Dean Curry

Sr Development & Capital Investment Specialist @Suncor

Calgary, AB, CA

1) Operational Excellence & Major Project Development Advisor• Co-authored the enterprise-wide \"Develop & Manage Projects\" process, codifying major project delivery best practices into the new Operational Excellence Management System.• Provided specialized development expertise for high-impact projects to improve Front-End Loading (FEL), early-stage decision making, and decision transparency for executive stakeholders in Oilsands and Offshore E&P fields2) Decision Quality & Governance• Institutionalized Decision Quality (DQ) methods across the enterprise, establishing structured improvement practices and assessment protocols for high-stakes project concept development, commercial agreements and capital portfolio allocations that reduce value leakage and improve predictability.• Embedded DQ into the organizational DNA by developing and delivering specialized DQ training for over 500 practitioners & senior decision-makers and integrated decision-making rigor into the formal Leader Capability Model.3) Capital & Portfolio Strategy• Architected an integrated capital management process for a $6B portfolio, optimizing risk mitigation & economic investment allocations, and in-year adjustments to set and deliver investments across the enterprise management system.• Standardized value-based investment trade-offs by designing a cross-asset portfolio review process and universal weighting to align site-level investments with corporate objectives based on project merit.

University of Victoria

Bachelor of Engineering - B.Eng (Hon), Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management

University of Calgary

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance & Sustainable Development