Dr Aaron Levis

Chief Data Officer (CDO) - Safety, Environment, Asset Management and Technology @ Shell

About

Senior executive with a PhD in Computer-Aided Process Engineering and 20+ years of global experience driving business transformation across Energy, Chemicals and Utilities sectors in the US, UK, Netherlands and India. Proven track record in leading digital innovation at scale, with deep domain expertise in Data, AI and industrial digitalization. Combines strong engineering foundations with strategic leadership and cross-cultural team management to deliver technology-driven growth and enable a sustainable energy transition.

Country

City

United Kingdom

Industry

Oil & Energy

Skill

Model Development, Process Simplification, Team Performance, Planning & Scheduling, Optimization Models, Budget Proposals, Price Forecasting, Optimization Algorithms, Energy, Energy Industry, Power Systems, Uncertainty Quantification, Time Series Forecasting, Economic Modeling, Stochastic Optimization, Negotiation, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Culture Change, Data Modeling

Experience

Chief Data Officer (CDO) - Safety, Environment, Asset Management and Technology

Shell

2023-2 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

London, England, United Kingdom

Projects & Technology - Information and Digital Technology

General Manager - Surface Engineering Technology

Shell

2021-10 - 2023-1 · 1 yr 4 mos

Projects & Technology - Engineering Technology

AI Engineering Manager

Shell

2020-3 - 2021-9 · 1 yr 7 mos

Projects & Technology - Digitalisation & Computational Science - Data Science CoE

Data Engineering Manager

Shell

2018-7 - 2020-2 · 1 yr 8 mos

London

Projects & Technology - Digitalisation & Computational Science - Data Science

Advanced Analytics Programme Lead

Shell

2017-1 - 2018-6 · 1 yr 6 mos

Technical and Competitive IT - Advanced Analytics Centre of Excellence

Senior Infrastructure Project Manager

Shell

2015-2 - 2016-12 · 1 yr 11 mos

IT Services & Operations - Enterprise Information Programme Management

Industry Solutions & Services Manager

Accenture

2004-10 - 2014-7 · 9 yrs 10 mos

Business management consulting for Energy, Chemicals & Utilities companies across Europe

Scientific Researcher

UCL

2001-2 - 2004-9 · 3 yrs 8 mos

EU-funded research collaboration project: VIP-NET (Virtual Plant-Wide Management and Optimisation of Responsive Manufacturing Networks)

Education

UCL

Computer-Aided Process Engineering

2001 - 2004 · 3 yrs

Research areas: Mathematical programming optimisation techniques, hierarchical solution algorithms, strategic supply chain management, price optimisation for active demand management, support vector machines regression analysis PhD Thesis Title: "Multi-site capacity planning and business optimisation for process industries" Research publications in peer-reviewed journals & conferences: Computers & Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Operational Research Spectrum, Computer-Aided Chemical Engineering

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Chemical Engineering

1995 - 2000 · 5 yrs

Core subjects: Process Control, Computer Programming, Applied Mathematics, Chem. Eng Labs, Technical Feasibility Study, Environment Protection Awareness Diploma Thesis Title: "Theoretical, experimental and computational study of methacrylic methyl ester polymerisation process in supercritical carbon dioxide"