Novi, Michigan, United States
Motivated, inspirational, and strategic senior leader with nearly two decades of progressive experience in design and execution of $1.5B+ capital portfolios within the utility sector, bringing a blend of focus toward technical acumen, strong project execution, and effective strategic and people-centered leadership. Proven track record of leading large cross-functional teams dedicated to overseeing complex infrastructure initiatives, while fostering efficiency and innovation in transmission solutions. Certified as a Professional Engineer and Project Management Professional, committed to aligning organizational objectives with sustainable and impactful project outcomes while unparalleled leadership and driving operational excellence.
As Director, Capital Projects, responsible for the Project Management, Project Controls, Field Supervision, and Special Projects functions and a robust capital investment plan including large regional, customer interconnection, and upgrade projects. Portfolio: Orchestrate a $1.5B+ capital investment portfolio across all corporate business units, driving execution for high-voltage transmission lines, substation reliability upgrades, and critical regional customer interconnections. Transformation: Spearhead an enterprise-wide initiative to transform capital execution, modernizing process maturity, acceleration metrics, governance frameworks, and delivery KPIs. Leadership: Direct a multidisciplinary department of 70+ personnel across Project Management, Controls, Field Supervision, and Programs and Special Programs; restructuring resources to sustain robust regional execution. Governance: Interface directly with executive leadership to manage financial targets, deliver capital plan health metrics, reconcile variances, and refine long-range capital projections. Contract Management: Serve as the executive relationship lead for key engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors and strategic alliance vendors to secure program delivery.
As Manager, Capital Projects for the Michigan business units, responsible for the Project Management function within Capital Projects, as well as execution and health of the capital portfolio within these companies. Led the capital project management function for ITC’s entire Michigan footprint (ITCTransmission and METC), directly managing front-line supervisors and project managers. Accountable for the health, budget forecasting, and risk mitigation of the Michigan-based portfolio, managing performance across internal colleagues and external contractors and other partners. Optimized project schedules and cost control measures; built formal escalation paths to proactively identify and mitigate systemic project bottlenecks and budget variances. Delivered comprehensive monthly transparency reports to executive stakeholders, summarizing portfolio health, risk indices, and key delivery metrics.
As Supervisor, Capital Projects, responsible for providing front-line leadership to a team of project managers supporting capital project execution within the Michigan footprint. Assigning of project support responsibilities and first-line of escalation related to project issues, challenges, and decision-points. Support of equipment and budget forecasting, schedule development, and project status reporting. Reconcile project and initiative priorities, mentor less experienced project managers, and provide leadership and guidance as it relates to tasks and priorities. Support project managers in project execution-related efforts such as change order vetting, escalation approach, stakeholder reporting, risk mitigation, and general allocation of resources.