Niles Smith
Springfield,IL
Summary
Proactive team leader with experience leading projects within tight deadlines and tight budgets. Expertise in resource management, strategic planning, and quality assurance. Ability to successfully manage field presence and maintain an efficient team environment. Seasoned Field Operations Manager with robust experience in operational planning, team leadership, and process improvement. Strengths lie in strategic oversight of field operations, fostering client relationships, and driving operational efficiencies to enhance bottom-line performance. Proven track record of implementing successful strategies that improve organizational functionality and increase productivity.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Field Operations Manager
LGCY Power
Springfield , IL
03.2024 - Current
- Organized training sessions for new hires in order to ensure they are properly prepared for their roles.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Implemented best practices in order to maximize efficiency of operations.
- Directly responsible for over 66,000 panels installed since being hired.
- Created effective business plans to focus strategic decisions on long-term objectives.
- Recruited, hired, trained, managed, evaluated, coached, disciplined, and terminated staff members as necessary.
PROJECT MANAGER
Blue Sky Energy Solutions
Springfield, Illinois
06.2023 - Current
- Successfully managed projects with tight deadlines and limited resources
- Analyzed data from past projects to identify areas for improvement in future efforts
- Assisted in the evaluation and selection of vendors and subcontractors
- Assessed customer needs and created solutions that exceeded expectations
- Identified potential risks to develop contingency plans
- Assigned duties and responsibilities to project personnel
- Recruited and hired project personnel
- Utilized problem-solving skills to address issues that arose during project execution
- Supervised the installation of new systems or upgrades in the field environment
- Trained and mentored field personnel to enhance labor proficiency
FIELD SUPERVISOR
Top Tier Solar
Garner, NC
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Analyzed worker or production problems and recommended solutions for improving procedures or implementing motivational plans
- Assigned work to field employees, based on material or work requirements for specific jobs
- Estimated materials or worker requirements to complete jobs
- Suggested or initiated promotions, transfers or hires
- Reported project progress, site problems and labor status to supervisors
- Identified and implemented methods to boost efficiencies in survey operations by leveraging benefits of different software solutions
- Documented survey findings and prepared detailed reports and plats
- Conducted surveys to design, research and analyze mapping systems
ELECTRICAL TEAM LEAD
ADT Solar
Caseyville, IL
07.2019 - 08.2022
- Installation and supervision on site of electrical jobs with expectations of finishing daily
- Conversations with homeowners to make sure they understand exactly what they paid for and to meet their expectations on every job site
- Conduct precise mounting and termination of electrical boxes and wires throughout our systems
- Commission and conduct inspections throughout system and home owners homes to make sure all codes and inspections will pass work completed
- As well as complete and create system installed for homeowner
- Explain lastly what everything installed does so homeowner is fully aware of system and how it works
- Followed electrical code manuals to install and repair electrical systems
- Enforced safety regulations and penalized workers for not following work safety agreements
- Prepared and planned worksites to help jobs run smoothly
- Trained and monitored employees to teach daily tasks and improve performance
- Reported project progress, site problems and labor status to supervisors
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs
CARPENTER APPRENTICE
CCS
Washington, MO
07.2018 - 06.2019
- Learn to work, adapt, and work in the direction that it would affect the company in the best way
- Cut materials on job site to prepare for installation
- Cleaned job site after work completion and disposed of debris in proper containers
- Installed, assembled and repaired woodwork, millwork, cabinetry and trim under supervision of master carpenter
- Assisted journeyman carpenters in installing fixtures and fittings
Education
COMPUTER SCIENCE -
Parkland College
Champaign, IL01.2017
CRIMINAL JUSTICE - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
University of Illinois At Springfield
Springfield, IL01.2015
Skills
- Tool and Parts Inventory Oversight
- Team Leadership
- Decision Making
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Dependable and Hardworking
- Employee Training
- Accident and Injury Investigation
- Specification Interpretation
- Supply Requisition
- Program management
Certification
- Enphase Battery / regular system
- Tesla Battery
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Field Operations Manager
LGCY Power
03.2024 - Current
PROJECT MANAGER
Blue Sky Energy Solutions
06.2023 - Current
FIELD SUPERVISOR
Top Tier Solar
08.2022 - 06.2023
ELECTRICAL TEAM LEAD
ADT Solar
07.2019 - 08.2022
CARPENTER APPRENTICE
CCS
07.2018 - 06.2019
COMPUTER SCIENCE -
Parkland College
CRIMINAL JUSTICE - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
University of Illinois At Springfield
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