Wendolyn Y. Flores

1479 Kirkley Road

Upper Arlington, OH 43221

(614) 460-1989 c.

flores.18@osu.edu

Skills and Competencies:

  · 7+ years’ experience in the electric utility industry (steam generation, environmental compliance

retrofit construction, transmission, RE) and Electrical Engineering higher education

  · 9+ years’ experience performing project and program analysis, forecasting, financial tracking,

and timely and accurate Sarbanes-Oxley compliant reporting on EPC/fixed-price/T&M capital

projects ranging from <$1M - $2B. Cost controls including budgeting, baseline creation, WBS,>

value engineering, EVM, cost and schedule detailed variance and trend analysis, risk & change

management and EAC, employing principles of PMBOK and AACEI

  · 3 years’ experience PMM, PowerPlant, Business Objects, Indus/Passport, CIRS and File Net

software; 1 year ERP, P6 and Primavera Unifier (Cashflows, Risk, PO, Reports & Dashboards

modules) and PeopleSoft Financial System; 15+ years’ experience Microsoft Excel, Power Point

  · 10+ years’ managerial accounting and account reconciliations

  · 5+ years contract review, negotiation and planning experience

  · Effective organizational, research, analysis, communication (both verbal and written) and

interpersonal skills, including project team participation, facilitation and negotiation.

Professional Experience:

Randstad Engineering (Contract Employee for Alliant Energy)

Sr. Cost Specialist

Portage, Wisconsin

6/14 – 1/15

Performed cost engineering/cost controls on portfolio of capital construction projects totaling $140M

including forecast development and maintenance/updates, monthly Sarbanes-Oxley-compliant

reporting of project cost, contingency, risk, and analysis of budget/forecast variance in Primavera Unifier

and ERP. Monitored all EPC cost components, including contractor cost estimates for new work and

change orders, managed trending, risk & value engineering w/ project team via monthly meetings and

developed corrective action plans, where necessary. Managed and validated all cost control contract

deliverables including payment milestones & schedules of values; verified invoicing, retainage, accruals

of WIP and cash flows throughout the project life cycle. Maintained various internal interfaces of the

project including plant staff, environmental, generation planning, finance, corporate communications,

and regulatory.

The Ohio State University, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Program Coordinator

Columbus, Ohio

6/10 – 6/14

Managed cost and progress on a $9M development project including the construction of a $2.5M

research facility (Center for High Performance Power Electronics). Oversaw contractual obligations,

daily communication w/ contractors. Reported quarterly to state and federal project sponsors in

conjunction w/ university research foundation. Coordinated US DOE-funded workforce training

program for power/energy-related research projects. Planed and organized conferences, assisted in the

preparation of articles, proposals and reports. Supervised 2-3 graduate assistants.

Think Energy Group (Contract Employee for AEP – Transmission)

Financial Analyst

Columbus, Ohio

4/09 – 9/09

Worked on special projects for Transmission Management & Controls group including identification of

portfolio of reimbursable projects undertaken by AEP Transmission for outside customers. Quantified

and assisted with recovery of ~$29M by project end.

American Electric Power

Renewable Energy Analyst

Columbus, Ohio

3/08 – 9/08

Facilitated contract negotiations of power purchase agreements. Assisted internal teams including

engineering, operations, environmental, credit, real estate, structuring and tax with transmissionrelated

matters. Assisted in commercial and technical due diligence activities.

Think Energy Group (Contract Employee for AEP – Generation)

Senior Cost Analyst

Columbus, Ohio

6/06 – 3/08

Performed cost engineering on a capital construction portfolio of concurrent energy generation projects

ranging from $36M - $1.3B. Managed WIP accruals and prepared monthly and ad hoc, Sarbanes-Oxley

compliant project cost reports for team leads, project managers and directors including EVM, EAC,

contingency and detailed variance analysis. Assisted project managers and engineers with trending, risk

analysis and corrective action and in the development of annual corporate budgets. Updated monthly

forecasts and contract valuation revisions, closely monitoring the validity and execution of change order

requests. Ensured cost control requirements were defined and enforced in all vendor contracts.

