Michaela’s career began in the energy industry where she cultivated her technical and commercial expertise working across domestic and international value chains. She has led Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and IT organizations chaired global corporate business development councils focused on portfolio driven value creation and spearheaded end-to-end Operational Excellence and Industry 4.0 Digital Transformation initiatives for F500 companies in the Energy, Metals & Mining, Industrial Conglomerates, Construction & Infrastructure, and Global Industrials sectors, as well as Private Equity firms and Non-Profits.
Michaela’s comprehensive expertise in Operational Excellence enables her to proactively address complex interfaces across Operations, Projects and Functional groups, while effectively managing metrics in tension to drive sustainable value to the bottom line.
Michaela graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and obtained her MBA through Rice University’s MBA for Executives program.