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$50 USD / Hour
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United States (3:42 AM)
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Joined on April 3, 2021
$50 USD / Hour
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Seasoned leader adept at enhancing global performance through innovative digital solutions, effective project portfolio management, and strategic process improvements. Demonstrated expertise in seamlessly integrating business and technology to drive growth in competitive sectors, including oil and gas, consulting, and retail. Proficient in managing stakeholder relationships and leading change, consistently aligning with, and achieving organizational objectives.
Alan was lovely to work with. He was very communicative, professional and organized. Would recommend hiring to anybody. Thanks for all of your help, Alan.
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Great & honest man! Fully recommended. He is fully capable of delivering work as promised. I will surely hire again in future.
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Positive communication, highly recommended
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Experience
Director of IT
Dec, 2023 - Present
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2 years, 6 months
Shall Prosper Industries
Dec, 2023 - Present
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2 years, 6 months
Lead technology strategy and operations, including cloud-based CRM implementation, online payment processing, and website deployment. Streamline business operations and enhance customer experience through digital solutions. Manage IT procurement, support infrastructure (laptops, printers, backups, and network hardware), and establish IT Service Agreements with defined SLAs and response times.

Houston, United States
Dec, 2023 - Present
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2 years, 6 months
IT Portfolio Planning Manager
May, 2022 - Nov, 2023
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1 year, 5 months
Shell Energy Americas
May, 2022 - Nov, 2023
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1 year, 5 months
Drove portfolio governance and strategic alignment across IT and business leadership. Coordinated cross-departmental budgets, facilitated project reviews, and restructured processes aligned with Rhythm of Business. Led Application Portfolio Management, reducing data gaps by 92% and enhancing visibility. Established reporting frameworks, communications strategies, and project readiness workflows integrated with delivery frameworks to optimize resource allocation and decision-making.
May, 2022 - Nov, 2023
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1 year, 5 months
BP America
Mar, 2007 - Jan, 2021
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13 years, 10 months
Activity Integration Systems Team Leader
Aug, 2018 - Jan, 2021
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2 years, 5 months
Led a global team across five countries that developed, implemented, and administered any tool supporting activity integration (AI). Owned all systems and configuration documentation supporting the AI processes, which included any associated support databases. Business Lead providing a bridge between the business requirements and the technical plan of the data integration tools. Owned, defined, and produced KPIs. Delivered CMMS, CoW, and scheduling systems integrations.
Activity Planning Upstream Planning Systems Owner
Jul, 2012 - Aug, 2018
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6 years, 1 month
Performed data analysis on scheduling and execution data to identify actionable insights for regions. Formed long-term cloud migration plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams including cloud vendor engineers, BP downstream, solutions managers, and cloud migration and business support teams. Delivered a SharePoint-based workflow supporting the waiver process. Configured and deployed Spotfire dashboards while developing training processes for all regional systems and tools teams.
Activity Planning Systems Owner - Gulf of Mexico
Mar, 2010 - Jul, 2012
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2 years, 4 months
Oversaw the development and implementation of the first Maxavera adapter in Upstream, connecting Maximo and Primavera. Configured and supported the Activity Planning toolset to underpin the Activity Planning process guides. Provided KPI insights to team leaders, identifying work non-completion causes to enable corrective work planning and execution. Created and maintained SharePoint sites in addition to establishing document naming conventions.
Operations Performance Team Lead
Jun, 2009 - Mar, 2010
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9 months, 1 day
Led a team of five in Houston, providing administration for the Production Efficiency Improvement Tool (PEIT) for the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) region. Built correlated data analysis, pulling data from multiple systems including operations efficiency comparison graphs.
Advanced Collaborative Environment (ACE) Enrollment Lead
Mar, 2007 - Jun, 2009
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2 years, 2 months
Served as a Maximo administrator and BiCycle superuser. Designed and implemented the cash cost management system (CCMS) for offshore cost support, liaising with onshore and offshore leadership to introduce and develop proficiency with the tool. Contributed to Shell partnership meetings including at New Orleans headquarters, detailing how to facilitate efficient offshore site coordination and cooperation.
Mar, 2007 - Jan, 2021
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13 years, 10 months
Education
Prairie View A&M University
1985 - 1991
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6 years
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting and Business/Management

United States
1985 - 1991
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6 years
Qualifications
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)
2020
Scrum Alliance
The scrum master on a scrum team promotes an effective and productive work environment. One way they accomplish this is by guiding people through scrum values and practices. Scrum masters are typically people-oriented, have high emotional intelligence, and enjoy assisting others in their growth and development.
2020
Project Management Professional (PMP)
2023
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Project Management Professional (PMP) is an internationally recognized professional designation offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
2023
Project Management - Lean Process Certified (PM-LPC)™
2021
Management & Strategy Institute
The Lean Project Management Certification by the Management and Strategy Institute combines project management skills with the waste reduction principles of Lean.
2021
Verifications
On time
100%
On budget
40%
Accept rate
100%