Branden Reid
Southington,CT
Summary
Versatile project management professional with 20+ years of electric utility experience, including 17 years managing projects of all sizes, developing key deliverables, and driving project success. Excels at taking on extreme challenges, navigating organizational dynamics, and forecasting and dismantling roadblocks to success. Counted on to manage challenging projects and does so through a positive approach, consistent encouragement, and a focus on meeting or exceeding organizational goals.
Personable and organized with strong ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively. Committed to delivering successful project outcomes through collaboration and problem-solving.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Sargent & Lundy
12.2022 - 12.2024
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
- Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
- Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
Project Manager
Northeast Utilities (Eversource Energy 2012)
05.2010 - 04.2021
- Provided strategic project management leadership for large and complex capital substation, transmission, and interconnection projects/programs ranging from $50K - $50M
- Managed project/program portfolio budget of approximately $300M over5 years
- Insulator/switch replacements, breaker replacements, transformer replacements, relay replacements, brownfield substation rebuilds, greenfield substations, and CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection) implementation
- OPGW installation, transmission structure replacements, transmission line rebuilds, and new transmission line construction
- Generator interconnections, generator upgrades, and large commercial customer upgrades
- Responsible for the overall management of the project scope, schedule, and cost
- Accountable for key project decision making
- Manages collaborative project teams to ensure each key functional project discipline is meeting the planned project scope, schedule, and cost
- Lead overall project coaching, conflict resolution, facilitation, motivation, and negotiation
- Responsible for leading project meetings
- Point person for contract negotiation and management
- Accountable to develop, update, and manage the project plan
- Coordinate communication and provides status updates to stakeholders as required
- Assess project risk and proactively develop mitigation plans
- Proactively manages project requests for information and action items
- Work collaboratively with the Project Controls team to ensure project schedules and costs are managed and tracking to plan
- Responsible for leading projects through all internal and external processes
- Ensure adherence to Safety policies
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Utilizes MIB, Maximo, Primavera P6, PowerPlan, and e-Builder
Estimator/Project Lead
Northeast Utilities
05.2007 - 04.2010
- Completed cost estimates for capital substation and transmission projects/programs ranging from $100K - $50M
- Insulator/switch replacements, breaker replacements, transformer replacements, relay replacements, brownfield substation rebuilds, greenfield substations, and CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection) implementation
- OPGW installation, transmission structure replacements, transmission line rebuilds, and new transmission line construction
- Managed implementation of IEC61850 protocol across the electric operating companies of Northeast Utilities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
- Steering Committee was created consisting of Directors, Vice Presidents, and the President of Transmission to drive successful implementation
- Simulator substations were constructed in Connecticut and New Hampshire to be used as troubleshooting and training facilities
- Training was performed for engineering and field personnel by in-house SME’s in a train the trainer program format
- IEC61850 protocol was successfully implemented in several greenfield substation installations on a $1.2B project in Connecticut and Massachusetts
- These installations were performed within the project budget and ahead of schedule
- Manage implementation of security software for microprocessor relays across the electric operating companies of Northeast Utilities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
- Joint effort with IT department consisted of a robust RFP process which ensured project success from a budgetary and schedule prospective
- Implementation placed the organization ahead of federally prescribed CIP compliance mandates
- Mentor summer/winter interns in the areas of estimating, project management, administrative project closeout, and financial project closeout
Intern
Northeast Utilities
05.2004 - 04.2007
- Mentored by SME’s in various operating company departments, gaining critical utility industry knowledge
- PMO
- Engineering
- Planning
- Contracts
- Legal
- Accounting
- Environmental
- Real estate
- Community relations
- Siting & Permitting
- Field construction
- Grid operations
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CTSkills
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Negotiating
- Customer Engagement
- Process Improvement
- Relationship Building
- Training
- Complex Communication
- Professional Integrity
- Business Acumen
- Organizational Savvy
- Strategic Planning
- Regulatory Compliance
- Cultural Competency
- Emotional IQ
- Managing A Diverse Team
- Managing Up
- Peer Networking
- Team collaboration
- Project tracking
Accomplishments
- 2018 Diversity & Inclusion Catalyst Award Winner
- 2022 The Partnership, Inc. Fellow Alumni Badge Recipient
Affiliations
- PMI
- The Partnership, Inc.
Timeline
Project Manager
Sargent & Lundy
12.2022 - 12.2024
Project Manager
Northeast Utilities (Eversource Energy 2012)
05.2010 - 04.2021
Estimator/Project Lead
Northeast Utilities
05.2007 - 04.2010
Intern
Northeast Utilities
05.2004 - 04.2007
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Connecticut
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