Doug Cabak Email & Phone Number

Minnesota

-Pioneer the establishment of SEH’s Electrical Utilities Group, spearheading a new service offering and setting strategic direction for the first 1, 3, and 5 years.-Cultivate relationships with public and private electric utility clients, leveraging the support of SEH’s Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Practice Center and client service managers.-Orchestrate business development initiatives, identifying and pursuing project opportunities, and crafting compelling proposals to secure new work.-Manage project deliverables with a keen eye on exceeding client expectations and achieving planned profitability.-Built and lead a high-performing teams, conducting interviews, making strategic hires, and fostering a culture of continuous professional development.Supervise the electric utilities group, ensuring alignment with the company’s vision and supporting the group’s expansion across SEH’s service areas.

Otesgo, Minnesota

-Manage operations of multiple Utility Services Department teams in multiple states to validate delivery of projects within assigned regions are executed in accordance with project schedule and budget.-Direct and/or provide leadership to multiple Utility Services Department teams for engineering design and construction functions within assigned region or projects.-Understanding of National Electric Safety Code (NESC) Standards, Client Standards, State or Local Municipal Guidelines, and/or other applicable guidelines and to manage Utility Services teams through engineering and construction commitments.-Manage regional productivity and financial budget, regularly report variances to internal management team to verify alignment with business plan.-Verify Utility Services Department teams are uniformed in their approach to safety, engineering design, technology platform utilization, project execution, and invoicing practices.-Supports leadership team with client onboarding, contract negotiations, and relationship development to grow Orbital Utility Services business.-Responsible for development of customer proposals, including detailed technical scope, schedule, budget, and resource management.-Regularly interface directly with clients or contractors to verify department projects are executed in alignment with scope, justifying and submitting change orders when needed.-Communicate potential strategic initiatives or departmental risks to internal management team.-Regularly works with internal stakeholders to verify region has necessary resources to remain productive and effective.-Provide personnel orientation/training, mentorship, coaching, and corrective action.-Upholds company standards and completes quality assurance practices on regional team deliverables to verify highest quality product possible.-Conduct performance evaluations for regional department team members.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

-Lead electrical design project teams to create designs for new projects, alterations, and redevelopments on a variety of projects.-Lead the electrical design team throughout the design and construction process, adapting electrical plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs.-Prepare electrical specifications and data sheets, Request for Qualifications (RFQ's), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations.-Participate in development of electrical design project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning. Responsible for effective management of change orders.-Conduct quality review of production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software.-Responsible for construction administration of electrical related elements, including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of electrical systems.-Leads field inspections and installation for public and private clients.-Applies expert knowledge of commonly used electrical concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the electrical engineering services industry.-Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities.-Participate in sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.-Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.-Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to the electrical engineering practice. Mentor less experienced engineers.-Provide performance feedback to managers about staff performance. Participate in recruitment and development of staff.-Responsible for quality assurance / quality control QA/QC process adherence.

Ramsey, Minnesota

-Manage and provide work direction for a staff of 9 employees within the Distribution Design group. -Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including training/overseeing new employees on customer relations and project management skills.-Empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals.-Act as a technical resource for the Distribution Design group, and create engineering strategies to support the corporate direction and goals.-Direct the planning aspects of Distribution Design including new member services, lighting requests, subdivisions, cable replacements, road moves, system improvements, and other projects as assigned.-Create project plans and manage projects to ensure they are completed as scheduled, meet NESC and construction specifications, while maintaining a high level of productivity.-Monitor project schedules and completed work orders for accuracy and compliance requirements.-Perform construction and financial analyses (CIAC studies) and recommend modifications to the Board of Directors. -Identify processes and continuous improvements and implement changes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.-Support corporate cost savings and productivity improvement goals and participate in the budgeting process.-Initiate, review and manage pole attachment contracts, including the necessary preparation and billing of invoices. -Provide leadership in the day-to-day work direction to employees in order to ensure a high quality team including, establish and manage work schedules, approve time cards and flextime, train and conduct orientation for new employees, and communicate procedure changes and implement process changes.-Write and conduct performance reviews, establish and review employee goals. -Address and document performance issues, manage conflict, and provide ongoing coaching.-Provide formal and informal recognition to employees and foster teamwork.

-Project manage, design, stake, and coordinate installation of overhead and underground facilities for residential and commercial new services and outdoor lighting to meet NESC and Connexus Energy standards. -Identify, design, and prepare work orders for hazardous conditions and coordinate the corrective action required in order to ensure safety to employees and the general public.System Operation Switching Coordinator -Recommend & create switching orders that incorporate maintenance work, system improvements, new construction, etc. that meet customer needs & company guide lines.-Maintain electrical apparatus identification records, such as cutouts and airbrake switches, to support mapping and system operations.

-Design facilities for new and existing customers according to Xcel Delivery Services construction standards and interpret administrative instructions for consistent and cost effective designs. -Establish and manage the construction work plan with construction forces in order to meet the customers’ schedule and design requirements.-Manage projects from initial customer contact through post project analysis.

-Designed gas and electrical distribution projects in ArcGIS 8.1 for new residential developments.-Coordinate and schedule, electric and gas installations between Xcel Energy, Xcel customers, government agencies, and other utilities to meet customer requirements.-Determined and prepared necessary permits and contracts for State, City, County, and railroad officials.-Responsible for leading joint trench designers, oversaw daily duties including time cards submittals for each designer.

-Installed detailed map up-dates of electrical distribution projects into the ArcGIS 8.1 application.-Verified feeder map annotation and features were correct with corresponding data.