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JERRY RODGERS

(402) 320-8440 USA Mobile jerryrodgers1991@outlook.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Seasoned International Operations Professional, Rig Manager, Project Manager, and General Manager

EDUCATION

1991 Bachelor of Science, General Engineering Core Curriculum, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jun 2013 – Present Independent Oil & Gas Consulting

Advise clients on strategies to penetrate drilling contractor market on sale of capital equipment for drilling rigs

Recommend customized methodology for Asset Life Cycle Management of high value rig systems

Jan 2013 – May 2013 International Drilling Operations Manager, FMC Technologies

Departed due to need for long-term care of terminally ill parent who is now deceased

Managed worldwide deployment and installation of subsea drilling systems, tools, and services utilized in deepwater well construction including P&L, forecasting, HSE, regulatory, and customer relationships

Collaborated with FMC Strategic Account Managers representing Shell, ExxonMobil, Petrobras International, Anadarko, and others to ensure resource availability for subsea drilling systems, tools, and services

Participated in customer (Shell, ExxonMobil, others) meetings to review drilling equipment required or in use for well programs

Prepared and presented planning forecasts to senior executives for drilling systems, tools, and services 2009 – 2012 Rig Manager, Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling South America

Managed the Deepwater Navigator—a dynamically positioned (DP) drilling vessel—with 10 tunnel thrusters and 4 azimuth thrusters accommodating a crew of 130 personnel based in Brazil serving Petrobras

Executed P&L responsibility for $150M USD annually and Health/Safety/Environmental (HSE) compliance

Prepared P&L, budget, maintenance, operational status reports for review by senior executives

Recognized for highest revenue efficiency and reliability among Transocean SA rigs Jan 2012 – Sep 2012

Achieved highest corporate operations audit score among Transocean SA rigs Jan 2012 – Sep 2012

Managed and coordinated all contractor logistical, contractual, and workscopes prior to their transit to the rig

Recognized by Petrobras for “Best Rig in Customer Satisfaction 1st Quarter 2012” among Transocean rigs

Managed five-year mandatory special periodic survey (SPS) shipyard rebuild EPC project valued at $180M USD required by class regulatory body Det Norske Veritas (DNV) to include budget, planning, execution, daily coordination with shipyard managers/engineers/safety personnel, and HSE execution

Coordinated 25 onboard engineering surveys while the rig was still operating in deep water (collecting standard day rate) to prepare for SPS shipyard SOW development

Prepared and submitted weekly/monthly reports for Transocean senior executives to provide status of SPS budget, schedule, shipyard contract, problems, potential delays, and personnel

Collaborated with specialists from Transocean and Signal International shipyard to develop SOW documents, ensure smooth execution of Transocean and contractual SPS requirements for drilling, HSE, dry dock, coatings, thruster overhaul, marine integrity, and other disciplines

Managed major subsea upgrade to the Cameron 18-3/4 BOP during SPS including bonnets/supershear capability to 5K operating pressure, deadman autoshear capability, intervention panels, and control system

Led “Ready-to-Drill” program immediately following SPS to ensure drilling package, vessel management system (VMS), propulsion system, communication systems, and other key rig equipment was fully prepared for client (Petrobras) inspection, Transocean audit, and return to drilling after the SPS shipyard

Managed upgrade of NOV Cyberbase drilling system and resolved post shipyard technical issues promptly

Coordinated with Flag (Marshall Islands) to ensure all flag specific SPS requirements achieved

Awarded “Best South American Rig of 2nd Quarter 2010” based on safe operation and overall performance

Received Transocean Rig Manager certification for “Fundamental Well Control” and “Asset Management”

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JERRY RODGERS

(402) 320-8440 USA Mobile jerryrodgers1991@outlook.com

2008 – 2009 General Manager, DXP Supply Chain Services

Managed P&L responsibility for $20M USD in annual sales with 50 employees located at 6 manufacturing plant sites providing Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) spare parts stockroom and SAP procurement services exclusively to The Hershey Company in North America and Mexico

Collaborated with plant general managers and maintenance managers to optimize procurement processes for minimal manufacturing line down time and additional key performance indicators (KPI)

Partnered with plant financial controllers to ensure lean on-hand stockroom inventory, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and average 97% cycle count inventory accuracy

2006 – 2008 Project Manager, Ellison Automation (A Mitsui USA Company)

Led project specific teams consisting of field sales engineers, mechanical/electrical/software engineers, fabricators, assemblers, and installation technicians to provide customized FANUC robotic automation cells---consisting of robots for welding or load/unload applications integrating conveyors, ethernet IP data exchange, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), 3D camera vision, laser marking, bar code reading, and other project specific equipment

Managed P&L responsibility, budget development, schedule generation (using Microsoft Project & Excel), procurement, change order negotiation, customer satisfaction, and total project execution for a portfolio of 4-6 projects ranging from $100,000 to $1.5M USD each with a typical duration of 4-18 months

Led 15 projects in 2007 valued at over $7M USD total

Increased or maintained gross margin percentage from original sold dollar figure in 13 projects

Shipped 12 projects on time or earlier than scheduled

Sold $300,000 addendums covering additional engineering time, installation hours, and equipment

Won 5 repeat orders in 2007—more than any other project manager (1 of 4 project managers)

