Sr. Director, Business Development

• Apr 2022 - Present

Corporate development to accelerate energy transition including initiatives on renewable fuels, green hydrogen, carbon management, and other advancements. Corporate development to accelerate energy transition including initiatives on renewable fuels, green hydrogen, carbon management, and other advancements.

Executive Leadership, Corporate Development, and Strategy

• Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

Global Specialty Petroleum Coke Leadership

• Feb 2018 - Sep 2021

Managed all aspects of P&L for $1 billion non-fuels needle and anode coke business feeding lithium-ion batteries for EVs and electronics, carbon-free steel, aluminum, silicon, iron, and pigments.* Captured 1/3 of global lithium-ion battery market; increased repeatable needle coke volume by 30% * Developed muti-tier supply chain alliances on steel and batteries, reducing threat of commoditization* Implemented commercial needle coke production trials at multiple refineries, proving ability to scale with EV market* Redeployed US production assets during COVID-19 generating incremental $80 million Show less

Global Needle Coke Technology

• Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

Oversaw daily production, quality assurance, customer support, R&D, and product development of flagship global needle coke business. Led and aligned 18 industry-leading technology experts to ensure success and growth.* Streamlined coke portfolio to key fungible grades, reduced working capital and handling needs* Guided collaboration with 12 key lithium-ion battery partners* Created 10 new fit-for-purpose needle coke products for electric vehicle batteries* Established collaborative industrial ties and reduced idea-to-commercial-result time from 3+ years to 6 months Show less

Corporate Business Development / M&A and Joint Ventures

• Feb 2006 - Jan 2017

Designed, led, negotiated, and executed all aspects of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures from cradle to grave.* Completed 16 worldwide M&A transactions, JVs, and legal support delivering $38 billion value* Divested chemicals, power, refining, pipeline assets enabling $5.6 billion reinvestment* Investigated 51 transactions and major new-build projects worth $184 billion* Wrote the corporate development process playbook used for all corporate development processes(Titles: Managing Director; Senior Director Acquisitions & Divestitures; Director Strategy and Business Development) Show less

Engineering, Planning, Economics and Optimization - Sweeny Refinery

• 1997 - Feb 2006

Operations Planning Senior Engineer - Optimized 247,000 barrel/day refinery using Linear Programming (LP) models and evaluated capital projects.Production Engineer - Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units (FCC) - Ensured safe, reliable and optimized operation for two atmospheric residue FCC units at Sweeny Refinery.Crude Logistics Engineer - Schedule 3 docks, 15 pipelines, and 4 terminals to supply the optimal blend of 247,000 barrels/day of waterborne crude oil for Sweeny Refinery. Led crude oil logistics changes to shift from 30 API crude oil to 16 API crude oil.Plant Process Engineer - Established the vision, developed and championed the use of computer simulations for the integrated refinery, NGL fractionation and petrochemical steam-cracking complex. Show less