Aaron Pate

Experience

1. Crisis & Emergency Response Advisor - Corporate Affairs

   Chevron

   Sep 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Advise the Corporate Affairs function on crisis preparedness and execute response efforts across pipeline, refinery, and upstream operations. • Respond to multi-asset incidents with swift, coordinated decision-making and communications under high-pressure conditions.• Serve in critical response roles including Public Information Officer (PIO), Liaison Officer, Joint Information Center (JIC) Manager, Media, Communication Products, and more to ensuring accurate, timely, and credible communications.• Strengthen organizational resilience through worst-case scenario planning, drills, and real-world incident response, proactively managing risk and cross-functional interdependencies.• Design capability building efforts and lead the Corporate Affairs certification refresh, documenting Position Task Book qualifications, and securing Mission Edge sign-offs.• Build trusted relationships across executive leadership, corporate affairs, operations, and external partners, aligning stakeholders during complex incidents.• Coordinate and deliver global emergency response training, elevating readiness, consistency, and communication effectiveness.• Participate as a CERT Team member, deployable for global crisis response.Certifications:ICS 100, 200, 320, 402, 403 | Joint Information Center (JIC)| Crisis Media and Social Media training (3x)| Jetty Program (The Response Group)

Education

• Texas A&M University

  Masters Certificate, Non-Profit Management

  2011 — 2012

• Texas A&M University

  Master of Public Administration (M.P.S.A.), Public Affairs

  2012 — 2014

• Liberty University

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA

  2002 — 2007

Skills

• Program Management
• Project Planning
• Lotus Notes
• Team Building
• Primavera P6
• Ms Project
• Government
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Process Improvement
• Pipelines
• Budgets
• Autocad
• Project Management
• Procurement
• Energy
• Sharepoint
• Training
• Policy
• Access
• Visio