CIO and senior IT executive with 25+ years aligning systems, cybersecurity, and global teams to accelerate business performance — from startup to multibillion-dollar enterprises across energy, utilities, banking, and PE-backed companies. Now advising enterprise leaders through Lumerai Advisors.
Open to select senior operating roles in the energy sector. Full career history, quantified results, and the executive bio.
For PE Firms & ExecutivesTechnology diligence, interim CIO leadership, M&A integration, and cybersecurity governance through Lumerai Advisors.
For Event OrganizersKeynotes, panels, and executive roundtables on CIO leadership, cybersecurity, and technology diligence in energy.
Scaling technology organizations for private, public, joint-venture, and PE-backed companies — from ground-up IT builds to $35M budgets and 100+ global teams.
Enterprise platform modernization including SAP S/4HANA, cloud migration (Azure/AWS), and large-scale application rationalization across regulated industries.
Industrial and corporate cybersecurity programs, including OT/ICS security for critical infrastructure, SOX compliance, and enterprise risk governance.
Due diligence and post-acquisition IT integration for 10+ transactions involving $1B+ companies — consolidating systems, infrastructure, and teams at pace.
Building IT governance and controls for PE-backed startups and public company readiness — including NYSE IPO enablement and SOX compliance frameworks.
Building entire IT organizations, cybersecurity programs, and enterprise application ecosystems from scratch — most recently for a $14B PE-backed LNG startup.
Deep expertise across SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and O365 — including the first-ever SAP Business Suite on HANA production implementation.
Pioneering AI-driven energy optimization and smart infrastructure — from DOE-funded research initiatives to enterprise-scale energy-as-a-service platforms serving Fortune 500 clients.
"Technology must enhance business performance and enable growth — aligning systems, processes, and controls to deliver measurable outcomes at institutional scale."
Insights drawn from 25+ years of building, scaling, and transforming technology organizations across energy, utilities, and PE-backed enterprises.
Why the standard advisory model is structurally compromised and what the alternative looks like.
A practitioner's accounting of what vendor bias, pay-to-play, and conflicts of interest actually cost organizations.
How organizations that move fast build the architecture, governance, and financial structures behind it.
How organizations that genuinely solve for IT velocity treat it as a business architecture question, not a procurement decision.
Supply chain volatility is exposing how brittle vendor-controlled IT architectures have become.
What PE firms are missing in technology diligence and how operators close the gap.
Why IT diligence is still the most underpriced risk in deal execution.
The checklist illusion, operator advantage, and technology as exit blocker.
Where the real operational value is in oil and gas technology, and what most companies are getting wrong.
The market just told every energy CIO whether their architecture was built for stability or adaptation.
IoT, AI, predictive maintenance, and real-time analytics: where the ROI actually is.
"I had the opportunity to work for Coy at multiple companies. On each occasion Coy excelled at providing thoughtful leadership and forward thinking direction, to help the companies grow and meet challenging business environments. With Pacific Drilling his forward thinking initiatives helped support growth from 20 employees to 1800 team members in 6 years. Much of this was done with leading edge technology and cloud initiatives, which placed the business years ahead of other drilling contractors and much of the oil and gas industry. Coy's ability to be a voice for why IT is an asset sets him apart from many CIO's who only look to be a financial back story. Coy is a supportive mentor who understands his employees are not just workers, but people with personal lives. He values that and makes it a point to respect employees lives outside of work. This is exemplified by the loyalty and trust he earns with those who work for and with him."
Aaron Bleakley — IT Infrastructure & Security, reported directly to Coy
"Working for Coy for over 7 years was a great learning curve and experience. Coy is always willing to keep an open mind when issues are decided upon in the head office that can or will have a negative impact on the Field, and listen to as well as respond to, constructive criticism and input. If we struggled to get approval implement a change that would improve the IT systems, or IT side of a critical system on our Drillships, he would provide his technical feedback and approval very quickly in order to progress the plans. If there were issues that were affecting our Drillships, he would check on the status all the way to resolution, as well as then following up to ensure said resolutions were working, so there was always an environment of 'call us anytime and we'll respond' when it came to the IT side of the Offshore Drilling Industry."
Lee Smith — ICS Cyber Lead
POWER Magazine — "Navigating Rising Power Demand and Avoiding Vendor Limitations" (November 2024). Commentary on how utility companies can address rising electricity demands, sustainability mandates, and evolving customer expectations through smarter technology strategy.
Coy contributes to executive-level conversations on enterprise technology leadership, modernization, cybersecurity, and the governance of emerging technologies in energy and industrial environments.
His perspective is grounded in real-world experience building and scaling technology organizations, navigating M&A integration at pace, and partnering directly with boards and executive teams where judgment, execution discipline, and credibility matter.
Coy is available for select speaking engagements, executive roundtables, board discussions, and advisory conversations where practical CIO experience and execution rigor are valued.
For executive search inquiries, board or senior leadership discussions, advisory engagements, or professional correspondence, Coy can be reached directly.
· 281-389-0196 · Houston, Texas
All inquiries are treated with strict confidentiality.