Bobby J LeBlanc has over 36 years of experience in IT project management, engineering, and supervision for ExxonMobil and other energy companies. He has successfully delivered large-scale IT infrastructure projects on 6 continents, including building complete systems from the ground up to support oil/gas operations. The resume highlights his expertise in areas such as project management, networking, security systems, and working with international teams across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America.

1. Bobby J LeBlanc
ExxonMobil Information Technology
Infrastructure Business Project Manager
Phone: (+001) 832-454-1551
E-mail: bobby.j.leblanc@exxonmobil.com
IT Professional with 36 years’ experience in IT project management, engineering, management and
supervision. Confident communicator and well versed in organizational skills, mentoring, leadership and
safety.
Specialty is building complete country wide IT systems from the ground up. Successfully delivered projects on
6 continents. Energy projects include IT systems for Affiliate and Field offices, Oil/Gas platforms, Pipelines and
Production facilities, LNG plants, and Refining & Supply facilities.
Proficiencies
 IT Project Management, Engineering and Supervision
 Process Creation and Management
 IT strategists delivering complete solutions to support Business IT needs
 Mentoring, Training and Cultural Relations
Career/Achievements
 North American Growth Project - Project Manager for IT facilities build-out for the North
American Growth project in the USA. Deliverables include Server/Telecom room, Networking,
Computing, Application, Audio Visual, Voice services, Two-way Radio system and Security systems
 ExxonMobil Global Drilling Data Enhancement – Project Manager for a global MPLS data
network upgrade. Network comprised of regional hubs and included upgrading of Drilling
Satellite systems with acceleration technology to improve performance and reduce operating
cost.
 Papua New Guinea LNG Project – Project Manager and Engineer responsible to build the IT
facilities from ground up for the Green Field project. Office builds included an Affiliate office
(350 people), the LNG Plant (300 people) and LNG Production (300 people) facility. Other remote
sites were built to support field offices along the pipeline, Logistic offices and housing camps.
Deliverables included IT Applications, Server/Telecom Rooms, Servers, Storage, LAN/WAN,
Security Systems, Radio systems (towers, two-way, microwave, and satellite), Fiber Optic systems,
Voice and Data system, Audio Visual, Desktop and Printing/Plotting solutions, vendor provided
services.
 Global Lenel Security systems – Project Manager for the Lenel Security systems for Chad,
Cameroon, Japan, PNG, Canada and the USA. Deliverables included apps, servers, storage, access
management and the telecom infrastructure.
 Chad Operations Supervisor – Supervisor for 35 IT specialist supporting over 2000 users.
Support Services included a local helpdesk, desktop support, application support, Telecom
support (two-way, LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi, satellite, fiber and copper systems), voice services, Audio
Visual systems and drilling support
 Chad Telecom Engineer – Project engineer for Chad Field Fiber network in support of Drilling
and Production Operations.

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 Bass Strait Australia Microwave Replacement Project – Project Engineer on the Fiber Network
to replace the Bass Strait microwave system.
 Sakhalin Russia Affiliate office – Project Manager/Engineer the Sakhalin Project Affiliate office.
Deliverables include Server/Telecom rooms, Apps, Networking, Voice and Email, Servers, Storage
and Desktop.
 Saudi Arabia Core Venture 1 & 2 – Project Manager/Engineer on the Core Venture office
supporting 500 people. Deliverables included server/telecom rooms, computing, desktop, apps,
servers, and storage voice and email services.
 Nigeria – Commission Engineer for the installation of the voice and data systems for offshore
platforms
 Columbia SA – Commission Engineer for a cross country Microwave system in support of
Production and Pipeline operations
 USA Gulf Coast Data Gathering system – Project Manager/Engineer for the deployment and
commissioning of a Point-to-Point Radio system to support Natural Gas production data
acquisition system
 USA Alaska (Valdez Cleanup) – Wire Chief for all Telecom cleanup requirements. The telecom
systems were comprised of remote telecom shelters/towers/power systems, a variety of radio
systems from conventional to trunked two-way systems, microwave/satellite/fiber/copper
networks and central office infrastructure
Skills and Technology
 Project Management, Project Engineering, Supervisor, Leadership, Mentoring, Training, Safety and
Cultural relations
o 36 years IT Project Management experience in the Energy industry
o Champion in Safety leadership, No Loss Time Accidents on any of my projects in the last
36 years
o Team Leader focusing on Mentoring, Technical skills, Project Management and
Operations
o IT Project Managed and Engineered small, medium and large sites. 2 to 3000 users
o Aggressive in coordination of Controllers, Procurement, Logistics, and Third parties.
 Networking (WAN/LAN/Wireless/Voice/Voice Mail, IP, VoIP)
o Project Managed Design, Implementing and Commission of Networking systems.
Included were CoLocated sites, small venture sites and Enterprise sites
 Computing (Apps, Servers, Desktop, Output services)
o Project Interface with the Business Partner to determine Application and Infrastructure
requirements
o Project Managed Server systems design, implementation and commissioning of stand
alone and virtual server systems. 2 to 300 servers
o Project Managed Storage system design, implementation and commissioning for stand
alone to Enterprise systems 1 to 100 Terabytes

