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Bronx, Ny

- Currently serve as the Project Manager/Engineer for all oil to gas conversion projects ensuring projects are completed within estimated and budgeted amounts, as well as within the scope of work.- Responsible for developing the timelines and budgets for the Company's Area Growth program. - Prepared a $60M dollar capital budget for the department based on historical data and growth strategies, and developed forecasts for gas infrastructure work for upcoming filings with the Public Service Commission- Managed a team of contractors and management employees responsible for overseeing thousands of oil to gas conversion projects, respond to escalated customer complaints while maintaining a positive customer experience.- Developed numerous customer correspondences that are aligned with the Public Service Commission's Gas Rate Tariff to help keep the customer informed of their conversion project with the Company.- Participate in several company employee development programs to assist with developing team members and incoming college graduates.

New York, Ny

- Managed the Customized Incentive Program for large residential, commercial and industrial customers converting from fuel oil to natural gas for heating purposes. Prepared and analyzed financial models to confirm whether or not a customer could be offered an incentive. Tracked the budgets established for the Gas Sales & Marketing group for each incentive program (1-4, 5-75 and Customized Incentive Program) to ensure that the incentives offered did not exceed our funding restrictions. Fielded calls from customers and contractors with questions related to the conversion process and provided information on service determinations and explanations on Con Edison's gas rates as requested.- Developed the Estimated Savings Calculator which allows customers to track savings on commodity pricing for natural gas versus oil. - Maintain communications with customers for Cluster projects that were developed by Gas Engineering. Inform customers of new options thatare available and provide guidance throughout the gas conversion project. Transitioned this responsibility to the new Area Growth plan. Worked with Gas Engineering to develop customer correspondence for the Area Growth plan. Coordinated with the Con Edison Graphics Department and fellow colleagues to create a customer friendly website specifically for the Area Growth plan. Established databases for the customer data and assigned zones to colleagues in preparation for marketing phone calls.Served as the Logistics Liaison during the storm restorations for Hurricane Sandy. Used organizational skills to effectively manage the flow of mutual aid personnel and ensure that all personnel were provided meals, lodging and work on a daily basis. Prepared the transition and demobilization plan for two base camps.

Bronx, Ny

- Supervised and organized work for union employees (Jr. Designers, Designers and Sr. Designers) responsible for ruling service information requests, preparing new business layouts, estimating and appropriating larger new business projects. Approved service determinations for gas service information requests based on the review of the PSC Gas Rate Tariff and appropriate gas specifications. Calculated costs for customer projects that required extension main infrastructure work. Created appropriations, obtained signatures, and established accounts as required for projects that were released to construction. - Coordinated with Energy Services to obtain appropriate information for new business requests in order to provide customers with the best options available for gas service installations. Worked with the Planning Group to ensure that the gas system can handle additional loads. Communicated with Energy Services and Gas Construction to ensure pre-paving jobs are completed prior to the start of street resurfacing projects. Coordinated with Energy Efficiency when main extensions are required in areas where potential oil to gas conversions existed.

Bronx, Ny

- Responsibilities included maintaining the gas specifications procedures followed by all Gas Operations areas. Ensured that all specifications are in accordance with the Public Service Commission & Department of Transportation regulations. Primarily focused on reviewing and revising construction standards that are due for review as well as specifications that must be revised due to updated procedures. Was responsible for organizing monthly committee meetings to review specifications pending revisions, updates from various Gas organizations. - In addition to revising specifications and procedures, responsibilities included reporting to the American Gas Association and Public Service Commission on gas interruptions and pipe failures.- Communicated openly with operating areas and the GERC (Gas Emergency Response Center) to ensure that reports are submitted in a timely manner.- Assisted in the implementation of damage prevention initiatives and to reduce the number of contractor damages that are caused by mis-marks, no marks, location discrepancies and company forces/company contractor forces. Coordinated with the Underground Facilities Protection Group to create an Unverifiable Process to eliminate issues with the markout vendor.

College Point, Ny

- Supervised union employees and contractor crews to complete various tasks including new business mains & services, public improvement & interference work, system reinforcement jobs, emergency main replacements, cut & caps of services due to demolitions, responding to gas leaks, and the repairing of these gas leaks. - Ensured that all crews are given job briefings daily. - Reinforced damage prevention and provided updated company specifications and procedures. Supervised mechanics that work on maintaining the gas infrastructure. Responded to contractor damages and poor pressure complaints when these events occur. - Assisted with the implementation of the turn key contracts. Supervised new turnkey contractors and ensured compliance with all company specifications and procedures including all PSC and DOT regulations.- Worked as a team with supervisors to reduce leak inventories and responded to emergencies as necessary. - Participated in the incident command system for several larger scale incidents

Mba, Finance, Operations Management

Bs, Computer Systems & Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tennis Team, Indian Student Association, Alpha Gamma Delta