02 // Timeline

Professional timeline.

Fifteen years of enterprise IT leadership across energy, utilities, manufacturing, and financial services.

Oct 2024 — Present

Houston, TX

Occidental Petroleum (Oxy)

IT Strategy Advisor — IT Digital Experience

→Led enterprise IT initiatives across 22 plants (U.S., Canada, Chile), including deployment of 2,000+ devices within aggressive timelines and budgets.
→Directed hardware lifecycle and refresh strategy across 5 U.S. office locations, managing 850+ assets.
→Served as Project Manager and Portfolio Advisor for an enterprise application rationalization initiative capturing 408+ applications.
→Designed and implemented an enterprise IT performance analytics dashboard for executive leadership visibility.
→Developed AI-based solutions for application user assessment and risk classification, and for departmental financial forecasting automation.
→Trained 24 IT staff on Agile practices and mentored 8 project managers to 100% certification success (PM Level 1–3).

Jul 2022 — Oct 2024

Houston, TX

Occidental Petroleum (Oxy)

IT Strategy Advisor — Project Management Office (PMO)

→Partnered with IT Directors to govern portfolios of 50+ initiatives spanning cloud migration, RPA, infrastructure, and digital transformation.
→Led portfolio reviews, investment prioritization, dependency management, and risk mitigation aligned to enterprise strategy.
→Implemented ServiceNow data remediation initiative reducing reporting delinquencies by 56%.
→Advanced Agile maturity from Level 1 to Level 2 through coaching and standardized frameworks.
→Coordinated planning of large-scale networking infrastructure programs across 22 interdependent services.

Jul 2018 — Jul 2022

Houston, TX

Direct Energy / NRG

ITSM Service Design & Introduction — North America Lead

→Implemented Service Design & Introduction governance across North America, reducing warranty periods by 37% and post-release incidents by 25%.
→Redesigned release and enhancement approval processes, reducing cycle time by 88%.
→Led service portfolio rationalization: eliminated 62 dormant services, corrected 452 ownership records, and reduced vendor costs by $325K.
→Acted as a trusted advisor on service readiness, risk, and operational sustainability.

Mar 2018 — Jul 2018

Houston, TX

Modiant

Senior Agile Product Owner

→Delivered MVP in 10 weeks, generating approximately $550K in revenue growth.
→Reduced technical debt by 13% through backlog optimization and prioritization.
→Supported leadership in resource planning, vendor onboarding, and offshore coordination.

Jun 2017 — Feb 2018

Houston, TX

Sysco Corporation

Senior Project Portfolio Analyst (Contract)

→Standardized portfolio financial tracking and reporting, improving forecasting accuracy and budget oversight.
→Served as PMO SME supporting executive-level portfolio reviews and financial reporting.

Aug 2014 — Aug 2016

General Electric — Transportation

IT Program Manager V / Business Solutions

→Managed project portfolios ranging $115K to $22.5M supporting analytics and BI platforms.
→Led cross-functional teams of 8–10 developers delivering on scope, schedule, and cost.
→Delivered BI solutions generating 15% productivity gains and $635K cost reduction.

Aug 2009 — Aug 2014

Houston, TX

Enbridge Pipeline, Inc.

Oracle Senior IT Advisor

→Led Oracle R12 program workstreams supporting $3M+ monthly cash flow across enterprise systems.
→Managed teams of 12 resources and served on Change Advisory Board influencing prioritization and risk decisions.
→Delivered process improvements yielding 20% productivity gains and 38% annual cash recovery improvements.

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