Ron Salyer
Lafayette,IN
Summary
Highly experienced in leadership, with a record of success as President. Set vision, establish direction improving consumer experience, growth in challenging environments and reduced cost. Strengths include team building, sound decision making, financial acumen and stakeholder engagement. Notable contributions include tireless focus on continuous improvement in all aspects of operational performance, willing to think outside the box to achieve organizational goals. Willing to make difficult decisions to move the organization forward.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
President/CEO
Pioneer Electric Cooperative
Piqua, OH
06.2001 - 09.2024
- Effectively summarized technical issues for the Board of Trustees to facilitate informed decision-making, ensuring a balance between service reliability and cost.
- Maintained and improved $133 million electric distribution infrastructure with state of the art remote control switching and automated hourly metering, ensuring superior service reliability and responsiveness.
- Developed comprehensive plans for time-of-use rates, enhancing revenue forecasts and ensuring cost efficiency.
- Spearheaded efforts to optimize economic development incentive rates through effective cost management and rigorous financial analysis
- Human resources including hiring and, after robust coaching, involuntary terminations, lead bargaining unit labor contract negotiator ensuring favorable outcomes for the cooperative, OSHA and safety compliance including continuous improvement in safety performance
- Large, industrial end user contract negotiations, electric franchise implementation with cities, net metering and net billing for solar accounts
Executive Vice President/Operations Manager
Pioneer Electric Cooperative
PIqua, Ohio
10.1997 - 05.2001
- Supervised implementation of safety guidelines
- Implemented an on-call system to guarantee prompt service restoration.
- Pre-arranged electric system switching orders for safe and timely service restoration.
District Manager/Key Accounts Manager
AES-OH
Dayton , OH
04.1988 - 10.1997
- Managed a comprehensive range of responsibilities within the electric utility sector, encompassing phone answering, electric distribution operations and negotiation of bargaining unit grievances.
- Responsible for handling the needs of large industrial consumers in the role of Key Accounts Manager
Education
MBA
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH05-1994
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH04-1988
Skills
- Communication
- Continuous Improvement
- Talent Recruitment
- Employee Relations
- Policy Development
- Change Management
- Program Oversight
- Contract Management
Affiliations
- Board Member, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) 2002 - 2008
- Board Member, National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) 2016 - 2024
- Board Member, Buckeye Power Incorporated (Buckeye) 2001 - 2024
Timeline
President/CEO
Pioneer Electric Cooperative
06.2001 - 09.2024
Executive Vice President/Operations Manager
Pioneer Electric Cooperative
10.1997 - 05.2001
District Manager/Key Accounts Manager
AES-OH
04.1988 - 10.1997
MBA
University of Dayton
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Dayton
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