Greater Toronto Area, Canada
As an Operations Executive, I have a proven track record of leading large-scale capital projects and programs across Ontario’s electricity transmission and distribution industry, driving both operational and strategic success. I consistently deliver significant growth while enhancing safety, productivity, and engagement across complex portfolios. A collaborative leader, I have worked closely with key stakeholders and Indigenous partners to execute a growing capital plan that supports Ontario’s clean energy transition and economic expansion. With experience leading a multi-level business unit of ~3,000 internal and ~1,000 external team members, I deliver multi-billion-dollar annual capital work programs while overseeing project management, contract management, transmission and stations engineering, construction, and environmental services. Committed to continuous improvement, I drive climate change initiatives, expand capital execution capacity, and optimize enterprise processes and operating models to meet evolving customer and regulatory demands. My leadership in employee engagement consistently achieves some of the highest enterprise engagement and participation rates, fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance. Establishing operational excellence teams, I have delivered over $100 million in productivity gains, enhancing cost efficiency while maintaining the trust of regulators, customers, and shareholders. By aligning strategy with execution, I ensure sustained enterprise growth while reinforcing operational resilience and efficiency.
Responsible for the strategic development and overall leadership of the Transmission & Distribution Global Practice, and supporting growth of multiple Global Practice market segments in the Eastern Canada Region. Leads the business line in a dynamic and profitable manner based on Burns & McDonnell's core values of client satisfaction, commitment, dedication, integrity, safety and overall outstanding service.
Kairos Energy Partners provides strategic support and advisory services to utility and associated infrastructure organizations.
Reported to the CEO led a 9-level business unit of ~3,000 internal and ~1,000 external team members, and delivering an annual work program of $2.5billion. Primary responsibilities included project management, contract management, transmission and stations engineering, construction, and environmental services.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, head of a diverse 8-level Operations unit of approximately 3,500 accountable for the safe and efficient execution of Hydro One's transmission and substation work program. Divisions include engineering, construction, maintenance, and work management functions. Worked with internal and external partners to deliver approximately a $1.5b annual capital work program and $200m annual maintenance program across the province of Ontario.
Reporting to the COO, led a multi-disciplinary engineering unit of ~500 team members providing safe, reliable, and cost- efficient engineering solutions and field operations support as part of Hydro One’s growing capital program to build and renew Ontario's largest transmission and distribution networks consisting of high voltage transmission lines and substations with system operating voltages up to 500kV.