Merideth C. Metz, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Dallas

Performed all aspects of Proposal Activity, ensuring that all documents were professionally prepared, responsive to all Client requirements, and properly delivered in terms of time, mode, and place. Coordinated with numerous departments/leads to develop required components of the proposal and reviewed deliverables to ensure suitability and completeness prior to submission. Worked closely with Business Development, Estimating and Operations groups to ensure that the needs of Clients were being met while maintaining compliance with Saulsbury procedures, standards and expectations. Worked with the Business Development Lead in managing the CRM system.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Assistance in design, development and execution of plant operator training program for gas, coal and nuclear power plants.

Dallas, Texas

ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS, LUMINANT POWER - Dallas, TexasEnergy Future Holdings Corporation is an electric utility company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Luminant is the EFH competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and plant operations, providing approximately 17,000 MW of generation from a diverse fleet of generation facilities.Key leader in overall strategic alignment of the POC commercialization initiative, providing program and project management expertise to ensure achievement of organizational goals. Managed the first domestic commercial project to provide remote monitoring and diagnostics services for power plant generation critical equipment. Proactively managed planning and scheduling, contract execution, financial analysis, billing, risk, stakeholder communications, documentation and timelines. Implemented project from initial planning/approval through closure using standard project management practices and earned value methodologies for cost and schedule reporting. Worked with cross-functional technical teams to plan and produce project deliverables using Agile, Waterfall and Iterative methodologies. Collaborated with functional management team to resolve/mitigate emergent client facing issues, and identify and implement process improvements with a direct impact on profit margin throughout project execution.Key Accomplishments Cultivated strong business relationships that drove new contracts and revenue growth. Managed project to on-time/ahead of schedule and under budget across all phases. Established and cultivated key relationships that enabled first international contract agreement.

Dallas, Texas

Led plant production managers and training supervisors in design, development and execution of plant operator training program across fleet of power plants. Spearheaded development and execution of program management/change management plan. Using the ADDIE model, collaborated with cross-functional team to develop standardized curriculum, job performance measures, and success standards. Collaborated with team members to tailor standardized structure to meet unit-specific learning needs where appropriate. Facilitated enterprise team to incorporate revisions and lessons learned into final work products throughout development process.Key Accomplishments  Delivered substantial completion on-time/ahead of schedule including mid-project scope expansions (development of pre-qualification & test-out process for 12 units, 84 online learning modules & assessments, and 2 week-long live classroom learning opportunities to meet unit specific emergent needs). Delivered 8 modules comprised of 8-16 sections each of site specific training material for 12 operating units, including job performance measures and qual cards for each section. Established organizational mindset shift to technical training and knowledge continuity by creating standard training tools, processes, and improvement mechanisms to enhance capability of staff and support business strategies for meeting long-range operations plans. Received Enterprise recognition as a high-value, high-quality training product which enabled employee technical development far beyond original project scope.

Aiken, Sc

RUBIO LLC CONSULTING SERVICES - Aiken, South CarolinaOwner/operator of Rubio LLC Consulting Services, a Woman-Owned Business providing management, development and execution of critical business operations programs, projects and processes, with a focus on performance optimization / improvement, transformation and sustainability.• Project Manager, Employee Concerns Program Database Development for Savannah River Nuclear Solutions at the Savannah River Site DOE Industrial Complex in Aiken, SCConceptualized, designed and managed development and acceptance of new database for tracking, trending, reporting and performing timely notifications of employee concerns in accordance with U.S. DOE and other federal regulatory compliance requirements. Worked with Program Manager and IT development team to plan and execute project deliverables using Waterfall methodology, while proactively managing scope, timelines, stakeholder communications, process training, documentation, and product quality.Key Accomplishments Achieved flawless operation of fully integrated/automated system, increasing department productivity, accuracy and timeliness by 95%. Delivered capability for organization to optimize performance in meeting real-time regulatory compliance and reporting requirements, reducing critical risk areas associated with potential fines and penalties. Attained recognition and adaptation as model of excellence within the government complex.

