Executive Vice President (EVP) of Project Delivery / Operations

Dwayne Pennington is a senior industrial project and operations executive with nearly four decades of experience leading complex capital programs from 50M to 10B across oil & gas, energy, renewables, and manufacturing. He combines deep field credibility with boardroom-level perspective, overseeing end‑to‑end project delivery, commissioning and startup, turnarounds, and ongoing operations to protect P&L, schedule, and asset integrity.

Recognized as a builder of high‑performing PMOs, Dwayne elevates project governance, risk management, and Advanced Work Packaging to create scalable, repeatable delivery frameworks for multi‑project portfolios. He is a proven champion of digital transformation, integrating Primavera P6, Power BI, and advanced data analytics into real‑time dashboards that give owners and executives clear visibility from the portfolio level down to the workface.

Throughout his career with blue‑chip organizations such as ExxonMobil, Cargill, Valero, BP, and Marathon, Dwayne has led major project recovery efforts and turnarounds, consistently improving safety performance, compressing schedules, and optimizing total installed cost. Trusted as a senior advisor and escalation point, he builds durable executive relationships with owners and EPC partners, aligning diverse stakeholders around clear outcomes and disciplined execution.

Dwayne helps organizations bring discipline and clarity to complex project environments by aligning teams, standardizing execution, and strengthening decision-making with real-time data.

His experience across owner, contractor, and field leadership roles enables him to bridge strategy and execution while improving delivery consistency, margin performance, and client confidence.