Colby Kyle
DeQuincy,Louisiana
Summary
Accomplished power generation leader with 19 years of multi‑unit experience driving safe, reliable operations and major outage execution. Proven record of managing $30M+ budgets, leading cross‑functional teams, and delivering zero recordables across multiple stations. Strong background in asset management, operational strategy, and plant transitions, consistently improving reliability, reducing backlog, and enhancing performance in fast‑paced generation environments
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Interim Plant Manager / Acting Transition Manager / Maintenance Team Lead
LCPS/Calcasieu/Cottonwood Power Stations
02.2026 - Current
- Provided leadership for a combined 1,300+ MW power generation simple and combined cycle power generation fleet, overseeing maintenance execution, plant reliability, and operational performance.
- Managed O&M budgets exceeding $8 million and capital budgets exceeding $12 million while driving cost control and project execution.
- Led maintenance teams and contractors of up to 10+ personnel, reducing maintenance backlog by more than 25% through improved work management, planning, and scheduling.
- Serving as Interim Plant Manager, providing leadership for plant operations, safety, compliance, budgeting, and personnel management.
- Led the Cottonwood Power Station acquisition transition by building and directing a cross-functional team across operations, maintenance, finance, treasury, outage planning, IT/OT, NERC, security, and project management.
- Served as primary liaison between Entergy and the current owner, managing site coordination, RFI workflows, budget integration, outage alignment, and transition execution.
- Developed a structured transition model to support future power plant acquisitions.
- Maintained a leading safety record with zero recordable injuries or lost-time incidents during tenure.
Plant Assets Team Lead
LCPS & Calcasieu Station
04.2025 - 02.2026
- Managed $16MM+ Capital and $3.5MM O&M budgets, including full ownership of ROP planning, Present Estimate (PE) reviews, and contract oversight.
- Led and coordinated daily activities for 10+ Entergy and contractor personnel, ensuring alignment between operations, maintenance, and site priorities.
- Delivered zero recordables, zero lost-time incidents, and zero environmental events through strong safety leadership and field engagement.
- Oversaw all O&M and Capital work at Calcasieu, coordinating operational needs with LCPS and directing contractor execution through Nelson Station support.
- Led asset management for Gas Turbines, HRSGs, and all Balance-of-Plant systems, including long-range and short-range planning for forced, planned, and maintenance outages across both plant sites.
- Managed Calcasieu's LTSA with PSM, ensuring compliance, performance monitoring, and cost control.
- Served as site lead for ROP/PE meetings, Wave Initiatives, and vendor contract negotiations, driving gap-closure actions aligned with fleet and company goals.
- Ensured project execution excellence by managing outage scopes, contractor performance, and cross-station coordination between LCPS and Calcasieu.
Process & Outage Superintendent
Nelson Station
03.2023 - 04.2025
- Managed safety, cost, schedule, and long-range planning for all scheduled outages using the full stage-gate process.
- Held approval authority for all site contracts, purchase orders, and credit-card purchases, ensuring alignment with budget and company policy.
- Developed project managers by setting clear deliverables and coaching them to meet safety, cost, and schedule expectations.
- Served as site lead for monthly ROP and PE meetings, providing budget updates, risk items, and corrective-action status.
- Reviewed, influenced, and negotiated contract language with vendors/contractors to protect company interests and drive value.
- Championed gap‑closure actions tied to key results and the corrective‑action program, improving reliability and accountability.
- Managed >$17M in annual Capital and O&M budgets, including forecasting, PE changes, and ROP submissions.
- Acted as site lead for BOI Wave Initiatives, supporting continuous improvement and future company growth.
Plant Assets Team Lead
Nelson Station
01.2019 - 03.2023
- Ensured safe, compliant, and reliable plant operations while meeting all system load requirements across multiple generating sites.
- Led and directed daily operations, maintenance, and contract-partner activities supporting all steam-generation and common-site equipment.
- Managed major outage planning and execution, delivering >$22M Nelson 2 Spring 2022 outage and >$5M Sabine Unit 1 Spring 2022 boiler outage with fully integrated teams of 30+ Entergy employees, 200+ contractors, and 20+ vendors.
- Oversaw plant equipment including SRA Pond, 230kV & 138kV switchyards, breaker upgrades (OCB → GCB), NISCO Units 1 & 2, deep wells, cooling tower, water plant, and Lake Charles Power Station balance-of-plant assets.
- Developed, planned, executed, and closed out annual outage scopes, ensuring schedule, cost, and safety performance were achieved.
- Built and refined short- and long-term site budgets, aligning O&M and Capital forecasting with operational and reliability needs.
- Served as site training leader and ERT Champion, driving readiness, qualification, and safety culture across teams.
- Mentored peers new to the role, supporting project development, contract management, vendor relations, and execution planning.
- Directed contract partners and vendors to support generation and plant-systems reliability across multiple interconnected sites.
- Supported cross-station coordination between Nelson, Sabine, and LCPS to optimize labor, equipment, outage sequencing, and operational continuity.
Operations Technician
Nelson Station
06.2007 - 01.2019
- Perform routine equipment rounds on Boiler, Turbine and Auxiliary systems, Quick decision making in abnormal conditions, SME and Mentor, Step-Up Supervisor managing major/minor outage contractor activities and on normal shift, Heavy Equipment Operator, LOTO, Confined Space Entry Supervisor, Designate weekly Shift Assignments with crew and coordinate with Scheduler/Planner, Outage Safety Technician, Hurricane Core Team Member, ERT Member, VPP Recertification Team Member, Plant Safety Committee member, Operator Rounds development, Participant on Continuous Improvement projects.
Process Operations, Firestone Polymers
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Performed routine equipment rounds; Maintained critical pumps, blowers, burner beds, vibratory oscillating feeders, and mills; product dewatering for recovery system, Final product inspector, ERT member.
General Laborer, Heavy equipment operator
Operator, Civil Construction
01.2003 - 01.2005
Education
Industrial Instrumentation
Sowela Technical Community College
Lake Charles, LA01-2003
High School - undefined
Sulphur High School
Sulphur, LA01-2001
Skills
Leadership & Team Development
Safety & Compliance Excellence
Budget & Project Management
Operational Reliability & Asset Management
Strategic Process Improvement & Change Management
Timeline
Interim Plant Manager / Acting Transition Manager / Maintenance Team Lead
LCPS/Calcasieu/Cottonwood Power Stations
02.2026 - Current
Plant Assets Team Lead
LCPS & Calcasieu Station
04.2025 - 02.2026
Process & Outage Superintendent
Nelson Station
03.2023 - 04.2025
Plant Assets Team Lead
Nelson Station
01.2019 - 03.2023
Operations Technician
Nelson Station
06.2007 - 01.2019
Process Operations, Firestone Polymers
01.2005 - 01.2007
General Laborer, Heavy equipment operator
Operator, Civil Construction
01.2003 - 01.2005
High School - undefined
Sulphur High School
Industrial Instrumentation
Sowela Technical Community College