Suzanne M. Clausing, Pe, Mba Email & Phone Number

Waukesha, WI, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

I lead Patrick's Utility and Renewables Division which provides engineering, field management/engineering, program management and consulting, surveying, and GIS technical development and analyst professional services. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, utilities, renewable developers, universities, transit agencies, and state and local government.

Milwaukee, WI, US

I reported to the President of We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service and led implementation effort of a new system and process impacting electric and gas construction designs, field service provision, and customer experience at Wisconsin Public Service, Michigan Gas Utilities and Minnesota Energy Resources with plans of rollout to other subsidiaries. I.

Milwaukee, WI, US

• I oversaw planning, engineering, field service, construction and substation maintenance operations for distribution systems, regulatory compliance, geographic information systems and corporate-wide real estate.
• Developed and implemented comprehensive strategic improvement plan to achieve best-in-class system performance and improve processes to continue to drive out operating and maintenance costs.
• Led corporate preparation for 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC) by collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, DHS, Secret Service, FBI, City of Milwaukee to coordinate efforts and mitigate risks resulting in.

Milwaukee, WI, US

• I was hand-picked for this new Chief of Staff role to oversee a $692M to $1.1B budget reporting to President of We Energies & Wisconsin Public Service (and EVP previously). Wisconsin Energy Corporation acquired.
• Achieved savings as a corporate team negotiating member for union contract; successfully completed contract negotiation, meeting senior leadership goals and avoiding work stoppage.
• Collaborated with multiple C-suite leaders to identify initiatives for streamlining processes and building more efficient staffing of management and represented roles; post-acquisition synergies and streamlining led to.
• Served as department change management lead for SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation, which helped identify gaps, ensure appropriate training and prepare for post-acquisition rollout of strategic plans.

Milwaukee, WI, US

• While reporting to the SVP of Customer Operations, I led all corporate supply chain operations, managing more than $1B in procurement spend, including contracted materials and services. I administered a $16M budget and.
• Sponsored and directed strategic alliance and key relationships with 10 vendors to improve processes and leverage spending (approximately $250M annually), reducing costs for We Energies and suppliers.
• Implemented warehouse facility changes, resulting in $475K annual savings.
• Improved supplier interactions and operational efficiency by implementing new processes and systems for supplier management, electronic invoicing, prepayment options, and a supplier portal.

Milwaukee, WI, US

I managed a $9M department budget with the addition of Customer Strategies department, drove implementation of strategic technical plan, developed new business plan, and led 60+ employees. Responsible for program management for Area Lighting, Agriculture, and Joint Use.

Milwaukee, WI, US

I administered $7M+ department budget and led organization of 40+ employees responsible for the support of key Customer Operations and Customer Field Operations (CFO) functions, developed the business plan for Field Operations Support Services, and rolled out department-wide Lean program, while I oversaw and managed a $160M+ Customer Field Operations budget.

Milwaukee, WI, US

I led an organization of 50+ employees responsible for the engineering design and project management of large projects for the electric and gas distribution system and administered $100M+ annual budget.

Milwaukee, WI, US

Member of IT Senior Leadership team. Reported to SVP Customer Operations with matrix reporting to CIO. Accountable for mission-critical systems including energy management (EMS), work management, outage management, geographic information systems (GIS) and field hardware. Administered $12M+ annual budget and led organization of 50+ IT employees.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Purchasing And Supply Chain Management Executive Seminar

Executive Education Strategic Leadership Series

Mastering The Collective Bargaining Process

Collective Bargaining: Tactics, Techniques And Table Manners

Lean Leadership Facilitator Course

Lean Overview Course

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