Area Expertise

 

·   Natural Gas Transmission - Estimation

·   FERC 7c New Construction (+$31.4 MM)

·   FERC 7b Replacement Cost (+$31.4 MM)

·   Renewable and fossil fuel energy programs

·   Electrical engineering

·   Proven completion of programs on-time and on-budget

·   Proven ability to work within multi-discipline project layers

·   Utility level power distribution

·   Development of modular product solutions

·   Proven ability to perform through multi-stakeholder programs

·   National and International regulatory and environmental impacts

·   Energy Audits and Retro-Commissioning

·   Power and thermal generation

·   Project Management values of US$1 MM to US$250 MM

·   Executive presentations

·   Public speaking

·   Natural gas

·   Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)

·   Telecommunications

·   Ability to develop and maintain client relationships

·   Budgets, P/Ls, and cost analysis

·   Unbreakable commitment to client service

·   Data Center and IT adds/drops/moves

·   Energy Trading and Risk Management solutions

·   Class A office infrastructure moves

·   MEP projects

·   Change order / change management

·   RFQ/RFP solicitations and writing

 

Education and Certifications

 

§ BSEE, University of Texas -1995

§ Non-Destructive evaluation, Visual Testing (NDE/NVT) and Radiography Testing (RT) 2001

§ Micro-station IDDS/ICGS certification 2004

§ AutoCAD certification, Westwood College 2004

§ PMP (Project Management Professional) includes RM (Risk Management) certification, Villanova University 2005

§ OSHA 30-Hour Card and OSHA 10-Hour Card

 

 

SOFTWARE PLATFORMS                        Rating = 10 being expert

 

MS Project9

MS Visio9

MS Office9

AutoCAD (r.14 – MEP 2010)9

SharePoint9

Primavera Engineering & Construction7

Google Sketch Up 3-d Rendering     7

eQuest DOE Energy Modeling 7

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Experience

 

June 2014 – June 2015 (Consultant Position)

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners – References Available

 

Consulting engineer/estimator for the Construction and Engineering department of an NYSE listed natural gas Transmission Company in Houston, Texas. My responsibility fell within the preparing of cost portion for engineering, procurement and construction contracts.

 

This includes Nationwide:

 

·   Class  Change Estimations

·   Mandated; Regulatory Change Estimations

·   Tap and Riser Engineering/Estimations

·   Meter/Regulation Stations Engineering Estimations

·   Dehy Stations Estimations

·   Compressor Stations Estimations (Turbine/Recip.’s, MCC, Medium Voltage SW-G, Engineering)

·   Pipeline Relocations Engineering/Estimations

·   Backhaul Service Expansions Estimations

·   Stopple and Bypass’ Engineering/Estimations

 

January 2011 – May 2014

Park Cross Energy, LLC

 

Park Cross Energy, LLC developed energy projects in the United States and abroad.  This includes blending fuels such as natural gas, LNG, CNG or [renewable] RDF with wind and solar power generation to improve the kWh rate case. Additionally, at Park Cross Energy, LLC we developed several crude oil, refined petroleum products, and gas and oil exploration opportunities for world class investment entities nationally and internationally

 

The goal is to be innovative in business development, engineering, and execution, with specific tasks including regulatory and economic issues, constructability, (including estimations), negotiations with the major manufactures on pricing, EPC negotiations, financial sustainability (IRR and ROI), and environmental sustainability.

 

Responsibilities:

·   Business development

·   Project programming of:

o   Preliminary Engineering

o   Locating natural gas transmission lines and designing the preliminary distribution and CAPEX

o   Horizontal and vertical CAPEX

o   Project EPC, work breakdown structure (WBS)

·   Project Financing

o   Packaging of all data for submittal to financial entities for project funding

o   Pro forma

o   Incentive programs

 

March 2012 – November 2012 (CONTRACT Position)

Schneider Electric (Contracted through Park Cross Energy, LLC)

 

As a Contract Project Manager for the joint US Navy/ Schneider Electric Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) in the NAVFAC FE region for the naval bases in Japan:

 

·   On-site, in Japan’s Yokosuka Naval Base and Atsugi, Naval Air Facility, conduct kickoff-meetings for the AMI program

·   Management of this project is from my virtual/home office

·   Manage the preliminary design process as it pertains to the solicitation of bids from, internal engineering resources, external installation contractors and other suppliers.

·   Manage all budgets and scope of work for Yokosuka and Atsugi naval bases (US$15,000,000.00+)

·   Single point of contact and interface for the US Navy and Schneider Electric

·   Ensure all project progress milestones are met: engineering, procurement and construction

·   Ensure all milestone payments are invoiced and accounted for, in the contractual payment schedule

·   Ensure all documentation: contract changes, delay/control notifications, change management issues, etc.

·   Ensure all project resources have the ability to gain access to the military installation via government’s Invitational Travel Orders, CAC and SOFA process

 

The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East, Japan.  The work performed provides for the design, purchase of equipment, installation of equipment and systems, build, documentation, and testing of an AMI system for the electricity, water, and steam metering.

 

August 2009 – January 2011

RobustEnergy – VP of Project Manager (Start-up Company July 2009)

·   Custom project management process defined, created, and implemented for the start-up company

·   Initiated ETRM platform (Energy Trading and Risk Management)

·   Provide technical assistance to customers on combined heat and power (CHP) and the benefits of

·   Created presentations in PowerPoint and bound hard copy for City and State officials along with private end-users/owners for US, China, Turkey,

o   Initiated and performed “lunch and learns” for the likes of PSP, Getting and Associates, and Zachary

o   Presentations for development with City Council and Government officials in the US and abroad

·   Engaged in power purchase agreements (PPA) with utilities or retail electric providers (REP)

·   Utilizing resources assigned and procured services of the general contractor, electrical/mechanical contractors, controls contractor, engineering contractors, equipment suppliers, etc.

·   Equipment selection from major mechanical down to lv/mv switchgear and controls systems

·   Provided all drawings associated with conceptual engineering, this included site layout, electrical one-lines, and P&ID’s in AutoCAD MEP 2010

·   Provided process flow diagrams (PFD)

·   Adhered to al Public Utility Council of Texas (PUCT), ERCOT, SPP zones and territories for exporting power to the grid

·   Provide work breakdown structures (WBS) for conceptually engineered projects and preliminary schedule utilizing MS Project and Primavera P6

·   Provide the preliminary scope of work (SOW) for RFP process to vendors (all disciplines and inclusive of engineering services)

 

September 2007 – August 2009 (CONTRACT Position)

Turbine Air Systems - EPC Project Manager (~5MW CHP – 1350 TR)

 

·   Custom Engineering, Procurement and Construction process creation for the company due to this project being the first project outside the ISO manufacturing process for TAS.

·   Provide assistance to the Commercial Support Department in providing construction cost interface from the Installation Contractor.

·   Manage the preliminary design process as it pertains to the solicitation of bids from Installation Contractors and other suppliers.

·   Use of Solar Turbines efficiency program to determine the efficiency calculation n of the turbine incorporated with the Trane Chillers performance software to

·   Provide guidance to Sales and Commercial Support in the fine-tuning of the project scope and pre-award budgets.

·   As the Project Manager, I am utilized in the contract pre-award stage to ensure clear definitions of project scope of work, schedule and appropriate budget control.

·   Participate in proposal clarification meetings held between the Company and prospective clients as needed.

·   Primary focal point for project written and verbal communication between the Company and the customer.

·   Responsible for internal distribution of all project related documentation for review and revisions as required.

·   Interact with suppliers on all scope, cost, contractual, and schedule issues.  Responsible for orchestrating the internal resources needed in support of project execution (i.e. Production Systems Inventory, Document Control, QA/QC, Fabrication, Engineering, Field Service and After Market)

·   Conduct weekly, bi-weekly and monthly individual project budget reviews and prepare forecasts to completion. Budget performance is reviewed monthly on a 1-on-1 basis w/ the CFO and Finance

·   Solicit and review project specific accounting data for budget analysis and forecasting purposes.

·   Assume full Customer interface for construction issues.

·   Field all inquiries from the Customer and the Customer’s contractor

·   Assist in Accounting in invoice collections, attempting to maximize our leverage between payments to our installation contractors and suppliers, and invoicing to our customer.

·   Protects against creep of the project scope through budget awareness and the use of change orders.

 

June 2006 – August 2007, Hilliard Energy (CONTRACT Position)

Sr. Electrical Engineer (Wind Turbine Development and Transmission)

 

§ Configuration/calculations of ATC using manual calculations and software (Power World ATC/OPF)

§ Agency interface with ERCOT, SPP, etc.

§ Interface with infrastructure owners for information determining upgrades to existing systems

§ Export potential of transmission lines (69, 138, 345kV, etc.)

§ Customer customizing of determinable power for residential turbines (10 -50kW) “on grid” or net-metering

§ Interconnection feasibilities and/or research

§ Review of metrological data for determination of planned sites

§ Review of environmental data for impact studies of planned sites

 

March 2006 – May 2006, Flow Jamaica (Contract)

Design Engineer (Jamaica, Bahamas, and Trinidad)

 

§    Created design specs for Fiber Optic, RF and Hybrid operations for a startup company (triple-play), Flow Jamaica, Cable Bahamas and the start up in Trinidad.

§    Input of design specifications and limits into Load Data and AutoCAD (2006) application for RF design

§    Created installation manual for OSP aerial and OSP buried for company.

§    Avaya protocol and specifications for PBX installation

 

July 2003 – January 2006, Ameriss Corporation, New York City and Dallas, TX

Mid - Atlantic Project Manager (Verizon)

 

§ Wrote/responded RFP for Mid-Atlantic on behalf of corporate

§ Created and issued capital projections for each assigned OSP project(s)

§ Reviewed and coordinated due diligence of each OSP project(s)

§ Corporate P&L responsibilities for region

§ OSP Engineering process written and approved by customer

§ Milestone/Timeline management of CAD Drafting Department (Micro-station and AutoCAD)

§ Milestone/Timeline management of Engineering Department

§ Development of satellite office model for ease of opening offices

§ Maintained reporting structure and development of such for “customer” and “corporate”

§ Twice weekly teleconference with Suzhou, China manufacturing plant

§ On-site milestone/schedule meeting 10 days every quarter for our Suzhou, China manufacturing plant

 

September 2001 – May 2003 AES, Dominican Republic (CONTRACT Position)

Design Engineer – Two (2) 350MW LNG plants w/ 65 KM of 24” pipeline

Construction Project Manager – Two (2) 350MW LNG plants w/ 65 KM of 24” pipeline

 

1995 – August 2001 AT&T New York City

SONET Design Engineer