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Nashville, TN, US

Brentwood, Tennessee, US

Brentwood, Tennessee, US

• Director – Financial Services: Commercial Finance and Risk ManagementLeading and building the team accountable for managing the financial and commodity risk management practices for commercial operations engaged in.
• Developing risk management controls, oversight, and governance
• Defining key controls and performance indicators to monitor margin and growth objectives
• Automating processes and management reports to achieve financial results and manage risk
• Managing relationships with leadership, external auditors, operations, and key stakeholders

Knoxville, TN, US

• Selected to lead a department transformation to improve performance, streamline processes, improve internal controls, increase employee engagement, and implement modern software and infrastructure.
• Reduced $200M annual budget by 15%
• 80% improvement in internal and regulatory compliance
• Restructured and re-staffed 50% of key leadership positions
• Implemented talent-development and succession programs
• 60% increase in project budget & milestone performance

Knoxville, TN, US

• Led strategic planning, board-level projects, asset portfolio decisions, demand forecasting, and emerging market trends. Day-to-day management included leading analytical teams and econometric modeling to optimize.
• Developed long-range financial plans lowering spend $750M over five years on revenues of $10.5B
• Collaborated with enterprise leaders to build business plans tying major projects, strategic initiatives, and performance objectives to the $750M reduction
• Obtained executive leadership & Board approval for long-range and annual business plans
• Developed financial metrics which led to attaining industry top-quartile performance
• Produced TVA’s Integrated Resource Plan receiving awards for best-in-industry modeling

Knoxville, TN, US

• Responsible for developing annual financial and operating plans that aligned performance to top-quartile industry benchmarks and facilitated leadership meetings to resolve financial or operational variances. Additional.
• Partnered with Controller & Operations resulting in zero audit findings or SOX deficiencies
• Reduced monthly closing process by 40% with automation and financial systems
• Reengineered TVA-wide business planning and 5-year budgeting, major project planning, performance metrics, and benchmarking to improve bottom line results and investor confidence

Knoxville, TN, US

Managed all financial processes and operating performance metrics for the Chief Operating Officer with $7B of annual spend and a $23B asset base. Responsible for GAAP, federal, and power-industry regulatory compliance.

Knoxville, TN, US

Managed the accounting, financial risk management, and hedging of TVA’s $4B fuel and power costs. Responsible for the financial integrity and compliance with Board-approved risk controls including mark-to-market, volumetric, tenor, counterparty credit, and value-at-risk.

Raleigh, NC, US

• Accountable for strategic planning and financial operations for Progress Energy – Florida and meeting the challenges of upgrading an aging asset infrastructure and increasing performance to industry benchmarks..
• Managed financial controls for $4.8B of revenue
• Successful rate case recovery of $220M
• Recovery of $50M of storm restoration expenses
• Realigned staff and reduced headcount 20%

Raleigh, NC, US

• Accountable for Progress Energy strategic planning, board-level projects, subsidiary performance targets, and divesting underperforming assets. Managed market research functions to forecast customer behaviors and.
• Managed disposition of financial instruments totaling $125M
• Led $650M divestiture of natural gas, power, coal, and logistic assets

Raleigh, NC, US

• Managed the accounting and risk management organizations for power, gas production, gas storage, transportation, and coal supply subsidiaries.
• Implemented financial controls and accounting for a $350M portfolio of financial instruments
• Managed teams and processes across 15 plant locations and 2 variable operating entity interests

Dublin 2, IE

Duke Energy Corporation – implemented enterprise risk management processes, systems, controls, and reporting infrastructure for the Chief Risk Officer of Duke Energy. Successfully completed the project deliverables, budget, and milestones for the energy trading subsidiaries.Accenture Strategy Practice – partnered with industry experts and software vendors.

Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance