Summary
Results-oriented Solar EPC Quality Director with solid background in project engineering and more than 18 years of experience. Knowledgeable about all facets of construction from design and bidding through final walk-throughs.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Solar Construction Project Engineer / Quality Director
Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy Inc
10.2022 - Current
- Driving 100% Strategic alignment of quality assurance documentation
- Saved $1.2M in remediation expense within first 90 days as Quality Assurance Director
- Maintaining impeccable follow through for realizing profitable task completion and eliminating waste
Consultant / Owner
Steady Solar
02.2017 - Current
- Drove quality of project documentation for positive outcomes on multiple projects
- Successfully, safely and efficiently reorganized multiple utility scale construction sights meeting tight deadlines
Director of Engineering / Executive Committee Member
Highgate Hotels
05.2018 - 09.2022
- Carried out safety efforts with industry leading results of less than 1% lost time incidents over 3 years
- Led capital construction projects on time and under budget
- Managed day-to-day operations leading to excellent customer experience and high ratings on TripAdvisor
Manager Quality Assurance / Senior Engineer
Lendlease Energy EPC
02.2017 - 11.2017
- Enabled growth from small, distributed generation to large utility solar projects, increasing profitability per MW over 200%
- Created and led turnkey Project Quality Assurance System reducing rework by 50%, time delays by 50% and parts shortages by 90%
- Maintained stellar ability to liaise between stakeholders from the field to C-level executives
- Developed and promoted LEAN SPWF solar construction techniques
Manager Project & Engineering Solutions
Unirac, Inc.
04.2007 - 02.2017
- Outstanding and exceptional results in technical marketing and project management with integral role in the rapid expansion of revenue from $12MM to $100MM, facilitating key agreements with a diverse roster of clients that included Bechtel, SunEdison, and SunPower.
Participated in the introduction of new product lines that grew to encompass 50% of all corporate revenue over five years; effectively managed technical marketing and training as well as customer facing engineering services and technical support - Oversaw the development of U-Builder, a visual online application offering users a simple way to design, share, and recall photovoltaic projects, positioning the company as a software leader in the market segment
- Managed dozens of multi-megawatt projects over 3 years from Beta racking product sites to the proven technology installations
- Managed applications engineering, tech support and Unirac University
- Wrote, produced and delivered multiple NABCEP certified curriculums
Director Quality
Guide Corporation
05.2005 - 04.2007
- Within a year promoted to Quality Director managing quality engineer team and guiding to achievement of TS 16949 certification (Automotive production version of ISO)
President / Owner
Duracraft Marine Corporation
12.1993 - 02.2005
- Led manufacturing startup to profitability within the first year and featured as one of the fastest growing companies in America by Entrepreneur Magazine 1996.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Ranked 1st in USA on undergraduate Industrial Engineering programs for over 30 years
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Quality Program Management
- Quality Culture / Organizational Development
- QAQC Functional Oversight
- Regulatory Compliance & Permitting
- Training
- Project Management
- Project Engineering
- Customer Experience Excellence
- Job control management
- Change orders understanding
- Technical Support
- Compliance Oversight
Certification
NABCEP PV Installation Professional 6 years (Certification #PV-102415-011836)
Timeline
Solar Construction Project Engineer / Quality Director - Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy Inc
10.2022 - Current
Director of Engineering / Executive Committee Member - Highgate Hotels
05.2018 - 09.2022
Manager Quality Assurance / Senior Engineer - Lendlease Energy EPC
02.2017 - 11.2017
Consultant / Owner - Steady Solar
02.2017 - Current
Manager Project & Engineering Solutions - Unirac, Inc.
04.2007 - 02.2017
Director Quality - Guide Corporation
05.2005 - 04.2007
President / Owner - Duracraft Marine Corporation
12.1993 - 02.2005
Georgia Institute of Technology, BIE - Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering
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