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Baton Rouge, La, Us

Baton Rouge, La, Us

Princeton, Nj, Us

New Orleans, La, Us

Integrated energy company that provides electricity to 3M utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.Lead complex, multi-month projects valued at $100M+; work cross-functionally to drive efficiency, ensure cost savings at every stage, and manage risk. 2024: Supervise 11 separate projects at different stages of the completion cycle.PROJECT MANAGEMENT• Developed projects from end-to-end; designed workflows, partnered with technical team members to chart inputs, and ensured progress on key timelines.• Managed risk efforts for utility capital projects ranging from $23M to $114M in value. Engaged with contractors to review deliverables from early project development through project closeout.• Led projects through Stage Gates; leveraged various progress analysis techniques and regularly presented projects to senior leadership.DATA ANALYSIS & INSIGHTS• Ensured that each project delivered on the profitability metrics set out by senior leadership. Partnered with cost analysts, engineers, and technical team members to track inputs and adherence to costs at each stage.• Performed forensic analysis of schedules to understand gaps, verify progress against agreed upon baselines, and determine if projects are still on track to meet future commitments. Uncover and mitigate any delays.• Enhanced internal tool for quantitative risk analysis. Added additional features to uncover deeper metrics about risk per project.TEAM MANAGEMENT & MENTORSHIP• Led cross-functional project teams of 20+. Met with team members and vendors each week to uncover opportunities for improvement, match skillsets to open business needs, and chart progress on goals.• Managed vendor performance. Created KPIs for vendor contributions.• Developed planning tool for $16B portfolio of future projects. Led team of 4 in designing tool and ensuring proper assumptions about project pipeline. Delivered tool two months early–and at significant cost savings vs. outsourced option.

New Orleans, La, Us

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Us

Owned governance and oversight for project management and project controls in the nuclear industry.Executed multi-discipline projects requiring hourly planning and manpower management of 500+. Projects ranged from $15 - $30M in value. Supported additional industries including FEMA recovery missions, USAF facilities upgrades, and new chemical plant construction planning.PROJECT MANAGEMENT• Owned and implemented Project Readiness Assessment process as a part of a multi-site organization. Led different teams to assess project health, identify standards gaps, share best practices, and apply new project management techniques.• Supervised scheduling group for US Virgin Islands FEMA disaster recovery program. Led team of 6 in using analytics tools to track vendor progress, identify project impacts, and forecast future performance.Team scope was 1200+ homes across 2 islands and 4 vendors. • Performed onsite review of company for potential acquisition. Conducted research of company, industry, and technologies. Included a week-long site visit to understand on-the-ground reality, meet in-person with team members, and review of current booked work and future project bookings.DATA ANALYSIS & INSIGHTS• Analyzed and prepared cost performance, cash flow analysis, and AP/AR reports in support of SOW for flagship client (USAF). Awarded new engagement valued at $45M.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Us

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

Supervised teams of 12+ at flagship customer sites. Ensured proper package planning, scheduling, estimating, and execution across teams.DATA ANALYSIS & INSIGHTS• Performed a cost analysis reviewing the use of straight time versus overtime on Capital and O&M cost accounts. Identified opportunities to drive efficiency; achieved $1M in cost savings.• Led the development of manpower forecasts to ensure projects were properly staffed taking into account work scope, work availability, customer needs and standardized practices to establish project needs and resource budgets.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Professional Certificate, Analytics

Post Baccalaureate Certificate, Construction Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba