Established and implemented the start-up activities that would position the company's new division to operate behind more than 20 different energy distribution utilities. Instituted the required federal, state and utility licensing for the new division. Orchestrated and monitored the vendor and system review process.Wrote high-level business requirements for all aspects of the division.Selected and implemented appropriate EDI and Billing vendors for the division and provided project management oversight during implementation.Implemented EDI, billing and customer service processes for the division and monitored successful initial natural gas and electric enrollments.Recruited, interviewed, hired, trained and mentored staff.

Collaborated in the management of a $7M e-commerce IT project intended to facilitate health care reform initiatives, as well as a $5.5M IT project designed to transition administrative support for a line of business to a vendor partner.Managed a $3.8M IT project to transition over 1.5 million prescription drug members between Pharmacy Benefit Managers, achieved within eight months.Managed a $500K project to integrate new business to facilitate a Health Plan acquisition.

Established and cultivated an IT and management consulting company with 2+ employees, boasting average annual revenues of $400K. The Company led over 12 project initiatives for eight different clients.Controlled all activities associated with the successful implementation of a $3M CRM and billing upgrade project for a large retail energy provider.Oversaw a client's $4M IT project portfolio.Created a PMO structure and process for a client to manage IT projects and project portfolios.Wrote a client's financial control policies and procedures that resulted in successful post-award government audits. Provided turn-around management consulting for four food service clients

Pioneered all day-to-day activities for a staff of six in the project management and product analyst division of a retail energy company with 250 employees and $1.5B in annual revenue.Devised and implemented plans and measurement metrics that enhanced processes, communications, controls, profits and corporate decisions.Reduced go-to-market and internal implementation timelines by over 12%.

Controlled all day-to-day activities for a staff of 7 in the business analysis and project management group within IT. The group was responsible for business analysis and project management for all Company initiatives.Directed all activities to convert all data from MS Access to a vendor-supplied CRM and billing system to support billing for over $1 billion in gross revenues.Directed all activities to implement new retail forecasting, EDI, data warehouse and wholesale trading systems.Implemented IT business continuity and disaster recovery processes and controls.

Managed general business operations, retail energy forecasting and applied project management methodologies to facilitate new market entry.. Improved forecasting error rate in certain markets by over 25%. Provided project management oversight and achieved successful entry into 4 new energy markets. Worked with Key Accounts (Navy) to successfully implement all back-office and billing requirements.

Launched a new business unit directed at independent power producers for energy optimization. Created a presentation on the history of the energy industry and the Company value proposition and presented it to independent power producers across the country. Assisted a biomass developer with project initiation and financing strategies.

Negotiated long-term, structured energy contracts that resulted in over $100 million in gross revenue and new market penetration. Increased revenues by over $230 million through implementation of new pricing and hedging strategies. Devised and implemented scheduling desk processes for 13 deregulated energy markets and trained all staff in energy markets and energy deregulation. Wrote and implemented Company’s first risk management policy & procedures.Completed enterprise-wide business process re-design and implemented recommendations that ultimately contributed to the Company's $770 million sales price.

Managed optimization of 8,300 MWhs of wholesale generation reducing operating costs by over 4%. Participated in 3 different state restructuring proceedings including testifying as an expert witness before the PA Public Utility Commission.

Supervised staff and performed all accounting functions for a $550 million environmental control project at Allegheny’s Harrison Power Station. Prepared month-end, quarterly and year-end financial statements. .