SUMMARY:

• I am a senior level Project Manager with experience concentrated in Engineering / Power Engineering, with emphasis in Transmission & Distribution plus Substations. My work also encompasses all aspects of Construction Management. Provided support to to electric Utility Telecoms.
• I have over 26 years of work experience, with 26 years of management experience, including many years of extensive Project Management/Engineering experience with international and domestic projects within the power utility sector.
• My major areas of expertise include managing of multi - million dollar projects, managing of engineering resources, project development and contract/commercial management. My Project emphasis and philosophy has been that of Lean Methodologies, Safety, Contract Understanding Pre-construction and Implementation while delivering a Quality product and job.
• I am Six sigma Green Belt certified. I strongly believe in Schedules so as to monitor and control the Project Cash Flow and Earned Value.
• I have worked as a Consultant, Owners Representative and EPC. I am an effective Team Builder and Leader with excellent verbal and written communications skills. I believe in making sure all Team Members are fully aware of the Project through Personal and Team Meetings.
• My education is in Electrical Engineer with years of experience as a Project/Program Manager in the areas of Power Generation, Energy Management Systems, Substation Design, Construction, Commissioning, Power Distribution, Fiber Communication, Utility Telecommunications Systems, and Transmission and Construction Management and Supervision.
• I have lived and work overseas (mainly Asia) for over 12 years and have traveled to most areas of the world in my work. This has given me the opportunity to work with many diverse personnel and to be able to transfer my knowledge to them. My experience has allowed me to work with people whose first language is not English.
• I am able to communicate with all people in terms of mutual understanding and consideration. Additionally, working overseas has allowed me to broaden my experience beyond the electrical field to civil, mechanical and chemical engineering disciplines.
• I am a diverse individual that is a team builder, goal oriented, and a proven Project Manager and Construction Manager that brings in projects safely, on time and under budget.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential - Lejeune, NC

Project Manager and Construction Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Working for the Energy Department on Base developing metrologies for the Base to save energy in the areas of alternate forms of energy by implementing PV Projects, Micro Grid Projects, Fuel Cell Projects, Heat Recovery Projects.
• Provide guidance for the design of new energy saving projects to make sure they are as energy efficient as possible while keeping the cost of construction and operations at a minimum.
• Provide governmental estimates for approval and funding. Design review and construction review of all Energy Projects on the Base.
• Pre Construction development of Project to eliminate cost over-runs and to insure all parties are aware of all aspect of the projects
• Working with the Navy for the construction of various building for NAVFAC and reconstruction of various buildings

Confidential

Project Manager - Reading, PA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Project Management of various distribution and transmission projects in the First Energy territory in the Pennsylvania service area for Confidential Corporation. Work included the pre-construct analysis of projects.
• Supervision of contractors and internal bargaining unit personnel in the areas of Project Management, construction and commissioning.
• Total responsible for budgeting, engineering, staffing, construction and commission of Projects from cradle to grave.

Confidential

Project Manager - Quintana Island, TX.

Responsibilities:

• Brough onboard to complete a project that had been ongoing for about 3 years. Previous advisor left to go to another job. I represent the Company as a Technical Advisor on 3 each Cryogenic Heat Exchangers at a LNG Plant. My duties are to make sure the equipment is installed as per Confidential requirements and to assist the contractor with any questions and concerns they may have with the proper installation and start-up of the equipment.
• I represent the Company as a Technical Expert/Project Manager on 3 each Cryogenic Heat Exchangers at a LNG Plant on Quintana Island outside Freeport, TX, My duties were to make sure the equipment is installed as per Confidential requirements and to assist the contractor with any questions and concerns they may have with the proper installation and start-up of the equipment. I also inspected the MCHE’s periodically to insure proper connections for final commissioning. I stayed onsite until commissioning was complete and returned during operations for final operational inspections.
• When the Project n Texas was completed I was sent to the Headquarters in Allentown to debrief on the LNG Plant in Texas and get briefed on my new assignment at a Hydrogen Plant in California.
• I was then sent to Carson, CA to a Hydrogen Plant that was 20 years old to turn around (rebuild) the plant and bring it up to current specifications and add equipment to make liquid Hydrogen besides the gas it had been producing for over 20 years. This project was cut short before starting the turn around due t Covid-19. Originally it was postponed until August the it was cancelled indefinitely.

Confidential

Project Manager/Construction Coordinator - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Responsibilities:

• Brought onboard as an electrical expert in the Project Management Group as a Senior Construction Coordinator for a special Project at the Lauderdale Power Plant. Work includes the relocation of 4 each Jet Turbines and 2 each Generators to be used as Black Start Units for the facility power generation. Work includes the construction management, refurbishment of the site facilities and buildings for which the equipment is to be installed. This included the building lighting, street lighting, fire protection, air conditioning, insulating and building storm abatement. Additionally, engineering and procurement of the new Control Systems, Protection & Control System, Transmission Line interface, new MCC’s and their connection, plus acquiring of the necessary spare parts and equipment to maintain the facility and commissioning.
• Construction for additional Photovoltaic capacity for Confidential Energy at their Okeechobee Combine Cycle Power Plant. Part of FPL initiative is to have 30% alternative energy sources by you ear 2030.

