Travis Ransom

Director of Corporate Planning @California Resources Corporation

Bakersfield, CA, US

Following the $2.1B acquisition of Aera Energy, I was selected to report directly to executive leadership—overseeing upstream corporate planning, capital investment strategy, M&A post-merger integration, enterprise budgeting, P&L delivery, and production portfolio optimization.Key Achievements:• Enterprise Integration & Operating Plan: Directed integration of 50+ oil fields (~140 MBOEPD) and aligned with C-suite on a unified post-merger plan—positioning CRC to deliver $1.2B EBITDAX, exceed guidance, and sustain top-quartile synergy realization.• Capital Investment Strategy: Led evaluation and value-based sequencing of $300MM annual capital programs, balancing technical, commercial, and regulatory risk to maximize returns in California’s constrained permitting environment.• M&A Value Creation: Enabled $235MM annual run-rate synergies—an 11% uplift on transaction value—through asset integration, workforce alignment, supply chain consolidation, and portfolio optimization.• Cross-Functional Leadership: Built and led a high-performing planning team spanning engineering, finance, and strategy—elevating cross-departmental trust, collaboration, and execution discipline to accelerate decision-making.• Investor Alignment: Partnered with Investor Relations to shape quarterly guidance, deliver operational transparency, and reinforce market confidence.Core Competencies: Corporate Strategy | Corporate Planning | Corporate Development | Capital Allocation | M&A Integration | P&L Leadership | Portfolio Optimization | Energy Transition

Colorado School of Mines

Bachelor's Degree, Petroleum Engineering

Colorado School of Mines

Minor, Economics & Business