Gerardo Uria

Experience

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  RECRA LabNet

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1998

  Project Manager
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  API - American Petroleum Institute

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2024

  Implemented and developed strategies for executive-level engagement with oil and natural gas industry companies and similar trade associations. Liaised between advocacy segments and self-supporting group in identification and development of value-added initiatives across industry segments. Guided membership team in recruitment, onboarding, retention, and engagement of industry companies into API membership. Served as executive liaison for board of directors. Engaged and identified diverse industry leaders (CEO level) to serve on board of directors.• Achieved 93% membership retention rate post-COVID and during period of industry consolidation.• Recruited 2 companies with diverse leaders (uncommon in industry) and onboarded and coached them into eventually gaining nomination and election to API board.• Recruited average of 50 general members per year into API membership.• Provided oversight of meetings and events department, managing department during COVID, instituting virtual meetings, adopting newer technologies, and renegotiating existing contracts to minimize financial burdens.• Chaired U.S. National Committee to World Petroleum Council.• Worked in other role as chair of US National Committee to World Petroleum Council, as member of US Organizing Committee for 23rd Congress held in Houston.• Served as key member of US organizing committee of 23rd WPC Congress, hosting over 5,000 delegates from across globe, coordinating with global industry executives, officials, schools, and local leaders.• Led U.S. delegation to participate in 24th World Petroleum Congress and spoke at Congress representing API and US.• Guided and conducted Executive (CEO) recruitment meetings with major industry companies.• Co-sponsored implementation and deployment of new CRM (association management system), as major organization-wide project.• Promoted, through presentations at industry events, API programs in India, Kazakhstan, Bahrain, and Brazil. Mostrar menos Developed and implemented strategies for executive-level engagement with oil and natural gas industry companies and similar trade associations. Liaised between advocacy segments and self-supporting group in identification and development of value-added initiatives across industry segments. Served as executive liaison for board of directors.• Grew membership by 60% in eight years, leading membership team in recruitment, retention, and engagement of industry companies into API membership, increasing membership by 15% to 650 members (highest ever) through personalized executive engagement.• Engaged and recruited two diverse CEOs to serve on coveted API’s board of directors. • Served as key executive contact with API board members and members’ senior executives.• Revamped API’s dues structure, creating new segment and developing dues criteria.• Worked as director of business development for API’s global industry services department (eventually became Division), leading sales of certification, training, and intellectual property programs. • Served as liaison between advocacy segments and self-supporting group in identification and development of value-added initiatives and programs for API’s membership. • Performed other role as secretary of US National Committee to World Petroleum Council, as member of Congress Program Committee for 23rd WPC Congress (Houston).• Contributed as keynote presenter in two international API events (Malaysia and China)• Identified and placed over 50 U.S. speakers in WPC technical program.• Coordinated and delivered successful annual meetings (CEO-level events with major speakers and concurrent committee meetings).• Delivered presentations at major industry events in Brazil, China, and India. Mostrar menos In addition to the Director of Membership role, provided leadership and direction to GIS department, comprising of 90 employees in six diverse offices of Washington, D.C., Houston, Beijing, Dubai, Singapore, and Rio de Janeiro. Managed more than $115M in gross annual revenues, with GIS department consisting of standards development, certification programs, training programs, intellectual property and publications, events and trade shows, safety programs, and membership. Maintained overall membership responsibilities. • Restructured GIS department, incorporating API Standards to better align lines of business (structure remains today).• Increased revenues by $6M in one year by instituting direct engagement with leadership of major customers.• Signed two major MOUs with global companies that utilized API standards, South Korea and Kazakhstan. • Served in other role as secretary of US National Committee to World Petroleum Council, contributing as member of Congress Program Committee for 22nd WPC Congress (Turkey).• Delivered major presentation at WPC leadership conference in Tromso, Norway. Mostrar menos Developed initiatives to recruit members and manage memberships of 400 API member companies, eventually growing membership to over 600. Directed relations with members’ CEOs, which included heads of world’s largest oil and natural gas companies, in collaboration with API president. Promoted member participation in API outreach and mobilization initiatives. Served as key liaison between executive team and board of directors, including nominations, meetings, and adherence to by-law requirements. Provided oversight of membership database and Association Management System.• Increased membership by 50%, from 390 to nearly 600, in about four years (65% in six years).• Achieved greater than 93% membership retention rate.• Delivered oversight of “general membership” segment of API, comprised on service and supply companies. • Oversaw development of program to better engage service / supply members at executive levels, growing “general membership” by 180 new members.• Liaised between API members and API Global Industry Services.• Served as Secretary for US National Committee to World Petroleum Council (WPC).• Deployed grassroots program, Energy Nation, from inception to participation of 20 corporate members and over 300,000 individuals.• Led U.S. participation in international organization of 60 countries that included top foreign government officials and industry executives.• Placed over 40 U.S. technical speakers at global WPC congresses in Qatar (2011) and Russia (2014).• Conducted deployment and management of Veterans2Energy program for returning veterans to enter workforce, allowing API member companies to hire 180 veterans in three years before program sunset.• Coordinated execution of industry grassroots outreach program to counter negative publicity. Mostrar menos

  • Senior Director, API Membership & Development

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2024

  • Senior Director, API Membership & Strategic Alliances

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Director and Acting Vice President, Global Industry Services (GIS)

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Director - Membership and Member Relations

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2016

  • Manager of Operations and Other Roles of Increasing Responsibility

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2008
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  Remedial Operations Group

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1998

  Project Scientist - Contract
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  JG Uria Group

  Jan 2024 - now

  Senior Advisor

  Strategic Partnerships | Stakeholder Engagement | Energy Advocate | Industry Affairs