Patrick Schultz
Director, Business Transformation at Veolia Water North America
- Location
- Greater New York City Area
- Industry
- Utilities
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Patrick Schultz's Overview
- Current
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- Director, Business Transformation at Veolia Water North America
- Past
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- Senior Associate at McKinsey & Company
- Research Assistant / Teaching Assistant at Princeton University
- Visiting Researcher at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Research Assistant at Michigan Technological University
- Intern at DaimlerChrysler
- Education
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- Princeton University
- Princeton University
- Universität Stuttgart
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Michigan Technological University
- Connections
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207 connections
Patrick Schultz's Summary
Water utility professional and environmental engineer with broad management consulting experience, especially in performance transformation and restructuring as well as corporate sustainability strategy and resource efficiency.
Specialties
Industry: specialty chemicals, utilities, oil and gas (upstream and downstream), water treatment technology, water treatment chemicals, green tech
Functional: B2B marketing and sales, supply chain management, strategic sourcing, corporate sustainability strategy, restructuring, commercial excellence, operational excellence
Patrick Schultz's Experience
Director, Business Transformation
Veolia Water North America
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Utilities industry
October 2011 – Present (5 months)
Senior Associate
McKinsey & Company
Partnership; 10,001+ employees; Management Consulting industry
January 2009 – September 2011 (2 years 9 months) Hamburg Area, Germany
- Lead client teams from identification of improvement options to successful implementation of new business processes, management tools and organizational structures.
- Identify and structure complex challenges across business functions, support quantitative analyses, develop strategic and operational recommendations, lead stakeholder workshops with project teams and senior management, provide project management support and coaching.
Representative projects:
- Develop and implement innovative new go to market model for large global chemicals manufacturer. Key improvement areas include setup of low-cost inside sales channel, introduction of tiered customer service as well as capability-building of sales force and back-office personnel.
- Drive cash generation by rapidly adjusting a global chemicals manufacturer's supply chain and order-to-cash processes to reduced demand during the financial crisis. Changes include improved demand and inventory planning, harmonization of payment terms and dunning approach as well as setup of company-wide cash performance management system.
- Support board-level strategy review of leading oil and gas company by assessing its global water footprint and developing long- and short-term recommendations for mitigating against the risk of limited water supply.
- Develop and roll out global operational performance benchmark for large water utilities, focusing on labor and energy productivity of water and sewage treatment works, network operations and maintenance, and customer service.
Research Assistant / Teaching Assistant
Princeton University
Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry
September 2003 – October 2008 (5 years 2 months)
Develop model simulations for the response of ocean biology to global warming. Analyze satellite observations to better understand interactions between ocean biology and ocean circulation.
Visiting Researcher
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Defense & Space industry
June 2004 – September 2004 (4 months)
Analyze satellite observations of biological processes in the ocean.
Research Assistant
Michigan Technological University
Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry
August 2001 – December 2002 (1 year 5 months)
Develop sediment model for New York City drinking water reservoirs.
Intern
DaimlerChrysler
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; XETRA; Automotive industry
June 2000 – August 2000 (3 months)
Update environmental management system hand book for large automotive manufacturing plant.
Patrick Schultz's Languages
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English
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German
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French
(Professional working proficiency)
Patrick Schultz's Honors and Awards
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Harold W. Dodds Honorific Fellowship
Princeton University- September 2007
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Graduate First Year Fellowship
Princeton University- September 2003
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Study Abroad Fellowship
German-American Fulbright Commission- September 2001
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Dr. Peter Schäfer Fellowship for Research in Sustainable Development
Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes- September 2001
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Undergraduate Fellowship
Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes- October 1998
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Climate Change Special Initiative Fellowship
McKinsey & Company, Inc.- July 2009
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Earth and Space Science Fellowship
NASA- September 2005
Patrick Schultz's Education
Princeton University
PhD, Geosciences
2003 – 2008
Princeton University
MA, Geosciences
2003 – 2005
Universität Stuttgart
Dipl.-Ing., Umweltschutztechnik (Env. Engg.)
1998 – 2004
Michigan Technological University
MSc, Environmental Engineering
2001 – 2002
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