Matt Cook

About Matt Cook

Bilingual (Spanish), dedicated, and motivated leader with a strong background in systems improvements, regulatory compliance, and environmental stewardship. Possess years of successful experience leading multidisciplinary projects, implementing and maintaining health, safety and environmental, programs. With a passion for facilitating change through positive relationships with diverse leaders, clients, colleagues, and government partners. Consistently recognized for outstanding contributions in applying creativity to resolve complex issues.

Experience

1. Regulatory Permitting and Compliance Team Lead - Mid-continent Business Unit

   Chevron

   Jul 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Manage a team of seven employees responsible for obtaining drilling permits and maintaining compliance with the Oil and Gas regulations and laws in the state of Texas. Led strategic planning and competitive performance initiatives to increase team efficiency, enhance culture and decrease likelihood of errors. Strengthened partnerships with internal cross-functional operations and planning teams. Led the development of a culture, organizational capability, and strategic initiatives. Facilitated development of digital tools and workflows enhance execution and tracking of regulatory obligations.

Education

• Utah State University

  Bachelors, Public Health Industrial Hygiene

  2010 — 2014

Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Research
• Safety
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Technical Writing
• Teaching
• Industrial Hygiene
• Microsoft Office
• Occupational Health
• Critical Thinking
• Public Speaking
• Human Performance
• Teamwork