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10 Phillips 66 engineering leaders
These ten people hold or have held engineering leadership roles at Phillips 66, leading regional, project, asset, electrical and process engineering groups as a senior director and directors. A reader can learn how Phillips 66 engineering leaders build and run their teams.
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01—10Brandon Steckel
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Phillips 66
Director of Engineering at Phillips 66 since April 2023, a director-level Engineering and Technical role according to the profile. Former Asset Engineering Manager (2022–2023) and Sr. Asset Engineer (2018–2022) at DCP Midstream, and former Sr. Project Manager - Midstream Engineering at CNX (2013–2018).
David Heaney
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering (Gulf Coast) · Phillips 66
Director, Engineering (Gulf Coast) at Phillips 66 since March 2025, a role the profile places in Houston, Texas. Former Director, Engineering (North) (2023–2025) in Billings, Montana, Director, Optimization (2021–2023), Field Integrity Engineering Supervisor (2017–2021) and Pipeline Integrity Engineer (2013–2016) at Phillips 66.
James Payne, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Director, Electrical Engineering and Renewable Power · Phillips 66
Director, Electrical Engineering and Renewable Power at Phillips 66 since September 2019, a director-level Engineering and Technical role according to the profile. Former Electrical Engineering Manager (2015–2019), Turnaround Planning Manager (2013–2015) and Staff Electrical Engineer (2008–2013) at Valero.
Jane Varela
LinkedInExperience: Director, ICC Engineering · Phillips 66
Director, ICC Engineering at Phillips 66 since June 2023, a director-level Engineering and Technical role according to the profile. Former ICC Principal Engineer at DCP Midstream (2021–2023), Process and Mechanical Director at Halker (2019–2021) and Process Engineering Department Manager at Redi Anvil LLC (2018–2019).
Jay Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Engineering - Projects · Phillips 66
Senior Director, Engineering - Projects at Phillips 66 since July 2025, a director-level role according to the profile. Former Engineering Manager - Central Projects (2023–2026) in Houston, Texas and Director of Mechanical Integrity and Reliability (2015–2022) at Phillips 66, and former Asset & Operating Integrity Manager at ConocoPhillips (2013–2015).
Matt Stevenson
LinkedInExperience: Director, Division Engineering · Phillips 66
Former Director, Division Engineering at Phillips 66 (2015–2018). Sr Director, Asset Integrity at Phillips 66 since April 2023, a role the profile headline describes as an engineering and technical director in midstream operations, and former Director, Asset Integrity (2020–2023) and Superintendent, NGL & Refined Product Operations (2018–2020) there.
Patrick David
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director - North Region · Phillips 66
Former Engineering Director - North Region at Phillips 66 (2025–2026), a director-level role the profile places in Billings, Montana. Engineering Manager - North Region at Phillips 66 since November 2025, and former Director, New Technologies (2020–2023) and Integration Program Manager (2023–2024) there.
Sjoerd Hoogwater
LinkedInExperience: Director of Process Engineering Midstream · Phillips 66
Director of Process Engineering Midstream at Phillips 66 since October 2025, a director-level Engineering and Technical role. Former Consulting Engineer (2023–2025) and Director, ICC Engineering (2023) at Phillips 66, Principal Process Engineer at DCP Midstream (2019–2023) and Technology Director at AECOM (2014–2019).
Thomas Carmine
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering (Permian Gulf) · Phillips 66
Director, Engineering (Permian Gulf) at Phillips 66 since June 2024, a director-level Engineering and Technical role in Houston, Texas. Former Director, Optimization and Planning (2023–2024), Lead Process Engineer (2022–2023) and Process Engineer in two listed roles (2017–2020 and 2020–2022) at Phillips 66.
Willis Ingram
LinkedInExperience: Director, Central Regional Asset Engineering · Phillips 66
Director, Central Regional Asset Engineering at Phillips 66 since June 2024, a director-level Engineering and Technical role in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Former Director, Business Transformation (2023–2024), Director, Operations Integration (Sr. Advisor Equivalent) (2023) and Superintendent, Midstream Operations (Sr. Manager Equivalent) (2022–2023) at Phillips 66.
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