Jay McDanielThornville, Ohio 43076740-891-0884 | jaymcdaniel165@gmail.comProject Coordinator | Operation Management | Financial AnalystOffering successful strategies through leadership and contributions to program development of up to $3.2 billion in capital investments; orchestrating financial guidance for project approval of capital requisitions as well as telecommunication and metering programs while focusing on performance improvement initiatives.Actively engaged in the processing and review of capital funding submissions for various operating companies within the AEP footprint. Supporting project management and planning groups in development of accurate, concise, and clear scoping documents to facilitate timely funding authorization while maintaining and developing reporting tools to improve performance and track capital investments.Led by example though difficult work schedules by being a positive team member with a positive attituded so that the team could help to achieve company-wide project authorization goals. Consistent high performer in high-stress environments by utilizing interpersonal communication skills and accountability to find success in difficult circumstances.Collectively worked with peers from other regions to standardize position roles and expectations; using best practices and standard procedures to maximize the cohesiveness of the engineering project coordinator group across all regions with the goal of increasing the consistency of reporting practices.Change Management Champion tasked to provide training feedback in order to drive successful rollout of the Scalable Project Delivery Model by acting as point of contact for the teams’ questions and identification of development opportunities.Facilitated regional outreach to improve results of capital requisition submissions by actively engaging working groups to improve understanding and expectation of deliverables. Successful outreach that fostered proactive collaboration rather than being reactive, which could result in missed opportunities.Providing support for capital program development activities that include telecommunications and other Transmission driven projects. These projects create opportunities for AEP to modernize the currents assets and provide a more sustainable and reliable power source for the customers and communities.Functioning as the subject matter expert in the Project Lifecycle Management Process and Transmission funding mechanisms to maximize the efficiency of various roles both within Transmission and the Telecom operations.