SAM K.

Manager

UYENO

800 W. 1st St Unit 503, Los Angeles, CA 90012

(714) 319 8633

EXPERIENCE

West Monroe Partners, Energy & Utilities Practice

sam.uyeno@gmail.com

May 2015 – Current

Performing business & product development for newly established Los Angeles office; providing management

consulting solutions for a wide variety of challenging business problems across electric and water utility

companies

  · Developed a complex $400M+ grid modernization regulatory filing in order for an electric utility company

to implement advanced metering infrastructure across its 500k+ customer base

  · Led comprehensive evaluation of a $200M+ annual water utility billing & collections department through

detailed discovery, metrics & benchmarking, customer survey and Blue Ribbon Panel w/ three utilities

  · Led detailed assessment of a Midwestern utility’s water metering program following numerous customer

billing complaints and in-depth special investigation by a regional newspaper; assessment uncovered key

findings necessary to address errant accusations about the utility’s water practice

Southern California Edison, Transmission & Distribution Finance

Manager

Jan 2014 – May 2015

Led a 12 person team responsible for providing financial, cost engineering and regulatory support for SCE’s

largest capital transmission and substation projects; routinely executed budgeting, planning and monitoring of a

$600M+ annual forecast and provided expert cost testimony support for all major project finings

  · Routinely directed the development of 50+ major project forecasts in order to support project controls,

financial management and cost recovery through state and federal regulatory commissions

  · Managed budgeting effort to establish a total project cost for executive approval of North America’s firstever

underground 500kV transmission project, est $300M+

  · Developed 500kV transmission line cost input for SCE’s first ever competitive solicitation bid in response

to FERC Order 1000, a federal order aimed at promoting competition within the regional planning area to

achieve cost-effective transmission solutions

  · Spearheaded a forecast standardization initiative across all SCE’s project management office to optimize

use of financial resources in performing project controls, financial forecasting and cost recovery

  · Strongly committed to professional development of all employees through comprehensive performance

evaluations and coaching; promoted three direct report to senior financial analyst

Southern California Edison, Transmission & Distribution Finance

Project Manager

Jun 2012 – Jan 2014

Directed various team efforts of 30+ planning, engineering, accounting & finance subject matter experts in

developing official expert cost testimony for Southern California Edison’s (SCE) largest transmission projects

for evaluation by state and federal regulatory commissions

  · Developed $2 B+ comprehensive cost testimony for large transmission capital projects as part of SCE’s

2015 CPUC General Rate Case

  · Developed official cost testimony for $1.8 B in new large transmission capital project licenses, necessary

to maintain system reliability and in order to achieve California's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) –

33% renewable energy procurement by 2020

  · Performed detailed project cost analysis necessary for senior management to structure and negotiate terms

& conditions for a 50-year transmission right-of-way through Morongo Indian Reservation

  · Supported the design, functionality and work-flow process for a new company-wide cost estimating tool

for 200+ users; additionally, served on a 10-person steering team responsible for its successful

implementation

Southern California Edison, Transmission & Distribution

Senior Professional Trainee

Jun 2010 – Sep 2010 & Oct 2011 – May 2012

  · Prepared detailed Advice Letter Filing costs in support of SCE’s second largest ever transmission project,

spanning 150+ mi of 500 kV transmission line, by leading interdepartmental collaboration and totaling

$945 M in capital expenditures; led senior management through complex cost reconciliation

  · Developed 100+ page model template for CPCN and Advice Letter Filing ‘workpapers’ (cost aggregation

back-up used to support testimony) currently in use by SCE

  · Provided detailed analyses to vice-president and director level management for various major projects

necessary for companywide capital review team decision-making

  · Led and directed the efforts of three undergraduate interns in developing cost aggregation tools and

templates necessary to ensure all capital project costs are successfully captured in the estimation process

US Navy, 25th Naval Construction Regiment

Dec 2010 – Oct 2011

Engineering Operations Officer

Led and directed construction efforts of 50+ combat engineers in building facilities across Southern

Afghanistan for 4,200 joint US and multinational forces in support of counterinsurgency operations during

Operation Enduring Freedom

  · Managed two U.S. Army Brigade Combat Teams and a Canadian Brigade in the design, engineering and

construction of $13.7 M of advanced base facilities, including 3.1 M square feet of site preparation and

14,200 man-days across 20 Forward Operation Bases in Southern Afghanistan

  · Led multiple teams in constructing three new combat outposts and a 24 km road in key insurgent territory

that led to successful coalition force gains; described by the supported brigade commander as “a dagger in

the heart of the Taliban”; received the Army Achievement Medal

US Navy, USS San Francisco

Aug 2005 – Mar 2009

Chemical and Radiological Officer

Served as a US Navy submarine officer responsible for supervising 55 naval engineering personnel in the safe

operation and maintenance of a nuclear propulsion plant aboard a $2.3 B fast-attack submarine

  · Team completed 6 month deployment to the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean aboard the fast-attack

submarine USS Miami; steamed 22,000+ nautical miles in support of maritime security operations and

multiple Top Secret anti-terrorism operations

  · Managed a division of six skilled engineering laboratory technicians in maintaining ship’s reactor coolant

within strict compliance of chemistry control standards, vital to ensuring reactor safety, without incident

  · Managed military and civilian personnel in the successful execution of 40+ nuclear and secondary projects

during an extended dry-dock repair period

  · Selected as primary engineering watch officer during a highly complex, multi-million dollar reactor coolant

filter replacement requiring coordination of 30+ reactor trained personnel; received the Navy and Marine

Corps Achievement Medal

  · Graduated top 10% at Naval Nuclear Power School; certified Nuclear Watch Officer by the Dept. of

Energy

EDUCATION

University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA

Master of Business Administration - Full-Time, Finance & Project Management

Naval Nuclear Power School, Charleston, SC

Nuclear Engineering Officer

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, CA

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Jun 2012

Jun 2006

Jun 2005