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Work Background

Western MidstreamGIS Systems Architect

Aug. 2024The Woodlands, Texas, United States

AccentureIT Applications Lead, nonSAP - Technical Delivery Resources

Oct. 2021 - Aug. 2024Houston, Texas, United StatesLead and manage multiple cross-functional teams responsible for the development, support, and enhancement of non-SAP applications within the client’s enterprise application landscape. Oversee the end-to-end delivery of business requirements, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and operational priorities. Provide clear direction and hands-on support for the design, implementation, and optimization of IT solutions that directly impact mission-critical business operations. Collaborate closely with stakeholders across business units to translate functional needs into scalable and secure technology solutions. Serve as a key advisor on application architecture, system infrastructure, and cybersecurity best practices. Ensure that all applications and systems adhere to compliance standards, performance benchmarks, and security protocols. Drive continuous improvement initiatives, promote innovation, and foster a culture of accountability and technical excellence across all supported platforms.

AccentureTechnical Architect

Mar. 2021 - Nov. 2021Houston, Texas, United StatesOversee the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise GIS solutions, with a focus on ArcGIS Enterprise architecture, system performance, and scalability. Responsible for administering and maintaining a secure, high-availability ArcGIS Enterprise environment. Lead efforts in spatial data modeling, schema design, and integration with external systems to support business workflows and decision-making. Collaborate cross-functionally to align GIS infrastructure with organizational goals, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Hess CorporationGeospatial Systems Engineer- Technical Applications

Oct. 2011 - Nov. 2020Houston, Texas AreaPrimary roles of responsibility: Spatial Data Architect and Integration, Spatial Database Administrator (Oracle, Azure-SQL), Safe (FME) Administrator and advisor, Geospatial Data Subscription Advisor, Spatial Data Management. Lead Geospatial Data solutions including integration with business applications. Manage and maintain Corporate SDE databases, including system design, installations, and configurations. Maintain application driven Spatial Databases such including Oracle, SQL Server Spatial and Azure SQL Server Spatial. Project Management, high level presentations. Principle Safe Software FME Server and workflows administrator responsible for installation upgrades and configurations. Manages FME application: security, reporting, creating scheduled jobs and managing data processes. Lead and advise on the development of FME workbenches for data and workflow management. Geospatial SME for GIS and BI, Analytics integration. Mentor and advise Business user base on GIS best practices, data structure and standards. Inspiring Innovation partnered with Geoscientists to develop GIS Analysis workflows and integration with BI/Analytics processes. Act as technical lead to the business on projects where Spatial data and applications are involved. Work with Business Intelligence team, developing integration solutions using ETL tools. GIS and Spotfire integration and development. Perform ongoing updates and acquisition of vendor GIS application data and update Enterprise Spatial Data as required by business. Company technical advisor and geospatial point of contact for key venders such as IHS, Woodmac, Enverus. Driving continued improvement worked with venders to develop data integration like API feeds and live data updates. Advised Land Group on Quorum QGIS / QLS data structure. Managed New Century-PODS (PPDM) pipeline database and maintenance. Advise Data Management with Prosource Data Management System, SDE installation.

ESRI PUG Steering CommitteeCommunication Chairman

Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2014The PUG (Petroleum User Group) Steering Committee is a global organization which collaborates with the petroleum industry to educate and promote the value of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial science. A key goal is to advance the effective use of GIS technology by the Petroleum and Pipeline Industry by building a community of GIS practitioners in the Industry. 2012 has launched the new PUG online website as a resource and serves to the GIS community. As website Chairman I manage a sub-committee of volunteers for maintaining and updating content of the www.pugonline.org website.

Maersk OilGIS Systems Administrator.

Jan. 2006 - Oct. 2011Houston, Texas, United StatesSupported and advised Exploration and Production geoscientists on Geospatial principles for multi-disciplinary team of Geoscientists, including Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, Angola, and Mexico. Supported exploration new ventures team by onboarding new technologies instrumental in developing Geological Play analysis by utilizing Priemere GeoTechnology and GIS-PAX software. Showed proficiency in assisting with interpretation platforms such as Openworks, Petrel and Paradigm. Preparing presentation materials. Implemented and managed Maersk Oil Houston ArcServer /SDE GIS solution. Managed 3rd Party data subscriptions and delivery from several sources including MMS, ESA, IHS-Enerdeq/ Edin, PDI, Lexco-OWL, and Univ. of Texas GBDS ESA-GOM3. Implemented GIS workflows supporting Land/Lease Analysis and maps for Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales 2006 –2011. Supported Geoscience presentations by performing data analysis and creating maps products. Responsible for organizing and conducting training and software support for GIS Users. Implemented the GIS environment standards for data, projects, and quality control. Managed seismic and well data requirements for Landmark Openworks and Schlumberger Petrel Applications. Managed import and export of data between applications

US Army Corps of EngineersCompany Operations Sergeant (NCO)

Sep. 2005 - Dec. 2006Hanau Am Main Area, GermanyCompany Operations Sergeant and Training Officer I was responsible for the organizing and scheduling of over 100 soldiers training. This consisted of scheduling classes, tracking soldiers training, and actively organizing various training sessions. As section leader, was in charge of supervising Company Operations Section managing personnel files, and supporting company mission.

US Army Corps of EngineersGeospatial Instructor (NCO), MNF-I (Multi-National Force)

Mar. 2005 - Mar. 2006Taji, IraqSelected as Geospatial Instructor in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 5 and MNF-I (Multi-National Force, Iraq) /MNC-I (Multi-National Corp, Iraq) that coordinated military transition teams assigned to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) at the Phoenix Academy in Taji, Iraq. I instructed over 800 Joint Service /Coalition soldiers on basic applications of the FalconView 3.3.1, Erdas Imagine,ESRI ArcGIS topographic engineering programs. Creating and managing cultural features and map data, downloading Rasterized data from National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on-line database. Installing program and loading critical data onto Unit computers. I was also selected to instruct Senior Iraqi officers on the use and managing of the GIS topographic engineering programs and how to apply it to force protection in real world situations.

US Army Corps of EngineersGeospatial Section Sergeant (NCO), Team Lead

Oct. 2004 - Sep. 2005Hanau Am Main Area, GermanyTeam Lead/Platoon Sergeant. as Geospatial Section Sergeant of the 320th EN CO (Topographic); Supervised and instructed 7-10 soldiers in support of 130th EN BDE, V-Corp, USAREUR to create a wide variety of GIS based products consisting of but not limited to route analysis, force protection and troop movement .

US Army Corps of EngineersGeospatial Engineer

Sep. 2002 - Oct. 2004Extracted Terrain Data from Remote-Sensed Imagery and digitized cultural, topographic, hydrographic as well as other features to digital format. I performed database management for the storage of Aerial photographs, maps and digital data. Analyzed collected military Geographic Information to produce tactical decision aids.