Ric Groeber, Mba, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Orlando, FL, US

Orlando, Florida, United States

• I manage electrical distribution projects for various utilities across the east coast. During my tenure, I grew the total revenue of my portfolio of projects from $10million to $18million in two years by fostering.
• Monitoring & controlling project financials. Forecasting short and long-term performance. Investigating when actuals deviate from predicted values and taking corrective actions when needed.
• Communicating project status and performance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Developing resource projections and assist with resource acquisition / offloading.
• Creating project schedules. Monitoring and adjusting as needed to meet changing demands.
• Onboarding & organizing scope. Minimizing change requests that were detrimental to our goals while look for opportunistic change requests to increase revenue and open new lines of cash flow.

Orlando, Florida, United States

I lead a staff of PMs, APMs, and Project Controllers working on various electrical distribution design projects totaling 45million/year in revenue. This includes all facets of team management such as hiring, training, continual development, oversight, and portfolio resource allocation. I report portfolio overviews to internal stakeholders up the VP level.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Manages and executes a multi-venture LLC
• Manages property including tenant search, lease execution, and all follow-up issues.
• Co-producer/editor of two books including the Amazon.com best seller "I AM ___: The Untold Story of Success" by Klyn Elsbury; featuring interviews from entrepreneurs, CEO's, and former professional athletes..
• Organizes charity events to benefit local underprivileged Orlando youth through the bridges of light foundation.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Served as the on-site GC Superintendent and Project Manager at a $25million office building and parking garage project for Orlando Health in Orlando, FL from erection through substantial completion.
• Project managed a new parking garage in Venice Beach, FL for Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
• Reviewed/Approved all workflows including Change Order Requests, RFI’s, Submittals, and Invoices.
• Obtained bids for upcoming project and negotiated competing prices to obtain the most desirable outcomes.
• Wrote and reviewed subcontractor scopes of work, POs, and Design-Build commitments.
• Created and maintained the project schedule with astute attention to critical path items.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Develops and executes engineering solutions to a variety of issues facing power generation and compressor stations including upgrades, repairs, replacements, and new designs.
• Specializes in both domestic and international customers.
• Assists sales team with quick and reliable estimates and subject matter expert insights.
• Works with Vendors to reduce cost and reduce lead times of components
• Directly interfaces with customer to clearly articulate project status, identify cost-saving opportunities, resolve all issues, and find mutually beneficial solutions.

Orlando, FL

• Provided thrilling, immersive, and safe experiences for domestic and international guests as a scareactor for Halloween Horror Nights.
• Brought multiple characters to life each week with minimal direction and a heavy reliance on improvisational skills

Orlando, FL

• Remotely monitored the performance of over 50 Gas & Steam turbines in real time looking for signs of distress, indications of future complications, and opportunities to improve efficiency and increase power output
• Developed process workflows that ensure the delivery of consistent, accurate and clear solutions to customers.
• Organized and prioritized the inflow of over 250,000 data points per-second into manageable, useful, and actionable analytics.
• Provided direct and personalized customer support.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Project managed intellectual capital transfer projects between Siemens and outside entities using techniques that align with our corporate strategy, reduce cost, and reduce project time.
• Developed new process flows to transfer intellectual capital internally and externally then monitored the processes through implementation and project closure stages.
• Studied project management techniques through the internal certification PM@Siemens and the external group Project Management Institute (PMI). Qualified to lead projects up to 2.5million euros.
• Tracked, organized, and reported financial data on all group projects including earned value analysis and projected costs to quantify the value of our team and our processes.
• Developed feasibility studies for new tools and methods that transfer I.P. more securely and consistently.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Provided engineering support to domestic and international power plant projects with issue resolution time ranging from an hour to several weeks.
• Personally oversaw difficult service issues and resolved customer disputes by traveling to outage site.
• Monitored the Siemens fleet of gas turbines and generators for service issue trends. Once trends were identified, I successfully developed solutions followed by strategies for customer notification.
• Created new sales opportunities by working with marketing to implement new inspection processes.
• Analyzed test data for concerns and submitted findings to the field with instructions for next steps.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Served as lead engineer to service and upgrade the generator frame component of the McGuire Nuclear Power Station in Charlotte, NC.
• Developed a process workflow to clear a back-log of CAPA’s (Corrective action/Preventive Action). Evaluated individual non-conformance events, determined the root cause, and implemented corrective actions.
• Improved power plant performance, lowered cost, and increased efficiency by redesigning heat exchangers.
• Designed and evaluated new tools and components with both hand and computer calculations. Analyzed various parts using a variety of programs including ANSYS, AutoCAD, and Pro-E. Authored and oversaw design reviews for.
• Analyzed power plant generator performance and selected the proper heat exchanger component for it.
• Authored the construction plan for the generator cooler on the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant project and revised as necessary to obtain approval from the Finnish Nuclear Regulatory Committee.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Instructed lifeguard classes for the Walt Disney Resort with class sizes ranging from 5 to 50 students.
• Evaluated skills on a pass/fail basis and granted licenses when applicable. Provided remedial training when necessary.
• Maintained integrity of skills by conducting scenario audits around the Walt Disney World Resort property.
• Selected for focus training to teach classes specially designed for students from foreign countries.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Coordinated day-to-day operations while handling all guest and cast situations for the recreation department at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Contemporary Resort and Typhoon Lagoon Waterpark.
• Facilitated various training and orientation classes, including the lifeguard certification class, CPR class, and professional rescuer class.
• Responded to medical emergencies and directed teams during rescue events.
• Selected to attend training seminars on both public speaking and leadership development.
• Recipient of Distinguished Lifeguard Award for leadership and performance during a medical emergency.

• Hands on experience with most common machines including lathe, drill press, CNC, horizontal and vertical band saws and honing devices.
• Worked closely with QA department to validate that all work was done precisely to specification.
• Assembled new parts into working components.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

B.S., Mechanical Engineering. Additional Options In Aerospace Engineering And Biomechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: New Student Orientation, Residents life (R.A.), Marching BandGraduated with Honors. Additional minor in Psychology