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Fridley, Minnesota, US

Carmel, IN, US

• Created services product portfolio for new business unit through customer needs analysis. Developed delivery model for high value services to drive customer adoption and establishment of internal brand.
• Stood-up new, diverse team of seasoned professionals following organizational re-alignment. Generated capabilities framework to guide talent selection, training approach, and align personnel objective setting and.
• Led development of inaugural division budget of $30M and secured executive support. Managed coordination and negotiation with competing established divisions across the company.

Carmel, IN, US

• Managed Program Management Office (PMO) for $130M initiative to upgrade MISO’s market system of systems, recreate integral business processes critical to functionality, and transform supporting organizational structure.
• Key member of program leadership team who determined strategies to promote program success and created governance structure that established rigorous operating framework for program.
• Directed team of experienced project managers who oversaw 25+ projects. Surfaced and resolve cross-project and program-level issues, provided risk management expertise, and modeled culture of discipline and.

Carmel, IN, US

• Generated business case, supporting financial model, and presentation for major organization-wide transformational initiative that was approved by the full MISO Board of Directors.
• Managed exploratory market software development Request for Information (RFI) with over 15 traditional and non-traditional vendors. Built evaluation approach and facilitated alignment on vendor recommendation for.
• Generated monthly public-facing report on energy market product portfolio using input from multiple stakeholders.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Grew engagement from one staff member to seven within two years, contributing annual revenue in excess of $1.0M.
• Successfully managed five direct reports and 10+ indirect reports across multiple offices that were geographically dispersed. Teams completed multiple contractual scopes of work often exceeding client expectations.
• Led pursuit of new business opportunities by identifying targets, establishing relationships, and finding opportunities. Resulting proposal development for new and existing clients secured four new contracts valued.
• Created corporate strategy as member of the executive team actively participating in strategic planning sessions.
• Served as Program Manager on $1.0B capital program of transmission lines and substations for Fortune 250 electric utility. $180M in projects completed to date were finished on-time, on-budget, with no field safety.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Effectively created and led project risk management initiative mitigating $10M+ of potential cost impact.
• Built $5M-$30M monthly project forecast that was consistently within 10%, leading all portfolio projects for accuracy.
• Managed vendor alliances and negotiated sourcing contracts for a total of over $250M in materials and services. Substantial savings from sourcing approach drove key performance indicator achievement for three.
• Worked as interim Project Manager on large transmission project with monthly spend of $12M and construction over 200 miles. Received accommodations from Project Management Committee for performance during tenure.
• Recruited, onboarded, and trained nine staff members representing more than 40% of annual firm revenue.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Controlled $640M project estimate by budget line item resulting in project completing $20M below budget.
• Managed over 15 RFPs that included vendor selection, contract development, and execution across multiple categories.
• Implemented business process redesign to structure invoicing and accruals for roughly 250 invoices per month.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, US

• Produced time-based pricing implementation recommendation for large electric utility cooperative in MN that led to development of product offering which was subsequently rolled out to customers.
• Conducted study of consumer behavior and energy usage related to in-home energy usage monitoring device. Findings were presented to client Board of Directors that guided decision to develop new customer database.
• Led five-person consulting team that generated thorough market research deliverable for client in education IT industry.

• Completed competitive analysis of over 180 Alternative Energy Industrial Parks in U.S. and Canada for economic development agency in northern MN. Findings guided redevelopment strategy for large mothballed production.
• Created innovation consultant database for Mayo Clinic to guide purchase of consultant services. Deliverable drove development of new service offering for firm that became major revenue channel.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Finished Leadership Initiatives user research and recruited 14 corporate sponsors for Initiatives in partnership with Membership Director. Results allowed for expansion of services within Initiatives.
• Performed extensive research activities including interviews, journal reviews, and best practices analysis for project.

• Supervised four production staff in rock sample processing unit. Increased sample production capacity by approximately 200% enabling faster data feedback loop to drilling team that enhanced drilling program efficiency.
• Managed third party logistics, rock sample database, and rock sample warehouse. Streamlined unorganized and process-deficient unit that freed up scarce capital for other business units use.

Red Lodge, Montana, US

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Strategy And Finance

Master Of Public Policy (Mpp), Public/Private Relations

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), General Studies