Experience

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  Darby Consulting _Plains All American

  • Houston, Texas

  • Sr. Project Manager

    • Apr 2019 - Present
    • Houston, Texas

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  Direct Energy

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Sr. Program/Project Manager

    • Oct 2015 - Present
    • Houston, Texas Area

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  Wipro Limited

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Energy Lifecycle Services Program Manager

    • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Responsible for design and strategy for Energy Process and Software solutions for the Western Hemisphere practice. As part of the Energy Natural Resources and Utilities BU, Responsible for Demand Generation, Project and Managed Service Delivery, Execution, Management and Consulting services.

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  Chevron

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

  • IT Manager

    • Aug 2006 - Sep 2014

    Initiated the creation of a brand new Information Management Function to the Business Unit. In this role, I also served as the Information Architect and Single Point of Contact for entire Business Unit for Information Architecture Strategy, Direction and Project Initiatives. Responsible for Information Management and Content Management strategy and enterprise project consulting and training. Implemented enterprise SharePoint 2010 strategy, architecture and implementation. Performed Architecture Reviews and Audits.

  • EGTL IT/IM PM

    • 2010 - 2013

    Initial Review of EGTL Mega Capital Project Information Management Readiness and later IM/IT Senior Project Manager, supervising over 27 IM/IT resources. Personally responsible and recognized for implementing an IM and IT innovation to create approx. 11 million dollars of project cost savings.• Responsible for Development and Support Activities for all Engineering, EDMS, Supply Chain and Operational Applications and Solutions (Recommendation/Procurement, Custom Development, ERP system Integration, etc.). Solutions included EDMS, Data Warehouse, SharePoint, JDE and Integration solution to DW, Dashboards and Web Development, and Engineering (AUTOCAD, Intergraph SMARTPLANT and INTOOLS, Bentley MICROSTATION and LCS, Falcon Global ZENATOR, etc.). I managed several sets of development teams in over 4 global locations. Our activities also included decommissioning of applications.• Recognized by EGTL MCP Leadership Team for organizing, managing and facilitating the EGTL IM Summit held over a 5 day (60 hour) period with over 57 participants. This was a 2011 Project Milestone and was recognized as successful. This summit required me to solely create and present over 60 hours of decision analysis presentations and to facilitate the decision making process with this large multifunctional group.

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  Bluware Consulting

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Senior Project Manager

    • 2005 - 2006
    • Houston, Texas Area

    •Senior SOX 404 and ITIL Consultant for multiple engagements and clients; worked as the senior liaison to executive management on engagements

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  Watsco - Comfort Supply

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Director of IT

    • 2003 - 2004
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Hired to do change management for multiple concurrent high-impact projects/initiatives that deploy business process changes and system re-engineering objectives. Projects are partially ERP system (JD Edwards, NxTrend) and partially business practice re-engineering. Worked with all operational managers and executives to facilitate optimal solutions. Examples of successful projects include: monthly financial process, purchasing, supply chain optimization, warehouse logistics, inventory management, package accounting, and distribution activity costing. Planned, designed and managed multi-million dollar data network and telecommunications upgrade with national implementationManaged all IS department activities including ERP implementation, Application development and website development (approx. 21 personnel)Managed multiple enterprise level concurrent projects with minimal resources; on time and under budget.• Managed all aspects of IS budget for the enterprise• Saved over $250,000 per year by prescribed initiatives in first year

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  Waste Management

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Manager of Enterprise Architecture

    • 2000 - 2002
    • Houston, Texas Area

    * Initial and primary strategist for Fortune 120 company’s e-Business management objectives. Responsible for the vision and design of current web architecture, ERP (Peoplesoft) and development of the enterprise strategy needed to transform previously de-centralized systems into a holistic enterprise framework.• Chief Technical Strategist for all enterprise initiatives and enterprise projects, including CRM, data warehouse, imaging, document management, GIS, reporting and analysis tools, GPS, e-procurement, and wireless sales automation.• Architect and infrastructure consultant for company internet and extranet portals; including all technical development and application design. Visionary and designer for company’s first intranet portal (WMVisor).• Designed EAI strategy, methodology and infrastructure. Selection of EAI tool vendor, middleware and B2B architecture components. Developed implementation strategy and procedures.

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  Spherion

  • United States
  • Staffing and Recruiting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Principal Consultant

    • 1998 - 2000

  • Principal Consultant

    • 1998 - 2000

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  Service Corporation International

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Manager of Information Systems

    • 1991 - 1996
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Requested as a key team member of an upper management level project; the Consolidated Reporting Project. The change management project redefined company-wide operational and accounting management reporting.•Responsible for development of functional and system requirements definition and technical specifications for AS/400, WAN/LAN, and Client/Server development. Project used multidimensional OLAP database,Sybase RDBMS and communication with legacy systems on AS/400.•Primary Leader on re-engineering project for Corporate Sales System. Project Objectives: redefine all business processes and document functional requirements; align procedures and organization structure with core business processes. Responsible for design of multi-location, remote access system with centralized processing and management reporting interface using client/server architecture. Responsible for technical specifications, testing methodology and acceptance test plan.•Leader on Application design and development for several major corporate applications. Responsible for identification of all design requirements and definition of system functionality and acceptancecriteria. Determination of all technical specifications including database design and supervision of all AS/400 development.•Manager on project to convert all existing enterprise software to new applications and hardware platform, evaluate/design all financial reporting, implement an improved Management Information system, and improve the productivity and profitability as well as implementing internal controls. Acted as Project Leader and primary conversion knowledge specialist for several major corporate applications; Inventory, Asset Management, Real Estate, Payroll, Job Costing, General Ledger, Purchase Order, Human Resources, Commission, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Sales, etc.

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  American General Life Companies is now part of the AIG Family!

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Internal Systems Consultant

    • 1989 - 1990
    • Houston, Texas Area

    •Responsible for working in a joint capacity with Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Treasurer, Corporate Controller, General Auditor and other corporate senior management to gain increased productivity in these assigned areas.•Regularly performed systems analysis and business process and change management on all aspects of operations in the following areas of responsibility: Corporate Audit, Corporate Controller’s Division, Budget, Financial Analysis Group and Treasury.•Consultants were continuously tested to ensure the following skills existed: excellent communication skills, a commitment to excellence, creativity, and effective problem solving skills and leadership qualities.

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  Continental Airlines

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Corporate Specialist

    • 1986 - 1989
    • Houston, Texas Area

    •Project Leader for Corporate-level special projects as designated by the Controller of Finance.•Corporate Liaison between the companies and external “Big Six” accounting firm. Responsible for the consolidation of financial information and operating variance explanations and the review and preparation of all audit workpapers. Responsible for assuring the success of the corporate audits.•Preparation of Financial Analysis of the operating results of major subsidiaries and joint ventures.•Responsible for preparation and explanation of corporate budget and monthly variance analysis.•Improved corporate productivity by the initiation of corporate policies, standardized accounting procedures, and corporate-wide information systems.•Determined and implemented corporate-wide accounting policy that saved the company 18.5 million dollars.