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King Of Prussia, PA, US

Houston, Texas, United States

Lead and manage the day-to day operations and long-term strategic direction of a start-up energy trading organization based on artificial intelligence/machine learning techniques and methodologies. Led efforts to develop front end and back end systems to enable trading in five of the seven domestic ISOs (PJM, ERCOT, MISO, NEISO, and SPP).

Houston, TX

Possessed responsibility for the commercial operations and profitability of a 31,000MW electric generation fleet operating in six domestic ISOs (PJM, ERCOT, MISO, NEISO, NYISO, and CAISO) with annual gross margins of over $2B. Optimized and integrated the commercial tools, processes, and organizations of five distinct fleets comprised of 50 power plants..

Houston, Texas

Possessed responsibility for the commercial operations and profitability of an 11,000MW electric generation fleet with annual gross margins of over $1B in the PJM ISO. Worked with Operations and other corporate functions to ensure the long-term value of the fleet was maximized. Led successful efforts to develop and execute the offer strategy for.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Possessed responsibility for approximately 400 union and non-union employees and the safe, efficient, reliable, and cost-effective operation of approximately 4,800MW of generation at eight sites. Led efforts related to the commissioning of one of the earliest utility scale battery installations and decommissioning of an 1,100 MW coal station. Served as the.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Led a diverse organization made up of Commercial, Operations, Finance, and Technical Services functions with the overarching goal of integrating the commercial and operational aspects of the 7,000MW merchant generation fleet. Responsible for a number of initiatives including fuel flexibility, environmental compliance optimization, outage planning, and.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Possessed responsibility for the safe, efficient, reliable, and cost effective operation of approximately 1,200MW of coal generation and 1,700MW of natural gas generation at five separate sites. Worked with other areas in Commercial Generation to ensure the value of these assets and the entire Commercial Generation fleet were maximized given current and.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Possessed development, coordination, and oversight responsibilities for the $200M non-regulated generation fleet capital budget/plan. Associated activities included final budget preparation, presentation, and reporting for several internal customers including Operations, Engineering, and Finance. Ensured appropriate and consistent evaluation and tracking.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Worked directly with clients to develop strategic solutions to enable them to be more competitive, efficient, and profitable. Areas of experience included operations, asset management, finance and accounting.
• Provided project management for an initiative, at a major investor owned utility (IOU), to establish a more accurate, transparent, and efficient capital budgeting and reporting process for their transmission and.
• Assessed and optimized a project and construction management alliance between one of the nation’s largest operations and maintenance (O&M) contractors and a major IOU. Provided recommendations to improve cost controls.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• 2006: As a Technical Manager, conducted strategic and asset planning for a 1,400 MW electric generating facility, including leadership and management of approximately 20 engineering and technical services personnel..
• 2005 – 2006: As a Maintenance Resource Coordinator, supervised the station work management system and approximately 10 supervision, planning, and scheduling personnel. Developed and implemented a metrics program to.
• 2003 – 2005: As a Production Team Coordinator, oversaw and managed daily plant O&M issues, approximately 40 Production and Support personnel, and a $4.5 million annual expense budget.
• 2000 – 2003: As a Staff Engineer in the Engineering & Construction department, provided project management, engineering design, technical direction, and supervision for capital projects as well as O&M and outage work..

Greater Chicago Area

• Performed sizing and design of power plant equipment and systems. Completed design calculations, developed system piping and instrumentation diagrams, and formed equipment specifications.
• Designed various mechanical systems to be added or modified as part of environmental system installations and upgrades for several large utilities. Presented deliverables to external clients.

Helsinki, Finland

• Promoted to Program Leader of the Production Management program. Held complete responsibility for the leadership, operation and administration of the program which contained approximately 70 students.
• Taught courses in the fields of mechanical and electrical engineering, physics, and mathematics. Determined appropriate course content and developed lesson plans.

Master'S Degree, Finance, General, 3.82

Activities and Societies: GPA - 3.82/4.0, Member Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General, 4.0

Activities and Societies: GPA - 4.0/4.0, Selected as the 2006 Executive MBA Outstanding Graduate, Member Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician, 3.95

Activities and Societies: GPA-3.95/4.0, Graduated summa cum laude with High College Honors