Patricia A Clark
Humble,TX
Summary
20+yrs manufacturing background with extensive experience in Project & Budget Management. Certified Project Management Professional proven to demonstrate strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Project Officer
Department of Energy
08.2023 - Current
- Serves as Technical Project Officer for the Solar Energy and Technologies Office (SETO) involving research, development, demonstration, and deployment.
- Manages the financial portfolio for the Photovoltaic subprogram, to include more than $100M in financial agreements.
- Implements project management to ensure projects proceed in compliance with approved DOE objectives, costs, and schedules.
- Create requisitions, oversee awardee invoicing and closeout throughout each project lifecycle.
- Responsible for anticipating, identifying, and resolving problems that arise in assigned projects based on financial data analysis.
- Monitor project progress, budget spending and schedule constraints, while identifying non-compliances and creating resolutions to achieve milestones.
- Collaborated closely with clients to clarify project requirements, goals, budgets, timelines, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
- Identified and resolved project issues and mitigated financial risks, reducing challenges and improving project results.
Financial Planning Analyst
Allegheny Science & Technology
10.2015 - 08.2023
- Manage the financial portfolio for the Department of Energy Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and Systems Integrations Programs (SI), to include over $200M in funding awards.
- Provide project control and risk mitigation guidance to all Team Level I personnel on over 300 awards and agreements.
- Analyze financial data, and develop reports communicating lifecycle budget management to include budget requests and cost estimates for the SETO Leadership team
- Develop and manage annual budget spend plans, Congressional budget requests/appropriations, and financial plans that track the execution of all funds including deobligations, and prior year funding.
- Prepare, manage, and analyze financial reports, and presentations for program briefings, management requests, monthly and annual budget summaries, and budget health score governance.
- Facilitate, oversee, and support the financial and contractual aspects of financial assistance awards,to include overseeing awardee reporting, scheduling reviews, invoicing and contract compliance.
- Align project progress with financial constraints and provide reporting and invoice training to solar personnel and awardees.
Energy Efficiency Leader
Gerdau Inc.
07.2010 - 12.2014
- Deployed and implemented an energy efficiency macro-process in twenty North American mini steel mill sites with the main objective of sustaining an energy awareness, waste reduction culture.
- Directed and managed site energy leaders to deliver over $6M savings and/or cost avoidances in two years.
- Initiated, developed budgets, justified, and deployed over $5M EE improvement projects.
- Lead and conducted energy audits to identify and address safety, waste, and environmental opportunities for improvement.
- Created, analyzed, and managed energy regression models to target 2% yearly reduction goals.
- Conducted staff training on energy efficiency best practices, fostering a culture of conservation among employees.
- Monitored utility usage trends, identifying anomalies and implementing corrective actions as necessary.
- Developed, and deployed real-time energy software receiving over $1M utility program rebates and leveraging EE program savings over $350k in utility surcharges and fees.
- Installed monitoring hardware and software, implemented change management initiatives, and created energy targets to avoid allocation discrepancies.
Project Deployment Lead
Gerdau Ameristeel
09.2007 - 06.2010
- Lead the deployment and integration of the SAP Procurement module into twenty North American mill site existing processes to include: interfacing, supplier, contractor and vendor portholes.
- Managed and directed project training, communications and change management teams.
- Utilized train-the trainer methodology and Microsoft Office Project to strategically schedule and implement site deployment. Ensuring 98% employee coverage.
- Identified and reduced maverick spending by 30%, maximized SAP global platform resulting in a 17% reduction of department overhead and decreasing cutover issues by 18%
- Presented updates to senior leadership, showcasing project status and providing recommendations for continued success in future deployments.
Process Improvement/Project Engineer
North Star Steel Beaumont
10.2003 - 08.2007
- Integrated continuous improvement strategies into operating processes for global standardization. Trained and deployed teams on failure/root-cause analysis, lean and six-sigma methodologies led by corporate business drivers affecting PIP, EBITDA and market sustainability. Reduced waste resulting in over $200k savings.
