Orlando, Florida, United States
I lead engineering organizations that design, build, and maintain the power infrastructure Florida depends on. At Leidos, I direct a 30-engineer team executing distribution programs for Florida's largest electric utility — spanning overhead and underground distribution, substations, switchgear, vault design, and smart grid modernization. My focus is delivery at scale: protecting project margins, hitting schedule, managing client relationships, and developing the technical talent that sustains long-term contract performance. Over 12 years in the power distribution sector, I've led post-storm restoration engineering through multiple hurricane events, renegotiated contracts that improved revenue outcomes, and built and staffed teams to support new utility contracts including Duke Energy/FPL distribution work. I hold a PE license and PMP certification, and I'm committed to growing engineers who want to become the best in the field. If you're building or scaling a power distribution engineering team — let's connect.
Lead strategic direction and day-to-day execution of power distribution engineering programs for FPL, Florida's largest electric utility, overseeing a team of 30 full-time distribution engineers. • Serve as single point of contact between Leidos and FPL — managing client relationships, engineering design reviews, field coordination, and post-storm restoration response during major hurricane events • Own P&L accountability across active project portfolio, including budget oversight, margin monitoring, and schedule management for complex multi-phase infrastructure programs • Direct design and delivery of overhead distribution, URD, underground cable/conduit, substation, medium-voltage switchgear, and smart grid infrastructure projects • Drive process innovation and tooling improvements that increase team throughput and design quality across the engineering organization • Collaborate with BD, operations, and PMO to align engineering capacity with contract growth, new pursuits, and client expansion opportunities • Support workforce development through personalized goal setting, PE and PMP learning pathways, and structured career advancement for engineering staff Key clients: FPL (Florida Power & Light) and Duke Energy Scope: Distribution design, grid modernization, storm hardening, substation infrastructure, storm support
Managed a team of 30 distribution engineers delivering power distribution design work for FPL across overhead, URD, underground, and switchgear programs. • Maintained SPI consistently above 1.0 across the project portfolio, ensuring on-time delivery and healthy contract margins • Led post-storm restoration engineering response during multiple major hurricane events, coordinating field and design teams under emergency conditions • Served as primary Leidos–FPL interface: attended pre-engineering and pre-construction meetings, managed ongoing project updates, and resolved technical issues at the client level • Oversaw work scheduling, budget analysis, and margin reporting for all active FPL distribution programs • Contributed data and analysis to contract renegotiation efforts that resulted in improved revenue outcomes • Conducted Engineering Design Reviews to ensure quality, compliance, and consistency across the team's project output In my role, I serve as the single point of contact between Leidos and FPL, fostering strong client relations. Regularly attending field meetings with clients, I contribute to ongoing projects and collaborate on Post-Storm Restoration efforts. My management responsibilities extend to overseeing work schedules, conducting budget analysis, and monitoring project margins. One of my notable achievements includes successfully leading the team through various Post-Storm Restoration efforts during hurricanes. Additionally, I played a key role in achieving high-quality work within budget and schedule constraints, demonstrating my commitment to project excellence and client satisfaction.
Supervised distribution engineering operations supporting FPL, managing 10 direct reports and overseeing high-volume project delivery under tight schedules. • Led a storm hardening program spanning 1,000+ pole feeders, improving grid resilience across the service territory • Processed 25,000+ CMH in approximately 6 months, demonstrating sustained high-throughput operational management • Maintained SPI well above 1.0 on client work orders, contributing to increased revenue and favorable contract renegotiation outcomes • Played key role in implementation of smart grid devices on client laterals, improving operational efficiency across the distribution network • Led staffing efforts for a newly awarded Duke Energy distribution contract — conducted 20+ interviews and drove hiring decisions to build a new engineering team • Participated in FPL pre-engineering and pre-construction meetings, contributing to project planning and client alignment