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Apex, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Investigate and analyze filings by utilities regarding long-range energy sales, peak demand econometric and end-use forecasts, cost-benefit analyses, avoided costs, cost of capital, and other related utility finance topics, and testify findings before the Utilities Commission.Filed nine testimonies/affidavits on affordability, financial viability, and proposed cost of capital.Analyzed power purchases, gas hedging practices, DSM/EE programs, and avoided energy costs across six dockets.Reviewed the prudence of financing, mergers, reorganizations, and affiliate agreements in four dockets.

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Led efforts to embed data-informed decision-making organization-wide.Created 5-year and 1-year property tax rate calculators and presented them to Town CouncilRevised fiscal impact analysis process and estimated the fiscal impact of three economic development projects totaling $91MFacilitate interdepartmental team on enterprise-wide analytics projects and data governance guidelinesReimagined and presented a more equitable business planning process to Town Manager’s OfficeHelped reduce instances of pay compression by 23% through a custom multivariate statistical modelBuilt dashboards in PowerBI showing employee demographics and personnel changesDeveloped and led a public engagement budget-balancing game for 45 community members

Raleigh, Nc

Guide resource management, strategic planning, and policy and program evaluation initiatives.Project manager for 17 interdepartmental initiatives on equitable and sustainable developmentAudited cost recovery model of 275 fees and identified ways to enhance usability and usefulnessMonitored, projected, and advised on expenditures and revenues for $300M departmental budgetForecasted impact of COVID-19 response policies on citywide sales tax revenueAnalyzed current and potential public policies and programs for legal authority, governance, and feasibilityFacilitated process improvement workshop for equipment purchases

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Operations analytics and IT portfolio management consultant to federal government clientsIdentified up to $96M in FTE savings and 2.3M customer hours saved in a 22M-row efficiency analysis using SASProvided analysis, recommendations, and project plan to manage a $130M IT portfolio and bring into federal complianceImproved efficiency of regular reporting processes by over 50% and accuracy by 10% through automation and interdepartmental communicationLed research project to audit current utilization rate calculation (used in agency's staffing model) and reported deficiencies and inconsistenciesDeveloped interactive dashboard in OBIEE to display operational customer service performanceContributed to business development efforts by drafting technical approaches and past performancesCreated user personas and conducted stakeholder interviews to redesign company intranet

Greater Denver Area

Internal continuous improvement and analytics consultant to Denver's risk management, tax compliance, motor vehicle, human resources, cash management and investment, city attorney, marketing, and finance divisions. Member of Denver's award-winning, nationally-recognized Peak Academy program, which trains and coaches employees to innovate their work, improving the citizen experience and doing more with taxpayer dollars.Facilitated 23 process improvement events, identifying over $2.5M in savings and increased revenue through improved compliance and smarter investment decisionsTrained 1,184 participants in 70 classes on process improvement, who identified over $5.8M in savingsCoordinated six behavioral economic analyses, finding over $700,000 in savingsAdvised three city agencies on performance metricsLed Bloomberg "What Works Cities" project for Denver; enhanced open data, data analysis, and behavioral insights workDesigned and delivered training on analytics, behavioral economics, and change management to over 80 individualsArchitected citywide analytics programPromoted twice in two years

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

2012 ICMA Local Government Management Fellow; executed operations and management analysis work through an 11-month, management-track fellowship with the city’s electric utility departmentFound over $78K in savings from converting 14% of city fleet to compressed natural gas using a fuel-based net present value analysisAssembled a 10-year, $63.5M capital budget, used as a template for all utility departmentsPrevented over $300K in federal penalties by documenting a hydroelectric safety planExecuted a SWOT analysis of Hamilton's green and innovative assetsBenchmarked departmental financial, operational, and sustainability performance against industry and historical averagesFormulated a vegetation management program to improve system reliability

Syracuse, New York Area

Graduate Assistant at the Center for Environmental Policy and Administration (CEPA) and for Professor Pete Wilcoxen.Updated CEPA's website using HTMLTaught myself ArcGIS to geocode addressesCreated databases on faith-based environmental groups and alternative fuel vehicle salesConducted literature reviews on transportation policy, technology diffusion, and environmental evangelismCoordinated a 20-person event with a guest speaker on energy prices

Greater Chicago Area

Stimulus-funded position completing energy efficiency assessments and managing contractors for one of the largest weatherization programs in the country.Saved $735K for clients by conducting 150 and evaluating 1,600 residential energy auditsManaged 60% of the programs’ largest contractors and 22% of all contractors; increased their production rate by 29.6% versus the projected rateReduced contractor complaints to management by creating weekly production reportsTrained three new hires over a cumulative five-week period to successfully conduct audits

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Project support for an independent consultant and an agricultural services startup.Formulated economic modeling spreadsheet to reduce manufacturing and assembly wasteCompleted marketing materials, scopes of work, project proposals, and client deliverablesResearched green business opportunities to set strategic direction for startup ventures

Greater Chicago Area

Reviewed product submittals and design specifications for compliance with standards relevant to LEED Obtained and created documentation to achieve points for LEED certification Completed templates on LEED-Online

Greater Chicago Area

Oversaw and implemented the LEED for New Construction certification process for a $2.2M renovation project at Lake Forest College Reviewed product submittals and design specifications for compliance with standards relevant to LEED Obtained and created documentation to achieve points for LEED certification Completed templates on LEED-Online.

Masters, Public Administration, 3.85/4.0

Activities and Societies: Students for Tomorrow's Environmental Policy

Bachelor'S Of Arts, Business, 3.71/4.0

Activities and Societies: Delta Chi, Alpha Phi Omega, League for Environmental Awareness and Protection, Interfaith Center, E-Team.