Reports to the business area CEO and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Serves as the primary driver of the overall vision, strategy, business development, customer experience and financial results for the Electric Grid product line, Including Cascade Asset Management and Synergi Electric Power Engineering software.Aligns the Value Chain across the customer journey and works closely with software engineering, design, marketing, sales, delivery and other relevant functions… Show more Reports to the business area CEO and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Serves as the primary driver of the overall vision, strategy, business development, customer experience and financial results for the Electric Grid product line, Including Cascade Asset Management and Synergi Electric Power Engineering software.Aligns the Value Chain across the customer journey and works closely with software engineering, design, marketing, sales, delivery and other relevant functions. Defines the product vision, strategy and product plans based on market and customer needs and trends. Leverages a multi-year strategy for each product, the product transformation plan (on-prem/cloud/hybrid) and the marketing & sales strategy for the product. Show less

Managed and lead the Electric Grid Ecosystem product center and staff. Responsible for all aspects of operations - Product Management, Software Development, Testing and Customer Support. The Electric Grid Ecosystem consists of world class Asset Performance Management software used by nearly 100 utility companies in the US and abroad. Creating next-gen business strategy, portfolio plan and global growth both organically and inorganically

Managed the Product Management, Test & QA and Technical Writing departments for the Electric Grid Reliability and Performance Software line at DNV GL. Product portfolio contains market leading software solutions for Asset Performance Management and Analytics. Have released three new software products to market since 2015:Cascade Inspector: Next Generation mobile software for utility Asset Performance Management. Product designed to operate on touch screen tablet devices and… Show more Managed the Product Management, Test & QA and Technical Writing departments for the Electric Grid Reliability and Performance Software line at DNV GL. Product portfolio contains market leading software solutions for Asset Performance Management and Analytics. Have released three new software products to market since 2015:Cascade Inspector: Next Generation mobile software for utility Asset Performance Management. Product designed to operate on touch screen tablet devices and provides field based calculation and analytical engines for site based engineering. Cascade Insight: Business Intelligence and Analytical platform packaged with standardized dashboards and multi-dimensional data. System designed for easy adoption to current install base. Product leverages Cascade Asset Performance Management database to extend customer value and to support key customer requirements focused on maintenance costs, risk of equipment failure and regulatory compliance. Established OEM agreement with Sisense.Cascade Foresight: Long term Asset Performance Management planning and risk assessment for critical utility assets. Product leverages engineering models to calculate the remaining life of assets and measures their risk to the utility. Provides decision support for Utility capital investment planning and rate payer satisfaction. Uses extensive in-house written analytics.Have authored the next generational road map for our P&L's core software product line. Show less

Grid IQ Solutions as a Service (SaaS) Business Development and Sales - West Region. Cloud based hosted and fully managed solutions for Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Demand Response, Outage Management and Restoration, Distribution Automation, Work force management and others.

Smart Grid strategic development, leadership and integrated account planning for utility companies. Drove sales growth and profitability across all GE Digital Energy product lines, including IT (Mobile, GIS, Outage, etc), Smart Grid Technology (AMI), Power Delivery and othersManaged Op plan in excess of $30MM. Engaged at C-Level. Engaged GE partnerships

Managed the FieldSmart Mobile Framework (FMF) map-centric mobile GIS software product line. Led the global expansion into new international market channels as part of the GE Energy acquisition strategy. Aggressively sold and promoted the product on a global scale.Owned and authored strategic product plans, multi-year product roadmap, capital budgets, product marketing and sales targets. Managed customer (large IOUs) and partner relationships (Viryanet, Yambay, Click Mobile).

Managed the MapFrame’s FieldSmart® mobile GIS and data integration products. Provided key leadership for the organization in the transition from service oriented software delivery to standard products offerings.Envisioned, designed, developed and released the FieldSmart Collect, Sketch, FieldSmart Configuration Environment and Inspect products, creating new revenue streams.Provided subject matter expertise in utility automation to the sales and support staff. Was instrumental in… Show more Managed the MapFrame’s FieldSmart® mobile GIS and data integration products. Provided key leadership for the organization in the transition from service oriented software delivery to standard products offerings.Envisioned, designed, developed and released the FieldSmart Collect, Sketch, FieldSmart Configuration Environment and Inspect products, creating new revenue streams.Provided subject matter expertise in utility automation to the sales and support staff. Was instrumental in the support and success of numerous sales deals including Atmos, NW Natural, Idaho Power, SCANA, Laclede, Xcel Energy, Pennsylvania Power & Light, Florida Power & Light and many others.Reported to the President and CEO. Show less

Reported to and worked closely with the CIO in managing NW Natural’s technology portfolio. Represented business unit leaders and stakeholders in the development of information technology solutions and implementation strategies.Served as the key visionary and leader for a multi-year, enterprise Field Force Automation implementation initiative featuring the use of GIS, mobile GIS, and location based intelligence to drive efficiencies in mobile work and asset management processes and… Show more Reported to and worked closely with the CIO in managing NW Natural’s technology portfolio. Represented business unit leaders and stakeholders in the development of information technology solutions and implementation strategies.Served as the key visionary and leader for a multi-year, enterprise Field Force Automation implementation initiative featuring the use of GIS, mobile GIS, and location based intelligence to drive efficiencies in mobile work and asset management processes and regulatory compliance risk management. Drove the development of a Customer Relationship Management solution featuring ESRI GIS technology as a key architectural component in the application design and end-user experience. Integrated key legacy systems and databases, positioning the organization with a valuable long-term strategic asset. Defined and managed a 3-year strategic plan to rebuild NW Natural’s ESRI GIS to position the asset to provide support for corporate marketing, engineering, work and asset management and special corporate projects. Show less

Managed large-scale capital projects in support of the corporate IT strategic plan. Responsibilities included budgeting, scope management, ROI analysis, resource allocation and on-time delivery. Delivered Timberline capital construction management software to the enterprise. Established reporting environment for capital construction cost analysis, leading to a reduction in overall capital costs for the organization. Established criteria for an enterprise deployment of Logica work… Show more Managed large-scale capital projects in support of the corporate IT strategic plan. Responsibilities included budgeting, scope management, ROI analysis, resource allocation and on-time delivery. Delivered Timberline capital construction management software to the enterprise. Established reporting environment for capital construction cost analysis, leading to a reduction in overall capital costs for the organization. Established criteria for an enterprise deployment of Logica work management software for long-cycle construction workServed as the subject matter expect for the implementation of an integrated meter reading system for NW Natural and Portland General Electric, reducing overall meter reading costs for both organizations by 50%. Implemented software to manage meter reading routes and customer billing cycles. Introduced the use of GIS in the routing process, reducing overall route management costs by 70%. Show less

Performed Windows and UNIX based software development in a Visual Basic and C development environment. Lead development teams on customer facing development projects. Key Achievements:Designed, developed and deployed an enterprise mobile mapping solution. Solution gained national attention and became a long term asset for the company. The system reduced the cost of distributing map products to corporate staff and mobile workers and provided process enabling information to… Show more Performed Windows and UNIX based software development in a Visual Basic and C development environment. Lead development teams on customer facing development projects. Key Achievements:Designed, developed and deployed an enterprise mobile mapping solution. Solution gained national attention and became a long term asset for the company. The system reduced the cost of distributing map products to corporate staff and mobile workers and provided process enabling information to through linkages to map objects. System developed using Visual Basic v5, COM objects from Adobe, ESRI and Internet Explorer. Designed, developed and deployed the “Sales Finder” a mobile GIS designed to support natural gas marketing to sales and marketing staff. Solution gained national attention and enabled sales staff to analyze market potential and mine data for prospects. Provided users easy access to construction and cost estimating information, housing characteristics and others in relation to the location of the pipeline network. System developed using Visual Basic v5, ESRI’s MapObjects and numerous 3rd party controls. Show less