Carmen Montano
About Carmen Montano
Carmen Montano is the Deputy Project Manager at Chevron Gulf of Mexico, based in Houston, Texas, with extensive experience in project management and engineering across various global Chevron operations.
Company
Carmen Montano is currently employed at Chevron in Houston, Texas. At Chevron, she serves as the Deputy Project Manager for the Chevron Gulf of Mexico division.
Title
Carmen Montano holds the title of Deputy Project Manager for Chevron's Gulf of Mexico division. She is currently based in the Houston, Texas area.
Previous Roles at Chevron
Carmen Montano has a long tenure with Chevron, having held multiple positions with increasing responsibilities. From 2017 to 2018, she served as the Assurance, Interface, and Risk Manager for Chevron Latin America in Houston, Texas. She was a Portfolio Project Engineer for the Chevron Southern Africa - Angola division from 2014 to 2017, also in Houston. Prior to that, she worked as the Portfolio Project Manager for Chevron Saudi Arabia/Partitioned Zone in Wafra, Kuwait from 2012 to 2014. In Odessa/Midland, Texas, she served as a Project Manager for Chevron Midcontinent from 2010 to 2012, and as Lead Facilities Engineer from 2009 to 2010. From 2005 to 2009, she was the Lead Project Engineer for Chevron Nigeria in Lagos, Nigeria. Earlier in her career with Chevron, she held the role of Process Engineer at Chevron Energy Technology in Houston from 2000 to 2005.
Education and Expertise
Carmen Montano studied Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, earning her Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from 1996 to 2000. She has extensive experience in managing cost, schedule, risk, interface, scope, contract administration, and regulatory approvals for major projects. Her expertise spans onshore, offshore, heavy oil, light oil, gas, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), process technologies, water management, and remediation.
Background
Carmen Montano began her career in the oil and gas industry with Texaco as a Process Engineering Intern at Texaco General Engineering in the Houston, Texas area in 1998 and 1999. She then joined Chevron and has built an extensive career with various roles, including project management, engineering, and leadership positions across different regions. Her industry knowledge includes upstream and midstream operations, engineering management, construction management, environmental management, partner/community/regulatory engagements, assurance/interface/risk management, project controls, and supply chain management functions.
Achievements
Carmen Montano played a key role in the qualification and delivery of 20K drilling, completions, and well interventions technology for the Anchor single-field, ultra-deepwater development project. She is also a member of the Anchor Project Leadership Team, leveraging all Anchor functional teams for project success.