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Managed department of business services providers with diverse skills ranging from engineers, accountants, quality control, and clerical support in both field and office environments. Provided necessary business models and related consulting and reporting services for onsite management of construction/maintenance project cost controls to budget at electric power plant facilities.Organized and led development and implementation of company-wide project management model enabling company executives easy access to accurate project status/cost information daily. I received a bonus, salary increase and promotion as a result.Model used to manage cost of over $650 million of construction and maintenance project annually.Model still in use by Ameren today. Organized and led multi-functional team in developing and implementing company-wide obsolete inventory management process & tool that led to improved assessment of field inventory asset values. Over $10 million of obsolete items identified and processed for salvage during first twelve months following process implementation.Success of new tool/process directly responsible for averting a deficiency write-up by internal auditor, PWC.Process and tool remains primary obsolete inventory management tool at Ameren.Developed and implemented scorecards and performance metrics for measuring effectiveness of power plant operations in the area of safety, financial, environmental and employee management programs. Led training in the use of newly developed procurement and accounts payable business applications throughout Ameren's system.

Developed and executed budgets and expenditure cost schedules for plant equipment modification/maintenance projects for major plant outages at nuclear/fossil/hydro electric power plants. Responsibilities included developing processes and providing tools for developing schedules and cost forecast for all necessary labor and materials resources needed to perform project as well as integrate schedules for cost for training and safety considerations.Led implementation of centralized budget application that saved over one thousand hours of duplicate data entry annually; and vastly improved accuracy of project cost forecast entered into the official company financial forecast model. Persuaded the Missouri Public Service Commission to allow Ameren to recover $500,000 of construction re-work at Callaway plant by researching, recording and justifying reasons for expenditure.Directed and supervised field labor crews in performance of maintenance on nuclear reactor equipment safely and according to federal and company regulations.Negotiated and administered over 30 multi-million dollar contracts for outside professional engineering and consulting services during construction and startup of Callaway nuclear plant.

Operated DC-9 aircraft on scheduled domestic flights throughout US service territory. First Officer on two-pilot jet responsible for planning, navigation, and safe reliable operation of high performance commercial jet to insure successful transportation of public.

Pilot in war zone during Vietnam conflict. Received Air Force Distinguished Service Award for service as pilot crew member. Honorable discharge. Post Vietnam duties included all planning and logistics necessary to establish and command remote airfield bases during worldwide NATO deployment exercises. Responsible for commanding upwards of 200 military personnel, logistics and equipment reliably to insure success of exercise scenario at remote locations.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science, Systems Management