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Led a team of business analysts responsible for availability lost revenue budgets, forecasting, and total cost strategy. Developed and maintained relationships with operations, engineering, business management, and other business units during budget development and executive operational reporting throughout the year.  Oversaw the development and management of a ~$350MM availability lost revenue budget for wind, solar, and battery storage, along with periodic reforecasting as operational… Show more Led a team of business analysts responsible for availability lost revenue budgets, forecasting, and total cost strategy. Developed and maintained relationships with operations, engineering, business management, and other business units during budget development and executive operational reporting throughout the year.  Oversaw the development and management of a ~$350MM availability lost revenue budget for wind, solar, and battery storage, along with periodic reforecasting as operational conditions evolved Developed the first $26MM battery storage availability lost revenue budget considering PPA revenue structures, equipment characteristics, operational constraints, ISO requirements, and project profitability  Built a team of 3 analysts, mentored them through their first successful budget cycle and focused on the development of their analytical and strategic thinking skills in the context of the trends of the renewable industry  Provided key input to proposed battery storage PPA availability calculations, identifying possible operational and revenue risks Delivered strategic guidance to executive management on total cost decisions for renewable assets during a foundational budget year, highlighting cross-functional revenue savings ideas of nearly ~$17MM Completed Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification with a project setting out the framework for battery storage lost revenue risk evaluation, separating availability and market drivers of lost revenue, and a process for forecasting and tracking losses Show less

Juno Beach, Florida, United States

Established multiple strategic cost analysis processes to meet the needs of Power Generation’s total cost improvement initiatives. Responsible for routine executive reporting along with developing yearly budgets and long-term forecasts.  Oversees a $10MM availability lost revenue budget, providing reporting/forecasting along with advising on total cost decisions Mentored analysts in business process improvement, data management and analysis, and executive presentation  Led a… Show more Established multiple strategic cost analysis processes to meet the needs of Power Generation’s total cost improvement initiatives. Responsible for routine executive reporting along with developing yearly budgets and long-term forecasts.  Oversees a $10MM availability lost revenue budget, providing reporting/forecasting along with advising on total cost decisions Mentored analysts in business process improvement, data management and analysis, and executive presentation  Led a cross-functional initiative to identify PPA requirements driving ~$2MM in lost revenue at 3 battery storage sites Established a program for battery storage lost revenue tracking, serving Engineering, Operations and Business Management Reduced month-end processing time by developing a semi-automated Excel tool for PV Solar availability lost revenue reporting  Developed and facilitated a total cost benchmarking process for the wind fleet, resulting in ~$3MM of savings opportunity Designed and deployed PowerBI dashboards to identify O&M and lost revenue trends for multiple renewable technologies Show less

Developed and refined a customer lifetime value model for supply chain solutions customers using international shipment data, to identify key customer segments and trends in customer behavior in those segments.

Aiken, South Carolina

Led quality and process improvements in the twisting of glass fiber yarn products to optimize production efficiency, using formal problem-solving methodologies. Regularly monitored and stratified key performance metrics to identify and address quality concerns, waste streams, and problems with process flow.  Saved revenue and reduced production downtime 30% by eliminating a quality defect caused by equipment setup variation Led a root cause analysis at multiple process steps and… Show more Led quality and process improvements in the twisting of glass fiber yarn products to optimize production efficiency, using formal problem-solving methodologies. Regularly monitored and stratified key performance metrics to identify and address quality concerns, waste streams, and problems with process flow.  Saved revenue and reduced production downtime 30% by eliminating a quality defect caused by equipment setup variation Led a root cause analysis at multiple process steps and implemented a solution to improve yarn twisting efficiency by 10% Reduced internal defects on a high-volume product line by 50% through standardizing maintenance best practices Show less

Aiken, Sc

Led kaizen events and root cause analysis exercises and monitored KPI’s of engineering projects. Directed the AGY engineering internship program. Calculated manufacturing cost models, regularly evaluated production rates, maintained the item master and BOM database in Oracle.  Provided experimental design and statistical analysis expertise in as many as 7 concurrent process engineering projects  Redesigned operating cost models for 5 different manufacturing processes to increase… Show more Led kaizen events and root cause analysis exercises and monitored KPI’s of engineering projects. Directed the AGY engineering internship program. Calculated manufacturing cost models, regularly evaluated production rates, maintained the item master and BOM database in Oracle.  Provided experimental design and statistical analysis expertise in as many as 7 concurrent process engineering projects  Redesigned operating cost models for 5 different manufacturing processes to increase accuracy of yearly budget exercises Guided interns through improvement projects, equipping them with project management and problem-solving methodologies Show less

Led the Animal Cognition lab as an undergraduate. Designed and executed experiments with a small lab team, and prepared research results for national and international academic conferences and journal submission.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Neuroscience And Psychology (Minor In Biology)

Activities and Societies: Munroe Scholar, Junior Marshall, Dean's List