Srinivas Kappagantula, Ms, Mba, (Pmp)® Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

Stepped into the organization with fragmented regulatory and compliance structures outsourced to different vendors. Overhauled the disorganized setup into a streamlined, financially lucrative, in-house operation, overseeing regulatory affairs (NERC, FERC, PUC, WECC, SERC, TRE, ISO/RTO) for over 25 renewable energy assets. ✓ Took charge of chaotic compliance operations, crafting a risk-based strategy to oversee 5 different vendors, and ultimately developed and executed a $2M annualized cost-savings insourcing strategy, transitioning all external compliance operations in-house.✓ Established the first Arevon regulatory affairs team (300% growth in 2 years), fostering talent development. Trained and built technical expertise while rotating underperformers out and optimizing team performance.✓ Partnered with origination, interconnection, EPCs, procurement, RTOs/ISOs, NERC, FERC, PUC, and trade associations (NAGF, ACP, SEIA, CGA, etc.) to develop and implement strategies giving Arevon a competitive edge.✓ Influenced and negotiated interconnection agreements, processes, and policies favorable to Arevon at stakeholder forums such as RTO/ISO meetings, trade groups, and industry associations.✓ Revamped vendor contracts, cutting redundant and underperforming vendors, and negotiated optimized O&M contracts for future projects, enhancing operational efficiency and adherence to standards by 43%.✓ Managed the evaluation of numerous of external and internal GRC and work-flow management tools, selecting an optimal solution based on user-friendliness, adoption rate, and cost. Implemented the solution obtaining management buy-in, boosting team productivity by 53%.✓ Initiated and chaired the Regulatory Affairs & Compliance Committee at Arevon advocating for diverse viewpoints to impartially assess, handle, and mitigate potential compliance issues.

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

Norristown, Pennsylvania, Us

Spearhead LCN efforts in furtherance of its vision "Improving Lives Through Literacy". Oversee all aspects of the organization including Strategy, Operations, Finances, and leading the LCN Board of Directors. Collaborate with other LCN Board of Directors to ensure LCN is successfully positioned to operate efficiently, raise funds, and march forward with its long-term strategic plan.✓ Inspiring Board of Directors to further LCN's vison & mission✓ Board Governance✓ Internal Controls✓ Leading Board of Director Meetings✓ Building Teams and Board Committees✓ Board Recruitment, Development, and Performance Management✓ Hiring and Managing LCN Executive(s)

Audubon, Pa, Us

✓ Led a complete strategy shift with regards to regulatory affairs, successfully transitioning from "all-or-nothing" to formalized risk-based approach yielding major improvements. Guided full lifecycle development of PJM's regulatory strategy, collaborating heavily with SMEs, industry groups, executive leadership, and other key stakeholders to build a clear, robust framework. End result: massive improvements in audit readiness and other regulatory engagements (FERC, NERC, RF and SERC). ✓ Managed a comprehensive Operations and Planning audit, mobilizing resources and conducting a Mock Audit accurately predicting 81% of real audit scope, enabling a far greater degree of preparation. End result: 0 penalties or violations, exceeding corporate goal of 2 findings. ✓ Awarded the “Circle of Excellence” for identifying over $1M in annual savings by eliminating redundant audits.✓ Spearheaded an industry task force to develop common industry acceptable guidance for highly complex and controversial regulatory requirements. Translated sophisticated technical information into readable prose, allowing industry to eliminate huge capital investments.✓ Averted more than 7 potential compliance violations by building cohesive, SME-supported, strategic positions for 42 regulatory inquiries into electric grid events in 2013. End result: $0 sanctioned penalties.✓ Chair of a high profile PJM stakeholder group that develops and maintains the PJM TO/TOP matrix, an index between regulatory standards, PJM operating practices, and member transmission owner responsibilities. Instituted several improvements in the development process through intricate negotiations with more than 25 transmission owners. End Result: a robust matrix utilized for transmission owner audits resulting in consistent audit performance. The only unique matrix in the industry.

Marlborough, Ma, Us

✓ Led a 5-person team in building a marketing product launch strategy for a new Boston Scientific medical device. ✓ Collaborated with key stakeholders such as Market Insights, Medical Affairs, doctors and GPOs. Created qualitative interview guides for doctors and economic buyers. ✓ Designed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models and business cases for sales teams.

Edmonton, Alberta, Ca

✓ Supervised field operations for BP Sinclair Refinery Groundwater Remediation project, forecasting key construction hurdles and rolling out solutions, and offering dedicated engineering support to 4 construction crews. Served as client’s strategy liaison to US EPA and NY State Department of Environmental Conservation.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

✓ Led mission critical site remediation projects, including developing and implementing the design strategy, and construction of a $2M bioremediation system (completed before schedule).✓ Cut safety incidents 9% through staff training, and addressed all regulatory submittals 3 weeks before anticipated deadlines (a 24%-time savings).

Elmwood Park, New Jersey, Us

✓ Conducted more than 25 environmental site assessments and forecasted remediation costs with 93% accuracy

Toledo, Oh, Us

Designed and implemented testing methods and procedures to conduct focused research on two consulting projects focused on improving the status quo in the energy and environmental industries✓ Developed a repeatable process to build solar panels that used an innovative solar technology through rigorous experimentation and testing of different materials✓ In collaboration with Black & Veatch, tested innovative wastewater treatment technologies at a local wastewater treatment plant and developed an assessment report to assist the City of Toledo in determining whether to upgrade existing technologies

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Science (Ms), Civil Engineering

Bachelor Of Technology (Bs), Civil Engineering