Sourced in 2007 over $7M USD of material, components, and major end items (robots, software, vision systems, conveyors, lasers, scanners) saving approximately $250,000 versus sold budget

Collaborated with the Operations Manager and other principal leaders to create and implement a comprehensive internal change-management program—featuring company-wide process mapping with Microsoft Viseo and process redesign/implementation covering sales, engineering, manufacturing, robotic software integration, and installation

Created and implemented a comprehensive company-wide dashboard to measure all key statistical performance data including re-work history, gross profit/margin maintenance, labor efficiency, cost tracking, on-time delivery, and others

2003 – 2006 General Manager/Executive Development Program, The Home Depot

Selected for the Store Leadership Program designed to attract and integrate leaders with demonstrated high potential from a variety of industries into The Home Depot’s global enterprise

Led a 100,0000 square foot Home Depot store as the general manager with a budget of $34M USD and 125 employees including full responsibility for P&L, general merchandise sales, contractor/installation, sales, operational metrics, and customer satisfaction ratings

Served as the Project Planner for a corporate-wide supply chain change project designed to improve the process for procuring special order merchandise—reduced utilized warehouse space by 400,000 cubic feet and saved over $2M USD annually

1997 – 2003 General Motors Account/Program Manager, M/A-COM (A Tyco Company)

Led a strategic program execution team (consisting of engineers, quality manager, and product manager) as the field program/operations manager for a sole-source $50M USD General Motors telematics antenna project—launched a first-to-market low profile S-band active antenna for XM Radio commercial satellite broadcast vehicle service in a record 7 months from design to production (typically requires 12-24 months to accomplish)

Led a strategic account sales team in winning the three-year sole-sourced Delphi Automotive telematics contract described above (with GM as the end customer) to design and manufacture an innovative low profile S-Band antenna for high volume production (2M antennas annually in 2003) factory installation in GM vehicles throughout North America during calendar years 2003-2005

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JERRY RODGERS (402) 320-8440 USA Mobile jerryrodgers1991@outlook.com Led a strategic program execution team (consisting of engineers, quality manager, and product manager) as

the field program/operations manager for a sole-source $75M USD GM OnStar telematics antenna project—launched a first-to-market multiband active GPS/ AMPS/ PCS antenna two years ahead of schedule at the request of General Motors

Led a strategic account sales team in winning the four-year sole-sourced GM telematics contract described above to design and manufacture a unique multiband active antenna for high volume factory installation (4M antennas annually in 2003) in GM vehicles throughout North America during calendar years 2003-2005

Acquired direct experience and applied expertise in the following areas: Theory of Constraints (TOC), six sigma design methodology, kaizen, total quality management (TQM), SAP, integrated supply chain operations, LEAN manufacturing, process development/control, QS/ISO Series standards, and additional continuous improvement methodologies

Excelled as a top performer in 1998 and 1999 for exceeding $3M USD sales quota by over 30% each year—key account manager for the Raytheon Communications Division

Certified by Miller Heiman for Strategic Selling, Conceptual Selling, and Large Account Management Process

Won/negotiated sole-source award to supply GM with active GPS antennas designed and manufactured for OnStar—exclusive multiple vehicle platform contracts valued at $7M USD, $14M USD, and $20M USD over calendar years 2000, 2001, and 2002

Won/negotiated three consecutive sole-source contracts for over $1 million each to supply Raytheon with advanced RF/wireless microelectronic components for a major USAF anti-tank weapon system

1991 – 1997 Commissioned Officer, Captain, US Army, Fort Bliss, Texas

Battery Commander (General Manager)

Commanded a Patriot missile battery (100 personnel/1 phased array radar/8 launchers) with leadership and management responsibility for soldiers operating the Army’s most advanced weapon system valued at $100M USD

Led battery (while 25% under staffed) to achieve the highest total score in the brigade on the Army’s most comprehensive operational evaluation (ARTEP)—as a commendation the battery fired a live Patriot missile valued at $1M

Operations Manager (S-3 Planner)

Planned and supervised operational requirements for the qualifying Department of Defense certification of an Army Patriot battalion (800 personnel/6 radars/48 launchers) to support the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC 3) upgrade of the Patriot missile system following the Persian Gulf War

Selected by the Battalion Commander to collaborate with Raytheon engineers at White Sands Missile Range to conduct root cause analysis and develop corrective measures for a major software flaw

Served as the Battle Captain in numerous battalion and brigade Air Defense Artillery field exercises

Planned operational requirements for deployment and testing of the Theatre High Air Altitude Defense System (THAADS) battery—the first joint theatre-wide ground-based missile defense system

Selected by the Brigade Commander to brief the US Secretary of Defense on the improved Patriot missile system after completion of the qualifying PAC 3 hardware and software upgrade

Staff Aide to General Officer

Selected competitively for this position from 100 lieutenants by the General of US Army Air Defense

Forces Europe

Led US Army team as program manager for partnership with the Czech Republic Air Defense Forces to

support entry of the Czech Republic into NATO

Elected as Secretary of the European Chapter of the Air Defense Artillery Association

Patriot Missile Platoon Leader and Executive Officer

Deployed to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait providing live anti-missile defense coverage during the Persian Gulf War as a Patriot tactical control officer

Coordinated joint operations with the US Navy and US Air Force while deployed in Bahrain

Recognized by the Crown Prince of Bahrain for operational excellence in a combat zone