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Summary

Information Technology Leader and Partner with a comprehensive background in Strategic Planning, Contracts Negotiation, Innovation, Customer Support, Process Improvement and leading multiple, complex, and diverse teams that delivered on strategic plans.
 
IT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP: Demonstrated ability to partner with C-suite executives, various departments and operations to define and implement processes and solutions that deliver on strategic goals and objectives and to ensure IT compliance that reduces environmental risks.
 
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION: Possess extensive experience in program & project management, application delivery processes, training and mentoring IT teams based on the capabilities and competencies needed for updating the skills for the products and services required to reach corporate objectives.
 
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP: Known for value optimization, solutions finding, and on time and budgetary delivery within scope. Proven ability in project portfolio and application development team management, project management, and IT principle application.

Skills

IT Strategy | IT Policies | IT Governance | Budget Management | Business Analysis | Process Improvement | Technology Platforms Deployment | Organizational Drive Change Management | Team Building | Service Relationship Management | Business Analytics | IT Infrastructure Architecture | Regulatory Compliance | Data Governance | Disaster Recovery (DR) | Business Impact Analysis (BIA) | Business Continuity Planning (BCP) | Enterprise and Cloud Architecture | Business Applications Roadmap Development | Collaboration | Negotiation Skills | Consensus Builder | Team Facilitation | Decision Making | Presentation Skills | Oracle Business Suite | Maximo Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) | SAP ERP | Database Management | Data Replication | Business Intelligence (BI) | Data Warehousing | Systems Administration | Program Management Office (PMO)| Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)| Security | Reliable | Efficient | Organizational Leadership | Natural Gas | Energy Industry | Enterprise Systems | Quality Assurance (QA)

Professional Experience

04/201704/2020

IT Applications Manager (Full-time)

DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING - Houston, TX
  • Managed and negotiated vendor contracts providing Cloud Services, SaaS, IaaS, and application support services achieving 40 percent cost reduction.
  • Maintained Communication with executive sponsors, Senior  Leadership Management, technical / business leads, and technical resources regarding status of specific projects including the planning, coordination, preparation, and dissemination of project milestones and achievements.
  • Defining and driving program innovative, strategic, and tactical initiatives, providing guidance and direction to major activities  for technical teams with a 20 MM budget.
  • Led, communicated, influenced, and partnered with core cross-functional teams seeking to leverage technology platforms to enable execution of streamlined business processes.
  • Led IT projects and activities from inception through completion.
  • Directed projects following standardized program management (PMO) lifecycle and gating methodology.
  • Effective Communication with project managers, engineers, analysts, and customers ensure clarity on roles and responsibilities.
  • Led smooth transition and handover of project solutions to production support personnel and efforts across multiple teams to evaluate, redesign and streamline and automate existing processes.
  • Drove change management initiatives that increased end-user readiness and adoption and cutover efforts for large projects to minimize the impact on worldwide operations.
  • Worked with CIO and IT management to design and document overall IT strategy and roadmaps aligned to lean organization objectives.
  • Defined and enhanced methodologies and practices for application implementation and management in line with best practice and practical experience of continuous improvement.
  • Managed the lifecycle for complex cross-functional work-streams that delivered enterprise positive impact.
  • Possess a deep dive into the business domain to deliver solutions that improve efficiency and growth.
  • Good Interpersonal skills that builds trusting relationships and Influences across multiple teams to drive business value and streamline business process optimization with technology.
  • Led development teams to build and launch new products and features.
  • Led Global Software Implementation of Maximo Enterprise Software System for  Asset Management (EAM) and infrastructure deployment to 13 offshore rig platforms worldwide to improve operations reliability.
  • Led implementation and worldwide deployment of XFRACAS for failure reporting and problem resolution.
  • Integrating Oracle EBS  ERP and Maximo EAM for Supply Chain, Inventory, Accounting, Finance, and HR.
  • Oversaw offshore Operations Technology  Applications (OT) IT Security to ensure alignment to overall Cybersecurity program.
  • Led Blockchain implementation of key OT KPI metrics driving operations productivity.
  • Led selection of Mobile solutions for Work Management, Purchasing, Maintenance, and HSE.
  • Led teams of high caliber onshore / offshore engineers providing infrastructure and application support under strict Service Level Agreements (SLA) to increase customer success.
  • Led mobile technology applications development and integration with SharePoint.
08/201604/2017

