JESSICA BELKNAP
Moneta,VA
Summary
Energetic Transmission Outage Planning Supervisor consistently involved in all facets of project planning and execution. Consistently strives for safety, teamwork, strategic planning, and collaboration while maintaining a positive outlook and encouraging team and personnel's growth.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
TRANSMISSION OUTAGE PLANNING SUPERVISOR
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
09.2019 - Current
- Promote Zero Harm into all outage plans while working with field and office personnel
- Responsible for supervising the APCO area along with EPC outage planning
- Supervision role requires project workload of an active outage planner
- Collaboration with various stakeholders (PCE, TLE, SE, TFS, CM, EDOps, DDC, Telecom, ROW, Environmental) while building relationships and understanding their deliverables
- Development, Training & Implementation of the Capital Outage Planning Process
- Review and provide constructive feedback to employees on outage plans
- Provide & support training of new & existing technologies
- Promote a healthy culture throughout the Outage Planning group
- Support & problem solve with TCRs throughout construction project
- Experience in multiple regions.
TRANSMISSION OUTAGE PLANNER
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
01.2017 - 09.2019
- Develop outage plans for station and line projects, on a master project level, with multiple stakeholder's involvement
- Determine the feasibility of specific outage plans with other transmission projects
- Secure outage reservations per the guidance of the RTO deadlines
- Lead outage planning/construction sequencing meetings
- Coach other teams on the Capital Outage Planning process and how outage planning impacts their groups.
TRANSMISSION CONSTRUCTION REPRESENTATIVE
TECHSERV (for AEP)
07.2011 - 01.2017
- Responsible for performing construction management duties on small and large projects, including substation and transmission line
- Prepare progress reports on the construction phase
- Revise field drawings to agree with as built installations, and provide quality feedback on contractors, material, and equipment
- Ensure projects are on schedule, staying in budget and within the scope with the priority being safety
- Perform quality inspections as work progresses, and coordinate material deliveries and correctness.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Construction Systems Management
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Columbus, OH06.2009
Skills
- Strong safety culture
- Strategic planning
- Prioritizing projects
- Planning under stress
- Critical thinking
- OSHA 30 certified
- Organized and detail oriented
- Strong communication skills
- Positive
- Friendly
- Hard working
- Training and mentoring
- Goal-Oriented
- Project Planning
Timeline
TRANSMISSION OUTAGE PLANNING SUPERVISOR
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
09.2019 - Current
TRANSMISSION OUTAGE PLANNER
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
01.2017 - 09.2019
TRANSMISSION CONSTRUCTION REPRESENTATIVE
TECHSERV (for AEP)
07.2011 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Construction Systems Management
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY