Justin Simmons Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Full P/L responsibility for distribution engineering, design, & field services. Primary service territory in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, but also oversaw engineering operations in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico for multiple years. Current responsibilities: ~ $50M annual Revenue; 325+ professionalsNotable achievements:***Georgia, Alabama, & Mississippi: annual Revenue growth from $6M to $30M in 3 years***Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, & New Mexico: annual Revenue growth from $8M to $20M in 2 years.***Exceeded divisional financial targets in each year, including: **CY19, exceeded Revenue budget by 45%; Gross Proft (GP$) budget by 99% **CY18, exceeded Revenue budget by 16% (35% growth); Gross Proft (GP$) budget by 17% (70% growth)***Enhanced relationships with key stakeholders at Georgia Power, Alabama Power, Mississippi Power, Entergy, CLECO, Oncor, American Electric Power (AEP), and various electric cooperatives & municipals in Georgia & Alabama***Achieved significant client & business line diversification***Led multiple successful emergency response events, providing damage assessment resources to electric utilities following hurricanes, snow/ice, & wind events**Developed & implemented Technical Oversight organization focused on engineering compliance, best practices, QA/QC, and Technical Training**Championed continuous improvement in technology accelerators & project management tools**Other notable leadership achievements: chosen to participate in Korn Ferry leadership assessment, served as Operations sponsor for ERP Conversion, served on Purpose Implementation Team (PIT) focused on key strategies & business objectives, & served as Executive Sponsor for various project accounting & business support peer organizations,

Atlanta, Ga

Full P/L responsibility for distribution engineering, design, & field services in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Inherited organization with 60 professionals (~$6M in annual Revenue) and was tasked with growth & diversification.**Established relationships with key stakeholders at Georgia Power, Alabama Power, Mississippi Power, and various electric cooperatives in Georgia**Doubled annual Revenue in 2 years. CY2017, beat Revenue budget by 48% and Gross Profit (GP$) budget by 25%**Led multiple successful startups of new business lines with existing and new customers**Organized & implemented storm response organization & led multiple successful emergency response events, providing damage assessment resources to electric utilities following hurricanes, snow/ice, & wind events**Organized & implemented new Business Support organization to provide support for Operations with Project Setup & Tracking, Billing & A/R, WIP, HR, Fleet, Safety, Recruiting, & KPIs/Operational Metrics**Revamped project accounting job setup and reporting to promote streamlined invoicing processes & improved project reporting**Implemented digital field data collection software(s) for field data collection to streamline engineering processes, reduce data collection errors, & reduce cost**Led opening of new office in Alabama to better locally support customer base

Fort Lauderdale, Fl

Responsible for management of existing clients and growth of engineering services in South Florida area **Successfully expanded organization from 15 professionals to 35 professionals in 2 years, 233% increase in volume of projects**Achieved Y/Y Revenue growth of 145% from 2015 to 2016**Achieved Y/Y Gross Profit (GP$) growth of 68% from 2015 to 2016

Fort Lauderdale, Fl

Responsible for team of 15+ professionals performing engineering, design, & field services for Florida Power & Light’s Distribution Storm Hardening Program. Served as primary point of contact to client for all engineering projects, technical questions, coordination, reporting, etc.**Successfully restructured organization to maximize production on unit based engineering work, resulting in 108% increase in engineering production of Construction Man-Hours (CMH).**Led team that successfully completed over 75 projects that were previously past due prior to arrival. These projects were completed within a 4-month time frame.

Mount Airy, Nc

*Maintained Contract Administrator responsibilities listed below*Investigated potential business opportunities outside our existing core business, including creating financial models and presenting opportunities to senior leadership*Led creation of new career development curriculum for high potential new hires

Mount Airy, Nc

*Served as account manager for various customers in the Texas market, including American Electric Power, Austin Energy, and several electric cooperatives. Responsibilities included bidding/pricing contracts & projects, interfacing with field personnel, P/L analysis, monthly revenue recognition, and supporting the invoicing and project accounting setup processes. *Coordinated field and travel logistics for emergency response events. Notable events included Hurricane Sandy and various snow/ice events in late 2012/early 2013.*Completed Pike Leadership Academy: 1-week training course in leadership development and decision making specifically geared towards construction field leadership.*Worked ~ 12 months on various transmission, substation, and overhead & underground distribution crews