Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
Arun B Muthu
Project Management
Buda,TX
Summary
As a certified Project Manager and SCRUM Master, I bring nearly a decade of experience in overseeing projects from conception to completion. Throughout this period, I have been deeply involved in both the development and management of projects, as well as the business operations within the organization. My core competencies include strategy development and implementation, operations management, financial oversight, revenue enhancement, and comprehensive project management. Collaborating with diverse cross-functional internal teams and external clients, I prioritize clear communication to ensure a thorough understanding of processes. I remain steadfast in delivering projects efficiently, without compromising the three cornerstones of the Iron Triangle: Cost, Schedule, and Quality. Additionally, my strengths encompass Project Planning, Scheduling, Cost Management, Project Procurement (both materials and contractors), Quality Management, and Program Implementation. At Arevon, I spearhead the Development and Construction team, championing the integration of various tools and technologies to ensure platform success
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Senior Manager, Development and Construction
Arevon Energy (https://arevonenergy.com/)
01.2024 - Current
- Together with Project Developers, track and manage project real estate including land leasing efforts, title reports, ALTA surveys, etc.
- Together with Project Developers, negotiate local tax abatements, road use agreements, and decommissioning agreements.
- Engage positively and network within the landowning communities to bring new solar development opportunities to fruition, overcoming objections, and educating the landowners on the benefits of the project to their community.
- In collaboration with Arevon’s Interconnection team, track interconnection processes, read and understand interconnection studies, and participate in interconnection agreement decisions.
- In conjunction with the Community Relations team, Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including elected officials, regulators, utilities, RTOs, and community leaders to support project development.
- Oversee all aspects of an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) firm’s project activity from Preconstruction to Commissioning.
- Support the negotiations of key Agreements (Development Agreement, EPC contract, Power Purchase Agreement)
- Manage the lifecycle of a project for Solar and Energy Storage projects
- Generate performance reports and customized status reports, identifying and reconciling discrepancies between the project schedule and the baseline schedule.
- monitor, and update integrated project plans and schedules so that projects can be executed in the most efficient manner possible.
- Assess impacts and risks to the critical path and near-critical activities, develop mitigation plans and report to the project team.
- Monitor schedule deviations, variances, and assist in the developing of alternative methods for corrective action.
- Review and negotiate change orders and manage the project budgets for the entire solar and energy storage portfolio.
- Manage internal relationships including but not limited to legal, finance, development, engineering and asset management.
Design and Construction Lead
ICF, Austin, TX (www.icf.com)
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Member of the Technical Advisory team within ICF’s Commercial Energy Division, review and comment on geotechnical investigations, ALTA surveys, corrosion studies, site characteristics, and accessibility for construction and operations
- Review the feasibility of proposed capital budgets and construction schedules.
- Monitor the status of construction and commissioning at project sites
- Review and comment on proposed civil and structural design packages, including alignment with contract specifications and typical industry practices
- Contributes to technical and cost proposal development, and support business development efforts including identifying, qualifying, and supporting the pursuit of both follow-on work and new business opportunities
- Provide technical advisory and due diligence to projects during development and financing, construction monitoring, performance testing, periodic O&M and operating budget reviews, decommissioning, expert witness, and restructuring activities, using experience in numerous technologies including PV solar, wind, concentrating solar power, biomass, waste-to-energy, biofuels, emerging process technologies, combined cycle and simple cycle plants, thermal technologies, distributed generation, storage, demand response and other energy related technologies.
- Manage the P&L for the Technical Advisory Department and ensure the team meets the needed KPIs and generated the projected revenue
Senior Manager- Energy Deployment
Tesla, Palo Alto, CA ( https://www.tesla.com)
05.2021 - 06.2023
- Work directly with the CEO and upper management on evaluating the future growth of Tesla's vision on a sustainable energy future
- Manage the project life cycle for PV, Energy Storage Projects and Charging Infrastructure and oversee other Project Managers
- Communicate with client on contractual obligations, schedules, and milestones
- Work with Sales to evaluate the project potential and provide suggestions on early improvement on various sites
- Monitor the CAPEX and set revenue targets for Tesla Energy to track the projected costs vs Actual
- Work with the sourcing team on negotiating the pricing and procure bulk materials for the project (Inverters, Switchboards, Panel Boards, Transformers)
- Work with the utilities on coordination the interconnection requirements
- Define elements of work and develop scope of work for subcontracts and manage bid process for subcontracted work
- Create a Risk Matrix to evaluate different "danger zones" and implement different risk mitigation strategies
- Project Manage on site team of construction managers to perform the work and ensure installation of the system adheres to the Tesla’s culture of safety, quality, and efficiency
Senior Manager, Project Management
Recurrent energy/Canadian Solar, San Francisco, CA (http://www.canadiansolar.com)
04.2019 - 05.2021
- Manage a team of project managers and define KPIs and review them every bi-weekly to ensure it aligns with the corporate goals
- Review and Manage Project Schedules for the company's portfolio of projects and coordinate with different internal stake holders to ensure there is no schedule slippage and analyze schedule using the critical path methodologies
- Monitor the Project Economics and analyze the revenue and cash flow for all the projects and track the NPV and IRR of every project.
