DAVID K. BLIZARD

P.O Box *** Ruskin, Florida ****0

423-***-****(c) email: ac2dq1@r.postjobfree.com

I am a forward-thinking Manager with extensive experience in leading high performance teams within the energy industry with a strong focus on safety performance, operational excellence, achieving financial results, and leadership development seeking a management position. Extensive experience in operations, maintenance and project management. Led both, line and service organizations that showed continuous improvements and delivered significant results for the Company.

Core Competencies:

* Operations Management * Project Management * Startup & Commissioning

* Maintenance Management * Labor Relations * Team Building

* Change Management * Contract Negotiations (Union and Management) * Innovative Thinker

* Fuels Management * Outage and Work Management * Leadership Development

*Outage Management * Schedule Management * Budget Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

07/2016 to Present- TECO Generation Supervisor

Plan, Schedule and Coordinate all Instrument and Control activities outages in a safe, environmentally compliant, cost effective and productive manner for a 4 unit 1750MW Facility while implementing change management and standardization of best practices.

09/2014 to 07/2016- TECO Outage Coordinator

Plan, Schedule and Coordinate all Major, Fuel and Forced outages in a safe, environmentally compliant, cost effective and productive manner for a 4 unit 1750MW Facility while implementing change management and standardization of best practices.

10/2012 to 3/2014- DTE Maintenance Manager

Construction completion and commissioning of a 50 MW Mitsubishi biomass unit. Core business unit establishment from ground up structure of a new generating site. (CMMS, PM/PDM, Staffing, Procedures, Training)

6/2012 to 9/2012- TVA Corporate Engineering-PM/PDM Senior Program Manager-FPG Maintenance Manager

Oversight review and improvement to the corporate PM programs (Fossil/Gas) for fleet alignment business strategy. Site reviews and cleanup of PM programs with fleet implementation for consistency and direction. Engineering Team lead for corporate and site members for system assignments, reviews and issue resolution.

12/13/2010 to 6/2012- TVA Chattanooga Corporate - Business Operations-CFAM Work Group-Fossil Power Group (FPG) Maintenance Manager/Senior Program Manager (acting)-MAINTENANCE

Corporate Functional Area Manager-(Maintenance)-FPG Lead Rigging/FME, MPT Support. Provide Corporate FPG Governance and Oversight. Maintenance CFAM- Sr. Program Manager (acting) FME, Rigging, Procedure development, MPT guidance.

8/16/2010 to 12/13/2010- TVA Chattanooga Corporate - Business Operations-CFAM Work Group-FPG Maintenance Manager/Senior Program Manager (acting)-OPERATIONS

Corporate Functional Area Manager (Operations)- FERC/SERC/NERC; Plant Idling Project Maintenance Lead.

10/4/2009 to 8/16/2010 TVA- Bull Run Fossil Plant- Maintenance Manager

Responsible for overall department maintenance, of a 950 Megawatt, coal fired, Supercritical ABB-CE Unit. Including Asset maintenance (Preventative, Predictive and Corrective), Project control, Budget, Business Planning, Projections and Employee oversight, development and management, Supervisor of modifications management and plant support sections; responsible for major plant modifications and outages, capital project planning, daily interaction and oversight of constructor activities, business planning, and support of plant maintenance work order planning; annual budgeted work - $19.4 million O &M plus projects.

1/2009 to 10/4/2009- TVA Widows Creek Fossil Plant- Maintenance Manager (Developmental Role)

Provided oversight and direction of plant maintenance and contractor activities of 8 coal fired units with a capacity of 1750 MW’s. Develop, Establish and Execute Mgmt direction of Supervisors and Staff. Establish, Monitor and adjust budget compliance. Develop bench strength thru 9 Box prioritizations. Oversee and ensure proper maintenance on assets including preventative, predictive and corrective while ensuring employee safety and environmental compliance.

6/2008 to 1/2009 - TVA-Widows Creek Fossil Plant - Maintenance Supervisor (1-8 Strategy Supervisor)

Oversee Work Week Management Process. Establish, track and forecast indicators for WWM and procedure compliance. Conduct plant WWM weekly meetings for schedule commitment for execution. Ensure program access and compliance for each user. Review and initiate backlog work off curves for commitment tracking.

4/2008 to 6/2008 - TVA-Widows Creek Fossil Plant - Maintenance Supervisor

Supervisor of Maintenance day to day activities that include: All aspects of maintenance organization day to day function for Units 1-6. Supervise maintenance activities to ensure safe, quality, timely and cost- effective repairs to equipment. Supervision of foremen of various crafts to carry out daily assignments and provide technical expertise for maintenance work being performed. Implement Star 7 concepts thru positive actions and interaction with maintenance and operations personnel, other Supervisors, Corporate and Plant Management; Provide positive reinforcement of safe work practices by attendance and participation at safety meetings, conducting safety audits, timely investigation and submittal of accident reports and daily adherence to safe work practices.

12/2005 to 4/2008 TVA-Widows Creek Fossil Plant - Fuel Handling Supervisor

Supervisor of Yard Operations day to day activities that include: Manage Operations and Maintenance staff of ~60 plus contractors; Manage overall execution for quality, cost and schedule compliance; Manage maintenance activities to ensure safe, quality, timely and cost-effective repairs to equipment. Management of foremen of various crafts to carry out daily assignments and provide technical expertise for maintenance work being performed. Implement Star 7 concept thru positive actions and interaction with maintenance and operations personnel, other Supervisors, Corporate and Plant Management; Provide positive reinforcement of safe work practices by attendance and participation at safety meetings, conducting safety audits, timely investigation and submittal of accident reports and daily adherence to safe work practices. Manage a budget of $5-7M budget that included Capital Projects, Maintenance and Operations.

06/2005 to 12/2005 - TVA-Chattanooga - Maintenance Optimization Program Supervisor/Regional Coordinator for Yard Operations

• Supervisor of Maintenance Optimization Program and Eastern Regional Coordinator responsible for development, rollout and implementation of Preventative Maintenance Basis (PM Basis) program thru 11 Fossil Plants. Implemented the Planning and Scheduling Tool Assistant (P.A.S.T.A), in partnership with EPRI Solutions that is used in daily, weekly and monthly planning for the 11 fossil plants. This includes development and standardization of work package standards, templates and procedures for job specific tasks.

06/2001 to 06/2005 - TVA-Widows Creek Fossil Plant - Fuel Handling Coordinator

• Responsible to provide Maintenance/Operations expertise and coordinate/plan and manage contractors and TVA personnel providing written detailed work packages/procedures and implement/schedule work in a safe productive manner using EMPAC, PASTA, and other computer programs including Excel, Power Point, Word and Outlook. Coordinate/communicate with several different customers and departments with multiple information and resources.

09/1997 to 06/2001 - TVA-Widows Creek Fossil Plant - Senior Instrument Mechanic

Maintain/modify System Instrumentation by performing diagnostic checks, calibrating, modifying, and repairing trouble to individual system components that vary from electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and thermal and/or any combination, in order to ensure efficient plant system operations in an efficient/cost effective manner.

09/1990 to 09/1997 - TVA-Widows Creek Fossil Plant - Instrument Mechanic

• Maintain, calibrate, tune, install, repair, replace, and troubleshoot Process Instrumentation in Power Plant applications to ensure efficient plant system operations in an efficient/cost effective manner.

08/1989 to 09/1990 - Dillard Smith Construction Company-Lineman Apprentice

Lineman Apprentice responsible for maintenance, installation, repair, and replacement of power lines of the Transmission and Distribution types. This included operation of Heavy Equipment, hot distribution work of 7200V and transformer banks.

1989 - Shedd Sandblasting & Painting

Painter and Sandblaster responsible for painting and sandblasting for the public and company based clients. Self lead position to provide customer satisfaction and results with minimal direction.

1988 - Gulf Tech International

Painter and Sandblaster responsible for painting and sandblasting of plant piping and structure for MEAD Paperboard and Container Company. Lead person for a crew of 5 and liaison between Plant and Contractor to ensure inspector and contract fulfillment in a safe and efficient manner to ensure customer satisfaction.

December 1986 to July 1987 - Hardee’s - Intern Manager

Responsible for operating and maintaining a fast food establishment. Responsibilities include: Oversee customer service, employee and operation, cook, clean, ensure program rates and prices, provide guidance to meet store goals, develop sales reports, balance and inventory cash sales, earnings and physical inventory.

April 1985 to August 1986 - City of Bridgeport - Lifeguard

April 1986 to August 1986

April 1985 to August 1986

Responsible to maintain public relations, ensure water safety, first aid and maintain park assets.

EDUCATION

Northeast State Junior College - Core Curriculum

J.F. Drake Technical College - Electronics

Jackson County Technical School (332 hours) - Electricity/Electronics

I am a very quick learner and I adapt well to new and challenging situations. I have met and exceeded all expectations and requirements placed on me by achieving better than average on all my yearly and quarterly progression reports. Previously, I have provided corporate governance and oversight for TVA, and involved in Procedure development, FERC, NERC, rigging, Maintenance Peer Team, Budget Control, team building, human performance training, the fundamentals of operational execution, development of the job scope, work management processes and responsibilities, monthly preparation of all reports and performance indicators.

I am a structured, confident and successful person. I can demonstrate my job skills and responsibilities. I have successfully performed the duties of a Corporate Functional Area Manager, Maintenance Manager (Coal and Biomass), Outage Manager and other critical positions. I proved daily in my performance, that I can accomplish the duties and responsibilities associated with my positions. I am looking forward to the selection process and interview. I would like the opportunity to show where my knowledge, skills and experience, can and will benefit the department at this level. I feel that if given the opportunity, my abilities will help me to exceed and excel in the areas needed to perform the duties associated with this position.

SAFETY RESUME:

Name:

David K. Blizard

Role:

Safety

Location:

TECO Big Bend, DTE Stockton, Widows Creek Fossil Plant, Bull Run Fossil Plant, Fossil Power Oversight and Governance, DTE Energy Services, TECO

Role Overview:

As a professional leader, my performance has repeatedly achieved goal and stretch goal regarding safety and its application. This has been done by focusing on encouragement and recognition of model safety behaviours and conducting an open and honest communication with my employees and peers. I take personal responsibility of my team to ensure that every individual is empowered to identify safety issues and support effective solutions for a sustainable and continuous improving work environment.

Safety Role Responsibilities

Proven Practiced Safety Culture Activities:

Proactive behaviour model implementation, execution and review of safety culture of self, employees, peers and company.

Professional coaching/recognition for positive behaviours around safety, and respectful coaching/recognition for non-acceptable safety behaviours, with personal accountability for the appropriately desired safety culture.

Proactive implementation of processes/procedures to reduce/eliminate knowledge base activities and effectively establish and implement procedure application for safety task.

Utilize Corrective Action Program to capture and correct for lessons learned and proactive opportunities for safety culture improvement

Safety Team sponsor of employee teams for engagement, open voice and solutions board.

Utilize company and benchmarking for programmatic, structured approach for long term solutions with balance of decision making for effective situational management.

Continuous review of new/ applicable standards for implementation, training, communications and monitoring.

Utilize near miss events and HU event data and trending data to identify and trigger appropriate corrective actions. Immediate or probabilistic.

Ensure recognition of complacency and challenge.

Interactive with peers for problem resolution.

Daily, Weekly communique’s for team review of events or near miss events and review of the event for applicability in daily work.

Empower to stop when unsure.

Establish HU tools, training and execution to desired safety culture standards.

Core Beliefs:

Open and Honest communication without fear, is a necessity for a proactive safety culture.

Accountability of self, peers and employees is what I personally have the responsibility to ensure.

Empowerment of employees to seek and resolve immediate and future issues.

Safety is a culture and is led by leadership of all levels

Safety is a team effort that everyone owns as individuals and professionals.

0 events/injuries is always the goal and 0 events/injuries are achievable.

I owe it to you and your family to keep you safe as much as I owe it to my family to keep me safe!

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