Strategic Initiatives Manager | Growth & Impact through Collaborative Partnerships

I help people and organizations work together in ways that make a real difference. My creative and analytical background gives me a mix of practical and strategic skills that I use to solve problems and bring ideas to life

I’ve built partnerships with universities, industry, and government, and I’ve managed programs and projects from start to finish. I excel at connecting people, creating opportunities to work together, and making sure goals turn into results

I also focus on sharing knowledge and stories that others can learn from and carry forward. For me, the most important part of my work is building connections that last and lead to positive outcomes

Summer Applegate🍏

Practical Portfolio Management

Consulting agreement with Wood McKenzie. Worked with NOC to assess and develop a value of information (VOI) framework for exploration.
Teaching portfolio classes to energy companies.
Consulting work at an IOC to develop a technology valuation and risk framework for value-based portfolio prioritization of their R&D portfolio.

Founder and President

Chevron

Coordinated decision analysis and decision quality throughout Chevron's Asia Pacific Upstream Strategic Business Units including Australia, Bangladesh, Thailand, China, and Indonesia.

Developed training for finance and economics and portfolio analysis and management.

Decision Analysis Support Coordinator

Involved in all aspects of internal and external opportunity assessment.

Internal commercial and economic consultant with input into corporate strategy and portfolio management. Experienced with fiscal, commercial, and transactional assessment.

Developed portfolio analysis techniques and metrics to make better decisions for projects and assets at a global level for acquisition, divestiture, and funding. Head of Portfolio Analysis and Management Community of Practice in Chevron.

Developed expertise in the creation, analysis, and management of portfolios of real assets. Gained experience in coordinating large business units with diverse interests.

Manager, Planning and Portfolio, Corporate Business Development

Led team to develop a worldwide upstream planning database. Set strategic planning standards, design asset portfolio tools and processes, and coordinate data collection for Chevron's largest operating company. The team selected SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC), an OLAP tool, as the platform for the system.

Developed presentations for executive management to show to stock analysts and internal audiences.

Coordinated with international business units to ensure that headquarters receives the highest quality information available in strategic and business plans, including the incorporation of reserves and hydrocarbon resources.

Opportunity commercial assessment and cash flow model auditing.

International Upstream Planning and Assesssment Analyst

Texaco

Leader in development of Brazil upstream strategic plan, using concepts from Decision Analysis (Operations Research) and descriptions of business opportunities. 

Worked with Brazilian government towards developing a tax and regulatory environment conducive to investment in Brazil. 

Team Leader of Brazil New Ventures working towards increasing exploration and development acreage position.

Created tax and economic model for Brazil opportunities, for rapid, interactive evaluation of bid and negotiation positions.

Characterized Brazil upstream opportunities as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Seismic interpretation and analysis of worldwide new ventures opportunities.

Chairman and Member of International Exploration Risk Committee. Developed tools and procedures for proper risking of prospects.

Analyzed business opportunities and strategies for new country entry.

Inter- and intra-departmental teams to improve exploration process and results

Senior Geoscientist, New Ventures Team Leader

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina 
 
Leading several exploration projects.

Responsible for risk analysis, and strategic and tactical planning.

Interpreting seismic and evaluating new business opportunities.

Developed fluency in Spanish and business contacts.

Head of computer systems.

Gained expertise in foreign culture, business environment, new ventures evaluation and screening, language skills.

Senior Geophysicist, Project Leader

Located in Coral Gables, FL

Earth scientist (seismic interpreter) and project leader on exploration projects mainly in South America and Africa using both commercial and proprietary computer systems for interpretation and mapping.

Work areas included Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia, Nigeria, Angola, Ecuador, and Argentina.

Oversaw data processing and seismic field crews.

Led team that evaluated interactive interpretation workstations (Landmark, Geoquest, and GECO).

Staff responsibilities with foreign divisionsreporting developments and presenting proposals to management in Coral Gables.

Developed skill in sequence stratigraphy, workstations and PCs, well log analysis, logistics, project planning, general earth science, and prospect generation and evaluation, seismic interpretation, presentation, computers, processing supervision, and remote operations supervision.

Geophysicist

As the founder and president of Practical Portfolio Management, I deliver and oversee high-quality portfolio and decision analysis work for clients in the energy sector. I have more than 30 years of experience in applying risk, reward, and optionality concepts to improve decision quality and portfolio performance. I also have a strong background in geoscience, fiscal regime modeling, optimization, and strategic planning.

I enjoy leading and collaborating with teams of professionals to understand, analyze, and use quantitative models and frameworks for complex and uncertain problems. I have successfully completed projects for Chevron, Wood McKenzie, and other major companies, involving technology valuation, value of information, portfolio prioritization, and transactional assessment. I also teach portfolio classes and publish articles on decision analysis topics. I am proficient in Microsoft Office, Analytica, Frontline, and Spotfire.

My book, “Strategic Business Portfolio Management” will be released in the first quarter of 2024.

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