Experience

Morpho Energy
• Oil and Gas
• Chief Development Officer (CDO)

  • Jan 2021 - Present


West Hills Construction, Inc.

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Vice President

  • Jul 2005 - Nov 2020

  • Has completed the following project phases for over 2GigaWatts (GW) of projects: provided financial project structuring, funding, designed, engineered, project managed, consulted upon, construction, and commissioning for Governments, Utilities and Private Third-Party Owners spanning over $3B in project values• Recognized Energy Expert by the United States and testified to the United States Senate on Privatization and Separation of Government owned Utilities• Lead and represent West Hills Construction, Inc. brand and presence within the energy industry• Managed and responsible for all activities (direct & cross-functional) within the company’s Energy Division which covered Engineering, Drafting, Project Development, Permitting and Entitlements, Commissioning, and Operations & Maintenance sub-divisions which consisted of up to 150 people• Handled all Legal matters pertaining to the company and the division ranging from all types of contract reviews and negotiations to litigation endeavors working closely with Corporate Legal Representation on all Legal matters including Power Purchase Agreements and Interconnection Agreements.• Negotiated and executed long-term Power Purchase Agreements, Interconnection Agreements, Performance contracts with Utilities in Distribution and Transmission Feed-In Tariff programs domestically and internationally• Negotiated Real Estate Leases, Licenses, real property asset purchases, and construction contracts for use with Distribution and Transmission Generating assets and projects• Oversaw Estimation process of all project costs during the bidding and development process working closely with Engineering, Drafting and Procurement Departments to ensure accuracy and realistic bid packages.• Created financial projections statements, and reports for C-Level company staff and presented To-Date financials, short, middle and long terms plans and goals associated to the division

• Vice President - Superintendent

  • 2007 - 2008

  • Responsible for 5-7 Projects at any given time for the duration of the construction process through commissioning endeavors with project values of $1M – 20M• Managed all energy construction projects reporting directly to executive management on a weekly basis reviewing all on-going projects expected budgets vs actual cost to date, timeline goals, safety issues, and customer/site construction problems• Worked with every Project Manager and General Superintendent on a daily basis assigned to divisional projects to ensure duties were being performed to company expectations and enough labor was allocated to the project• Responsible for construction budgets to be at or lower than pre-construction activity estimations

• Project Manager

  • 2006 - 2007

  • Customer main point of contact for the duration of an assigned job covering and responsible for contract administration, safety compliance, and timeline goals being met• Responsible for meeting the assigned contract budget typically consisting of over 100-line items to track and update on a weekly basis• Consistently came in below 10% or more of expected costs on every project• Created and maintained Project Gantt Charts with input from the assigned General Superintendent and V.P. Superintendent• Responsible for all purchasing needs of the project, with final approval of any day to day non-scheduled purchases• Managed three to five projects at any given time with project values of $1M - $10M

• General Superintendent

  • 2005 - 2006

  • Organized the labor force for the construction of the assigned project typically between 10 and 75 assigned laborers that consisted of all trades• Met job timeline requirements for milestone stages, construction completion and commissioning• Worked with assigned Project Manager to ensure proper workforce is deployed to the project, and that all purchased materials will be available and on-hand when needed• Responsible for quality of workmanship and compliance to the provided plan-set and project inspections from any AHJ