Executive Leadership identified Sam for a critical bubble assignment to redesign the enterprise-level approach to managing parts across the fleet. The difficulties with the current process lead to field issues and it was recognized that something had to be done. Sam has taken on the assignment, studied the current process, made recommendations for improvement, and is prototyping those improvements. • Drove consensus with the digital team to redefine success in configurations• Iterated with engineering on process for core parts identification• Built, tested, and administered the process field teams to inspect turbines• Walked the line in overhaul shop and will be testing improved data flow in the shop

Sam starts with economics to identify unique solutions providing value to both GE and the customer. His investigations lead to the identification of a novel approach to wind turbine operations that unlocks value while balancing risk. He built a technology strategy around that innovation and lead the development of the program's three key thrusts. He built the program plans, presented at GE's internal technology sessions to senior leaders, and recruited team members to join the project.• Recruited team members an lead the technology development leveraging lean agile processes• Constructed technology plans built around vision of rebalancing risk and value addition• Negotiated membership in industry consortium to ensure adoption• Identified research needs and worked with USDOE to be GE's principal investigator in the RAAW project.• Identified unique opportunity to apply robotics, recruited specialists, and negotiated unique commercial arrangement resulting in the most advanced up-tower robotic blade upgrade in the industry.

Sam recognized a need to eliminate technical inefficiency that was driving poor quality. He saw his unique combination of cross-discipline expertise, automation experience, and influencing skills were needed to solve the business critical problem. • Proposed initiative to executive leadership and supported creation of his new position• Built tool suite and performed validation analysis to prove solution, working with end users to drive adoption

Sam’s team executes dynamic system modeling of wind turbines and leverages LEAN principals to apply advanced application processes for the toughest Wind Farms in the world. As product owner, Sam directs 3 scrum teams creating modeling software for 200 customers leveraging AWS HPC solutions. As a visionary technology leader, he studied customer economics to drive the development of the top wind turbine in the U.S. market while coordinating methods development for 16 engineering teams.Key Accomplishments:• Generated $500MM in customer value and $75MM in profit through project economic optimization• Identified the path to creating the lowest cost of electricity wind turbine in the world• Established and built a team of 32 engineers creating a collaborative culture where teamwork thrives

Sam designed new simulation modeling approaches unlocking engineering margins, spearheaded prototyping activities at the Lubbock Prototype Test Facility, led system trades for his wind turbine product lines, and negotiated system requirements with business leaders.Key Accomplishments:• Designed and implemented the de-icing system enabling the largest wind farm in Europe, earning $600MM• Lead system trades to establish the operational characteristics of the 2.5-127• Installed fiber-optic blade strain gauges to test new validation and product options

Sam focused his full attention to finding unique technical solutions to one strategic customer's most complex technical problems. He worked across GE's organization to like with his customer's organization to find win-win outcomes that met the needs of both organization's technical, commercial, and intellectual property requirements.Key Accomplishments:Coordinated corporate-wide approach to intellectual property sharing, clearing the way for increased collaborationLed cross-functional visit to remote African site and identified numerous options for value additionCreated standard process for applying gas turbines to unique use-cases to increase speed of siting

Sam led new conceptual designs for next generation gas turbines, imagining modular packaging solutions resulting in millions of direct costs savings. He then oversaw the company’s technology strategy for climate mitigation, advised lobbying activities and the technology vice president, and created a team to commercialize the resulting technology. Key Accomplishments:• Invented the world’s cleanest gas turbine technology and sold it to a customer for $300MM• Created and sold solutions to the Saudi Electric Company to improve gas turbine operations with heavy crude oil• Championed work on post combustion carbon capture, won funding from USDOE, pilot projects in progress