Experience

Union Tech

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Houston, Texas, United States Since 1982, Union Tech has focused on mastering the art of precision machining. From those manufacturing roots, we grew a vertically-integrated enterprise empowered to service the production needs of industries and markets worldwide. Not only do we offer turnkey manufacturing capabilities, but with our team of engineers and product experts, we have also developed a suite of valve products that leverage the capabilities of our manufacturing platform.



First Filter Inc

• Singapore
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • May 2022 - Apr 2023

  Houston, Texas, United States About First Filter: We are a leading global manufacturer of sand control screen and pipe protection. The company operates 7 (seven) manufacturing sites globally. Our solution focused approach and new designs allows us to provide the right solutions at the right time.



Forum Energy Technologies

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. VP, Drilling & Process

  • Mar 2019 - Apr 2022

  Houston, Texas Area Complete P&L responsibility for Drilling & Process business unit that served upstream, mid-stream, and downstream markets. The business unit was supported by manufacturing locations in US, Mexico, Canada, UK, Germany, UAE, and Singapore. - 50% reduction in recordable injuries; implemented “perfect days” safety program - Positive cash flow every year - Lead organization back to positive EBITDA within 1 year. - 30% reduction in inventory - Drove change that reduced cash cost by… Show more Complete P&L responsibility for Drilling & Process business unit that served upstream, mid-stream, and downstream markets. The business unit was supported by manufacturing locations in US, Mexico, Canada, UK, Germany, UAE, and Singapore. - 50% reduction in recordable injuries; implemented “perfect days” safety program - Positive cash flow every year - Lead organization back to positive EBITDA within 1 year. - 30% reduction in inventory - Drove change that reduced cash cost by $8MM with first 3 months - Developed and implemented an aftermarket sales pursuit strategy - Reversed market share loss and drove market share gains across all products lines

• Managing Director & VP, Middle East & Africa

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2019

  Dubai, UAE Greenfield opportunity to develop and grow Middle East & North Africa region. Once located in the Middle East, developed Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering, HR, Accounting, and Service teams to support growth objective of $300MM in revenues. - Over 2 years grew revenues by 60% - Established a wholly-owned operation for manufacturing, trade, and service/after-market in Saudi Arabia without a JV partner. - Lead FET product approved by Aramco, SABIC, KOC, ADNOC, SADARA, SEC… Show more Greenfield opportunity to develop and grow Middle East & North Africa region. Once located in the Middle East, developed Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering, HR, Accounting, and Service teams to support growth objective of $300MM in revenues. - Over 2 years grew revenues by 60% - Established a wholly-owned operation for manufacturing, trade, and service/after-market in Saudi Arabia without a JV partner. - Lead FET product approved by Aramco, SABIC, KOC, ADNOC, SADARA, SEC, etc. - Opened sales offices in Kuwait, Saudi, Egypt, & Oman. - Developed and initiated MENA sales and service initiative. - Started up manufacturing (100K sq. ft.) in Dammam, KSA within 15 months and generated revenue the first week of the manufacturing start-up

• Sr. Vice President, Production Equipment

  • Jun 2012 - Jan 2016

  Houston, Texas Area Complete P&L responsibility for upstream, midstream, and downstream business unit with $275MM sales, 670 employees. The operation consisted of 9 manufacturing locations plus a sales office. Led team to develop pursuit growth objectives, oversaw operations, integration of acquisitions, and implemented supply chain strategy. - 50% reduction in recordable injuries; 60% reduction in quality escapes and warranty claims - Positive cash flow every year and doubled cash within 15… Show more Complete P&L responsibility for upstream, midstream, and downstream business unit with $275MM sales, 670 employees. The operation consisted of 9 manufacturing locations plus a sales office. Led team to develop pursuit growth objectives, oversaw operations, integration of acquisitions, and implemented supply chain strategy. - 50% reduction in recordable injuries; 60% reduction in quality escapes and warranty claims - Positive cash flow every year and doubled cash within 15 months - 40% increase in revenue and 150 basis point improvement on operating margin - Implemented Service & After-market team; generated positive EBITDA in first year - Electrostatic market share from 10% to 95% through NPD & aftersales customer service - Implemented Lean processes and strategic purchasing – realized $3MM saving annually - First business unit within FET to be SOX compliant with zero findings within 1 year of IPO

• Plant Manager

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2012

  Lafayette, Louisiana Area Responsible for P&L, supplying Wireline Blow Out Preventers and Drilling consumables to global operations; $100M sales, 215 employees. Oversight responsibilities included profitability, forecasting, Production & Inventory planning, cost control, and process improvements. - Tripled profitability on BOPs within 12 months - Implemented Safety programs to reduce recordable injuries by 80% within 18 months - 25% increase in productivity and 50% increase in shipments within two… Show more Responsible for P&L, supplying Wireline Blow Out Preventers and Drilling consumables to global operations; $100M sales, 215 employees. Oversight responsibilities included profitability, forecasting, Production & Inventory planning, cost control, and process improvements. - Tripled profitability on BOPs within 12 months - Implemented Safety programs to reduce recordable injuries by 80% within 18 months - 25% increase in productivity and 50% increase in shipments within two years - Through improvement in Quality and Delivery, able to bring back several large customers and increase revenues by 2X



Baker Hughes

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Director, Manufacturing Projects

  • Apr 2010 - Aug 2010

  Houston, Texas Area * Manufacturing lead for BHI acquisitions and integration into Supply Chain structure * Responsible for moving products/manufacturing centers to new locations * Developed a new model for first BHI multi-product manufacturing in Saudi Arabia * Lead team to locate and develop manufacturing locations in Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa, and Western Europe

• Sr. Director, Eastern Hemisphere Manufacturing & Global Screen Operations

  • Sep 2007 - Apr 2010

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates Senior business leader with P&L responsible to supply completion & production tools for global operations; $350M revenues, 750 employees. Activities included supply chain management, contract negotiations, supplier relationship management, logistics, inventory management, and business planning for Eastern Hemisphere (EH) working in lock-step with West Hemisphere. EH facilities represented 350K sq. feet of roofline and purchases of over $125M dollars. * Directed efforts to shut… Show more Senior business leader with P&L responsible to supply completion & production tools for global operations; $350M revenues, 750 employees. Activities included supply chain management, contract negotiations, supplier relationship management, logistics, inventory management, and business planning for Eastern Hemisphere (EH) working in lock-step with West Hemisphere. EH facilities represented 350K sq. feet of roofline and purchases of over $125M dollars. * Directed efforts to shut down facility with no negative impact to customers. * Lead team to realign Global capacity for Baker Hughes resulted in saving of $150M in cost reduction effort in the first year. Efforts focused on outsourcing to low-cost sources and moving capacity closer to demand. * Responsible for 9 plants (United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, & Nigeria). * Implemented 3X increase product output through our Singapore plant – BHI’s first successful change from make to buy model – done within a 6-month timeframe. * Doubled manufacturing output to support a 100% increase in Baker Oil Tools revenues. * Lead Baker Hughes in safety by achieving zero recordables in EH plants in 2009 with two plants recognized by BHI chairman for achieving Safety excellence. First in BHI to achieve this goal. * Drove global processes improvements that reduced cost and improved our bottom line by an average cost per hour of 5% year-on-year. * Traveled/Worked extensively throughout the Middle East, Asia, South America, Africa, Europe, and Scandinavia to establish local operations (Internal & External).

• Director, Global Screen Operations

  • Jan 2006 - Sep 2007

  Lafayette, Louisiana Area P&L responsible supplying screens and gravel pack tools to global operations; $140M sales, 250 person workforce with $20M support from outsourced manufacturing. Activities include supply chain management, contract negotiations, supplier relationship management, logistics, inventory management, order fulfillment and business planning. * Created, presented and implemented business plan to build manufacturing plant in Dubai & Saudi Arabia. This represented $45M in capital investment. *… Show more P&L responsible supplying screens and gravel pack tools to global operations; $140M sales, 250 person workforce with $20M support from outsourced manufacturing. Activities include supply chain management, contract negotiations, supplier relationship management, logistics, inventory management, order fulfillment and business planning. * Created, presented and implemented business plan to build manufacturing plant in Dubai & Saudi Arabia. This represented $45M in capital investment. * Negotiated 2 major contracts with companies in Scotland and Malaysia for turn-key operations. * Active succession planning and development process. * Drove 25% reduction in Front-End development cycle time. * Standardized processes across plants saving $800K per year. * Develop Global quoting processes resulting in 50% reduction on quote lead-times. * Drove 23% scrap reduction through cell based quality program.

