Dave Keller

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Project Manager at bp

Crown Point, Indiana, United States

Overview

Dave is a project management professional with over 15 years of experience leading capital projects and refinery turnarounds in the energy industry, managing values up to $125MM. A graduate of Purdue University, he has a consistent record of delivering projects on time and under budget.

He earned BP’s 2025 Game Changer Award for constructability efforts that resulted in $10MM in savings.

Personality Overview

Big Picture Person

Enthusiastic

Relationship Oriented

They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.

Topics They Care About

Capital Project Delivery
Has over 15 years of experience leading and delivering large-scale capital and maintenance projects valued up to $125MM from initial design through to commissioning.
Cost Control
Developed and implemented cost-tracking and forecasting systems that were adopted as refinery-wide standards. Held specific roles as Projects Cost Lead and Turnaround Cost Lead at bp.
Refinery Turnarounds
Possesses extensive experience in planning and executing refinery turnarounds (TAR), focusing on scope development, scheduling, and cost performance to optimize execution.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2023
Project Manager at bp
2022 - 2023
Projects Cost Lead at bp
2019 - 2022
Turnaround Cost Lead at bp
2014 - 2019
Turnaround Planner at bp
2009 - 2014
Project Engineer at BMWC Constructors

Education

2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Science from Purdue University

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Insights For Selling To Dave

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dave is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dave

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dave move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Dave take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Dave

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