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Billings, Montana, Us

Supports and Develops design and EPC Construction for Power Delivery Infrastructure throughout Texas and the greater Southwest region. Responsibilities include:1. Regional Office financial management2. Development, Hiring, and Supervision of technical staff3. Implement and monitor ECI quality assurance program in the performance of services4. Direct ECI Project Controls staff in the planning and scheduling of work5. Sponsor and Monitor projects and assure successful outcomes6. Develop a regional short-term, medium, and long-term business strategy in collaboration with senior ECI colleagues7. Implement business development strategy 8. Relationship management of clients 9. Support ECI’s Corporate management on assigned initiatives and policies10. Coordinate with EPC Services’ senior management in development of EPC execution opportunities 11. As a member of senior management, support corporate working groups and committees

London, England, Gb

Managed development and implementation of strategy for the Power Division of the Energy Unit throughout the Americas. Lead the existing regional business development teams to consolidate and grow North American business in the Power market segment, including Thermal Generation, Power Consulting/Advisory, and Power Delivery. Selectively reviewed prime South and Central American opportunities to pursue on a strategic basis. Acted as the high level liaison with new and existing Power clients with the objective of aligning Mott MacDonald's Power group with the entirety of Mott's businesses in North America, including Water, Transportation, and Oil & Gas/Pipelines. Directed the preparation and realization of capture plans for work streams in line with client expectations and requirements. Identified and introduced new clients to effectively manage these relationships in order to develop active clients. Secured and identified top talent to manage customer expectations.

London, England, Gb

Manages development and implementation of strategy for the US Power business unit. Leads the existing regional business development teams to consolidate and grow all US business in the Power Delivery market segment (Transmission, Substation, Relay, Protection, Studies, Collection). Provides high level liaison with existing clients with the objective of aligning Mott MacDonald power services to effectively secure work streams as they arise. Leads the preparation and realization of capture plans for individual jobs and work streams in line with client requirements. Identifies and introduces new clients and effectively manage these relationships in order to develop active clients. Works with the global strategy director to ensure US activities contribute to the power division’s overall strategic plan.

Mount Airy, Nc, Us

Managed the Western US Engineering Offices of the Pike Enterprise. Developed strategy to work with Pike's Western US Construction assets, and worked on regional engineering office business plans to optimize profitability, quality, and growth through the strategic blending of engineering and EPC accounts. Assisted in the implementation of large capital programs at Pike's Engineering and Construction companies by streamlining projects to meet objectives and add to organizational profitability. Provided oversight and leadership in executing projects from planning to completion. Daily tasks included the management of personnel, budgets, resources and relationships to achieve organizational objectives. Supported the planning, development and execution of schedules to ensure timely completion of projects. Integrated a broad array of technical and construction professionals along with establishing and cementing material and services supplier relationships.

Directs the Planning, Siting & Acquisition, Licensing, Project Development, Design, and Construction of 375 miles of 345kV Transmission Lines and 5 345kV Substations to comply within the parameters and timeframes associated with Texas' Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) Program. Responsible for all budgetary aspects and schedules associated with the infrastructure development, including managing in a compressed schedule environment.Supports the Operational Development of one of Texas newest Transmission Utilities, including assisting with Public Utility Commission reporting, establishment of O&M / Asset Management Strategy Models, Interconnection Requests, Financial back-office, all while regularly reporting to the WETT Board of Directors and General Manager. Interfaces routinely with various Utilities which interconnects throughout WETT's system.

Mount Airy, Nc, Us

Manage all aspects of Pike Electric's strategy to developing and maintain an Engineering business in the SW US, including all P&L, Project Management, proposals, resource assessment, business development, and human resources management. Supplies T&D Engineering, Design, and total package EPC services to an extended multi-state constituency, including Investor owned utilities, wind farm developers, Co-ops, TSP's, Municipalities, large industrial, merchant plant, and other cogen related capital projects. Coordinate Pike Electric's purchase of the Shaw EDS business unit into the Pike Construction business, managing a coordinated approach between other Pike US Engineering offices.

Austin, Tx, Us

Responsible for the overall management and direction of the Transmission Services Project Management Office (PMO). Provide leadership and direction the PMO and LCRA's portfolio of projects. Manage the PMO to:1) Establish Direction, identify problems, resolve conflicts, and facilitate communication between project managers, work package managers in other departments, customers, outside utilities, and other entities;2) Prioritize overall project schedules;3) Ensure that projects are structured and resourced adequately to meet objectives; 4) Facilitate establishment and communication of LCRA's Capital Plan goals and strategies. Ensure project budgets are managed to meet the targets in LCRA's Business plan and budgetary controls are followed;5) Provide direct support for LCRA filings at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, providing oral & written testimony;6) Communicate with LCRA Board Members, Executives, and direct connect customers as needed

Austin, Tx, Us

Responsibilities and accomplishments include:1. Hire, supervise, train, coordinate & direct activities of the Substation Engineering Project Team and associated support staff in a rapidly growing organization due to Texas Electric Deregulation 2. Establish annual workload resource plans for multiple design teams from cross-functional areas. 3. Single point of Contact for managing the estimating effort for all new Substation capital projects used for the LCRA Corporate budget, including conceptual studies, layouts, detailed cost estimating, and major material acquisition4. Single point of Contact for managing outside Engineering Consultant firms for any work contracted out. 5. Prepare engineered designs for substation facilities. 6. Established standardization of Substation Engineering designs & practices based outside experiences. Established Construction Technical Specifications for contracting construction for LCRA.

Portland, Oregon, Us

Responsibilities and accomplishments included:1. Managed all substation, protection, and SCADA design engineering staff (60+)including discipline lead & supervising engineers, as well as professional engineers, technicians, union represented employees and administrative support staff, based in Oregon & Utah. 2. Drove Corporation’s decision to utilize in-house, outsource, or turnkey options to complete capital project workload, estimated at $220 million for fiscal 2001.3. Assisted in the merging of two offices into one; managed the change & transition associated with it4. Assisted in the preparation of annual O&M budget5. Maintained effective liaison between Customer Business Managers and Rate 9 customers in the profitable development and completion of critical design packages6. Established an efficient third-party staging entity for smaller capital project items

Portland, Oregon, Us

Responsibilities and accomplishments included:1. Supervised substation project engineers, engineering technicians, and drafters2. Supervised development and updates of project plans, schedules, and forecasting3. Managed materials tracking for assigned projects4. Ensured Project Management compliance and training of all Engineers5. Performed annual evaluations and salary administration; coordinated staff training plans6. Administered contract employees in all job classifications7. Provided monthly budget forecasting 8. Plant Inspector for circuit breakers and circuit switchers9. Served on the Corporate Alliance Team with S&C Electric10. Completed project design packages on schedule and within budget11. Maintained department budget to -10% of budgeted capital and -5% of budgeted O&M 12. Coordinated rewrite and subsequent training for electrical portion of the Substation Construction Technical Specifications used by capital construction contractors

Oakland, California, Us

Responsibilities and accomplishments included:1. Project Engineer for substation design projects (in a Region with 125+ substations)2. Project Manager on multiple projects(UP TO $1,000,000)3. Primary engineering contact on major cogeneration and construction projects involving operations, planning, construction, and external companies4. Prepared complex cost estimates and design criteria for major construction projects5. Prepared planning feasibility studies and supervised technical design processes6. Prepared specifications for major equipment purchases; evaluated vendor cost proposals

Mba, Construction Finance & Marketing

M.S., Engineering Management

Bsee, Electrical Engineering