Phil Villagomez
Business Development Manager, Asset Management Services
TerraVerde
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
B.A., Economics
1993University of Saint Thomas (Houston)
M.B.A., International Business
2003Podcasts
42:07284: What It’s Like Working in Biz Dev Ops at Shell New Energies w/ Phil Villagomez, Shell New Energies [Main T4C episode]
Phil Villagomez is the Business Development Operations Manager at Shell New Energies. In this role, Phil is responsible for managing the Solar Opportunity Pipeline which includes identifying green fields, co-development, and platform identification for Shell's Global Renewable Energy Portfolio. Prior to his current job Phil was the Electric Mobility Business..
05:48Career Path
Interview Highlights
“It‘s important to try and challenge yourself and say, I want to experiment with a few technical classes or I want to expose myself to a certain technology that I haven’t been exposed to before.”
Best Career Advice
The principles of planning, organizing, leading and controlling are necessary to focus on for success in any project.
Career Challenge
“I kept trying different solutions, I would request resources then get denied. I would suggest ideas or promotions, and it wasn’t approved. So I kept feeling like I was hitting one dead end after another when it came to promoting and marketing.”
Skills
Oil & Gas Industry, Training, Electric Mobility, Energy, Natural Gas, Commodity Markets, Downstream Oil & Gas, Pipelines, Trading, Risk Management, Event Management, Sales Presentations, Negotiation, Decision Making
Professional Interests
Bill Gates, Ray Dalio, Brené Brown, Shell, General Motors, Amazon, UT Austin Economics Alumni, Solar Energy Professionals – PV & Thermal, Successful Webinars, The University of Texas at Austin
