Cherif Elassar

About Cherif Elassar

VALUE PROPOSITION I am highly effective as a global Digital leader, with experience delivering consistent results in a series of leadership positions in Schlumberger Oilfield Services going back several years. My success is driven by my ability to lead strategies for program and project management, delivering groundbreaking advancements for enterprise organizations while leading digital transformation initiatives.SUMMARY Engaging Digital leader possessing a winning blend of management expertise, skilled in overseeing global teams, and practical experience managing IT budgets in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Leverages a unique mix of strategic and analytical expertise, consistently exceeding performance goals by aligning the effort of strong teams with organizational Digital objectives. LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS In SLB, serves on an executive team leading the Digital Transformation initiatives to improve business performance while implementing measures delivering tens of millions of dollars in savings. Successfully completed cost competitiveness initiatives that captured multi-million dollar savings. Delivered projects that have included negotiating contracts with key vendors such as SAP, Microsoft, and Google, outsourcing initiatives, Cloud spend optimization, and the rationalization of over 40 vendors down to four “key partners.”SPECIALITIESOperations Management, Strategic Leadership, Top IT Strategist, Digital Transformation, Enterprise IT Budget Oversight, Team Leadership, Talent identification and development, Cost Containment, Vendor Negotiations, Information Security, Post-Acquisition Integration

Experience

1. Governance & Performance Director, Global Information Technology

   SLB

   Apr 2020 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Promoted to direct governance and performance management for information technology on a global scale. Orchestrates digital transformation and oversees portfolio management, program and project management, systems deployments, vendor management, cost containment, and strategic planning. Planned and executed cost competitiveness initiatives that led to multi-million dollar. Negotiated savings with vendors (SAP, Microsoft, Google), optimized cloud spend, leveraged outsourcing, and rationalized more than 40 vendors down to four strategic partners. Instrumental in the execution of the Schlumberger Digital Transformation initiative, which uses data and analytics to improve the efficiency and productivity of oilfield services operations. Played a crucial role in rebooting and optimizing the implementation strategy for a significant global SAP ERP deployment on Google Cloud (GCP), resulting in a major reduction in the cost of completion to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. Credited with deploying the new ITIL4 framework and an integrated portfolio, program, and project management framework for IT delivery.

Education

• Alexandria University

  Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering

  1989 — 1994

• IMD

  Strategic Finance, Finance, General

  2012 — 2012

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Harnessing our Digital Future, Digital Business Strategy

  2018 — 2018

• Chicago Booth

  Accelerated Development Program, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

  2012 — 2012

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Innovation of Products and Services, MIT's Approach to Design Thinking

  2019 — 2019

Skills

• Oil/Gas
• Onshore
• Qhse
• Oilfield
• Drilling Engineering
• Energy Industry
• Completion
• Energy
• Completions
• Integration
• Upstream
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Logging
• Lwd
• Drilling
• Offshore Operations
• Offshore Drilling
• Petroleum
• Reservoir Engineering
• Wireline
• Directional Drilling
• Oilfield Services
• Oil & Gas
• Petroleum Engineering
• Gas
• Reservoir Management
• Management
• Formation Evaluation