Eric Whitfield, Cecd Email & Phone Number

•Responsible for establishing and implementing Ameren's proactive development strategies to create and sustain revenue growth, support public strategy implementation and foster positive community stewardship.•Manage a team of 10 Economic Development and Key Account professionals directly engaged in driving sustainable growth and customer satisfaction by partnering with the communities in the Ameren Illinois service territory to create jobs and generate investment. •Lead the development and enhancement of economic development partnerships with communities, customers, private developers, site selection professionals/consultants, utilities, and transportation companies.•Manage, develop, inform and promote Ameren Illinois policies and programs (rates, tariffs, terms and conditions) as well as industry issues. Coordinate with business segment leadership to deliver customer services, support community initiatives.

◆ Lead a team of Key Account Executives and Economic Development professionals engaged in recruiting new and expanding businesses considering investment in the Ameren Illinois service territory.◆ Serve as the primary point of contact for high profile, key customers and national accounts, as well as manage business development leads and inquiries throughout the AIC service area.◆ Plan and coordinate corporate-wide business development and community development programs that Ameren Illinois provides to customers and community-based organizations ensuring consistent policies and practices across the Illinois territory.◆ Manage, develop, inform and promote Ameren's policies and programs (rates, tariffs, terms and conditions) as well as industry issues.

◆ Develop relationships and provide superior customer service to large nationally based customers, leveraging those relationships for both customer satisfaction and business growth opportunities within the Ameren Illinois service territory.◆ Serve as the trusted energy adviser for Ameren Illinois national account customers to assist with rate structure, customer choice, energy efficiency, end-use technologies, and customer service delivery.◆ Establish and strengthen collaborative relationships with local, regional, and state leaders/agencies to drive Ameren Illinois's Economic Development strategies.

Greater St. Louis Area

◆ Implement business-to-business recruitment strategies to attract new business location, encourage expansion/reinvestment of existing customers and serve as a channel for new revenue growth.◆ Establish and strengthen collaborative relationships with local and regional leaders as well as state agencies◆ Deliver technical services including demographic data, energy rate analysis, and project management coordination to new and expanding businesses seeking investment in the service territory◆ Provide technical development services and public strategy support to strengthen business lines and achieve corporate business development goals

Greater St. Louis Area

★ Collaborated on a cross-function team to develop a new co-worker on-boarding program, improving company culture and increasing employee retention rates★ Revamped mobile storerooms to carry the most frequently needed and innovative materials in order to improve storm response preparedness and decrease field repair response time by 10%◆ Supervised, developed, and evaluated personnel engaged in storeroom operations while providing clear expectations for performance.◆ Directed personnel engaged in outage and emergency operations while acting as point of contact for emergency material staging sites

House Springs, Missouri

◆ Mentored peers as a super user of inventory management system to create continuity across departments◆ Generated material forecasting, budgeting, and analysis data for senior management◆ Implemented process improvements as part of the district lean continuous improvement team

Callaway Nuclear Power Plant

◆ Oversaw and assisted a team of 4 Assistant Storekeepers with day to day material operations◆ Developed supplier and logistic vendor relationships to accommodate prompt invoice dispute resolution◆ Acted as safety representative for 30 union and management employees conducting meetings, inspections, and safety oversight

St. Louis, Missouri

◆ Executed company and OSHA safety policies to assemble and repair office equipment to standards◆ Planned, executed, troubleshot, and scheduled jobs and informed site management of job progress◆ Interpreted blue prints for customer specifications to ensure customer satisfaction

Greater St. Louis Area

◆ Oversaw crews, planned jobs, and reported daily time logs/job completions into company software as crew leader◆ Inspected, installed, welded and repaired railroad track components to meet railway specifications◆ Coordinated general maintenance/critical jobs with railway central dispatch for proper clearance, to ensure safety of all railroad personnel, and the general public

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration