Derek Steele Anderson

14 China Rose Court

The Woodlands, TX 77381
da9aa878@westpost.net
Mobile: 832-524-1555
Summary
MBA graduate of Rice University with a unique background in marketing and financ
e, offering a comprehensive approach to business. Over seven years of process an
d continuous improvement success as a business consultant and project manager. D
emonstrated strengths include a proven aptitude in quickly coming up to speed in
new endeavors. Reputation as a detail-oriented, highly organized problem solver
with outstanding communication skills.
Experience
SHELL OIL, Houston, TX 2005-2010
Process Architect/Project Manager
Assessed and improved the performance of Shell Energy North America by simplifyi
ng, eliminating, automating and standardizing the way in which the organization
operated regarding people, processes and technology.
* Responsible for delivering process expertise to a four-year project involving
the redesign of the front, mid and back office operations where benefits are pro
jected to be $250MM over 5 years
* Designed, mobilized and delivered process improvement training to the cross-fu
nctional project team
* Led the project team through the 'As-Is' analysis (identifying process "pain,"
inefficiencies and improvement opportunities), the 'To-Be' conceptual design (u
sing best practices and LEAN concepts) and project identification/scoping to "br
idge the gap"
* Simultaneously managed multiple projects providing improved efficiencies, redu
ced cycle time, reduced costs and overall benefits of $3MM over 5 years
* Six Sigma Black Belt and LEAN training
SIRIUS SOLUTIONS, Houston, TX 2004-2005
Senior Consultant (June 2004 - 2005) 2003
Audited and assessed the effectiveness of internal control over financial report
ing under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
* Clients include Shell, Baker Hughes - INTEQ and Calpine
* Managed the issue remediation process for leading oil field services corporati
on and acted as liaison between client and auditor
* Identified, documented and authored the primary process controls and related f
inancial risks of Fortune 500 companies in the oil and gas industry
* Conducted compliance testing of both financial and operational business proces
ses
* Consistently met or beat all deadlines for project completion and roll-off
RELIANT ENERGY, Houston, TX 2003-2004
Project Manager/Senior Business Analyst (March 2003 - June 2004) 2003
Analyzed, redesigned and implemented new business processes of a leading energy
retailer in the deregulated market to eliminate inefficiencies.
* Consulted with business unit owners to identify inefficiencies, authored new p
rocess design documentation detailing requirements and system functionality, and
worked in cross-functional teams during construction, testing and roll out of a
ll initiatives
* Combined average annual net benefit of initiatives totaled $1.8 million
* Managed multiple projects and consistently met or beat all requirement deadlin
es
Lead Credit Analyst (January 2003 - March 2003)
Managed team of eight credit analysts within Credit and Collections group of a l
eading energy retailer.
* Responsible for detailed statistical analysis of team findings and presentatio
n of matrices to upper management
* Team reduced AR > 60 days by $29 million or 53% and bad debt accounts by 97,00
0 or 51% within 6 months
DUKE ENERGY, Houston, TX 2001-2002
Commercial Associate (July 2002 - October 2002)
Hired into rotation program involving six-month stints over two years in all unr
egulated energy business units.
* Directed an in-depth study of the viability of options derivatives and other k
ey financial instruments to hedge volumetric/financial exposure on long term con
tracts
* Standardized unrealized profit/loss reporting of sales throughout all business
units to ensure accuracy to the bottom line
Intern, Power Origination (May 2001 - May 2002)
* Led research project designed to determine the financial benefits of actively
hedging financial options versus passively hedging resulting in cost savings of
approximately $200K per year
* Advised senior management of key strategic benefits and recommendations regard
ing active/passive financial trading analysis
* Forecasted profitability of Duke Power contracts through financial modeling an
d price analysis
* Developed and presented project feasibility reports to management
PUFFER-SWEIVEN, Houston, TX 1998-2000
Sales Representative/Applications Engineer (January 1998 - August 2000)
Improved key customer relationships by designing and selling Fisher control syst
ems to FORTUNE 500 oil, gas and chemical companies in Southwest Texas.
* Increased customer loyalty 15% by implementing on-site product and service tra
ining
* Consistently exceeded sales quotas by establishing buy-in at multi-tier decisi
on levels of FORTUNE 500 clients
* Worked in tandem with mechanical engineers and consultants to identify client'
s quality and efficiency problems and implemented strategic solutions used to ge
nerate bid proposals
* Conducted in-depth analysis of customer manufacturing procedures to determine
the sources of process inefficiencies resulting in increased revenues of up to $
500,000 per year for the client
* Managed numerous coinciding projects worth $10 million in revenue, with timely
execution on consistently changing deadlines
* Developed and maintained strategic relationships with senior executives to ens
ure bid proposal alignment with corporate objectives
DAILY THERMETRICS, Houston, TX 1996-1998
Inside Sales Manager (January 1997 - January 1998)
Managed inside sales staff of leading manufacturer of temperature sensing instru
ments for oil, chemical, and food/beverage companies
* Responsibilities included projection of all sales trends, maintaining sales fo
recasts for all regions, and communicating forecasts to President/CEO and COO.
* Successfully redesigned sales system resulting in more efficient order entry,
manufacture and delivery of product
* Managed four internal sales coordinators and communicated all strategic accomp
lishments and key issues to management
* Trained and developed all internal sales representatives resulting in 40% incr
ease in order accuracy
Sales Representative (August 1996 - January 1997)
* Increased sales revenue in territory by 193% year over year
* Managed and motivated all east coast representatives and local engineering con
tractors
* Delivered strategic sales presentations to project managers to assist with mai
ntaining existing accounts along with developing new accounts
Education
Rice University - Jones Graduate School of Management, Houston, TX
Master of Business Administration, Finance, May 2002
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, May 1996
Honors: cum laude, "Best Undergraduate Paper" - 1996