Ximena Gutierrez

About Ximena Gutierrez

18 years of HSE experience in Oil and Gas, in both Upstream and Downstream operations, in home country and overseas. Demonstrated ability to work in culturally diverse and globally dispersed environments to achieve objectives. Excellent communication skills with proven results of influencing cross-functional stakeholders. Agent of change with a growth mindset, pro-actively seeking opportunities to reduce complexity and remove barriers to improve performance. Passionate about empowering employees, influencing leaders and motivating teams to drive toward superior results and challenging status quo.Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated capacity to comprehend the “big picture” and distill global strategies and initiatives into concise, meaningful information to local teams to ensure priorities are understood and expectations are met. Subject matter expert in Assurance Programs, Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), Risk Management (RM), Incident Investigation and Reporting (II & R), HSEQ Management Systems, ISO Management systems (9001, 18001, 14001), Managing Safe Work (MSW), Occupational Hygiene (OH), Contractor Safety, Management of Change (MOC), Environmental Stewardship, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Motor Vehicle Safety (MVS), Spill Prevention and Emergency Management. Experience in corporate and internal HSE auditing and investigation of serious incidents.

Experience

1. Hse Manager - Oems Stewardship - Dm & C

   Chevron

   Oct 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Responsible for the effective implementation of the Operational Excellence Management System (OEMS) in Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals (DM & C). The OEMS team partners closely with the OE Leadership Team and Execution Teams to align strategic direction, improve performance, and standardize best practices—delivering measurable improvements in workforce safety and health, process safety, environmental stewardship, assurance and compliance throughout DM & C operations.

Education

• Universidad de Los Andes

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

  2002 — 2007

• Universidad del Rosario

  Occupational Health Management, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

  2008 — 2009