Experience

Union Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (URE)

• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO / President

  • Feb 2017 - Present

• VP, Engineering & Operations

  • Aug 2007 - Feb 2017

  Responsible for the planning, design, construction, maintenance and outage restoration of the URE electric distribution system as well as oversight of the natural gas system.As a member of the management team, I am responsible for providing a full range of supervisory activities including the selection, employee development and training, and evaluation of department personnel.

• Manager, Industrial Accounts and Special Services

  • Jan 2006 - Aug 2007

  Maintained responsibilities of the Engineer II role and picked up responsibility for managing relationships and projects with key personnel at our largest industrial accounts, and managed a small staff of field personnel responsible for metering and underground locating.

• Engineer I and II

  • Jun 1996 - Jan 2006

  Responsible for oversight of special projects such as substation construction, and technology deployments. Played a key role in the troubleshooting of system problems. Utilized software such as AutoCAD, Milsoft Windmil to complete projects. Worked with and maintained various utility system equipment and controls.

• Computer Draftsman / Engineering Assistant

  • Jun 1992 - Jun 1996

  Developed CAD drawings for substation construction, mapping and various other special projects.Developed monthly and annual reports for outage tracking.Implemented a computer based outage management system in 1996.