- Manage Risk budgets and review the risks on a global level
- Work with the legal team is defining contract qualifications for various projects and also part of the contract management team that is responsible for execution
- Analyze the current market trends and work with the Product Management team in adapting and changing/upgrading the product and systems to match the demand per the current market scenario
- Work with utilities and off takers such as PG&E, ERCOT, MISO, CAISO for coordination on the interconnection activities.
- Work with the permitting department to ensure the IFP design package translates to IFC by answering and coordinating the review process with various AHJs
- Generate and provide high project management reports to the executive staff on bi-weekly and monthly basis
- Manage Engineering Managers/Engineers and work on reviewing approving various BOMs and clarify technical questions that may arise during the design phase
- Lead the procurement team on close terms with respect to the RFP process and partner with various vendors, consultants, and contractors to build relationship for smoothness of the current and future projects for execution. Work on issuing BESS contracts to different vendors and review BOP and LTSA contracts
- Managed the supply chain teams in ensuring the materials are delivered properly on time to the various project sites.
- Work with external stakeholders and potential buyers of the project and negotiate the pricing and along with other terms and work on drafting and approving PPA contracts
Project Manager/Senior Project Manager
SunPower Corporation Systems- Richmond, CA (http://www.sunpower.com)
02.2016 - 03.2019
- Develop and track the Project Schedule and report progress to the client on weekly basis
- Work with various Sales Analysts and manage the Project Development team to conduct due diligence to prepare the scope of work and preliminary budget of the project
- Develop detailed Request for Estimates to be used for proposals kick off
- Prepare and drive the budget of the Strategic Planning project by estimating per WBS and engage the Project finance and controls group to analyze the impacts on the overall revenue and margin
- Prepare bid packages and scope of work to contractors and answer any RFIs that may arise
- Meet with internal supply chain teams all over the world and ensure proper Contract Management planning for materials delivery and track the demand vs supply
- Perform regular risk-analysis to analyze the potential threats that Project Finance may arise in a project and understand the probability of occurring and analyze the impact (Schedule and Cost) to the project throughout the PLC by developing a risk register
<p><b>Project Controls Analyst</b></p> <p></p>
AES Corporation - Arlington, VA (http://www.aes.com)
06.2015 - 08.2015
- Prepared a standard budget template which accounts the cash flow for the forthcoming projects when the user of any department enters the respective data.
- Prepared and reviewed the Construction Management Progress Report (S-Curve Report) which states the progress of all projects.
- Reviewed the Schedule of the Projects and requested the contractors to provide a recovery plan if the project was delayed for more than 90 days.
- Prepared a Project Execution Plan, Project Plan and the Budget for a 700-million-dollar project and analyzed the risks involved using Risk Radar
<p><b>Planning Engineer (Project Controls Engineer)</b></p> <p></p>
Shell (http://www.shell.com)
08.2012 - 12.2013
- Worked as a Planning Engineer and lead the entire scheduling, cost control , CAPEX setting and monitoring, Revenue Projection activities for 33 gas wells.
<p><b>Technical Assistant to Executive Vice President</b></p>
Galfar Engineering and Contracting, SAOG
02.2009 - 07.2012
- Assisted the Executive Vice President on the project reports, cost reports, schedule reviews.
Education
The University of Texas, Arlington
01.2014 - 05.2015
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College of Engineering, Guindy (Anna University)
08.2008 - 05.2012
Skills
Project Management
Certification
PMP
Software
Microsoft Project
Primavera P6
Oracle ERP
E-Builder
Kloudgin (Supply chain)
AutoCAD
BlueBeam
Sales Force CRM
Crystal Ball
JIIRA
NetSuite (Oracle)
MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT, MS Project)
E-Builder
PVSyst
Primavera P6
Oracle- IProcurement
Procore
Timeline
Senior Manager, Development and Construction
Arevon Energy (https://arevonenergy.com/)
01.2024 - Current
Design and Construction Lead
ICF, Austin, TX (www.icf.com)
06.2023 - 01.2024
Senior Manager- Energy Deployment
Tesla, Palo Alto, CA ( https://www.tesla.com)
05.2021 - 06.2023
PMP
10-2020
Certified SCRUM Master
08-2019
Senior Manager, Project Management
Recurrent energy/Canadian Solar, San Francisco, CA (http://www.canadiansolar.com)
04.2019 - 05.2021
CPR/First Aid
09-2016
OSHA 30
03-2016
Project Manager/Senior Project Manager
SunPower Corporation Systems- Richmond, CA (http://www.sunpower.com)
02.2016 - 03.2019
Six Sigma- Green Belt
08-2015
<p><b>Project Controls Analyst</b></p> <p></p>
AES Corporation - Arlington, VA (http://www.aes.com)
06.2015 - 08.2015
CAPM
09-2014
The University of Texas, Arlington
01.2014 - 05.2015
<p><b>Planning Engineer (Project Controls Engineer)</b></p> <p></p>
Shell (http://www.shell.com)
08.2012 - 12.2013
<p><b>Technical Assistant to Executive Vice President</b></p>
Galfar Engineering and Contracting, SAOG
02.2009 - 07.2012
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College of Engineering, Guindy (Anna University)
08.2008 - 05.2012
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