John Grabowski

About John Grabowski

Extensive international experience leading and managing teams in safely designing and building energy facilities up to several billion USD in value. Opportunities included both start-ups and turn-arounds of multi-national execution teams requiring cultural and work process integration in order to achieve strategic objectives.Adaptive in approach, steadfast in safety, cost, schedule and quality performance objectives. Collaborative customer focus.Throughout career have supported business development and corporate strategic initiatives leading to project awards of up to US$3 billion. Have served as director on board of privately-held healthcare provider.Interests include renewable energy, decarbonization, work process improvement, innovative technologies, leveraging cultural diversity, talent development, continuous learning, and corporate leadership.Have worked on projects for BASF, BP, Cheniere, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and NOCs, among others. Specialties: • Multi-cultural operations• Team integration for performance, including turnaround situations• Work process analysis and optimization, utilizing key performance metrics• Executive decision-making and accountability• Energy and chemicals project planning and execution on small and large-scale engagements

Experience

1. Vice President Capital Projects

   Mote

   Apr 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Making the cheapest hydrogen by recycling wood waste (biomass gasification). Removing carbon from the air (durable carbon capture via sequestration).

Education

• Carmel High School - Mundelein IL

  HS Diploma, College/University Preparatory

  1979 — 1982

• Northwestern University

  BS, Chemical Engineering

  1982 — 1987

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Masters in Business, Management

  2008 — 2009

Skills

• Accountability
• Project Planning
• Performance Metrics
• Small Project Management
• Gas
• Organizational Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Chemical
• Business Strategy
• Contract Negotiation
• Energy
• Timely Decision Making
• Epc
• Contract Management
• Operations Management
• Petroleum
• Petrochemical
• Performance Management
• Management
• Team Building
• Project Management
• Oil & Gas
• Large Projects
• Leadership
• Workflow
• Lng
• Multicultural
• Process Improvement
• Business Development
• Turn-Around Situations