Project Manager Management
Resume:
Christopher Thomas Strong
**** ****** **** **** • Birmingham, Alabama 35223 •
accrhb@r.postjobfree.com • Cell 205-***-****
Experienced professional with credentials and certifications including a proven track record of results in all functional areas of project management. Expertise in Business Development and Marketing, Compliance, Financial Analysis, and Project Management for over 12 years.
Accomplishments include the development and implementation of 15 contracts with a value of approximately $7 billion dollars.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Independent Contractor
October 2013 - Present
Responsible for setting up business for a medical device distributorship. This role included developing in-depth Pro forma models, business plan, and an Operating Agreement for owners and investors in the company. This included finding ways to protect the owners through contractual agreements with 3rd parties, providing risk control measures, and determining appropriate methods to manage accounting, finance, and management pieces of the business.
Southern Company is the parent holding company of Alabama, Georgia, Gulf, Mississippi, and Southern Power Company with a portfolio of over 44,000 MWs of electrical generating capacity throughout the United States. As a manager I was involved in the leadership of teams devoted to contracting with end users producing annual revenue of $750 million, with approximately 10 exempt employees in Birmingham, Alabama.
Southern Company (Birmingham, Alabama)
July 2007 – September 2013
Business Development and Contract Manager
Responsible for Retail Contract Management, Energy Trading and Scheduling, development and management of sales team, and compliance with the regulations set forth by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Requirements also included communicating and presenting with executive management on changes in policy development, procedures, and customer growth strategies.
Key Achievements:
• Negotiated 10 year sales contract with Constellation to build the Franklin 3 Combined
Cycle facility with a projected net income of $75 million
• Operations negotiation lead for 7 year sales contract with PMPA with a projected net
income of $56 million
• Negotiated 20 year purchase contract with TradeWinds with projected savings of $45
million
• Negotiated 10 year purchase contract(s) with Southern Power Company for Plant
Dahlberg, Harris 1 & 2, and Franklin 1 with projected savings of $500 million
• Traded over $25 million in 2012 and 2013 along the East Coast of the United States
including Florida, the Carolina’s, and PJM including the addition of 3 customers.
Key Roles:
• Developed performance management tools to track growth of client base. Specifically
implemented direct feed spreadsheets from source data to eliminate possibility of human
error in reporting results.
• Supervised direct reports with results-oriented job descriptions which spelled out tasks to be performed as well as results to be achieved and metrics by which accomplishments would be measured.
• Implemented a performance management system basing appraisals on job descriptions
improving transparency of criteria to workforce and defensibility of management actions using documentation.
• Established a system of behavioral-based interviewing and selection.
• Management of Profit and Loss statements, operating reports, and other financial
statements and communication of that information to Vice President and Executive level
positions
• Cross trained employees to minimize company impact due to employee advances.
• Streamlined management of long-term transmission positions to reduce costs to the retail consumer and increase value to the shareholder.
Southern Company (Birmingham, Alabama)
June 2001 - July 2007
Project Manager
Hired to increase profit margin, streamline costs, improve efficiency, and mitigate risk. This process included revamping current methodologies and procedures as well as negotiating with 3rd parties for increased efficiencies.
Key Achievements:
• Managed the operational negotiations of the 10 year Calhoun contract extension adding
$63 million to Alabama Power's cost savings
• Operations negotiation lead for the Alabama Power and Georgia Power Request for
Proposals successfully signing six contracts saving the company an approximate $100 million in production cost savings.
• Presented change to Georgia Power Senior Production officer on changes to operational
management for contract with Florida Power & Light and Progress Energy for annual savings
of $5 million
• Successfully implemented Procedure/Billing & Contract optimization adding over $24
million of annual savings.
Key Roles:
• Prepared reports and proposals, developed marketing strategies and materials and
responded to inquiries to meet organizational profitability goals.
• Assisted in the development of training programs designed to equip new team members
with procedures, guidelines, scripts, FAQ guides, and technology resources to perform to
plan.
• Devised creative and results-driven communication plans to consistently exceed
company goals.
• Consistently received excellent performance reviews during my tenure and was
recognized on two separate occasions with a Top Performer ranking
• Consistently implemented contracts within expected deadlines and under budget.
• Successfully managed contracts (over $400M annually) including support for regulatory filings and management of profit and loss budgets.
EDUCATION
BS: Civil and Environmental Engineering • University of Alabama • Tuscaloosa, Alabama (1999)
• MBA • University of Alabama • Tuscaloosa, Alabama • (2001)
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Blackburn Institute Advisory Board (Alabama Leadership Institute)
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Junior Board
Rotaract – International Award for “Ready to Read" Project
SKILLS AND HONORS
Advanced Computer Skills:
• All Microsoft Office applications including Access, Excel,
PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and Word
Honors:
• Multiple company awards for outstanding performance.
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