Boris Gonzalez

• Develop and execute the end-to-end competitive bid process, including strategy development, evaluation of proposals, recommendation for awards, and formation and administration of contracts. Effectively negotiated contract terms and conditions while fostering strong, collaborative supplier relationships. Identified and executed cost-optimization strategies, achieving improved supplier performance and pricing efficiency. • Managed contracts for the procurement of goods and services required for Oil Sands Upstream Major Projects, including engineering, logistics, chemicals, and others. • Coordinate with project managers, teams, service fields, and corporate shared service groups regarding contract management strategies, options, and considerations throughout all stages of contract lifecycles. • Ensure adherence to company policies, processes, and work instructions. • Resolve issues that arise between contractors and project teams.

Responsibilities working with contracts on Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Logistics disciplines as well as suppliers to acquire goods and services required for Oil Sands Upstream Major Projects, Value from $100 Million to $900 Million • Prepare RFQs and RFPs to meet Project Procurement and Contracts schedules, while complying with Supply Management Policies and Procedures (“SM P&Ps”) • Negotiate commercial terms, and items, including Agreement terms and conditions with guidance from Supply Management and Legal personnel • Provide post-award administration for Agreements • A vast experience with ERP computer systems such as Maximo or JD Edwards and other ERP system

Led contracts negotiations, strategies for drilling, and completion for Repsol business units such as Canada, USA, Mexico, and Bolivia.

The main function is to develop and implement contract strategies as well as provide leadership in the contracting process for HR, HSE & D&C. Budget estimated around $150Millions.

• Responsible for carrying all sourcing and contracts for spare parts, replacements, accessories for trucks, cars with an annual expense around $15 million, including multiple region within Canada and the USA. • Maintain Working relationship with stakeholders and Vendors(suppliers) in order to mitigate risk to the operation • Implemented and developed the Ecommerce platform SAP in conjunction with JDEdwards in order to train and interact with stakeholders, vendors for the creation of bidding process, reports, KPI's measurement, in order maximize the high value vendors and to introduce them to Ecommerce. • Developed cost reduction models, market intelligence, forecast, planning and conducted requests for proposals. • Prioritize initiatives, managed implementation of the category strategy and supplier agreements for the category assigned.

Monitored and managed contractors maintaining the estimated budget of CAD $ 180MM for the acquisition of equipment and services for the Diesel Light ends and CO2 recovery Unit. Use of strategic sourcing and evaluation of supplier for vendors and also to mitigate risk to the company. • Implemented strategic plans along with EPC's related to contract and procurements activities, legal, QA/QC, logistics, KPI's etc., reduced 15% cost over the budget. • Managed, coordinated, coached the SCM team in creation and development RFP's, RFQ's RFX's through Maximo and Unifer ensure all packages were met construction plan. • Led and drafted sourcing strategies for such line pipe, pipe spools, rotating equipment, pumps, boilers, heat exchangers, cooling towers, filtration's packages, chemicals, etc., made by the EPC contractors, obtained 4% savings over the budget. • Worked and leverage directly with legal,P2P, risk, finance, accounting, surplus, logistic, expediting and internal client business units, and other stakeholders to achieve construction plan, cost reduction, guarantees, mitigate invoices problems, keep the budget assigned within the limits permitted • Performed and coordinated a supply planning creating a client assessment(Audit) to keep and influence contractors aligned with the project deadline, as per company best practices, resulted in 3months of time savings

Managed and Responsible for the Contracts (Purchase orders) related to OCTG, Well completion such as ESP Pumps, VFD, pipe lines and all activities related to down hole and surface for SAGD area. Budget estimated for this specific area was approximately CAD $ 600 MM. • Led and Implemented Frame Agreements or Master Agreements for the Steel & Completion Category which include OCTG, Pipe Line, ESP Pumps, Coiled Tubing and other related well services and construction. Cost reduction around 10 % over the budget after negotiation as Global agreement • Assisted in the development and execution of supply and negotiation strategies for OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods), Pipelines, seismic, fuels, earth work. Reduced the repetition of service orders and purchases order around 40 % • Ability to review technical specifications, related to OCTG, Pipeline etc., co-ordinate with engineering team to review scope of Work (SOW), strategies and execution for the required materials (service), research costs, co-ordinate vendor deliveries and shipping requirements • Arranged and coordinated delivery of required material to projects in accordance with production schedules. • Used of Category Management such P2P, KPI, Finance, Supply Management and Integration (SM&I). • Participated on cross-functional sourcing team to translate business requirements, negotiation strategies into a supply contract.

Managed budget of USD$ 220MM for the acquisition's equipment for the Hamaca Project in Venezuela. Attended the drilling campaign for conventional on the Orinoco Belt's oil and gas shale, obtained around 8 % saving and reduced lead time around 10-12 weeks with the implementation of procurement and supplier plans to meet the needs of the JV's. • Implemented process improvement for purchases and contracts that comply with company guidelines and government regulations (joint venture). Negotiated the optimal cost including quality through a Master Service (MSA) or International agreements for different commodities such as OCTG, equipment, line pipe, MRO,ESP pumps, cementation, casing and tubing repairs, etc. • Reduced through the Master service or International agreements around USD $ 30 MM ( Total Cost of Ownership)(TCO) over the budget (USD& 220MM). • Implemented all the Latin-American BU's process and procedures and standardized and aligned them through the Corporate head quarter. Worked with corporate compliance and finance to assure they are aligned with the corporate rules. • Led and be the point of contact of the implementation of PR to PO (Requisition to Purchase Order) processes to ensure completion of the company's goals. • Managed performance and coached a team of 12(Twelve) buyers for the purchasing and contracting to ensure alignment to the targets and purchasing plan.