Hugo Garcia
About Hugo Garcia
Hugo Garcia is a SAP Trading Data Engineer at ExxonMobil in Houston, Texas, with a background in IT help desk development, warehouse management, and fitness instruction.
Current Role at ExxonMobil
Hugo Garcia currently serves as an SAP Trading Data Engineer at ExxonMobil, a role he has held since 2017. Based in Houston, Texas, he focuses on developing automated solutions for optimizing crude and product trading pricing. This involves creating and maintaining prediction models crucial for trading decisions in the oil and gas sector. His responsibilities also include managing relationships with third-party vendors to maximize the value of vendor subscriptions and mentoring new hires and contractors within the trading data engineering team.
Previous Experience at ExxonMobil
Before his current role, Hugo Garcia worked briefly as an IT Help Desk Developer at ExxonMobil in 2016. During his three-month tenure in Houston, Texas, he contributed to various support and troubleshooting tasks necessary for maintaining the company's IT infrastructure. This early role at ExxonMobil laid the groundwork for his subsequent, more specialized position within the company.
Other Professional Experience
Hugo Garcia has amassed diverse professional experience prior to his roles at ExxonMobil. He worked at United Refrigeration, Inc. as a Warehouse Specialist from 2015 to 2016 and as a Warehouse Associate from 2012 to 2014, both positions being in Fort Worth, Texas. Additionally, he served as a Fitness Instructor at 9Round 30 Minute Kickboxing Fitness in Arlington, Texas from 2014 to 2015. Between 2009 and 2012, he was a Sales Associate at RadioShack in Fort Worth, Texas.
Educational Background
Hugo Garcia completed his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at The University of Texas at Arlington between 2015 and 2017. Prior to that, he earned an Associate of Arts in Computer Science from Tarrant County College, where he studied from 2009 to 2015. These educational credentials have equipped him with the foundational knowledge and technical skills essential for his various roles in the technology and data engineering fields.
Specialized Skills and Expertise
Throughout his tenure at ExxonMobil, Hugo Garcia has developed specialized skills in trading data engineering. He has a significant role as the lead U.S. developer for IBM Cognos TM1, focusing on oil and gas trading data. His expertise includes creating automated solutions for trading pricing optimization, maintaining prediction models, and training team members. These responsibilities underline his technical acumen and leadership abilities within the sphere of oil and gas trading data engineering.