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Managed the permitting of two large bio-methane plants in MN.

Managing the total service package needed for the Renewable Energy Clients of TRC. Role includes project management of projects, business development, project support, process improvement, client support, client advocate, team integrator, cat herder.

Responsible for communications of a large support unit in the Army Reserve.

Responsible for scope, schedule, budget, invoicing, compliance and inspection for gas pipeline and plant projects in MN & WI. I have managed projects costing over $95M since starting with the company.

Led business development activities for this start-up wind and solar sales and contracting company. Generated contract opportunities, performed construction management, procured land leases, facilitated project due diligence and company training and support. Completed energy assessments, project estimates, project timelines and key deliverables for Bergey Windpower wind turbines and solar energy projects.* Currently working as a contractor to Xcel Energy as a Project Manager, managing the construction of the gas expansion of three towns in North West Minnesota valued at $10 M to be completed in 2014. Responsible for schedule, budget, reporting, safety and quality of the projects. * Facilitated construction of a 64 kilo-watt (KW) pole mount solar project, a 280 KW solar project and a 50 KW Endurance wind turbine installation.* Completed full project due diligence review of two commercial wind projects equaling 300 mega-watts (MW) valued at 600 MM.

Provided project management services for eleven commercial wind projects, the largest portfolio in the company. Managed eleven employees and ten subject matter experts in the project development process. Developed budgets, time lines, project controls, communications plans, environmental assessments, permitting matrices and financial models for each project managed.* Achieved 100% success rate against all time, cost and scope metrics for eleven managed projects totaling 3000 mega-watts (MW) and a portfolio value of over six BN in capital cost.* Facilitated interconnects in the PJM electrical service territories.* Created 20 MM in construction tax savings for four projects through political lobbying efforts with the South Dakota State legislature

Provided leadership, planning, execution, evaluation, training and support services to multiple diverse and complex military units throughout a 21 year career.Positions Held:Brigade Signal OfficerBattalion Signal OfficerCompany CommanderIntelligence OfficerBattalion Liaison OfficerDetachment CommanderPlatoon LeaderBattalion Safety Officer* Managed and synchronized a unit of 328 soldiers, the largest company in Iowa. Fed, fueled, fixed (medically and mechanically) and oversaw the heavy weapons firepower for a 1200 soldier unit or larger.* Accountable for over 15 MM in military vehicles, weaponry and all other strategic unit equipment.* Delivered an increase in unit strength of 35% - highest in the state.* Directed the communications assets and communications training for over 2000 soldiers.* Fielded 12 of the first Armored Support Vehicles in the state of Iowa.* Held a Secret Security Clearance for over 24 years.

Provided national business development services, including initial prospecting and landowner contact, lease development, contract negotiation, and document processing for this start-up wind developer and operations and maintenance provider. Honed a functional land acquisition team, directed third-party land leasing agents, performed monitoring and controlling operations of land teams and processes, conducted due diligence, and managed all elements of land acquisition, wind assessment and permitting compliance. * Performed documentation due diligence that led to the sale of an 80 MW wind project valued at over $160 MM.* Secured 50,000 acres of new and renewal leases on two wind projects totaling 600 MW.* Implemented the GIS database system for document creation and mapping for all company projects.

Administered project development services, including land acquisition, site assessments, anemometer installation, project permitting, project zoning, environmental assessments and all other tasks in the development process.* Managed to construction the 300 MM150 MW White Oak Wind Energy Center near Normal, IL.* Procured 145,000 acres of land leases for four wind projects equaling 1,400 MW of energy generation.* Demonstrated fiscal accountability by delivering projects on schedule and on budget.

Clipper WindpowerProject Development, Anemometry, Turbine TestingCompleted prototype wind turbine testing, anemometer installations, land acquisition, project and anemometer permitting, project zoning in support of commercial wind farms in eight Midwestern states.* Procured over 125,000 acres of land leases for the six B dollar 3000 MW Rolling Thunder project in South Dakota and land leases in seven additional states.* Delivered remote installation of thirty-four anemometer towers used in collecting wind data for financial models of wind projects.* Removed and reinstalled the generators on the prototype Liberty wind turbine while being tested at the National Wind Test Center with no formal plans or directions to allow the machine to complete testing on schedule.Zond Systems, IncDevelopment, Construction, MaintenanceSupported the development activities of land acquisition, anemometry, public relations, project permitting and team building. Performed construction management of three of the four largest wind farms in the world. Successfully tracked and inventoried every large component for over 448 wind turbines. Later moved into Operations and Maintenance of 251 wind turbines by Alta, Iowa.* Created a grounding system for anemometer towers that saved the company thousands in repair work and decreased finance model risk by five percent.* Delivered complete inventories and locations of major end items and ahead of schedule deliveries during construction that kept 100% accountability and decreased the construction completion time by one week.* Resolved a bearing issue on the wind turbine generators that saved over $350k in repair work.