ETTORE CIAMPA
Columbus,Ohio
Summary
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to constant prioritization and delivering high value work products to customers.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Innovation Program Manager
American Electric Power
04.2021 - Current
- Responsible for customer relationship, budgets, team building and delivering work products within success metrics
- Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations
- Responsible for successful integration activities for new programs, projects and services
- Maintains budgets and schedules for program portfolio
- Responsible for delivering revenue generating products to enterprise and 6 operating companies.
- Negotiates service provider commercial terms
- Manages scope, budget and schedule for new programs
- Works with customer to identify new product opportunities
- Communicates project progress and outcomes to project sponsors.
- Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals.
Innovation Lead
American Electric Power
08.2017 - 04.2021
- Led C&I customer development for microgrid solutions
- Leads business development for various projects, products and initiatives for AEP's distributed energy future portfolio
- Sells net revenue opportunities related to energy asset solutions to customers
- Negotiates contracts with vendors related to project and product development efforts
- Performs competitor analysis and landscaping exercises from multiple sources on periodic basis for various energy technologies
- Works with vendors to bring energy asset solutions to customers
- Manages project scope, budget and schedule
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time
- Integrated project execution frameworks into Innovation Processes
Project Estimating Supervisor
American Electric Power
12.2015 - 08.2017
- Managed resource plans and department budget
- Responsible for recruitment and hiring of talented team
- Managed team of cost estimating staff responsible for development of project costs for $400 million/year generating asset portfolio
- Implemented monte-carlo based risk management framework that created consistency and transparency with estimating contingency and management reserve allocations
- Devised, enhanced and communicated deliverable timetables by reviewing project requirements, scope and resources to make accurate assessments
- Streamlined development of contractor bid package specifications
- Expanded estimating capabilities from labor cost only to include all direct indirect and O&M costs
- Actively grew internal customer base by 20% over a 1.5 year period
- Hired and managed consultants, contractors and sub-contractors to complete project tasks
- Capital Excellence process improvement representative for the BU
Assistant Project Manager
American Electric Power
10.2012 - 12.2015
- Worked directly with project customers (plant personnel) to build requirements
- Manages commercial aspects of generation plant projects including procurement of labor, equipment, and materials
- Coordinates with engineering, procurement and construction aligned to energy asset solutions
- Negotiates pricing, schedule, and terms energy asset vendors
- Initiate, execute, and close projects from regulatory business case approval through asset in-service
- Reduces expenditures by effectively negotiating equipment and service contracts to drive savings
- Coordinates development of requirements and managed firm price, unit price, cost plus, time and materials, and fixed fee with incentives
- Works with project team technical specification and BOM development met project safety, schedule, and quality requirements
- Builds strong relationships with engineering, safety, operations and procurement to execute projects within schedule and budget
- Managed all phases of $60M multi-prime fuel switch project from procurement to commission.
Project Cost Analyst
American Electric Power
07.2010 - 10.2012
- Maintained multi-year project forecasts for 29 projects simultaneously
- Leverage on-site develop relationships, gain better understanding of work and to learn about construction execution
- Collected, organized and modeled data using Business Objects
- Supported development of risk management framework, systems and tools (@Risk)
- Presented process improvement and change ideas to management on regular cadence
- Administered project portfolio tool (PRISM)
- Gathered, documented and modeled data to assess project cost trends.
Project Cost Estimator
American Electric Power
07.2007 - 10.2010
- Utilized cost estimation systems to document project information, create estimates and revise project costs to reflect current data
- Calculated labor costs for generation projects by gathering information from engineering, project management and construction management and vendors
- Developed framework and tools for applying risk management to project estimates for contingency development
- Conducted site visits and provided recommendations and informed advice regarding site viability
- Developed budgetary estimates ranging from $100k-$10M for boiler retrofits and environmental equipment upgrades projects.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Construction Engineering Technology
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH05.2007
American Association of -
Project Management Institute, Cost Engineers (AACEI
Skills
- Customer Service
- Revenue Growth
- Quality Control
- Strategic Planning
- Team Development
- Contract Development
- Resource Management
Timeline
Innovation Program Manager
American Electric Power
04.2021 - Current
Innovation Lead
American Electric Power
08.2017 - 04.2021
Project Estimating Supervisor
American Electric Power
12.2015 - 08.2017
Assistant Project Manager
American Electric Power
10.2012 - 12.2015
Project Cost Analyst
American Electric Power
07.2010 - 10.2012
Project Cost Estimator
American Electric Power
07.2007 - 10.2010
Bachelor of Science - Construction Engineering Technology
University of Toledo
American Association of -
Project Management Institute, Cost Engineers (AACEI
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