Confidential

Project Manager - South Plainfield, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Project Management and construction of Transmission Projects specializing in green and brownfield substations, GIS substations, transmission lines from 69kV to 230kV and providing fiber optical connectivity. Work included extensive underground facilities for connecting substations in an urban environment. Support for the utility Telecom and fiber lines
• Managed a major project to harden two urban substations and covert them from 24kV AIS to 69kV GIS. Project included providing a station around a station to allow for continuous power supply while the old station was being demolished and the new station was built.
• Managed the complete budget and various stages of estimates from 50%, 70% and 90% and presentation of cost to corporate management for staged funds per PJM funding approvals.
• Planned and tracked project during the full life-cycle process from development through commissioning, project close out and lessons learned.
• Managed multi tasked project team that included various internal department personnel, AE firms, study and permitting bodies from local, city, state and federal agencies, contractors and consultants.
• Responsible for total project to include the management of design, specifications, long lead time equipment purchasing, design approval for IFR and IFC drawings, contracts for AE, services and contractors, permits, budgets, schedules, project team, departmental interfaces and reporting to management.
• Responsible for the scheduling of outages for commissioning, cut-overs and the interface of the new GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear) and station to ESOC facilities.
• Providing Telecommunications for voice and data via copper and fiber lines.
• Training of customer on the operation and maintenance of the systems.
• Project value $285M

Confidential

Project Manager - Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Transmission Projects specializing in the construction and Project Management of green and brownfield substations, transmission line from 69kV to 230kV and providing fiber optical connectivity from substations over fiber lines for communications for Confidential Energy Telecom and third party providers, (Time Warner Cable), via fiber ?(OPGW) fiber system . Projects ranged in value from $5M to $65M.
• Responsible for the construction of a 150kW photovoltaic array on the property of Bank of America Stadium across the street from Confidential Energy Offices.

Confidentia

Program Manager - Allentown, PA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the implementation of providing a fiber network throughout the entire utility system to connect all area facilities in to rings and sub rings so as to provide communications between the EMS and the various substations and other facilities for the company transmission system at the 69kV to 500kV levels utilizing fiber and Verizon copper lines. Support for the utility Telecom system, Program value for 88 Projects $185M

Confidential

Senior Project Manager - Amarillo, TX

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Project Management and construction for a dual circuit 345kV transmission ling (280 miles) and the construction of two substations and regulation substation. The system was part of a CREZ Project that connect wind power into two electric utilities in the area. Project value $1.2B

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• My work as a consultant to Electric Utilities is primarily to provide reliable solutions for the Client for technical design, construction and project development. Worked with Client on key Projects to provide capital effectiveness with limited risk while shaping and providing leadership to the Client. Evaluation of Projects would translate technical designs, applications and/or integration of value engineering for capital projects for the Client. Responsible for assessing and managing risk, translating and conveying impact and system changes to the bottom line, establishing total cost of ownership metrics for actual impacts of application implementation, envisioning new and innovative approaches and predicting probable business outcomes, for application and integration strategy and point of view to management and customers.
• Below are assignments at various utilities while employed by Confidential Technical Solutions.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the implementation of various 345kV transmission projects and the rebuild of a 115kV and 345kV substation with the addition of a Reactive Power plant.

Senior Project Manager

Confidential - Reading, PA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the implementation of various distribution and transmission projects in the Eastern Pennsylvania service area for First Energy Corporation. Work included the supervision of contractors and internal bargaining unit personnel in the areas of construction and commissioning. Utilized SAP

Project Manager

Confidential - Madison, WI\

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the construction of photovoltaic and battery backup systems for support of their new offices in Madison, WI.
• Responsible for the implementation of a 35 mile, 345kV Transmission Line and the integration and upgrading of 3 substations to accept the new line for ATC.

Project Manager

Confidential - Berwyn, PA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for transmission line projects which required the re-conducting and re-rating of 138kV and 230kV transmission lines and substations to accept the new line capacities. Projects also included Smart Grid connectivity for residential and commercial customers.

Confidential - Princeton, NJ

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the upgrade and install a SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) and an EMS (energy management system) throughout the country of Iraq.
• Project included the government bidding processes, design engineering, contractor and vendor bidding, award of contracts, construction and installation management, commissioning and turn over to the Iraqi government for the complete project.
• Setup standards for commissioning of SCADA and EMS systems to comply with manufacturers’ requirements and the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity. Project was for $145M

Confidential - Eddystone, PA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for total management of large-scale projects dealing with the transmission and distribution of electrical power.
• Project Management for the design, construction, installation and testing/commissioning of substations provided by Confidential T&D.
• At company during SAP kickoff.
• Project scopes ranged for $3M to $10M.
• Was sent top California to Southern California Edison to provide then with an Independent Engineering Study for their lending banks. The study was for 3 large photovoltaic systems in California and Nevada. The cost of the systems was $3 billion. Report was 143 pages.

Confidential - Melbourne, FL

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for total management of large scale programs in the Energy Management sector dealing with utility and power distributors for power quality on a worldwide basis.
• Implementation for Confidential XA21 EMS Systems throughout the world.
• Project Management for the design, modification, installation and commissioning/testing of controls and SCADA systems used in substations interfacing with Energy Management Systems.
• Projects ranged from $2M to $10M dollars.
• Six Sigma - Green Belt