To obtain a career opportunity within a growing wind energy organization that will utilize my extensive experience of overseeing construction, start up and operations of wind energy facilities.
EXPERIENCE: Westar Energy, Topeka, KS – April 2008 through present
Wind Site Manager - Performed construction management, start up and management of BOP and O&M contracts.
Noble Environmental Power, Essex, CT – July 2007 through April 2008
Wind Operations Plant Manager, Bliss, NY
Performed construction QA/QC, start up and prepared for the operation of the site
(100.5 MW 67 1.5 SLE turbines)
FPL Energy, Juno Beach, Florida - June 2001 through June 2007
FPLE Central Maintenance – Regional Manager - January 2006 through June 2007
Responsible for managing the FPLE variable work force for the Midwest region including projects in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Oklahoma and Kansas.
• Scheduled and implemented variable work team to perform the preventive maintenance to avoid wind periods for Midwest projects.
• Performed emergency maintenance projects as needed
• Traveled to Palm Springs, CA sites to assist in project recovery plan.
FPLE Wind Operations, Plant Leader - June 2001-December 2006
Performed start-up, operations and Maintenance for three FPL Energy Wind Facilities located in the Midwest Task included hiring and training of the work force at each site. Served as the operations liaison between corporate operations, FPLE construction and the OEM supplier at each site during the construction period. Once projects were operational;
• Responsible for daily, monthly and annual performance of the wind park including the monthly reporting of FPLE key performance indicators.
• Responsible for making and managing operating budgets in excess of $1.5 Million for each plant
• Implemented and managed FPLE safety culture on each site
• Interacted with FPLE business management to ensure all permitting and local obligations were met.
• Performed required environmental auditing and reporting to local and state entities.
• Hancock County, IA (98MW 148 V-47 turbines) September 2001 through April 2002
• Woodward, OK (102 MW, 68 GE 1.5 S turbines) May 2002 through August 2003
• Weatherford, OK (147 MW, 98 GE 1.5 SLE turbines) September 2003 through December 2006.
Vestas, AWT, Portland, Oregon,
Lead Technician, September 2000 to May 2001 for the FPLE Gray County wind site.
Simmons Electric, Dodge City, Kansas, Owner, October 1998 to September 2000.
Davis Electric, Cimmaron, Kansas, Project Manager, March 1997 to October 1998.
Simmons Electric, Dodge City, Kansas, Owner, January 1981 to February 1997.
CERTIFICATIONS: FPLE High voltage switching
Master Electrician License
REFERENCES: upon request
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