Rochelle Municipal UtilitiesDirector Business Management and Energy Production
Nov. 2012 - May. 2016Rochelle IlDirected $ 40 Million Public Enterprise Utility with High Industry Loading
*Industry progressive utilities and service company engaged in energy transmission, generation and distribution, water and water reclamation management and provisioning, renewable energy generation, fiber optic network and internet service provisioning, energy market derivatives management, consumer market service and public asset optimization
*Created plus $30M value creation utilizing full asset assessment of Electrical enterprise for complete understanding of critical issues such as lack of planning for depreciation and investment prioritization. President of 120 MW Joint Action Agency. Board member of 1600 MW Generation Plant (Prairie State). *Managed operational statements and Bond Rating agencies relationships .
*Drove Solar plant start to end - Including greenhouse gas reporting [GHG] - Emissions avoided.
*Introduced customer incentives driving demand response (VFD, AC tune up, NEST, Roof Top Unit, Solar rooftop, NICOR combo HVAC, ToU risk free
*Strategic Planning of Long Range Plan
*Orchestrated more than $30 million in value creation in less than 3 years
*Managed Power Purchase agreements *Reviewed with Council for investment approval. All projects had Return on Investments of over 70 % to 180 %. Applied Agile methods to shorten project implementation time
*Created cost efficiency and safer work environment by eliminating shift work and focusing resources on preventative maintenance. *Prepared outsourcing of water reclamation and water distribution department. Including plan for net-zero water reclamation plant. *Improved Customer Interactions in less than three months
*Drove full integration for FERC Tariff for electrical transmission network
*Implemented Utility Geographical Information System - GIS - in less than six months
*Improved Marketing communications from coal image to renewable leader
*Full Microsoft Office use - Extensive Excel use - Visio – Microsoft Project