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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Senior Project Manager leading a portfolio of $170MM for turn-key battery energy storage / substation projects, from sales development / inception through project close-out. Individual project values of $105MM, $45MM, and $25MM located in California working from North Carolina with regular site travel.• Managed development of initial project as-sold budgets / estimates, engineering packages, material procurement, service contracts, and commissioning procedures while leading internal and external multi-functional teams• Built and / or amended company processes for: construction management, quality control and inspection test plans, project schedule and KPI based status reporting, financial tracking, etc. • Gained additional 3.5% profit margin ($1.6MM) resulting from a mixture of value engineering concepts, construction sequence adjustments, and contract negotiations• Led critical negotiations related to COVID Force Majeure events / delays and the associated financial and schedule impacts to reduce company exposure

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

On-site Construction Project Manager for construction through project close-out phases of tire manufacturing plant expansion projects.·Managed site construction and remote engineering teams to ensure specification compliance, schedule adherence, safe work practices, plant wide coordination, etc.·Identified and led execution of numerous engineering alternate designs and construction work plans, cutting project cost / critical path schedule durations ($250K+ / 4+ weeks)

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

On-site lead Project Manager for construction through commissioning phases of an $85MM Waste Water Treatment build at a 2000MW power generation facility. Managed mechanical, civil, and dam modification projects simultaneously totaling approximately $5MM.• Managed project restructuring and created recovery plan to successfully regain project schedule compliance against required federal regulatory dates, during acceptance of management transition• Actively reduced project costs by identifying value engineering alternatives ($2MM+), negotiating project contract / change order values (up to 50% reduction), etc. • Created detailed project commissioning plan / schedule, leading internal and external resources through the commissioning process and system turn-over / close out• Developed best practice major projects outage LOTO planning procedure and material receipt / quality control procedures

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

On-site lead Project Manager for EPC phases of $65MM in ash management based projects (Dry Fly Ash, Waste Water Treatment, and Ash Basin Closure/Process Water Treatment) at a 2200MW coal fired generation facility from initial scope development through commissioning and project close-out. • Managed multifunctional internal/external engineering and construction teams to produce deliverables, maintain schedule, etc. Point of authority for all scope, schedule, and cost changes• Established, maintained, and presented to VP level leadership: project execution plans, schedules, cost estimates, project health reports, turn-over packages, and all associated project documentation • Identified value opportunities and developed specifications for an alternate gravity discharge vacuum ash handling system, resulting in installed capital and O&M cost savings of $1MM+• Coordinated construction sequencing, internal staffing plans, bid/contracting processes, development of work plans, material/equipment deliveries, etc. • Commissioning Manager for Dry Fly Ash project ($10MM) producing documentation and leading all phases of commissioning through project in-service/turn-over

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Project Manager for EPC phases of $7.5MM in mechanical / process projects as part of a $260MM greenfield refrigerant plant build, with the first three months of assignment in the office of the Engineer of Record coordinating final engineering package development prior to providing on-site project management oversight. • Led chemical feed /storage, balance of plant process equipment, and plant safety system projects• Conceived alternate chemical storage design concept, reducing overall project cost by approximately $500K• Responsible for RFP’s, RFI’s, Change Orders, and construction package development / execution oversight on projects • Implemented change management process with the owner, by completing project turnover packages and developing operating procedures / training for new systems

Essexville, Mi

On-site Project Manager for EPC phases of four major pressure part outages while also completing several non-outage power block projects at a 2100MW coal fired generation facility. Managed approximately $10MM in successful projects as part of a $130MM project portfolio, executing projects from initial scope development through commissioning and project close-out.• Executed EPC phases of new DCS controlled boiler soot blowing and desuperheater systems• Developed/presented project proposals and turn-over packages to Plant Modifications Committee • Participated in daily plant and outage activities (scheduling, risk analysis, cost control, etc.)• Commissioned station integrated projects, including preparation of commissioning plans and field leadership during execution

In office Project Engineer providing engineering and on-site project constructability/planning support to various clients. • Provided Engineering/Procurement packages for water intake structure renovation project ($2MM)• Supported client on-site for Eastern Bituminous to Powder River Basin (PRB) transition and testing• Designed / coordinated Tripper Floor coal conveyance dust control system including issuance of construction and material specifications ($1.5MM)• Participated in coal and combined cycle station audits reporting recommendations/implementing improvements with the owner