Wendolyn Y. Flores

1479 Kirkley Road

Upper Arlington, OH 43221

(614) 488-9802 h. / (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, RE) and Electrical Engineering higher education

  · 9+ years’ experience performing forecasting, project and financial tracking, EPC/T&M cost

controls including EVM techniques, WBS, EAC, cost & schedule detailed variance analysis,

Sarbanes-Oxley compliant reporting, and budgeting of capital projects ranging from <$1M - $2B>

  · 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 team participation & facilitation and negotiation.

Professional Experience:

Randstad Engineering (Contract Employee for Alliant Energy)

Sr. Cost Specialist

Portage, Wisconsin

6/14 – Present

Responsible for cost control on portfolio of capital construction projects totaling $140M including

forecast development and updates, monthly reporting of project cost, contingency, risk, and analysis of

budget/forecast variance in Primavera Unifier. Monitor all EPC cost components, review contractor cost

estimates for new work and change orders. Manage and validate all cost control contract deliverables

including payment milestones & schedules of values; track invoicing, retainage, accruals of WIP and cash

flows throughout the project life cycle. Manage 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/energy0related research projects. Planed and organized conferences, assisted in the

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

Think Energy Group (Contact 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, identification

and recovery of ~$29M by project end.

American Electric Power

Renewable Energy Analyst

Columbus, Ohio

3/08 – 9/08

Assisted in renewable energy procurement, development and acquisition projects ranging from $100$300M

each. Participated in contract negotiations of power purchase agreements. Assisted internal

teams including engineering, operations, environmental, credit, real estate, structuring and tax with

transmission-related 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

Developed & monitored tracking system for capital construction costs of a portfolio of concurrent

energy generation projects ranging from $36M - $1.3B. Prepared monthly and ad hoc project cost

reports for team leads, project managers and directors. Assisted project managers and engineers in the

development of annual corporate budgets, updating monthly forecasts and contract valuation revisions.

Reported costs and variance analyses in compliance w/ Sarbanes-Oxley. 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

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 and presented papers at

professional/education conferences.

Ohio Department of Development, Office of Energy Efficiency

Senior Intern, Energy Outreach Unit

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 reports. Performed budgeting, forcasting 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 financial budgeting, maintenance of G/L and

preparation of financial statements. 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. Successfully implemented

automated payroll system 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, and administration, taxes, insurance, payroll,

A/P, A/R, preparation of financial statements, bank statement reconciliations, contractor and tenant

relations. Conducted site walk-thrus with lender representatives to substantiate percentage-ofcompletion

for monthly releases of funding.

AEA Investors

Associate Researcher

New York, New York

9/97 – 6/98

Assisted associates of a multi-billion dollar, 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