Aiken, South Carolina

• Senior Investigator, Employee Concerns Program for Savannah River Nuclear Solutions at the Savannah River Site DOE Industrial Complex in Aiken, SCInvestigated environmental, safety, health, quality, safeguards and security, waste, fraud and abuse, retaliation and mismanagement allegations to determine substantiation, root cause and corrective action to mitigate and prevent recurrence in accordance with federal whistle-blower protection laws and regulations. Presented to and collaborated with senior and executive management, General Counsel, HR, Ethics, Internal Audit and regulatory oversight agencies to achieve effective and comprehensive resolution to substantiated claims. Key Accomplishments Trained and mentored new investigators on conduct of thorough and impartial investigations, development of investigative strategy, maintaining neutrality, interviewing techniques and writing investigation reports. Mitigated potential corporate financial risk and impact of litigation through successful resolution of 3 substantiated radiological, OSHA safety and federal retaliation & mismanagement claims.

Dallas, Texas

• Process Improvement Consultant for Luminant Power’s Advanced Monitoring & Diagnostic Center in Dallas, TXRe-engineered the operational infrastructure spanning day-to-day operations of the Center to maximize team efficiency and streamline operations. Created a multi-functional training and qualification program, corrective action / continuous improvement program and process, and implemented a records management and change control process for document records and process control. Led organizational integration efforts and trained management team and workforce in effective implementation. Developed key performance indicators, measures and automated process and dashboard for reporting daily, quarterly and annual progress. Key Accomplishments  Developed 46 process maps, 28 procedures and 38 desk-top guides, providing an organizational design and structure for all aspects of 24/7 remote monitoring and diagnostics facility operation. Established an enterprise emergency response center, process and procedures for responding to local, state and/or national generation, nuclear, cyber security, pandemic or civil unrest events in accordance with local, state and federal regulatory requirements (including TCEQ, NERC, CIP compliance). Co-authored corporate Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan. Researched, analyzed and re-engineered the documented access authorization process for Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating Station to ensure compliance with federal regulations. Delivered a documented process for handling onsite drug test samples at the nuclear facility in accordance with federal requirements for obtaining and maintaining nuclear plant access clearance. Enabled significant differentiator for long-term objective of marketing commercial services.

Aiken, South Carolina

As EEO & Diversity Manager - Managed EEOD function for 12,000 employees, ensuring corporate compliance with state and federal anti-discrimination and harassment laws and affirmative action planning. Reengineered flailing program and delivered positive program ratings from DOE customer and regulatory agencies.As a Strategic business partner and program manager of site strategic plan for integrating diversity as philosophy and practice into organizational culture and core business strategies. Reestablished DOE confidence in program and consistently delivered ‘superior performance’ M&O contract award fee ratings; recognized by U.S. DOE Office of Economic Impact & Diversity.As Employee Concerns Program Manager developed and managed site employee concerns program for 26,000 employees, ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal whistleblower anti-retaliation laws. Project Manager for development of first ever automated database. Delivered nationally recognized expertise and complex-wide model program. As ESH&QA Regulatory Compliance Specialist and Project Manager, delivered industry recognized model program and first ever database tracking for regulatory reportability and issue management process.

Campbell, California

As Project Manager in the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station, resolved restart commitments resulting from NRC mandated safety shutdown, including material traceability, material compliance, and commercial grade item dedications. Provided sole-source technical report writing support to electrical engineering department in response to restart commitments. • San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station As a Regulatory compliance & licensing specialist, prepared licensee event reports, special reports, Tech Spec violation reports and NOV responses for submittal to NRC. Conducted investigations to determine reportability, establish causal factors, and develop mitigating/corrective actions.As Project Coordinator for Unit 1 MCRP in response to water hammer event, successfully coordinated 14 technical team responses to NRC safety system mandates and prepared on time final report submittal, allowing reactor restart.As Project Manager for RO/SRO licensing program improvements, re-engineered reactor operator licensing program in accordance with 10 CFR 55, NUREG 1021 and 0737, involving license applications, renewals, upgrades, and reapplications. Reestablished NRC confidence in licensing program and earned recognition as the most credible program in region.As Project Manager for NCR Program Upgrade, managed design, planning, execution, and implementation of program upgrades to meet current regulatory requirements. Successfully implemented re-engineered reporting process, records management process, automated tracking database, communication protocols and transfer of non-conformance reporting process from QA to station technical engineering department during a refueling outage with no adverse impact.Assisted site manager with testimony at Public Utilities Commission rate case hearings for Units 2 and 3. Researched and prepared 250 volumes of testimony support material, and provided support during hearings, resulting in allowance of new construction costs.

Business Administration And Management, General

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