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Richard Burgess has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over three decades. Richard began their career in 1987 in the Oil, Gas, and Chemicals Industries sector, where they held various managerial and technical roles. During this time, they also served as a Consultancy Group Manager at Trident Consultants, overseeing key sales initiatives and revenue growth.
In 1999, Burgess joined Air Liquide, where they held the position of Group Level Finance Manager, Director of Business Development, and Strategic Analyst. Richard was responsible for group-level financial management and played a crucial role in major investment projects.
In 2007, Burgess joined Turner & Townsend as Vice President and later Director of the Energy Practice. Richard was responsible for business growth and financial performance within the US Energy Practice. Burgess also led business development activities for top-tier energy clients, including BP, BG, and Shell.
From 2013 to 2015, Burgess served as a Managing Partner at ERM: Environmental Resources Management. Richard was a member of the company's Senior Leadership Team and established and led the global Project Management Office (PMO). Under their leadership, the PMO achieved significant profitability increases for major consulting projects.
Since 2016, Burgess has been working at EPMA as the Executive Vice President, leading the project management consulting practice. Richard focuses on providing practical application of industry best practices to enhance project and portfolio delivery, resulting in cost savings and performance improvements for clients ranging from mid-size organizations to Fortune 100 companies.
Overall, Richard Burgess brings a wealth of experience in project management, business development, financial management, and operational delivery to their roles.
Richard Burgess attended Teesside University from 1983 to 1987, where they earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) degree in Chemical Engineering. Richard later pursued further education at Texas McCombs School of Business from 1997 to 1999, earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
EPMA
Deliver Projects Better with EPMA. Ranked by Inc. Magazine in the Top 1000 Fastest Growing Companies in America today, EPMA, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is the fastest growing project and portfolio management services and solutions company in America. We’re also the premier Microsoft Gold Certified PPM Partner in the world. Our mission is simple: To partner with our clients and deliver project management capabilities to enable them to achieve competitive advantage. EPMA offers a complete 360’ scope of services and solutions for project management, including staffing, consulting and technology. EPMA's success is a result of our passion, innovation and value to the industry we serve and the clients we help. EPMA has some of the brightest people in the industry and clients that are some of the most admired companies in the world. Whether it’s our people or our clients, your success is our success. Through our “Be Inspired” core values, EPMA has been consistently year after year been recognized as one of the top companies to work for and has received awards from ‘Top 100 Companies in Texas to work for’, ‘Houston’s Best and Brightest Companies to work for’ and 'National Best and Brightest Companies to Work for'. Whether you’re a potential client, or potential candidate, come chat with us and find out why so many of the world’s most admired and well-known companies chose EPMA to be their partner.