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Birmingham, Alabama

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas

Executive member of Dynegy’s commercial leadership team responsible for profitable, efficient, and reliable operations of the company’s fleet of power-generating facilities located in the PJM, MISO, ISO-NE, NYISO, CAISO, and ERCOT energy markets - fleet size of 32,000,000 megawatts (71% natural gas and 29% coal), burning 450 bcf/year of natural gas and 30,000,000 tons of coal. Executive leader of $3,000,000,000 fuel program for rail / barge transportation services, coal, natural gas pipeline transportation services, and natural gas.Recruited, expanded, and trained fuel team through multiple power plant acquisitions in competitive markets.Integrated 9,000 megawatts of capacity (17 power plants) in 2017 and 12,400 megawatts of capacity (21 power plants) in 2015. Implemented new fuel/transportation procurement strategies as well as existing fuel supply and transportation agreements for each power plant added to fleet.Negotiated multimillion-dollar contract agreements, including innovative approaches linking transportation payment terms to open market electricity and/or natural gas prices.

Houston, Texas

Responsible for $1,000,000,000 coal / transportation procurement, logistics, and railcar management programs to procure fuel and transportation services for 10,000 megawatts of coal-fired power plants located in the MISO and PJM markets. Coal burn expanded from 20,000,000 to 30,000,000 tons per year during tenure. Managed volume included 1,500 unit trains and 3,700 barges per year.Led negotiations for rail transportation agreements with multiple Class I and short-line railroads, resulting in $84,000,000 in savings.Oversaw negotiations / renegotiations of multiple fuel supply agreements with major coal producers, saving over $100,000,000 across four years.Executive leader for implementations/upgrades of new enterprise management system (RightAngle) for efficient administration of procurement and logistics data for coal and coal transportation business.

Birmingham, Alabama

Led $3 billion coal / transportation program; delivery logistics; gypsum and ash sales; and railcar programs.Achieved major transformation in fuel sources for multiple plants, saving $300,000,000/year.Conceived / finalized innovative coal transportation contract initiatives with Class I railroads.Primary fuel witness in state regulatory matters.Initiated organizational restructuring due to reduction in coal burn from 78M to 40M tons/year.OTHER SOUTHERN COMPANY ASSIGNMENTSGeneral Manager, Engineering Services, Engineering & Construction Services. Leader for multi-department organization with full-time, contract, and hourly employees. Led project controls, records management, document control, technical publications, supplemental staffing, budgeting, and enterprise tool implementations. Leadership in completing scrubber and/or combined cycle installations, with spend of over $15,000,000,000.Fleet Optimization Manager, Fleet Operations & Trading. Planned commitments of company generation resources to reliably meet wholesale/retail customer obligations, with focus on minimizing production cost and generating net income. Led change in fleet wide operating strategies for combined cycle plants saving ~$150,000,000 over five years.Operations/Fuels Manager, Plant Watson, Mississippi Power. Delivered record-setting operational performance. Implemented behavior-based safety program - over 1,000 days without a lost-time accident.Maintenance Manager, Plant Watson, Mississippi Power. Developed/implemented improvements to E&I shop culture and strategic direction including overhaul of journeyman development program; completed two GE steam turbines overhauls.Fuel Manager, Mississippi Power. Lead for fuel issues including regulatory interfaces with MS Public Service Commission. Principal Research Engineer, Research & Environmental Affairs. Team lead for developing/demonstrating advanced environmental control technologies.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

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