CATHY REED
Lexington,KY
Summary
Energy specialist, managing projects with expertise in all facets of the Energy market, including consulting, process improvement, and delivery oversight. Skilled in cost, time, and quality management to maximize resource efficiency on deliverables. Knowledge of overall engineering and manufacturing function, leveraging technology to provide consumption data essential in broad operational objectives.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Energy Manager
JLL
08.2021 - Current
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather insights and perspectives on sustainability practices.
- Maintain a repository of current and relevant sustainability content and case studies for proposal development.
- Support new business opportunities and strategic renewals during the full pursuit lifecycle.
- Craft well-structured and persuasive proposal narratives that highlight our sustainability, strategy and outcomes.
- Prepare presentations to position JLL’s sustainability and ESG strategies.
- Manage writing assignments, editing, and rewriting efforts, as needed.
- Experience with Real Estate, Facility Management or related industries
- Familiarity with ESG reporting, sustainable practices, and industry trends
- Association of Proposal Management Professional (APMP) and/or Shipley Certification(s)
- Experience with using and maintaining Content Management System
- Excellent MS Office and Adobe Suite expertise to include Word, Excel, SharePoint, InDesign etc.
- Ability to write and edit in clear, concise, and compelling language.
- Experience managing multiple proposals concurrently.
- Minimum 3-5+ years’ experience developing technical narratives in proposals
- Strong organizational, time management, analytical and problem-solving skills
Energy Project Engineer
Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Led implementation of new sustainable technology and renewable energy systems, delivering analytical tracking and review
- Coordinated with engineers, establishing process improvements to achieve required CO2 reduction
- Utilized improved methods of production engineering, coordinating capital costs, schedules, and resources for savings
- Yielded over $325K in rebates and incentives on energy reduction projects in one year.
Energy Specialist
Cenergistic
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Drove global energy conservation measures, eliminating wasteful energy consumption for cost savings via customizing controls schedules, tailoring building management systems to actual occupancy during performance monitoring
- Evaluated efficiencies and analyzed facilities and ancillary data, utilizing accounting software to support inefficient system identification and corrections for profit
- Conserved $10M+ in avoided costs in first two years
- Yielded $74K in revenue, facilitating rebate creation and submission processes, and maximizing vendor energy rebates.
Office Coordinator
Duke Energy
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Coordinated, maintained, and updated record systems, developing deep working knowledge of construction planning, permitting, GIS system, and asset accounting.
Energy Manager, Program
The School Energy Management, Boone County School District
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Spearheaded energy management strategy, implementing cultural change and presiding over the cross-functional energy team to champion the first four Energy Star schools for the district
- Developed criteria via data procurement, analysis, and evaluation, to select new gas suppliers, realizing cost solutions averaging $9600/month
- Captured $2M+ by reducing district’s energy spend in two years.
Utility Invoice Auditor
Advantage IQ / Cadence Networking
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Coordinated, maintained, and updated record systems, developing deep working knowledge of construction planning, permitting, GIS system, and asset accounting
- Reviewed, assessed and produced energy costing analysis, identifying and rectifying vendor utility errors
- Realized $9M+ in revenue savings for national account customers, over 30% of total department savings.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Administrative Management
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OHSkills
- Process Improvement
- Project Management Planning
- Communications and Coaching
- Systems and Data Evaluation
- Business Needs Analysis
- Budget Management
- Consumer Education
- Public Relations
Certification
Certified Energy Manager
Association of Energy Engineers, 2012
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Renewed 2016 and 2019
Timeline
Sr. Energy Manager
JLL
08.2021 - Current
Energy Project Engineer
Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America
01.2019 - 01.2020
Energy Specialist
Cenergistic
01.2016 - 01.2019
Office Coordinator
Duke Energy
01.2013 - 01.2016
Energy Manager, Program
The School Energy Management, Boone County School District
01.2010 - 01.2013
Utility Invoice Auditor
Advantage IQ / Cadence Networking
01.2007 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Administrative Management
University of Cincinnati
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