As the Area Production Manager of Na Kika, located about 140 miles southeast of New Orleans, Goodman runs the business, managing profit and loss, while keeping a team comprised of operations, technical, financial and safety experts focused and aligned on safe, reliable delivery of strategic business goals.
“I’m the first African-American female bp selected to serve in the Area Production/Area Operations Manager role, and I must say, it’s the best job I’ve had in my career so far,” Goodman says. “It’s really important for me to deliver business value and lead a highly capable, safe and functional team, which in turn helps clear a path for others to know what is possible.”
To Goodman, this role is the perfect combination of business knowledge, technical discipline, operational know-how and leadership skillset. She loves the dynamics and complexity of operations, including that you learn the most not from a textbook, but from experience and exposure.
“I’m running a business on a day-to-day basis, while strategically defining how to keep that business safe, efficient, successful and profitable,” she says.
“I thrive off change and growth. As a leader, I focus on knowing my team, knowing our development opportunities and working to strengthen our capability – all to deliver business value. In this role you must be an effective communicator, technically competent and a person who genuinely cares for others across the business – including interns, new hires, offshore and experienced professionals. I encourage anyone interested in Area Production Manager role, to pursue it, but build the foundation that underpins its needs. It is an absolutely amazing, rewarding role!”
“The “added bonus” I have is, even though I did not become a medical doctor, I still get to drive improvements to Na Kika’s mechanical body parts. I see pumps as our heart, compressors as our lungs, and flowlines as our veins. It’s the science, engineering and operations that I love and am so fortunate to be a part of every day!”