- Embedded lean manufacturing methodology reducing internal product transport time by 20% and optimized interdepartmental standardization resulting in cost avoidances of over $100k
- Created training schedules and cross trained all production teams on failure analysis techniques decreasing downtime by 1% and utilized cross functional teams deploying 5S and Kaizen projects, saving over $95k
- Sustained ISO 14001 and 9001 certifications and internal audit compliance
- HR support, training all site employees on compliance and business systems methodologies
- Evaluated the effectiveness of operational programs and utilized continuous process improvement methodologies while coordinating and implementing procedures to improve system processes
Electrical Maintenance Supervisor
North Star Steel Beaumont
03.2000 - 09.2003
- Lead and managed the Rolling Mill electrical maintenance department including maintain equipment availability, reliability, automated functionality, and critical spares. Created annual department budget, weekly personnel schedules, performance and merit reviews for sixteen site electricians with less than 0.05% turnover.
- Developed, implemented, and managed the maintenance budget strategy to align with plant business case and overhead fixed/variable costs
- Performed budget cost analysis to maintain under 2% electrical maintenance delays in the rolling mill with no loss time accidents
- Pioneered asset reliability programs to baseline electrical delays under 2% and performed costing/data analysis to implement 5S and Kaizen on mill change over significantly reducing downtime by 6%
- Developed, planned and deployed mill motor, motor drives, & compactor capex projects decreasing delays by 15% improving mill motor efficiency by 5%
- Reviewed, analyzed and developed budget estimates for all electrical equipment and components using MP2 maintenance software system for equipment and inventory management.
Electrical Engineer/Electrical Maintenance Supervisor
North Star Steel KY
03.1998 - 02.2000
- Support the installation and deployment of Rolling Mill CAPEX projects. Implemented a color-coded lockout/tagout program. Deployed equipment hierarchy inside maintenance software MP2 for tracking, budget costing, and preventative maintenance initiatives. Supervised shift electricians and electrical maintenance work.
Operator & Electrical Maintenance
North Star Steel Ohio
08.1989 - 02.1998
- Rolling Mill Operator to include Straightener, Ultrasonic, Eddy Current, Overhead Crane and Forklifts. Rolling Mill and Finishing Mill maintenance shift electrician overseeing mill motors, automated contactor/relay control cabinets, and down day preventative maintenance to ensure minimal electrical delays.
Meter Reader
Ohio Edison
02.1989 - 07.1989
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Lamar University
12.2004
Bachelor of Science in Applied Science - Electrical Engineering Technology
Youngstown State University
12.1998
Associate Degree in Applied Science with Honors - undefined
Youngstown State University
06.1998
Associate Degree in Specialized Technology - Electrical Technology
New Castle School of Trades
01.1988
Skills
- Project management Professional
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Proficient in SAP, Maximo, PLC, MP2 software
- Stakeholder relations
- Budget management
- Schedule management
- Operational reporting
- Risk assessment
- Quality control
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate, Project Management Institute Active since 12/2016
- Six Sigma Black Belt for Professionals Certificate, Management and Strategy Institute 9/2015
- Certificate PA Superior Energy Performance Demonstration Phase 3 Training: Checking the System 5/2013
- ISO 5001 Standard Implementation Certificate. The Canadian Institute for Energy Training 11/2011
- ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditor Certificate. 10/2006
- Thermal Infrared Thermography Level 1 Certificate. Snell Infrared 8/2002
- National Commemorative Certificate. United States Achievement Academy June 1998
- Golden Key National Honor Society. June 1996
- Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges. December 1997 & 1998
- Certified Welder Certificate. Choffin Career Center 11/1995
- Overhead Training Certificate of Achievement. North American Crane Bureau, Inc. 8/1991
- Ultrasonic Operator Level I and II Certificate. 11/1989
Timeline
Technical Project Officer
Department of Energy
08.2023 - Current
Financial Planning Analyst
Allegheny Science & Technology
10.2015 - 08.2023
Energy Efficiency Leader
Gerdau Inc.
07.2010 - 12.2014
Project Deployment Lead
Gerdau Ameristeel
09.2007 - 06.2010
Process Improvement/Project Engineer
North Star Steel Beaumont
10.2003 - 08.2007
Electrical Maintenance Supervisor
North Star Steel Beaumont
03.2000 - 09.2003
Electrical Engineer/Electrical Maintenance Supervisor
North Star Steel KY
03.1998 - 02.2000
Operator & Electrical Maintenance
North Star Steel Ohio
08.1989 - 02.1998
Meter Reader
Ohio Edison
02.1989 - 07.1989
Bachelor of Science in Applied Science - Electrical Engineering Technology
Youngstown State University
Associate Degree in Applied Science with Honors - undefined
Youngstown State University
Associate Degree in Specialized Technology - Electrical Technology
New Castle School of Trades
Master of Business Administration -
Lamar University
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