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Greater Chicago Area

- Improved initial project scoping and tech challenge processes by creating a scoping checklist to be used as a comprehensive list of questions to be asked at tech challenge and site walkdown, coordinating site visits with the project team to ensure proper notes are recorded and questions on scope are answered, and ensuring that all other outstanding issues are addressed so that scope can be locked and sent to estimating/project management at least two years prior to project in-service… Show more - Improved initial project scoping and tech challenge processes by creating a scoping checklist to be used as a comprehensive list of questions to be asked at tech challenge and site walkdown, coordinating site visits with the project team to ensure proper notes are recorded and questions on scope are answered, and ensuring that all other outstanding issues are addressed so that scope can be locked and sent to estimating/project management at least two years prior to project in-service date- Streamlined the as-builts process by meeting with Testing Group SPOCs, Work Management, and Project Management, to align groups, improve process transparency, calculate & track metrics for all four phases of the as-built process, and get ahead of the process so that projects do not become “at risk” in order to meet the in-service-to-close timeframe of 120 days- Managed T&S Workload Efficiency project, identified opportunities, justified current practices, gathered detailed FTE, financial, and project inputs from all T&S departments, questioned input assumptions, and ensured ComEd used a consistent approach with other OpCos; followed up on all outstanding items to ensure that deliverables were submitted on time- Generated substation top ten spend deck and included T&S benefits to showcase the impacts of investments on reliability- Prepared monthly KPI reliability report indicating bus lockouts/interruption events; improved process by automating sheet- Assembled project scopes, benefits, and alternatives for AIC/PRC decks by working with LREs, equip. specialists, and PMs Show less

Strategic Analysis:- Analyzed trends in distribution corrective maintenance work orders to determine who is creating them, what the defects are, where they are being produced, and why tasks have been increasing to understand the root cause and plan for future years- Generated process to track and report on unauthorized projects in order to provide visibility to project management, expedite engineers to get approval, and ensure projects are approved in a timely manner to enable adequate… Show more Strategic Analysis:- Analyzed trends in distribution corrective maintenance work orders to determine who is creating them, what the defects are, where they are being produced, and why tasks have been increasing to understand the root cause and plan for future years- Generated process to track and report on unauthorized projects in order to provide visibility to project management, expedite engineers to get approval, and ensure projects are approved in a timely manner to enable adequate resource planning- Created spreadsheet template utilizing asset health data to visualize asset health component history, including age, equip. class, manuf. type, and maintenance periods in order to identify data patterns and diagnose root causes of health issuesCoordination:- Supported development of the long range plan by entering updated financials, running reports, analyzing spend, and having open dialogue with budget stakeholders to resource balance transmission, substation, and distribution groups.- Prepared distribution formula rate testimony to show that ComEd’s costs are reasonable & prudent with input from regulatory, engineering, and finance; responded to ICC data requests regarding testimony in a quick, concise, and compelling manner- Worked with HR, Training, and GrADS board to plan and schedule training events as GrADS Professional Development ChairInvestment Optimization:- Provided review of transmission & distribution engineering project presentations as part of the asset investment committee to ensure that the right work is being done, financial offsets are appropriate, and project spending is both reasonable and prudent- Prioritized projects based on weighted average risk scores, anticipated financial benefits, and scalability for long range plan- Helped develop Capital Investment Roadmap presentation to showcase improvement in asset condition, ages & health indices Show less

- Analyzed spare volumetric capacities at proprietary terminals using SAP queries to determine where business could be grown- Managed startup of new inventory verification project due to historical discrepancies between physical and book inventories- Streamlined tariff price update process by creating a master spreadsheet shared between exchange trade and analysis, pricing, and fuels marketing departments to reduce update time and improve data accuracy

- Led review sessions to clarify class lectures- Graded exams and homework assignments

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Organizational Behavior, Economics, Finance, Strategy

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma Graduated with Honors

Master Of Engineering Management - Mem, Process And Project Management, Gpa: 4.0/4.0

Dual Bachelors Of Science Degrees: Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration, Triple Major: Mechanical Engineering, Finance, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honorary, Lambda Sigma Service Honorary, Alpha Kappa Psi Professional.