Travis Millhollin brings 34 years of experience in oil and gas, construction, and consulting to Pilko. He has worked with BP, Phillips 66, and Tosco in refining, gaining expertise in operations, maintenance, process engineering, safety, and business planning. For the past nine years, Travis has provided leadership and safety consulting to refining, engineering, and contracting firms, and also serves as the Executive Director of the Northwest Construction Consumer Council, whose mission is to facilitate education and networking among Pacific Northwest construction professionals.

As an Advisor at Pilko & Associates, Travis co-facilitates the esteemed Governance Forum and annual Summit, signature Pilko events that promote thought leadership, culture, and competence in industries where safe and reliable operations are of paramount importance. He also provides expert guidance to Pilko clients on process safety, occupational safety, and operations leadership.

During his career, Travis led the implementation of process safety improvements in a major refinery following the learnings from the BP Texas City accident and the resulting “Baker Panel Report” regarding process safety culture.  The effort involved extensive equipment upgrades, management process improvements, building process safety engagement across support groups, and balancing operational efficiency with rapid and extensive changes. His operations and maintenance leadership experience involved all types of refinery processes as well as logistics, and he has managed personnel in both union and non-union worksites.  Travis also has valuable experience in business planning and optimization gained through assignments in short-term economic optimization, a major merger integration team, and leading the implementation of an integrated business planning process for downstream operations from retail through refining.

Since leaving a full-time role in the oil and gas industry, Travis has stayed active by conducting leadership training with his wife Kara, assisting firms with safety improvements and business strategy, and studying human factors in complex systems. He enjoys triathlons, golfing, hiking, fishing, and volunteering as financial administrator and project manager at his church.