Interfaced with internal accounting, contracting, engineering, scheduling, estimating disciplines and

external vendors.

The Ohio State University, Dept of French & Italian

Graduate Teaching Associate

Ohio Department of Development, Office of Energy Efficiency

Senior Intern, Energy Outreach Unit

Columbus, Ohio

8/04 – 6/06

Taught college-level, immersion-based foreign language (French). Designed and presented interactive

lesson plans and developed assessment tools. Attended / presented papers at professional conferences.

Columbus, Ohio

6/04 – 8/05

Researched and wrote executive reports on RPS, RE technologies and their public, business and

residential applications. Assisted in policy development of Distributed Energy Resources grant eligibility

and awarding procedures. In association with finance unit, developed State bank policy and training

procedures for maximized use of State Energy (EE/RE) Loan Fund. Assisted Business and Industry unit in

the identification of intensive energy consumptive candidates for the EnVinta Energy Management

Assessment program.

Technology Plus, Incorporated

Senior Project Accountant, Bayer Corporation

Kansas City, Missouri

10/00 – 2/02

Oversaw financial controls and analysis of a $215M pharmaceutical construction project for $1.7B

corporate division. Prepared monthly project cost/accrual reports. Performed budgeting, forecasting

and variance analysis. Managed construction G/L in mainframe accounting system. Developed and

presented financial reports to management. Participated in negotiation phase of EPC contracts and

reviewed all documents to ensure financial compliance to corporate policy. Interfaced with project

engineers and external vendors. Created realized savings of $1.3M in ten month period.

PromoWest Productions

Finance Manager

Columbus, Ohio

10/98 – 8/99

Managed fiscal operations for a $3M corporation, including budgeting, maintenance of G/L and financial

statement preparation. Performed bank reconciliations, maintained A/P, A/R and vendor files.

Supervised cash management for entertainment production, security division, festivals and special

events. Reported monthly/quarterly property, sales and payroll tax. Oversaw automated payroll system

implementation for production and security staff of 300+.

Barrington Development

Project Administrator/Cost Controls

New York, New York

6/98 – 9/98

Managed cost and schedule for six Manhattan commercial and residential real estate development

projects. Responsible for contract negotiation, scheduling, taxes, insurance, payroll, A/P, A/R, financial

statements, bank statement reconciliations, contractor and tenant relations. Conducted site walk-thrus

with lender reps to substantiate percentage-of-completion for monthly releases of funding.

AEA Investors

Associate Researcher

New York, New York

9/97 – 6/98

Assisted associates of a multi-$B, private investment firm in the research of potential merger and

acquisition candidates. Conducted financial statement analysis, assisted in pro forma development, cost

and profit analysis and ROI calculation. Conducted industry/company research using Bloomberg,

Investext, and EDGAR. Created comprehensive data search paradigm and findings reports for senior

analysts. Designed PowerPoint presentations for shareholder meetings.

Education

P6 – Planner / Scheduler 102 Course

Critical Business Analysis, Inc.

AEP Commercial Operations Training

Week-long seminar

Perrysburg, Ohio

11/09

Columbus, Ohio

8/08

Topics included Intro to RTOs & ISOs; FERC/NERC; PJM & SPP Market overview; Processes in the PJM

Market; Power Transmission & Congestion: Commercial Operations overview, Energy Marketing; Load

Forecasting; Production Optimization; Rates & Regulation; Scheduling; and Emissions Credits

Master of Arts

The Ohio State University

French

Master of Business Administration

Centre for Global Business Studies / University of Hartford

Finance

Bachelor of Arts

The Ohio State University

French

Political Science

Memberships and Affiliations

Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International, Project Management Institute

Columbus, Ohio

6/06

Paris, France/Hartford, Connecticut

12/96

Columbus, Ohio

6/04

12/94