• Plant Manager

  • Jul 2004 - Jan 2006

  Lafayette, Louisiana Area P&L responsible supplying screens and gravel pack tools to global operations; $70M sales, 160 employees. Oversight responsibilities included determining production and material requirements, customer order scheduling/shipping, and process improvements. * Took a plant that was absorbing expenses to over-absorbing expenses within 12 months. * Implemented Safety Stand Downs, First Aid tracking, and Safe Driving courses. * 45% scrap reduction * 79% increase in shipments within two… Show more P&L responsible supplying screens and gravel pack tools to global operations; $70M sales, 160 employees. Oversight responsibilities included determining production and material requirements, customer order scheduling/shipping, and process improvements. * Took a plant that was absorbing expenses to over-absorbing expenses within 12 months. * Implemented Safety Stand Downs, First Aid tracking, and Safe Driving courses. * 45% scrap reduction * 79% increase in shipments within two years * 15% increase in productivity * Increase Direct to Indirect ratio from 1.9 to 3.0 * Recognized by largest customer as having the best deliveries times within Baker with 97% of orders shipping on-time. * Reduced BAH cost each year by at least 5% year-on-year through continuous improvement program and purchasing initiatives.

• Manager, Manufacturing & Operation Support

  • May 2000 - Jul 2004

  Lafayette, Louisiana Area Budgetary responsible for all Order Management functions including Purchasing, Production Control, Material Handling, and Scheduling, and Customer Service. * Responsible for $30M in material purchases * Reduced Shipping cost by 10% * Developed packaging procedures that reduced labor by 70% and reduced shipment weight that has since been adopted by BHI globally. * Reduced inventory by 20%, lowered material cost by 15%, and setup JIT process for critical materials * Lead… Show more Budgetary responsible for all Order Management functions including Purchasing, Production Control, Material Handling, and Scheduling, and Customer Service. * Responsible for $30M in material purchases * Reduced Shipping cost by 10% * Developed packaging procedures that reduced labor by 70% and reduced shipment weight that has since been adopted by BHI globally. * Reduced inventory by 20%, lowered material cost by 15%, and setup JIT process for critical materials * Lead implementation of Team Based Management environment and Kaizen/5S programs ($500K saving in handling cost per year) * Won MePOL's/State of Louisiana Platinum Award for our Lean efforts

• Manager, Quality Control

  • Aug 1999 - May 2000

  Tulsa, Oklahoma Area Quality

• Manager, Shipping, Warehouse, Receiving, & Traffic

  • Jan 1997 - Aug 1999

  Tulsa, Oklahoma Area Baker Hughes Core Advisory Member for Freight & Transportation - BHI realized an annual savings of more than $20 million dollars with first two contracts. Inventory Implementation Leader for SAP in first Baker Hughes location

• Supervisor, Master Production Scheduler

  • May 1994 - Jan 1997

  Tulsa, Oklahoma Area Implemented and managed front end processing consisting of Design Engineering, Inventory Control, Production Control, and Manufacturing Engineering to re-engineer and streamline front-end process, reduce inventory levels, and implement variances controls.

• Engineer, Quality Assurance

  • Apr 1990 - May 1994

  Tulsa, Oklahoma Area Created and implement Quality Designator numerical system that allowed simplified stocking procedures without creating new part numbers. Adopted by BHI facility worldwide. Core implementation member in creating a team based managed environment in Broken Arrow. Inventory Implementation Leader for SAP in first Baker Hughes location Core team meeting for first Baker Hughes ISO implementation in 1991. Certified Quality Auditor for BHI (API Q1, 6A & 14A specification and ISO 9001)