Managed the OSDU platform's release cycle, fostering vendor partnerships, and steering community engagement, resulting in increased operational efficiency and streamlined deployment strategies through IaC, containerization, and Azure architecture.

●Developed and implemented experimental OSDU features, reducing project timelines by 25% for the Guyana 4D program, critical for enhancing oil recovery projections from 2027 onward.

●Oversaw the growth of the Kepler Data Management tool, establishing it as the primary decision-making tool for the Guyana Upstream Data and Low Carbon Solutions business lines.

●Designed, deployed, and containerized automated data pipelines and ingestion processes, reducing costs and cycles by 50%.

●Enhanced security management and data ingestion processes, securing external data and optimizing operational costs.

●Unified global teams across different time zones, driving innovative solutions and improving collaboration.

●Developed integrations, microservices, and REST APIs using Angular, Python, .Net Core, addressing key challenges with Snowflake and Azure ADX.

●Built a strong product backlog in collaboration with stakeholders, aligning development efforts with business goals.

●Developed GPT sales and chatbot integrations for the China fluid commerce channel, improving user engagement recapture by 30%.

●Created an Azure GPT document search and discovery tool, significantly reducing internal research time and contributing to Azure GPT POCs for LLM safety controls.

July 2021 - Nov 2022

ExxonMobil: Kepler, DART (Cynet) Senior Full Stack Developer

●Built a full-stack portal for data movement and analysis from Ingestion to Trusted Zones, supporting strategic and tactical business decisions, machine learning, and LLM operations.

●Collaborated closely with business customers, data scientists, and full-stack developers to build a comprehensive product backlog.

●Developed integrations, microservices, and resolved regressions with Snowflake Data Cloud and Azure High-Frequency Data Clusters (ADX).

●Implemented solutions using Angular, Python, .Net Core, Postgres, NoSQL, Snowflake, and OpenShift.

Jan 2021 - July 2021

Pentair, Kilgore Industries: (LeCrown Development) - Solution Architect, Delivery Lead

●Led company-wide implementation of workflow automations and field worker applications, enhancing operational efficiency.

●Created solution architecture and managed teams to build SaaS and PaaS solutions.

●Led development of new features in pump and water flow management applications.

July 2020 - Dec 2020

Shell Energy H2 Fueling System (PTG) - Solution Architect, Delivery Lead, PM

●Achieved a 20% net improvement in customer experience at H2 fueling sites through strategic analysis, ISO standards development, and architecture.

●Managed vendor development teams, overseeing multiple H2 value chains and remote deployments of EDGE hardware with AWS IoT.

●Created solution architecture for the H2 Data Reliability Platform, enhancing data integrity and operational efficiency.

March 2019 - July 2020

Shell Energy Unconventionals (PTG) - Solution Architect, Senior Full Stack Developer

●Saved the program over $20 million by implementing quality governance in the software program.

●Implemented strategic controls and quality governance for the Unconventionals Field Operations & Analytics program.

●Created solution architecture for the Analytics Mobile & Cloud platform for delivery teams.

●Implemented Azure DevOps to facilitate team conversion to Agile work cycles.

●Led development and QA teams onshore and offshore for the delivery of new features and fixes.

●Managed Azure CI/CD Pipeline with SonarQube for cloud and mobile deployments.

Sept 2018 - March 2019

QiO - Solution Architect, Senior Full Stack Developer, Oil & Gas Industry Specialist

●Served as Solutions Architect for production control transformation products.

●Created proof-of-concept programs that scaled into large-scale company transformations.

●Implemented Data Science and Machine Learning from physics-based model applications.

Feb 2018 - Sept 2018

McDermott (QiO) - Senior Full Stack Developer, Lead

●Led development for distributed teams across the USA, India, Russia, and Europe for container orchestration, data transformation, and cloud PaaS products.

●Led a high-visibility project in automating subsea construction vessels and digital twins using IoT remote sensors and EDGE computing.

Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

BP, SLB (Avanade, Accenture) - Senior Consultant, Senior Full Stack Developer

●Developed economic forecasting applications, improving decision-making for upstream and downstream operations.

●Led strategic and tactical solutions, securing a contract extension worth over $10M by recovering a troubled development project.

●Implemented Azure DevOps for Agile transformation, increasing development efficiency by 30%.

April 2014 - Jan 2017

MD Anderson, Digital Experience - Full Stack Developer Lead, Principal Business Systems Analyst

●Collaborated directly with customer stakeholders to create new applications and processes.

●Developed reusable component packages, libraries, and standards documentation for the developer team, mentoring developers in Agile methodology.

●Led joint ventures to deliver innovative projects, including 3D printing and bioprinting.

●Developed new products, including mobile emergency surgery scheduling applications, intelligent clinical trials matching, clinical trial management systems, and IoT integrations.

May 2013 - April 2015

InfiniteGIS (LeCrown Development) - Full Stack Developer

●Developed applications for oilfield service companies to manage data on GIS platforms.

●Created mobile field applications for the collection of land lease royalty and rig data.

●Led the design and development of interfaces for complex land and mineral property operations and revenue data reporting.

June 2011 - June 2013

Empyrean Benefit Solutions - Full Stack Developer, Product Owner

●Led the development of new products, including HR & Benefit Cloud (SaaS) and mobile applications.

●Researched and analyzed customer workflows, reducing CSR volume by 18%.

●Led the development of new systems to automate business processes, achieving 75% cost savings.

Nov 2009 – June 2011

NURSA, Baylor College of Medicine - Full Stack (Java) Developer, Bioinformatics

●Developed innovative interfaces for navigating genomic and pathogen data research based on UX principles, usability data, and indexing standards, improving grant funding.

●Contributed to scientific research publications.

Early Career Experience

Horizon, BD Development - Full Stack Web Developer, Project Manager

●Built a real estate project management portal for Gulf Coast GO-ZONE projects.

●Led the development of a sales life-cycle application for sales teams.

American Academy of Excellence - Education Startup - IT Director/Developer

●Developed student desktop and network infrastructure management software.

●Led the development of an Internet Curriculum Management System and educational content.

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