Ronald Carter Kennon

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Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Phone: 904-***-****

Email: ace8ir@r.postjobfree.com

SALES ENGINEER

> 20+ years of success in technical sales of power transmission products

and equipment including project oversight of multi-million dollar

utility capital improvement projects.

> Broad electrical knowledge in power generation; including electrical

maintenance planning. Experience in standby generation including

power quality and energy monitoring of critical facilities.

> Passion for renewable energy and energy conservation improvements

initiatives.

Technical Capabilities

Commercial Scale Solar PV Process Control Project Management

Energy Efficiency Standby Power Business Development

Territory Technical Sales Power Quality Analysis Building Systems

Power Generation Projects Cost Control & Management Scheduling

Professional Experience

8/2009- Present: Utility Consultant Project Manager, FPL/JEA

. Capital Projects: Annual capital projects typically range from $50k

to the current multi-year restoration project of $63M. Consultant

Construction Project Manager and technical representative (JEA/FPL-

Saint Johns River Power Park) on plant-wide capital improvements

involving cross-discipline projects including facility improvements,

HVAC, fire protection, civil structural restorations, new

construction, and replacement of major plant mechanical and electrical

equipment. Responsibilities include developing project RFP's/RFQ's,

coordination of Owner's Engineers in specification development,

contract administration, safety, project controls, supervision of

contractors and management of project staff.

2/2009-8/2009: Consultant Project Manager, Greenavations, LLC

. Budget: $200K to $1.2M Driven by the Gainesville Regional Utility's

Feed-In Tariff program, responsible for direct project management on

commercial scale ground based and roof-top (25kw up to 150kw) solar

thermal and PV renewable energy projects.

. Having additional responsibilities in business development and direct

sales efforts in both Gainesville, Florida and rural Georgia.

Identified local, state and federal grants, rebate and other financial

incentives and presented to perspective clients. Provided technical

support in writing USDA grant applications for federal solar PV

projects in rural Georgia.

8/2007 to 11/2008: Consultant Project Manager, Keville Enterprises, Inc.

. Budget: $8M Served as a Consultant Project Manager assigned to a JEA

power generating station. Designated Project Manager on an $8M rail

upgrade industrial project. Led project team of stakeholders,

contractors and consulting engineers in defining project scope,

developing technical specifications, issuance of contract documents

and overall construction management.

. Managed other facility O&M and capital improvement projects ranging

from $50k up to $500k.

8/1993 to 8/2007: Vice President, A3Technologies, LLC

. Project Budgets: $500k to $2M Manufacturer's Representative firm

targeting north Florida utility projects including municipal water,

wastewater upgrades and plant expansions. Represented Drantz power

quality meters, Fairbanks Morse pumps, Smith and Lovelace lift

stations, Winco/Winpower standby generators, MCG TVSS, Danfoss VFD's

as primary manufacturers.

. Supported specifying engineers in implementing and including

represented manufacturers equipment specifications associated with

water, wastewater and electric utility markets in the North Florida

region. Provided contractor oversight and Project Management support.

. Power quality/energy consultant for utility, industrial and

institutional clients. Provided power and energy monitoring services

and recommended resolutions based on collected data. Expanded the

Florida market for standby stationary generators up to 600Kw's by 300%

from the previous rep agency.

. Consultant Construction Manager for Jacksonville based regional

medical orthodontic group (OEC) associated with a twenty-two medical

office build-out in a five states.

Prior to 1993

Facility Manager, Merrill Lynch Insurance Group

. Directed all facility management activities, including project

management, maintenance, safety, telecom/data and all vendor contracts

for the Jacksonville, FL ROC (Regional Office Center).

. Responsible for administration and management of all facility O&M and

capital projects.

Project Contract Administrator, EBASCO Services

. Contract administrator on the electrical, mechanical and civil

construction, including startup of two-640MW power plants. P.M. on

the Switchyard construction at the Saint Johns River Power Park in

Jacksonville, Florida.

. .Information Technologies Field Engineer - UNISYS Corporation

Field Engineer supporting IT network and data centers on Federal

government sites in North Florida. Performed preventative maintenance

and repairs on large computer systems.

Graduate of University of North Florida, Bachelors of

Technologies, 1985

A.S. Degree, Electrical Engineering Technologies, Florida State

College at Jacksonville

Florida Certified General Contractor, License No.GCG-045141 - Solar PV

training, Drantz Power Quality Factory Training, Winco/Winpower

Standby Generator Factory Training, Professional Energy Manager (PEM)

Certified with IAP- Lean Sigma Training, OSHA 10

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