RASHAWN CLARK-EL
Rosharon
Summary
Expert in executive operations and maintenance leadership, specializing in cross-functional team collaboration and project controls within industrial settings. Proven track record of developing long-term maintenance strategies that enhance equipment reliability and operational performance, while effectively managing contractor performance and multi-million-dollar budgets.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Maintenance & Operations Leader
Dow
Freeport
07.2014 - Current
- Provide executive leadership supporting enterprise maintenance governance, turnaround strategy, project controls, execution readiness, contractor performance, and continuous improvement across Texas Operations.
- Aligned maintenance priorities, capital work, operating objectives, and organizational strategy in partnership with Site leadership.
- Manage multi-million-dollar maintenance and turnaround budgets while balancing cost, schedule, labor availability, and operational risk.
- Lead cross-functional teams spanning maintenance, operations, engineering, procurement, planning, scheduling, and project controls.
- Develop long-term maintenance strategies that improve equipment reliability, operational performance, and asset utilization.
- Directed contractor planning, integrated labor, ensured procurement readiness, and governed execution for major maintenance events.
- Implemented standardized turnaround playbooks resulting in more than $1 million in documented savings.
- Reduced turnaround duration by more than 5% through improved planning discipline and schedule compliance.
- Led communication standardization initiatives that improved collaboration across multiple turnaround organizations.
- Championed safety culture and ensured regulatory compliance in high-risk maintenance activities.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Construction Management
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX08-2026
Skills
- Facilities & Asset Management
- Facilities and asset management
- Capital Improvement Programs
- Operating & Capital Budgets
- Capital programs
- Operating and capital budgets
- Preventive and Corrective Maintenance
- Contractor and vendor management
- Portfolio and asset lifecycle management
- Operational Excellence
- Crisis Management
- Root Cause Investigation
- Process improvement
- Cause analysis
- Reporting management
- Stakeholder relations
- Safety management
- Team Development
- Leadership training
- Project management
- Maintenance planning
- Failure Analysis
- Continuous improvement
Career Highlights
- 20+ years leading complex maintenance and operations organizations.
- Multi-million-dollar operating and capital budget management.
- Executive stakeholder communication and governance.
- Contractor organizations supporting large industrial maintenance programs.
- Proven record of cost reduction, operational improvement, and organizational transformation.
Timeline
Executive Maintenance & Operations Leader
Dow
07.2014 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Construction Management
Brazosport College