Senior IT Project Manager (Contract)

LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY - Austin, TX
  • Managed Maximo EAM upgrade following the PMO lifecycle and gating methodology.
  • Determined and defined project scope, strategy, and objectives.
  • Used industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution.
  • Coached and mentored less-experienced team members and led complex systems projects.
  • Integrated Enterprise Asset Management with PeopleSoft ERP.
  • Managed and deployed mobile application for EAM.
11/201406/2016

Senior IT Project Manager (Contract)

CHENIERE ENERGY LNG - Houston, TX
  •  Managed Maximo (Oil & Gas Industry) EAM implementation following the standardized PMO lifecycle and gating methodology with a budget of 13 MM for preventive maintenance, planning, and scheduling.
  • Led project steering committee meetings with executive sponsors and stakeholders.
  • Led training and organizational change management to ensure organizational and operational readiness.
  • Managed permit to work, shift handover, logbooks, and operator log business process design, RFP for vendor selection, SOW, and contract negotiation.
  • Managed contracts and vendor relationships, project budget reconciliation, and forecasting.
  • Managed enterprise application integration of Maximo with Oracle EBS using Oracle Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
  • Delivered Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) solution.
01/201311/2014

Applications Manager (Contract)

AIR LIQUIDE USA - Houston, TX
  • Managed and developed onshore and offshore team responsible for maintaining and supporting America's Maximo(Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Transportation & Calibration) Enterprise Asset Management and integration with Oracle Business Suite(EBS).
  • Managed software development life cycle, solution validation, and qualification using Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Followed program management(PMO) lifecycle and gating methodology.
  • Organized, managed, and facilitated application management steering committee meetings.
  • Developed a team of business subject matter experts(SMEs) driving solution roadmaps.
  • Delivered application enhancements based on business priorities and strategies.
  • Supported internal and external audit cycles to obtain SOX compliance certification on FDA-regulated applications.
  • Developed IT strategy and roadmap to support Maximo enterprise asset management asset and maintenance management for America's zone.
  • Developed architecture design for application and data integration between Maximo and Oracle E-Business Suite.
01/200812/2012

IT Applications Manager (Full-time)

ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC - Houston, TX
  • Led team responsible for maintaining and supporting business-critical applications. Managed onshore and offshore teams in charge of a new SAP implementation, maintenance, and support.
  • Managed Maximo enterprise asset management upgrade, maintenance, and support. Managed application support resources, vendors, and external consultants and focusing on maintaining service level agreements and licensing contract negotiation.
  • Worked with business managers and functional teams to analyze and prioritize requirements and specifications to optimize processes and improve application functionality.
  • Implemented cost-effective and innovative solutions aligned with best practices. Supported preparation of statements of work, project plan, vendor selection, blueprint, realization, and go-live.
  • Followed program management PMO lifecycle and gating methodology to deliver projects.
  • Managed implementation of a document management solution to integrate Maximo and SharePoint content management.
  • Supported internal and external audit cycles to obtain SOX compliance certification.
  • Developed architecture design for application and data integration between Maximo and SAP.
  • Delivered warehouse and BI reporting using Cognos and SQL server.
08/200112/2007

DBA Manager (Full-time)

RBC MORTGAGE/NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL - Houston, TX
  • Led database development and administration team to improve application performance.
  • Implemented software development life cycle (SDLC) policies and procedures.
  • Implemented and supervised a standard governance process to ensure alignment between business strategies and IT initiatives.
  • Led data warehouse design and architecture team and implemented business intelligence reporting.

Education

Software Engineer and Computer Science (BS and MS)

National Polytechnic University

Thesis: Data Replication Technologies

Certifications /Training

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (PI)

SharePoint Content Management Administration

Oracle And SQL Server Administration

UNIX Administration

Associations / Organizations

IBM Maximo Oil and Gas / HSE Industry Advisory Council

Founder/Presenter of goMaximo Users Group for Oil and Gas