Experience

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  Major League Baseball

  • Greater Houston

  • Gameday Stringer / Official Scorer

    • May 2021 - Present
    • Greater Houston

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  bp

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

  • Incident Investigations & Organizational Learning

    • Jan 2021 - Present

  • Group Performance Management

    • Oct 2015 - Jan 2021

    A member of the Group Performance team where I am accountable for the assimilation, assurance and interrogation of upstream segment safety performance data. In this role, I work closely with senior executives (Upstream and Group Executive offices). Primary accountabilities are to:• Maintain the integrity of Upstream Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) performance reporting by providing deep technical expertise on Upstream HSE and Operational Incident reporting boundaries and providing independent guidance on incident classification and reporting.• Manage the development and assurance of Upstream internal reports for all Group HSE metrics.• Support enhancement of the bp incident reporting system (IRIS) to promote effective performance reporting.• Deliver value for the Upstream Functions (GWO, GOO, GPO, and BPX Energy) through proactively managing the quality and availability of HSE performance data.Accountabilities embedded within my current role are:• Interrogation of digital performance data and investigate incidents to identify barrier weaknesses and deteriorating trends. Using this analysis to develop actions and campaign initiatives that reduce risk, improve performance and eliminate repeat incidents.• Attending the bp America board of director meetings on a quarterly basis to provide safety performance analysis and answer questions of ongoing safety initiatives within the United States.• Serving as bp’s representative to the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) on the safety reporting committee.

  • Director - Upstream Safety Performance

    • Nov 2013 - Oct 2015

    The Director of Upstream Safety Performance was an international senior-level leadership position within bp’s Upstream Safety and Operational Risk Organization that managed a team of employees in the United Kingdom and the United States. In this global role, the key accountabilities included:• Assimilation and assurance of upstream segment safety performance data reported to senior executives and external agencies. • Establishing and managing Annual Cash Bonus safety performance metrics for upstream employees. • Managing safety and environmental reporting policies for the upstream segment.• Working with Upstream Executive office to develop segment wide safety communications.Accountabilities embedded within this role are:• Interrogation of digital performance data and investigate incidents to identify barrier weaknesses and deteriorating trends. Using this analysis to develop actions and campaign initiatives that reduce risk, improve performance and eliminate repeat incidents.• Attending the bp America board of director meetings on a quarterly basis to provide safety performance analysis and answer questions of ongoing safety initiatives within the United States.• Serving as bp’s representative to the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) on the safety reporting committee.

  • HSSE Organizational Learning & Performance Advisor

    • Mar 2011 - Nov 2013

    In this role I compiled performance metrics for the North America Gas business unit on a quarterly basis and reported them to the London Corporate Office. Was accountable for influencing North America Gas safety performance and leading the incident learning process. This was accomplished through analysis of incident data, extracting trends and key messages, designing reports and scorecards that communicate performance to a wide variety of audiences. This position worked closely with team leaders and subject matter experts to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the various HSSE reporting systems and processes.Additional responsibilities within this role included; managing the bp North American Gas Planning and Performance team budget, managing updates to HSE reporting policies, and leading investigations of major incidents

  • Safety Superintendent

    • Nov 2006 - Mar 2011

    Was accountable for leading a diverse group of 34 proprietary safety professionals and approximately 50 contract safety professionals, managing the site HSSE budget, serving as the site safety officer, and leading major incident investigations. Listed below are the functional groups reporting to the Safety Superintendent: Incident Investigation - Team consisting of a team leader and five dedicated incident investigators that manage all incident investigations at the bp Texas City Refinery.Control of Work – Team of two team leaders and eight control of work specialist that provide risk assessments for all high-risk work conducted at the Texas City Site.Contractor Management – Team consisting of a Team Leader and four coordinators that manage all aspects of contractor management including on-boarding of contractors, day to day safety management, injury case management, and auditing.Health & Safety Representatives – Team consists of a salaried team leader and seven hourly safety professionals. The hourly safety professional’s provide field safety support and manage the site observation and behavioral programs.Turnaround Safety Coordinator – A safety professional embedded in the turnaround organization to ensure safety is planned into all aspects of the turnaround phases and activities.Paramedics – Team consists of a Team Leader and four paramedics who staff the first aid facility on a 24/7 basis. The first aid facility provides medical treatment to all site employees and manages the site drug testing program and case management process.Routine Safety Coordinator – A safety professional accountable to providing safety assurance to the 2,100 proprietary workers.

  • Master Root Cause Specialist - Deepwater Horizon Incident Investigation

    • Apr 2010 - Jul 2010

    Served as a Master Root Cause Specialist on bp's internal investigation of the Deepwater Horizon Incident. Key Accountabilities on the investigation team included conducting and documenting interviews of key witnesses, coordinating the four work groups within the investigation team and developing the logic tree.

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  BP

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

  • Root Cause Analysis Team Leader

    • Nov 2004 - Nov 2006

    Leader of team accountable to improve maintenance work processes and increasing unit reliability, site-wide availability, and safety performance. Developed a Root Cause Analysis strategy and implemented the program across the bp Texas City Site (Refinery and Chemical plant). Strategy development included defining RCA triggers, metrics, personnel utilization, training requirements and effective recommendation completion. Developed and delivered RCA training program across the entire organization. Networked with global and local refinery personnel to obtain support for the RCA strategy. Once implemented, led critical RCA’s across the site. Reviewed and evaluated site-wide RCA’s for quality and identified common systemic issues and strategies to alleviate them.While serving in this role I supported the bp internal investigation into the 23 March 2005 Texas City explosion that kill 15 workers and injured over 200.

  • Turnaround Execution Coordinator

    • Jun 2002 - Nov 2004

    Accountable for all phases of planning and execution of turnarounds at the Texas City Chemicals facility.

  • Project Mechanical Representative

    • May 2000 - Jun 2002

    Mechanical representative for the development and construction of a Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) unit. The PSA unit was a grass-roots; $400 million project to build a paraxylene extraction processing unit utilizing new technology. Two years and $10 million into the project I determined that current valve technology was not capable of the of the performance requirements for full-scale PSA production. The project was mothballed and I was recognized for stopping the project prior to it moving to the next phase and thus saving additional money from being spent on a technology that was not technically feasible.

  • Maintenance Supervisor

    • Oct 1996 - May 2000

    Supervised multi-discipline (machinist, pipefitter, I&E, analyzer, and builder) crew of maintenance craftsmen accountable for performing maintenance on three process chemical units at the Texas City Chemical site.

  • Rotating Equipment Specialist

    • Jun 1989 - Oct 1996

    Accountable for diagnosis of rotating and reciprocating equipment to identify distress within the equipment and to provide operating and mechanical repair recommendations to eliminate the distress.

  • Machinist

    • Jan 1985 - Jul 1989

    Worked as an hourly machinist in the site machine shop and in the field working on a variety of industrial petro-chemical equipment.

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  Local Union 2232

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Millwright

    • Apr 1981 - Jan 1985
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Worked as a millwright for a variety of industrial contractors within the Houston area.