Electrical Engineering Engineer

Robert K. Wargo

**** ****** ****, ***** ***, Uniontown, OH 44685

330-***-**** ac4mq8@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/Robert-Wargo-Executive-Leader

Seeking to become an essential contributor to an organizational team striving for excellence, bringing to bear the unique combination of the technical (multiple engineering degrees & 20+ years experience), the legal/regulatory (law degree & 10+ years experience) and leadership (20+ years of increasing management responsibility experience) skill sets in the role of a Senior Executive (VP of Engineering, Chief Technology or Innovation or Compliance Officer, VP of Operations or other similar positions).

Executive leadership

20+ Years of Leading Programs focused on Technology Identification, Creation & Innovation including anticipation of Break Through Developments in Emerging Technological Fields

Demonstrated history of providing Operational Performance and Strategic Visionary Leadership.

Committed Champion in the Pursuit of Operational Excellence by inspiring Continuous Improvement through Value Driven Innovation.

Disciplined in ensuring accountability through structured Critical Decision Making.

Experienced Optimizer of Resources focused on Maximizing Quality & Value, in both start-up and long established organizational environments.

DEMONSTRATED ACHIEVEMENTS

Provided the Strategic Vision & Organizational Design for ReliabilityFirst to change business models and grow in personnel from 20 to 80 in ten years.

Envisioned, created and strategically staffed 5 new departments providing the diversity of talent and skill sets necessary for mission success.

Led engineering risk analysis effort that led to the identification of the most serious risk jeopardizing the reliability of the electrical grid, necessitating a multi-billion-dollar remediation (including the introduction of new technologies) by the electric utility industry.

Provided the Executive Leadership in overseeing a multi-million-dollar construction project involving the relocation of ReliabilityFirst offices.

Worked collaboratively with several large companies influencing their awareness of the capabilities and competencies necessary for good cyber security performance and securing their commitment for improvement.

Core Competencies

Operational Management

Risk Analysis/FMEA

Strategic Vision & Planning

Agile Project Management (Scrum Team Member, Master & Executive Sponsor)

Product Design & Development

Leadership & Team Building

Value Stream Mapping

Cybersecurity Capabilities

Electrical & Systems Engineering

Capability & Maturity Models

Global Supply Chain Management

Regulatory Oversight (Regulated & Regulator Viewpoints)

Reliability (Components & Systems)

Design for Manufacturing

Board of Director Interactions

Research & Development

Innovation

Budget Management

Negotiations

Legal Knowledge

Continuous Improvement (5S, Lean 6δ, Kaizen, etc.)

Executive Experience

ReliabilityFirst Cleveland, OH 2007 – 2017

Vice President/Compliance Monitoring & Reliability Assurance

Provided visionary strategic and operational leadership for $21 million (Budgeted) not-for-profit regulatory and engineering company responsible for identifying and mitigating the most serious risks to the reliability of the electrical grid.

Led Board Members and Senior Executive Management in the creation of the 2018-2022 Corporate Strategic Plan.

Anticipated & identified the need for new skill sets & competencies (e.g., data analytics, risk analysis, probabilistic modelling & simulation, complex “human-in-the-loop” system analysis, etc.), designed new organizational structure synergistically introducing and interconnecting these capabilities with both new and legacy departments.

Operationally led the following departments: Enforcement (Federal Reliability & Resiliency Standards), Critical Infrastructure Protection Monitoring (Cyber Security), Operations & Planning Monitoring (Electrical Grid), Risk Analysis & Mitigation (including Data Analytics), Entity Development (driving continuous improvement throughout the Electric Utility industry), Standards & Services (including development of in-house software tools).

Set the expectation, instilled the discipline, and enabled/empowered department heads to achieve double digit year over year efficiency gains in key process areas.

Successfully changed the corporate wide focus and culture from a task & activity orientation to the deployment of a systems approach (e.g., utilization of Value Stream Mapping as an awareness tool) that allowed for the understanding of connections, influence & impact within and between departments, with external regulated companies, thus allowing for higher quality decisions, more strategic staffing & hiring and improved mission performance.

Prior Experience

INVACARE Elyria, OH 2004 – 2007

Senior Reliability Engineer (including Global Quality Assurance)

Brought on to improve and assure the quality, reliability & performance of globally sourced medical equipment products.

Created design verification and product validation criteria & associated test plans to assure functionality & longevity of components and systems (including software, electronics, materials).

Performed failure analysis of components & systems to assure integrity & safety of life dependent medical products.

Travelled world-wide to assure the success of the global sourcing & placement including the start-up & sustainment of the manufacturing of components, sub-assemblies & complete product lines.

Independent Contractor Avon Lake, OH 2000 – 2004

Contract Engineer

Provided component & schematic designs (e.g., large 3-phase transformers, SCR current switching bridges, current sensing schemes, etc.), embedded systems design services (hardware & software) & test plan design for automotive, industrial & military products.

Prior Experience

Senior Design Engineer, TRW – Nelson Stud Welding, Elyria, OH 1997 – 2000

Manager – Research & Development, The Kirby Company, Cleveland, OH 1989 – 1997

Sergeant (E-5), United States Army – XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC 1986 – 1988

Education

JD, Law, Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University 2005

MS, Electrical Engineering & Control Systems, Cleveland State University 1997

BS, Electrical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University 1995

professional & Civic Affiliations & Publications

Energy Bar Association – Non-Attorney Member - 2008 – Present

“NERC and Regional Entity Hearing and Appeal Processes”, Energy Law Journal, Volume 30, No. 1, 2009

(http://www.felj.org/sites/default/files/docs/elj301/133-_nerc_transcript.pdf)

IEEE – Member - 2000 – Present Society for Risk Analysis – Member - 20010 – Present

Hinckley Township 10 Year Plan – Steering Committee Member - 2013 – 2015

(http://www.hinckleytwp.org/sites/default/files/Hinckley_Comprehensive_Plan_FINAL_sm.pdf)

ReliabilityFirst 2018-2022 Strategic Plan

https://rfirst.org/about/board/governance/Board%20of%20Directors%20%20Governance%20Library/2018-2022%20Strategic%20Plan.pdf

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