Welcome
Chris Galliano II
Operations / Software Engineer with 4+ years of full-time experience building internal tools, automating workflows, and improving process efficiency in oil and gas and engineering environments. Combines a mechanical engineering foundation with software development to find bottlenecks, standardize workflows, and deliver targeted tools that remove manual work, reduce errors, streamline operations, and create measurable time savings and cost reduction.
Core Skills
C#
.NET
Python
SQL
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
VBA
Autodesk Inventor
SolidWorks
FEA
SCADA
Experience (4+ years)
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2025 – presentOperations Engineer · Jan 2026 – Present- Identified process bottlenecks and implemented workflow improvements for annual labor savings of $200k.
- Replaced a fragmented Excel/Mathcad VBR segment sizing and qualification process with a centralized decision-support application that standardizes engineering logic and automates calculation deliverables.
- Developed an Autodesk Inventor plugin that consolidated engineering data across internal systems, reducing engineering administrative time by 50% and saving 2 hours per project.
- Standardized engineering workflows and documentation practices, improving traceability and reducing rework.
Mechanical Engineer · Feb 2025 – Jan 2026- Designed, specified, and documented subsea equipment, including an in-riser clamp that improved MPD junction plate installation; produced manufacturing drawings, BOMs, and design and test reports.
- Automated engineering calculations and report generation, cutting turnaround from 4 hours to 1 hour (75%).
- Promoted to Operations Engineer after one year for delivering targeted automation and internal tools.
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2022 – 2025Operations Engineer · Jul 2023 – Feb 2025- Designed and deployed a custom construction management platform supporting $50M+ in commercial projects, integrating scheduling, budgeting, and reducing administrative processing time by 60%.
- Automated manual processes including invoice approval, bid estimation, and weekly KPI reporting (2 hours to 20 minutes), eliminating about 8 hours per week of repetitive work.
Project Engineer · Mar 2022 – Jul 2023- Processed submittals, drawings, and design documents for commercial projects.
- Built internal Python tools aligned with existing operations to fix recurring administrative inefficiencies, leading to the Operations Engineer role.
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2019Pipeline Operations Intern · May 2019 – Aug 2019- Built Excel VBA tools that reduced pipeline operations reporting time by 80% and saving 10 hours per reporting cycle.
- Delivered executive dashboards for pipeline operations that processed and analyzed SCADA data to extract key performance indicators (KPIs) for pipeline operations reporting and improved visibility into district performance.
- Created a reliability tracking tool that standardized data entry and improved trend visibility of field operations.
VBA SCADA
Education
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2024Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering · May 2024- Engineers for Tomorrow Scholar
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Metropolitan Scholar
- Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers