Project Manager

Linda L Dyas

Lakeville, MN ***** ac1qap@r.postjobfree.com 815-***-**** linkedin.com/in/lindadyasmba

DIRECTOR OF PROJECTS

CAREER SUMMARY

Military Veteran, MBA, PMP-educated professional with proven record of systems innovation, equipment reliability, collaborative leadership, margin recovery, and performance improvement in highly government regulated industry. High-performing project-management executive with expertise in directing highly complex projects that build/optimize organizational processes, obsolete equipment redesign, critical measurement systems, and infrastructure to maximize station capacity output in utility organizations worldwide.

Supply Chain Management

Collaborative Team Building

Innovative Problem Solver

Long-term Strategic Planning

Strong Effective Communicator

Expert in Analytical Statistics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Continued Education & Training, Various

Woodbury, MN, 2016-2017

Life & Health Licensing Exam, Kaplan

General Securities Representative Exam (GSRE), Series 7

The Uniform Combined State Law Examination, Series 66

Mini Masters of Project Management, University of St. Thomas

Director of Projects & Quality, Xcel Energy

Welch, MN, 2013 to 2015

Recruited by Vice President of Fortune 500, $9.8-billion diversified utility company to develop, recruit, and deploy station equipment reliability division.

Developed equipment database to ensure compliance with federal regulations and support the company transition to SAP. $1.4M budget, 35 engineers, 8 contractors, 7-month schedule. Completed on time and under budget; preventing $500,000 regulatory fine.

Data transition to SAP: validation and verification of calculations for data integrity.

Directed/Set prioritization of station backlog of actions/work. Directed seven contract specialists to completion of project - on time and under budget.

Complete database development of obsolete plant equipment, potential replacements and/or design changes. Directed four engineers, two mechanics and a work manager to complete the project on time and under budget.

Led Root Cause Investigation to determine cause of the equipment and data collecting process failures that led to the errors identified in the federal violations report. Implemented action plan to correct cause. Successfully completed the follow-up inspection.

Quality Assurance/Compliance, Absolute Consulting

Decatur, AL, 2012 to 2013

Provided oversight to Department Managers on compliance to regulations and culture change.

Designed, developed, and maintained grading system for all causal analyses and corrective actions.

Provided templates/checklists to ensure performance was maintained following the inspection.

Reduced station rework more than 90 percent through root cause analysis techniques, investigative/research support, and compliance training.

Developed improved standard procedures for all maintenance activities in 50,000+ -square-foot nuclear power production facility; reducing procedural errors by more than 300 percent.

Director, Performance Improvement, Entergy

St. Francisville, LA, 2008-2012

Successfully aligned operations planning and engineering processes with performance improvement and probabilistic risk-management activities.

Developed and implemented Performance Improvement and Technical Specification Programs.

Reporting restructure, shift from skills based to knowledge (compliance) based resulting in 150% improvement in identification and reporting accuracy to regulatory entities.

Led high-functioning, cross-discipline team of department performance improvement liaisons in critical process-redesign projects, resulting in:

75% improvement in causal evaluation quality site-wide

37% reduction in corrective action extensions

40% reduction in failed root cause evaluations

90% reduction in maintenance and engineering rework

Operations Director, Exelon

Dresden, IL 2000 - 2008

Directed and approved all work performed throughout facility.

Designed Human Factors tools for Emergency Operating Procedures, eliminating all operator error and response time by 7.8 minutes during simulated accident scenarios.

Maintained Command and Control of Nuclear facility to ensure the health and safety of the public.

Instructor qualified in Chemistry, Statistics, Engineering and Operations

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Eagle Group of Minnesota Veterans Society of Women Engineers Women Veteran’s Alliance PMI-Minnesota Minnesota Veterans Legislative Council Women in Nuclear Crew 52 Volunteers

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