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Oviedo, Fl, Us

Orlando, Florida, United States

Orlando, Florida, United States

-Accountable for Project Portfolio exceeding $95M in active backlog-Motivated and developed a team of four office-based and two field-based Project Managers of varying experience and professional backgrounds-Established team and individual goals/targets, developed KPI’s and defined Divisions of Responsibilities with other departments-Set execution strategies for fleet-wide major warranty campaigns-Identified and quantified risks/opportunities related to major warranty topics-Partnered with internal Finance team to drive visibility and accountability for Major Warranty Campaign costs

Orlando, Florida Area

-End-responsible project manager for complex major-corrective campaigns in Siemens Gamesa’s North American fleet-Directly accountable for the success of projects in excess of 4 million USD-Served as the customer-facing point of contact for all project related topics-Coordinated all project activities including scope management, budgeting and financial reporting, scheduling, resource allocation, safety compliance, quality assurance and stakeholder management-Managed sub-suppliers through scoping, selection, execution and closing activities

Orlando, Florida Area

-Front line sales lead for Siemens Gamesa’s Operations and Maintenance business in the US and Canada-Secured several long-term Service and Warranty agreements with single contract values exceeding $26M-Directed a multi-functional team through the end-to-end sales process including requirements review, strategy development, product selection, cost/price approval, proposal generation, customer alignment and closing.-Led negotiations for complex service contracts, balancing customer requests with commercial/legal risk-Responsible for securing all internal approvals, including detailed reviews with executive-level management-Formulated and executed sales strategies for the North American Operations and Maintenance market

Orlando, Florida Area

-Key Warranty Manager for Duke Energy sites in North America-Managed Siemens’ warranty obligation for 774 wind turbines, totaling in 1.9 GW of installed capacity-Balanced commercial risk, technical requirements and contractual obligations to formulate, negotiate and settle warranty claims with internal and external customers-Negotiated complex legal, technical and commercial disputes seeking to minimize cost to Siemens while maximizing value to the customer, realizing millions of USD saved across assigned projects-Coordinated multidisciplinary teams to evaluate the validity of customer claims, develop feasible solutions or settlements and implement agreed remedies-Managed several End of Warranty projects simultaneously, serving as Siemens’ face to the customer and point of contact for warranty disputes and settlements-Maintained accurate cost estimates for all customer claims and post-warranty obligations in close coordination with the Warranty Finance department-Responsible for formulating and obtaining internal management approval for warranty settlement scopes-Created and updated Siemens’ official Warranty Response Document for assigned customers, containing details regarding settlement offers -Defined and implemented a regional fixed-pricing concept for major warranty campaigns-Formalized and documented Region America’s end to end warranty process from construction through warranty closure

Orlando, Florida Area

-Coordinated resources, operations, supply chain, and engineering to reduce retrofit backlog in Region Americas, realizing a decrease of 75% while serving in this role-Developed, published and maintained a region-wide retrofit implementation plan, totaling over 60,000 labor hours-Forecasted resource, material and tooling demands to support various regional and global departments-Restructured the retrofit supply strategy to a demand pull system, allowing for allocation of limited materials to prioritized sites throughout the United States-Served as Project Manager for a Major Retrofit Campaign with total budget in excess of 3 million USD-Led multidisciplinary reviews of all retrofit documentation prior to internal or external release

-Balanced large gas turbine vane manufacturing line, ensuring steady and consistent output to meet the plant load plan -Performed work and time studies to determine machine and staffing needs for each production cell-Implemented a “Design of Experiments” program to optimize industrial improvements, limiting cost and downtime-Served as lead engineer on a changeover reduction initiative, resulting in downtime decrease from sixteen hours to one-Optimized production cell arrangements to eliminate waste and manual handling of components and tools-Trained operators on Lean methodologies and managed shop wide continuous improvement program-Served on the safety committee which included performing safety audits and ergonomic evaluations-Managed a team of college-student Process Improvement interns

-Assisted in the design, implementation and analysis of scientific experiments-Operated highly technical research equipment such as eye tracking devices and driving simulators-Organized an undergraduate research team and delegated project related tasks to members

-Managed all aspects of projects including proposals, planning, financing, implementation and evaluation -Maintained proper procedures to ensure a safe work environment -Earned new business through quality customer relationships and sound marketing practices -Handled company finances including billing, receiving, payment processing, payroll, and capital purchases -Streamlined operations to ensure high quality and profitability

Master Of Science (M.S.), Industrial Engineering, 3.9/4.0

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Psychology, 3.9/4.0