Portfolio Management, Operations, Contracts, Legal

Seeking a challenging Program Management opportunity, which involves interface with Operations & ability to utilize Negotiations & Contract evaluation (Legal)

EMPLOYMENT

BP-Innovene, BP-Amoco Chemical Company and Amoco Chemical Company
Rail Fleet Coordinator, Olefins & Polymers Logistics-Operations, Houston, TX: May 2006 – Present
• Responsible for management of all polypropylene, polyethylene and butadiene rail fleets
• Accountable for identifying and reducing cost drivers from rail fleet operations
• Responsible for management of railcar leases and contracts with 3rd party lessors
• Leading efforts to resolve “defective” new car lease supply from Union Tank Car

Corporate Office, Houston, TX: December 2004 – May 2006
Commercial Analyst, Contracts Compliance-FC&A
• Liaised with BP-Legal to understand and interpret contractual language for $2.4bn BP-Innovene termsheets.
• Helped negotiate several Hydrocarbon, Utilities and Services contracts for the $2.4bn BP-transaction.
• Helped implement Contract Compliance (Single Point Accountability) on the $2.4bn BP-transaction.
• Recommended revisions to contractual language to reflect true intent of negotiations.
• Negotiated site infrastructure needs for pipeline easements, land-lease vs. ownership, and right-of-ways.
• Evaluated a $120m 3rd party commercial agreement and modified clauses to gain leverage for Innovene.
• Implemented an Oracle-based Contracts Compliance Database for $6bn+ of Innovene’s sales & purchases.
• Drafted Confidentiality Agreements for hiring consultants in the Finance-Planning & Control Department.

BAR MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the State Bar of Texas, September 2005

EDUCATION

University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX
Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2004, Coursework & Seminar include Advanced Legal Research and significant Intellectual Property exposure, including International Oil & Gas, International Arbitration, Negotiations & Client Counseling.
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
M.S. Chemical Engineering, 1988 (includes 2 years enrollment in the Business School-Corporate Finance)
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1984

INTERNSHIP
1981-1983, India-Chemical Engineering Intern, H.P.C.L-Plastics Manufacturing, P.I.L-Polyvinyl Chloride Production and N.O.C.I.L-Petrochemical Refinery.

PERSONAL & REFERENCES
Interests include languages (French-basic, Vietnamese-beginner). References furnished upon request.

Chocolate Bayou Plant, Houston, TX: 2004-2005
• Prepared memorandums for Patent Agents in India and Korea to help advance client PCT applications.
• Reviewed license agreements.

Chocolate Bayou & Texas City Plant, Houston, TX: 2000-2005
Manager, Innovene-HRVOC Program and Project Manager, Olefins, Polymers & Refinery Projects
• Successfully managed a $10m Innovene Environmental Compliance Program (HRVOC) across multiple sites.
• Delivered HRVOC compliance objectives safely, before the deadline and with a savings of $1.6m from FM.
• Liaised with Jacobs Engineering to deliver an optimized sub-contracting strategy for Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) activities.
• Designed and implemented HSSE Assurance strategies and programs for $0.5m-$20m Works Projects.
• Led several HSE Reviews, Integrity Management and site-specific PSM standards: Upstream Oil Terminal in Argentina, SECCO-China, Texas City Refinery & Cherry Point Refinery.

Houston, TX: 1999-2000
Manager-Research & Technology
• Supervised 12 engineers and managed technology transfer, along with budgeting, recruiting & cost control initiatives.

Houston, TX: 1989-1999
Team Leader-Operations
• Successfully started up a plant in China, including managing construction activities on site.
• Single point contact for Plant Operations at the EPC contractor’s office in Lyon, France.
• Reviewed EPC contractor’s design proposals for construction of a plant in the Czech Republic.