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Westminster, Colorado, United States

Bismarck, North Dakota, United States

◆ SCOPE: Architected an organizational, business, and culture transformation to accelerate engagement and alignment of 141 member cooperatives, spanning 9 states to attain KPIs of strategic planning, load growth, affordability, and reliability. Initiated powerful, collaborative, informed decision making with data-driven analytics. Leveraged unprecedented financial outcomes to fuel value for key stakeholders/members/employees, ensuring sustained company success during energy transition. ◆ NOTABLE IMPACTS:💠 Reengineered and realigned human capital organization, realigned leadership team from 13 to 7 and developed 2 new positions—COO and CTO.💠 Hired prominent firm to partner with BoD/executive & senior leadership teams to design company’s 1st holistic strategic plan, with 8 focus areas.💠 Advanced employee engagement, leveraging 1st employee Gallup engagement survey and leading people, structure, process, knowledge sharing, and accountability improvements.💠 Built and shaped cross-functional team to create Dakota Gasification Company business plan, bolstering operations and creating long-term vision.💠 Steered team to create 1st 45Q IRA tax credit-eligible CCS project; completion scheduled for late 2023.

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

PROMOTION PATHWAY:SENIOR VP OF POWER, ENERGY, AND UTILITIES (2015-2021)SENIOR VP OF POWER, ENERGY, AND UTILITIES AND PROJECT FINANCE DIVISIONS (2013-2015)SENIOR VP OF POWER SUPPLY DIVISION (2009-2013)VP OF THE POWER SUPPLY DIVISON (2007-2009)POWER SUPPLY GROUP CREDIT MANAGER (2002-2003)VP OF PROJECT FINANCE (1998-2002)◆ SCOPE: Critical member of senior leadership team, directing development of market growth and risk management strategies for cooperative-owned generation and transmission, investor-owned utilities, and midstream sectors. Developed top-tier team, recruiting and shaping talent to perform relationship management, marketing, and credit administration initiatives for 180+ relationship portfolio, $14.5B in commitments, and $85M+ profitability and contribution margin.◆ NOTABLE IMPACTS:💠 Earned Outstanding CoBank Associate title; team consistently surpassed budget targets for revenue and profitability, risk management, and portfolio administration.💠 Generated total portfolio growth of 150%--from $4.4B to $14.5B—and grew relationships from 52 to 181.💠 Trusted advisor to C-suite executives in the generation and transmission cooperative sector and earned reputation as industry expert, uncovering opportunities and addressing challenges facing the power and energy industries.💠 Increased portfolio profitability and contribution margin $47.4M, growing from $37.2M to $84.6M—127%; diversified revenue streams and cultivated relationships across industry verticals.💠 Advocated turnaround of investor-owned utility, Alaska rural electric cooperative markets and midstream markets through design/execution of market development strategies within the core generation and transmission industry.Early Career Success: Developed a solid foundation through a progressive career as FIXED INCOME RESEARCH ANALYST at Three Peaks Capital Management LLC; PRINCIPAL at Galena Capital LLC; and ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STRUCTURE FINANCE at Republic Financial Corporation.