Brian Coughlan PE BSEE MSEE MBA CEM CEA CEP
President at Utility Management Services, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Sonny Coley
One of the brightest, yet personable men I have ever met......I worked with Brian for many years at CP&L and it was always a pleasure.
Sonny Coley
One of the brightest, yet personable men I have ever met......I worked with Brian for many years at CP&L and it was always a pleasure.
Sonny Coley
One of the brightest, yet personable men I have ever met......I worked with Brian for many years at CP&L and it was always a pleasure.
Sonny Coley
One of the brightest, yet personable men I have ever met......I worked with Brian for many years at CP&L and it was always a pleasure.
Credentials
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Professional Engineer (PE)
NC Board of Registration for Engineers & Land SurveyorsFeb, 1987- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Demand Side Management Professional
Association of Energy Engineers -
Certified Energy Auditor (CEA)
Association of Energy Engineers -
Certified Energy Manager
Association of Energy Engineers -
Certified Energy Procurement Professional (CEP)
Association of Energy Engineers
Experience
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Utility Management Services, Inc.
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United States
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Operations Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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1998 - Present
Develop and manage a staff of 50+ full time professional employees and independent Account Managers across the U.S. We use our proprietary software, RateMaster, to analyze utility bills, billing, contracts, transformation, metering, rates, riders, surcharges, special fees and usage patterns for commercial, industrial, and governmental utility customers to identify savings opportunities. Have provided utility bill auditing, rate consulting and energy procurement services for more than 300,000 commercial and industrial electric service accounts. Have produced more than $200,000,000 in total savings for customers since 1998. Service territory includes entire United States. We are licensed electrical aggregators or brokers in multiple states. We provide professional energy procurement services in deregulated states. Our Association of Energy Engineers certified technical professional staff includes Energy Efficiency Practitioners, Business Energy Professionals, Certified Energy Procurement Professionals, Certified Energy Auditors, Certified Lighting Efficiency Professionals, Renewable Energy Professionals, Certified Demand Side Managers, Certified Measurement & Verification Professionals, a Certified Energy Manager and a registered Professional Engineer. By education and experience we are energy professionals, engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, financiers, economists, data analysts, actuaries, bankers, a regulatory/corporate attorney and more. Have served as an expert witness in many utility rate cases in front of multiple state utility commissions and public service commissions. We advocate for more and fairer pricing options for commercial, industrial and governmental utility customers. These options ensure fair allocation of costs and pricing structures. They may also provide societal benefits in the form of reduced carbon emissions.
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Eastern Region Engineering & Operations Manager
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Jun 1995 - Dec 1997
Managed engineering, construction, maintenance, right-of-way procurement, customer negotiations, customer service, long range planning and sales in a 30,000 square mile area with 332,000 customers, 15,000 miles of distribution lines and $800,000,000 in annual electricity sales. Managed workforce of 480 people including 80 engineering/professional employees, 160 CP&L construction and service employees and 240 contract line construction and tree trimming employees. Managed an annual budget of more than $32,000,000. Responsibilities included:• Construction management. Managed overhead and underground construction and maintenance. Led the Eastern Region to pilot a new work process that streamlined operations and reduced costs while improving customer service. • Business planning. Ensured that plans were established and communicated so that all employees knew and worked toward the goals of the organization.• Customer negotiation. Managed customer contacts to establish service requirements, secure service agreements and sell services. • Emergency preparedness and reliability. Directed restoration efforts for Hurricanes Bertha and Fran in eastern North Carolina. Fran left 325,000 customers in the region without service. Managed the allocation, work management, and logistics for more than 4,000 off-system construction employees to restore service to more than 98% of the customers in seven days. These results were widely praised by FEMA, the media, and CP&L senior management. • System planning. Managed long range system planning and forecasting. Helped lead the development of new substation loading guidelines that saved over $2.5 million in 1998. • Labor relations. Assumed leadership of a large group of employees who were in negotiations to organize. Worked very closely with staff to improve morale and trust between management and employees. All union discussions stopped within one year.
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Distribution Operations Engineerng Supervisor
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Mar 1992 - Jun 1995
Managed a staff of 12 professional employees and an annual budget of $17,000,000. Responsible for a variety of corporate engineering, operations and support functions including:• Contract procurement. Negotiated contracts for distribution line construction and tree clearing with an annual value of $55,000,000.• System storm management. Developed and maintained plans to ensure that CP&L was ready to respond to major storms and outages.• Quality assurance. Developed and implemented inspection procedures for incoming distribution and transmission materials. • Field facilities. Managed the design and construction of new buildings and building renovations within the Company.
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District Engineering Supervisor
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Aug 1989 - Mar 1992
Managed distribution engineering in an area with five offices, 58,000 customers and 3,800 miles of distribution lines. This position was a combination of the responsibilities, staffs and territories of three former Area Engineering Managers (see below). Initiated changes that greatly improved reliability and quality of electric service. Managed 14 employees and a $5,600,000 annual budget.
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Area Engineering Manager
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Jun 1986 - Aug 1989
Managed distribution engineering, planning, budgeting, reliability improvements and customer negotiations in an area with 20,000 customers and 1,400 miles of distribution lines. Managed seven professional employees and a $2,500,000 annual budget.
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Distribution Engineer
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Feb 1984 - Jun 1986
Designed distribution facilities. Performed cost estimates, planning, scheduling, and coordination of major construction projects. Chairman of a 40 member safety council.
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Industrial Power Engineer
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Jun 1982 - Feb 1984
Coordinated construction projects and negotiated power sales contracts to provide electric service to large commercial and industrial customers. Performed energy use audits of industrial plants and helped resolve power quality concerns. Designed an improved operating process at a water treatment plant that reduced energy costs by more than 25% and was later copied throughout North Carolina.
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Education
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1998 - 2000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business -
1987 - 1990
North Carolina State University
Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering -
1977 - 1982
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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