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o Project Managed Computing and Output service deployments. Desktop, Laptops,
Engineering stations, Printing, Plotting, Scanning and Faxing
 Server and Telecom Facilities design, deployment and commissioning
o Authored ExxonMobil Server and Telecom Room Best Practices
o Authored ExxonMobil IT Minimal Kit for new IT Server and Telecom rooms
o Designed Server and Telecom Rooms, 2 sq. meters to 100 sq. meters
o Coordinate requirements for HVAC (cooling), UPS (power) and Fire Suppression systems
o Designed Structured Cabling systems including, Rack and Cabinet enclosures , Copper
and Fiber Patch Panels, Power Distribution, LAN wiring and Cable management systems
o Project Managed and Engineered Server and Telecom rooms in:
 Papua New Guinea Affiliate and Field offices (1500 users) - 4 Server rooms 16
Telecom rooms
 Saudi Arabia JV offices (1200 users) - 1 Server room and 6 Telecom rooms
 Chad: Affiliate and Field offices (2200 users) - 2 Server room and 12 Telecom
rooms
 Cameroon Affiliate office (300 users) - 1 Server room and 6 Telecom rooms
 Russia Affiliate office (150 users) - 1 Server and 1 Telecom Room
 Security and Audio Visual systems
o Project Manage/Engineered Site Security systems (Lenel) for up to 10000 users
o Project Manage/Engineered Audio Visual systems for small and corporate sites
 Security and Control, Data Retention, BCP/DRP and IPR
o Championed S&C site requirements
 Active in Audit reviews in relation to S&C
o Coordinated Data Retention requirements for sites
o Coordinated Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans
o Lead Independent Peer Reviews on a variety of IT projects
 Vendor Management, Procurement and Controller processes
o Worked with Procurement on creating Vendor contracts
o Managed Vendors as part of the project and support team
o Worked with Procurement on Vendor qualification and selections
o Worked with Controllers to established cost recovery structure
 Client Interface and Solution Strategist
o Interface with Business Partners to gain alignment on IT system requirement
o Provide BVM training to the Business Partner to assure Scope Alignment
Career History
 ExxonMobil 2000 - Present
o IT Project Manager/Engineer on site in the USA, Papua New Guinea,
Chad, Cameroon, Saudi Arabia, Russia, UK, Angola, Australia, Canada,
Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia
o Area Ops Supervisor Chad
 Burlington Resources 1997 - 2000

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o Telecom Manager
 IWL Communications 1993 - 1997
o Project Manager/Engineer
 L&M Telecommunications 1991-1993
o Owner - Sold company to IWL
 Sola Communication 1989 - 1990
o Project Manager/Engineer
 Automation Communication 1986 - 1989
o Project Manager/Engineer
 Sola Communications 1983 - 1986
o Project Manager/Engineer
 Communications System Management 1980 - 1983
o Field Engineer
Personal
Residence – Houston Texas USA
Citizen USA – Passport current