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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Developed federal energy regulatory policies and strategies to optimize capital investments and revenue opportunities for the company and stakeholders.
• Advocated company’s policy positions for the best interests of the company and customers at regional transmission organization (RTO) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
• Liaison on all RTO tariff and financial matters, including ratemaking, revenue recovery, ROE, and tax.
• Led project team of electric transmission owners in successful FERC filing for recovery of certain specific project-related costs.

Merrillville, Indiana, United States

• Directed the strategic sourcing of fuel for the company’s electric generating units in multiple locations (over $300 million annual spend).
• Managed procurement process of commodity and related transportation, including RFP's, financial evaluation, contracts, railcar leasing, fleet management, inventory management, logistics, fuels accounting, and coal.
• Oversight of financial forecasting of fuel costs, department capital and O&M budgeting and reporting, fuels accounting system month end closing process, SOX compliance, and internal, external, and FERC financial.
• Managed performance and development of human resources.
• Participated in development of annual operating plans.
• Collaborated with internal customers and partnered with external suppliers.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Managed asset management and accounting team in corporate finance and technology transformation project to improve and standardize financial systems and processes.
• Led team in requirements discovery and solution development utilizing agile practices, with successful completion of design, build, system testing, and end-user testing.
• Collaborated with consulting partners, fostered stakeholder engagement, and executed change management plans.

Merrillville, Indiana

• Managed and negotiated electric transmission interconnection agreements with independent power producers and interconnected utilities.
• Managed transmission upgrade projects.
• Capital budget project review and prioritization.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Managed contractor labor reconciliation and refund process.
• Led and performed audits of generation major project and fuel supply contracts.
• Managed oversight of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and procedures for fuel, emissions, and logistics storerooms.

Merrillville, Indiana

• Developed, negotiated, and managed fuel supply and transportation contracts.
• Managed project team through implementation of fuels accounting and inventory management system.
• Managed fuels accounting system month end closing process and posting to GL.
• Developed O&M and capital budgets, prepared forecasts, and monthly variance reports.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor’S Degree In Management, Finance