SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Seasoned professional – bulk liquid terminal operations and business development. 25+ year record of successful leadership in petroleum/petrochemical distribution and transport: pipelines, terminals - land and waterborne shipping. Master of Science – Petroleum Management. U.S. Navy Supply Corps Petroleum Logistics Specialist. Career of safe and profitable direction of operations at total of more than 50 terminals. Well-rounded multicultural citizen/businessman. International business acumen honed in Trinidad, Central/South America and Europe.
OBJECTIVE:
Lead the safe and profitable operations of a bulk liquid transport and storage business.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2010-present
TransMontaigne Product Services, Inc., Atlanta, GA
General Manager, Brownsville Complex, Brownsville, TX
Call back by former employer to specialty service: reestablished business focus. $20+ million annual revenue – primarily Foreign Trade Zone throughput. $12+MM annual budget. Staff of 65+ persons. 3 international pipelines (NGL & Refined products), 5 marine docks – barge and tanker operations, 100's of rail car spots, 13 truck racks. Recovered $1.4MM of product value by new application of my knowledge of products and chemistry.
2009-2010
International Consulting Firm, Dallas, TX
Independent Petrochemical Business Consultant
Operations consultant. Evaluated facilities, business demands and practices; identified beneficial changes in structure and/or practices versus industry Best Practices. Quantified values/benefits; enabled planning to achieve value: deepwater crude oil/refined fuel shipping, ship-to-ship reverse lightering.
2003–2008
Temple Mountain Energy Inc.; Holland, MI
Vice President
Marketed and implemented enhanced crude oil recovery technology. Managed oil production leases in KS:
negotiated LLC and partnership structures, led M&A due diligence: prevented $650,000 divestiture liability.
Focus: marketing/ development of Asphalt Ridge, UT oil sands.
1998–2003
TransMontaigne Transportation Services Inc., Denver, CO
Director Business Development
Atlanta, GA
Developed corporate relations and services: negotiated contracts; coordinated credit and payments. Conducted M/A Due Diligence investigations/analyses Shell Rensselaer, NY, CountryMark, IN.
Director, Operations;Piedmont/River Terminals
Atlanta, GA
Led operations/maintenance for market support at 23 terminals: 12 with bulk chemicals or asphalt ops: barge, rail and or truck. Marketed terminal services. Captured new business (rack blended premium diesel). Enabled $100K’s profit by additive/dye management improvements.
District Manager, Chicago District
Schererville, IN
Coordinated regional pipeline shipping of petroleum products. Safely Employed staff and facility resources at 4 sites. More than 47M barrels shipped annually.
1993-1998
Clark Refining and Marketing, Inc.; Chicago IL
Manager
Increasing responsibility as Manager: Quality, Operations and ultimately Business Development. Directed operations, solved process quality problems at 15 bulk fuel storage terminals - pipeline and terminal storage/truck loading systems. Products: asphalt flux to motor fuels – including ethanol blends. Company rep: API Additive Action Group; IRS Red Dye rule.
1990-1992
Navy Fuel Depots (Mediterranean), Naples, Italy
Lieutenannt Commander, Supply Corps (Director)
Coordinated operations for 9 military fuel depots: 6MM barrels capacity as well as fuel operations at 4 U. S. Naval Air stations. Operations director for 5 NATO depots. Operations located in Spain, Italy and Greece and Turkey. Managed quality control program for $260MM inventory: developed and implemented storage and stock rotation plans Integrated fuel needs with senior NATO military staffs - prepared and presented decision briefings. Negotiated and implemented a fuel exchange agreement between the U.S. and Turkish Navies.
1983–1985
Navy Fuel Depots, Panama Canal
Lieutenant (General Manager)
Drected maintenance and operation of 3 fuel terminals, 2 MM barrel storage: 72 fuel tanks, 3 marine fuel service piers. Accounted for fuel operations: 4MM barrels annual sales. 7 fuel grades safely issued to government, and commercial customers. Set up a fuel blending program; awarded Navy Commendation Medal for saving “in excess of $5 million”.
1982–1983
Navy Depot Directorship,
San Diego Navy Fuel Depot; San Diego, CA
Trainee
Navy bulk fuel specialist apprenticeship. Completed required formal training in this 2-year program (and more) in 17 months.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION:
Master of Science, Petroleum Management – 1990
Kansas University, Lawrence, KS
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry – 1977
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Certification: Ptroleum Logistics Speciialist: Supply Corps United States Navy.