The M+C Team

Mark has over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. His company experience comes from Texaco, Chevron, Halliburton, ConocoPhillips and Talisman. The last 13 years of his corporate career were leading supply chain transformations focused on strategic sourcing, category management, major projects, low cost country sourcing, logistics, ERP implementation, contracts management, technology and supplier relationship management. His Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) experience in Fortune 5, service companies, and independent-size companies gives him a unique insight in how to deliver results with fit-for-purpose organizations and processes. He has a passion for transforming supply chain so his clients become great business partners, with sustainable results, while embedding contemporary skills and processes in the function. Mark graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in Civil Engineering.

Mark is an accomplished supply chain executive with 40 years of experience in both industry and consulting within the oil and gas field. He has worked in upstream, downstream and oilfield service organizations with significant experience in SC transformation, SC systems and strategic and global sourcing. Mark has detailed knowledge of operational buying, total cost of ownership (TCO) and supplier alliances and is current on leading developments and trends in the supply chain function. He possesses a thorough understanding of both theory and application. Case examples of Mark's work have been used at the Amos Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College and in Timothy M. Laseter's book "Balanced Sourcing" (Jossey-Bass Publishers).

Robin is a supply chain and sales professional with success in purchasing, support and sales. She has 15 years of oil and gas industry experience from Halliburton, NCS Multistage and Lincoln Manufacturing. Robin was one of the first team members who transitioned the Halliburton Center of Excellence Casing Facility from Mexico to Houston, TX. Her expertise is in purchasing, supplier relations, and sales support. She has experience in multiple ERP systems including SAP and Global Shop. With a strong manufacturing background, she has built strong relationships with many clients in the oilfield service industry, including premium threading, turnkey machining, mill direct, and steel suppliers. Some of her client base comes from Tenaris, Vallourec, Baker Hughes, Forum, STCOA and Timken Steel.

John is a business advisor and operations executive with success in leading strategic programs that grow businesses, improve performance, create unique service experiences or streamline costs. A specialist in large-scale transformation, he has launched many multi-year corporate transformations which have delivered over $2 billion in annual value. He has advised senior executives and business unit leaders in a broad range of industries including oil and gas, chemicals, basic materials, industrials, automotive, engineered products and aerospace. John has consulted in over 30 countries including all the major Asian economies. He has extensive experience in operational improvement, having led consulting engagements in revenue enhancement, supply chain management, manufacturing and maintenance excellence, sourcing, materials management and performance improvement.

Mike is a creative, results-oriented, trusted leader with extensive experience in supply chain management — designing, streamlining, and implementing global processes and systems. He works effectively with all levels of the organization and geographies to influence decisions and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions and outcomes. He has over 20 years of experience across upstream and downstream oil and gas and has detailed knowledge of supply chain source-to-pay processes and best practices. He uses supply market analysis and cost modeling to help build sourcing strategies and negotiate strong contracts.

Greg is a senior supply chain manager. His 26 years of experience come from the defense and oil and gas industries, where he worked with Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd, Texaco, Halliburton, ConocoPhillips and Repsol/Talisman. Greg has led the delivery of key global supply chain initiatives in category management, strategic sourcing, low cost country sourcing, contracts management, supplier performance management and talent recruiting. His understanding of Upstream, Downstream and Oilfield Services offers a broad perspective in formulating solutions that improve performance. He has managed high-performing international teams that deliver positive results.

Margaret is a supply chain strategy and management consulting executive with success in leading projects that reduce cost, improve performance, and bridge the gap between technologies, data and business processes. She has led functional and technical teams within many multi-year supply chain or procurement transformations. Her focus has always been on natural resources (oil and gas upstream, downstream and oilfield services) or utilities markets, advising 19 distinct clients in 23 different projects. Margaret's expertise lies in strategic sourcing, spend assessments, category management, contract review and implementation, policies and procedures and business process redesign and fact-based negotiations. She also has experience with the software development lifecycle, testing and deployment of SAP and other systems like Ariba, Fieldglass, and mobile applications integrating with SAP.

Tom is a senior executive in supply chain and operations management with 15 years of energy industry experience and 20-plus years of experience in high tech, logistics, military products and aviation industries. His industry experience comes from BP, ChevronPhillips Chemical, DuPont, Huntsman, National Grid, Texas Instruments, Allied Signal, FSI International and IFCO Systems. Tom also has experience in the big-five consulting space at Accenture, where he led the P2P, MM and FI/CO SAP implementation team at DuPont. Tom has turned around struggling supply chain organizations in multiple industries by implementing supplier relationship strategies, strategic procurement planning and execution, systems development and implementation, operational procurement, materials management best practices, and people development processes. He is a proven leader recognized for his ability to motivate individuals and organizations into action and significant results.

Scott has deep expertise leading business transformations and focuses on how to turn operations into a competitive advantage. He spends a great deal of time working with clients on today's most pressing operational issues including supply chain strategy, cost-out initiatives, and security of product delivery. His experience is cross-industry, which allows him to see and execute creative solutions found from preceding projects. His institutional strategy consulting experience paired with his proclivity to dig deep on a problem enables him to tie enterprise-level objectives to specific and pragmatic solutions.

Kurt is a results-oriented executive with 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Kurt mentored under sound leaders at Fortune 500 companies such as Dresser Inc., Briggs Weaver, Halliburton and most recently co-founded a private equity-backed startup, Citadel Casing Solutions. Kurt has a proven ability to assemble and lead cross-functional teams, build and execute corporate strategy and deliver bottom-line profitability. He possesses outstanding leadership qualities, supply chain strategy, manufacturing experience and operational excellence.

Linu has held multiple management roles across functions of supply chain management over his 25-year career in the oil and gas, chemical, manufacturing, utility and Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) industries, including leadership engagements at Chevron and ConocoPhillips. Linu has particular global expertise and experience in Upstream, Midstream and Downstream, with direct responsibilities in corporate and business unit roles. He leverages his expertise across materials management, inventory management, warehouse management, category management and procurement operations, training and mentoring in SCM strategies by leading best practices in the industry.

Tim is an experienced management and business/technology consultant. In his 20-plus year consulting career, he has managed more than 100 projects and programs in more than 40 countries on four continents. He has advised executives and managers in a broad range of industries including oil and gas, chemicals, consumer products, shipbuilding, wireless communications, transportation, retail, and government. Tim has extensive experience leading and delivering complex, large-scale transformation programs, such as the spin-off of IBM's PC business to Lenovo and the carve-out of Motiva from Shell, both of which formed stand-alone companies. In 1998 he received a "Hammer Award" for his role on the U.S. Dept. of Treasury IRS modernization project, which created e-file and other user-friendly innovations.

Peter is a veteran energy industry executive with over 25 years of experience in upstream and downstream, working in the US, Canada, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Thailand and China. His experience is focused on commercial outcomes and generating the best total value. He has led value-maximizing procurement efforts and demonstrated that value is created not only by price but also by collaborating with suppliers and customers, leveraging analytics and negotiating terms that drive high performance. A key attribute of his work has been not only improving the business outcome but also developing the process and competencies to make improvements repeatable. Peter has worked in many categories including D&C, construction, operations and maintenance, energy transition, professional services, services, logistics, and IT.