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Engineer Manager

Location:
Anderson, IN, 46001
Posted:
February 03, 2013

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BRADLEY C. Runda, PE, CEM

**** *. *** *. ********, IN 46012

765-***-**** (home) 765-***-**** (cell)

Email: ab83lz@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

A PROACTIVE, PRODUCTIVE ENERGY AND ENGINEERING MANAGER

DEMONSTRATING A HIGH LEVEL OF INITIATIVE, PROBLEM SOLVING AND

TEAMWORK WITH THE ABILITY TO ORGANIZE, COORDINATE AND ACHIEVE

SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS. EXTENSIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING

AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. A PERFORMANCE RECORD OF SUCCESS IN THE

FOLLOWING AREAS:

Engineering and Project Management Internal and external

marketing

Energy Procurement Developing and implementing high

payback projects

Broad experience in the energy industry Achieving

results by working through others

Managing diverse circumstances, and diverse work environments

EXPERIENCE

SAINT-GOBAIN

MANAGER, ENERGY, 7/06 - PRESENT, SAINT-GOBAIN CORPORATION

Annual spend on energy ranges from approximately $400M-$650M.

Energy savings has exceeded goals in every year of the program and

generated national recognition for the company.

> Provide recommendations for the strategic direction of energy

related activities to senior executives in the company,

including greenhouse gas emissions.

> Functional supervision of 18 energy champions within the

individual businesses and direction for the 140 facility level

energy champions.

> Serve as the back-up to the VP Energy Initiatives for energy

purchasing for Saint-Gobain North America, working directly with

our third party vendor for energy procurement activities and the

business units.

> Activities include assisting with project implementation and

insight for maintenance and process improvements.

> Responsible to identify, evaluate, develop and implement

renewable energy, new technology and products that impact energy

consumption.

> Develop and implement the greenhouse gas management program.

> Identify, select and manage external vendors associated with

energy efficiency. Includes negotiation of national contracts,

specific energy projects, maintenance improvements, and

engineering support.

> Work closely with corporate communications and marketing

departments in the company to ensure the proper internal

messaging and external branding associated with energy. This is

particularly important with our construction products division

and includes frequent public speaking engagements on behalf of

the company.

> Responsible for all change management activities in the area of

energy management to improve internal perceptions of the value

of energy conservation.

> Manage the external relationships with US EPA's ENERGY STAR

program and the DOE's Better Buildings Better Plants program

> Saint-Gobain was recognized by the US EPA with the ENERGY STAR

Partner-of-the-Year award for Energy Management in 2009, 2010,

and with the Sustained Excellence award in 2011 and 2012 - a

first for a company with glass operations.

Manager, Electrical Engineering, 10/04 - 7/06, Saint-Gobain Containers,

Inc.

Responsible for electrical engineering including safety, support,

projects, policies, innovations, power, controls, standards and

computer systems directly related to the manufacturing process.

Retained responsibility for energy management and process control

systems and integrated them into the department.

> Managed the electrical engineering department consisting of

eight electrical engineers including team development,

performance management, professional development, and succession

planning.

> Managed $30M+ capital budget for electrical projects, worked

with cross-functional teams to implement $100M+ of projects

annually.

> Provided leadership, guidance and training for plant engineers

and plant electrical staff.

> Provided electrical engineering support for 16 plants that

operate on 24/7 schedules.

Manager, Energy Management and Process Control Systems, 12/00 - 10/04,

Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc.

Responsible for development and implementation of energy management

policies and practices and for process control systems.

> Effectively reduced energy consumption and exceeded company

goals for four consecutive years through project implementation,

process improvement and behavior management.

> Key member of the energy procurement task force, aggregating

energy purchasing for Saint-Gobain North America's $300M+ energy

spend.

> Managed a $2M+ annual budget to select and install process

monitoring systems for sixteen plants, including ongoing support

and development.

> Assessed, evaluated, developed and implemented new technology

and product offerings that impacted plant energy consumption.

Managed energy and process related project budgets that ranged

from $3-$6M. Projects included several process innovations.

> Developed national contracts, energy projects, maintenance

improvements, and provided engineering support, primarily in the

area of power distribution.

NEW VENTURE GEAR, INC.

ELECTRICAL AND CONTROLS ENGINEER, 3/00 - 12/00

Responsible for project management and plant electrical support in

a 1.2 million square foot manufacturing facility in a UAW

environment.

> Responsible for electrical infrastructure maintenance and

upgrades.

> Responsible for electrical power and natural gas purchasing.

> Supported the laser welding process, equipment and maintenance

and provided general plant equipment controls support.

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO.

TRANSMISSION SERVICES ENGINEER, 9/96 - 3/00, INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER

Responsible for all "Key Account" customers in the Muncie, IN area,

including building long-term relationships with key customer

contacts. Handled issues such as power quality, reliability,

customer business plans and information, energy and process audits,

customer satisfaction, and billing.

> Successfully developed and managed external projects for AEP

products and services to help offset costs associated with the

regulated business. Exceeded sales goals in this area.

> Guided customers regarding utility competition and other public

policy issues.

Senior Engineer, 2/89-9/96, Indiana Michigan Power

> Responsible for engineering and design for substations from

138kV and below.

> Provided functional supervision of a team of designers,

technicians, drafters and clerical, including engineering and

computer training for the design group.

> Personally responsible for many AEP System design innovations.

> Project management responsibilities included economic analysis,

scheduling, estimating, cost control, and material procurement.

> Implemented CADD at I&M and managed the engineering local area

network.

> Held a leadership role in the Employee Involvement program to

facilitate employee-management communication and cooperation.

Assistant Engineer, 6/86-2/89, AEP Service Corporation

> Project engineer for substation projects from 345kV and below.

> Responsible for the AEP System standards for substation

grounding and fusing.

> Proposal review and project coordination involving all Operating

Companies.

Education and Certification

CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER, 2010

CERTIFIED ENERGY ADVOCATE, 2009

INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, 2005

SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT, 2004

MASTERING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, 1999

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER - INDIANA 1996

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY - MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,

1992

PURDUE UNIVERSITY - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 1986

current affiliations

Member DOE Process Heating Steering Committee

Member of National Association of Manufacturers Climate Change Task Force

EPA Energy Star Glass Focus - Recognized in 2007, '08 and '09 for

outstanding contributions

Board of Directors Alliance World Enterprises

Member Association of Energy Engineers

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