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Management Professional

Sales & Revenue Forecasting ~ Project Coordination ~ Process & Change Management

Mergers & Acquisitions ~ Team-Building & Leadership ~ Continuous Improvement ~ Vendor Relations

         Significant supervisory skills with remarkable success in operations leadership, team-building, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and process management.

         Substantial career in the electric and gas utility industry spanning several mergers and acquisitions; consistently chosen to shepherd integration efforts with a critical focus on maximizing business continuity.

         Highly respected for exhibiting an outstanding blend of analytical, organizational, financial, and public speaking talents.

         Proactively evaluate existing processes and procedures to identify areas of weakness, and rapidly implement solutions and controls that bolster productivity, eliminate redundancy, and minimize expenses.

         Employ solid leadership expertise to train, coach, motivate, and empower highly-productive personnel from diverse backgrounds and nationalities.

         Excel in assessing and organizing workflow to optimize efficiency in achieving stringent deadlines and performance goals.

         Skilled at managing multiple concurrent projects, and aligning and mobilizing engaged teams in cross-functional, concerted efforts.

         Able to anticipate, plan, and respond accordingly to frequently shifting priorities and demands.

WEC Business Services (subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corporation), Green Bay, Wisconsin 2015 to Present

Senior Project Specialist Treasury Group 2015 to Present

Manager of Sales and Revenue Forecasting Treasury Group 2015

         Direct personnel in preparation of electric and gas sales and revenue forecasts for six regulated utilities in five jurisdictions while efficiently leading team through acquisition of Wisconsin Energy Corporation.

         Write and defend forecasts through testimony in proceedings which establish regulatory policy related to sales and revenue forecasting.

         Conduct negotiations as needed with Commission auditors on sales forecasts in rate case audits.

         Reinforce workgroup bench strength by cultivating an environment of continuous growth and development through proficiency in talent management.

         Draw upon exceptional planning and analytical strengths to structure and monitor group budget.

Integrys Business Support (subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group), Green Bay, Wisconsin 2007 to 2015

Manager of Sales and Revenue Forecasting Budget Planning and Analysis

         Displayed expertise in change management to guide team through 2014 sale of Upper Peninsula Power Co.

         Completed implementation of new $1.5M revenue forecasting system which consolidated all six business units, successfully under budget.

         Spearheaded $480k project to replace interface system between billing system and revenue forecasting system for Wisconsin Public Service and Upper Peninsula Power.

         Appointed as business lead for $490k Vertex data project involving a complete rebuild of more than six years of billing history.

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Professional Experience continued

         Authored business plan and obtained management approval to replace Load Research and Load Analysis system, an $800k project.

         Championed $650k upgrade of revenue forecasting system Khalix to Longview 7.

         Joined forces with Human Resources to successfully combat employee performance issues.

Wisconsin Public Service, Green Bay, Wisconsin 1983 to 2007

Director of Forecasting and Revenues Regulatory Affairs 2006 to 2007

Manager of Forecasting and Revenues Regulatory Affairs 2005 to 2006

         Governed timely preparation of all gas and electric sales, demand and revenue forecasts for four regulated companies (Wisconsin Public Service, Upper Peninsula Power Company, Michigan Gas Utilities, Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation).

         Wrote and delivered testimony as required before various state Commissions.

         Applied excellent leadership talents toward mentoring, motivating and supervising team of four sales and revenue forecasters.

         Enhanced department accuracy and efficiency by implementing industry-leading forecasting modeling platform, MetrixND.

         Fostered, nurtured and maintained cooperative relationships with vendors.

Market Forecaster Regulatory Affairs 1994 to 2005

         Leveraged multiple analytical methods to generate accurate forecasts of customer demand needs for gas and electric energy.

         Presented and defended forecasts to management and auditors, and participated in research of customer energy consumption behavior to determine causal relationships and other assumptions used in models.

         Played an integral role in amalgamating systems, teams and department functions during two acquisitions and the integration of Wisconsin Gas and Upper Peninsula Power Company.

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Prior roles with Wisconsin Public Service include Cost /Scheduling Specialist Substation/Transmission and Field Accounting Clerk Plant Accounting.

Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in Business Administration and Accounting

Lakeland College, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Associate s in Accounting & Associate s in Credit Management

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Completed extensive and ongoing training in Leadership, Coaching & Management throughout career.

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook), Microsoft Project, Oracle, Dreamweaver,

Longview, Moody s Analytics, SAS