J19 ConsultingVP-IT / CIO
Mar. 2023Houston, TXLean Six Sigma Black Belt/ITIL Executive leading the creation and restructure of multiple IT departments ($1B profitable standup of multi-national oil industry divestiture and M&A post-implementation efforts for $12 billion, 12,000-employee, four-company acquisition, consolidating 17 national plants). Pemex (Shell Oil Divestiture) • Led restructure of new, independent IT project management office (PMO).
• Consulted directly with C-suite and Executive leadership to uncover $3.3 million overspend in post divesture newly created internal IT department. • Increased 21,000 employee satisfaction rate 93% by creating a culture of transparency, collaboration, accountability, and commitment to excellence, including a “mission first” mentality across the IT team. • Increased employee engagement and participation in cross-functional teams by 10%. • Developed and executed enterprise IT transformation strategy, focusing on business process re-engineering, earned value, system integrations, and operational excellence. • Oversaw portfolio of transformation projects to team members, ensuring they were delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. • Collaborated with IT, finance, and other departments to align transformation initiatives with technological advancements and financial planning. • Negotiated vendor contracts saving an average of 15% per contract. Westlake Chemical Corporation • Partnered with C-suite and Executive leadership to drive adoption of new initiatives for new AI Digital division. • Led large cross-functional groups (15 sub-teams), while retaining oversight of IT, PMO, and tech product management. • Improved efficiency 81% by streamlining and standardizing operating procedures, technology, and driving improvements in multiple departments.
• Created consolidation & process automation across Financial, IT, Legal, & Operations by introducing adoption of Work Management System (WMS) for procurement center of excellence (PCOE).