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Recruited to lead ICI into oil and gas chemicals in Europe. Helped create start up company <br />ScotOil in UK, wrote marketing plans, created $5M sales in three years. Promoted from field <br />engineer to office based management. <br />• Help transition conservative British chemical manufacturerinto dynamic supplierof chemicals <br />to demanding oil and gas sector in Norvvay, UK, Holland, Germany, Italy and WestAfrica. <br />' Structured and negotiated license agreements with US, French and Italian firms to start sales <br />i n West Africa. <br />• Advised oil and gas units of ICI in UK, Indonesia, USA, Canada and Italy. <br />• Led field engineering team and trained staff in field engineering. <br />• Negotiated agreement with ICI units in Europe to be agents for a variety of specialized <br />chemicals, sold on a technical basisto oil and gas firmsworldwide. <br />• Reviewed contractsfor inorganic chemicals markets, advised on acquisitions in bromine <br />manufacturing. Graduate, ICI Advanced Management Program, Stratex, Paris, France 1988. <br />• ICI training in internationalsales skills. <br />Dresser Industries, Inc. (Dresser Europe) London, England 1979-1985 <br />Fast track promotion from Engineerto Senior Engineer. Trained in engineering, assigned to the <br />most difficult assignmentsworldwide based in Singapore (1980) and Houston (1981) and London <br />(198185). Deliveredstrong performance in newsales. Learned Italianand Frenchfrom <br />assignments with national oil companies. Started new products in the field and eamed a <br />reputation as a troubleshooterwho could solve engineering problems anywhere in the world. <br />Extensive internationaltravel, living, languages and business cultural suc:aess. <br />EDUCATION: <br />MBA Program, Conoco Sponsored Program at Warwick University 1992-1993 <br />Refinery, Powerand Process Engineering, Oxford University, England 1990-91 <br />Ph.D. Program, London School of Economics <br />Engineering Intemship, Texas Department of Water Resources <br />Instructor, Geosciences Program, Texas A&M University <br />MA, Arizona State University at Tempe <br />BA, University of Texas at Austin <br />