Engineer Financial Analyst

MATTHEW L. LENZINI, MBA, PMP, CSM, ITIL, Six Sigma, CFA L3 Candidate

302-***-**** ****.*******@*******.*** Bear, DE

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewlenzini/

Strategy–Solutions-Finance-Innovation-Public Speaking–Product–Technology-Process

Experienced leader with a 25-year career of bringing innovative strategic solutions to market and leading cutting-edge technology initiatives for Fortune 500 organizations in the energy and utilities sector. Keen ability collaborate across functional silos and develop integrated strategies while managing exposure to risk.

SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS

Executive Leadership: Trusted c-suite partner—advising on strategy, implementation, and execution at a high level.

Transformations: Led mission-critical, transformative initiatives to improve operations & develop new business models.

Communications: Developed and delivered communication plans and materials for large-scale change initiatives.

Financial Analysis: Developed comprehensive financial models using risk neutral probabilities, discounted cash flow modeling, capital allocation analysis and real options theory to value investments in new products, processes and services.

Product Innovation: Delivered products from concept to multimillion-dollar market successes and customer value.

Program Management: Spearheaded large, complex programs, leading initiatives from requirement gathering to go-live.

Strategic Planning: Utilized analytical skills, financial acumen, and experience to develop/execute multimillion-dollar plans.

P&L Management: Developed forecasts, tracked revenues and managed profitability.

Business Process: Developed systems and processes to streamline workflows, improve business processes, and remove inefficiencies from operations. Developed key metrics and leveraged the DMAIC cycle for continuous improvement.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Strategic Planning.

Financial Analysis

Public Speaking

Business Process

Agile methodology

Team building

Consulting

Quantitative Analysis

Marketing & Sales

P&L Responsibility

Reporting and Analytics

Market Segmentation

Leadership

Customer Engagement

Solutions Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LANDIS+GYR Alpharetta, GA 2015–March 2020

Program Manager

Recruited to lead large, multimillion-dollar programs for utility clients such as PSE&G, CLECO, A&N Electric, and others. Oversaw all aspects of smart grid solutions, strategic planning, budgeting, client relationship management, and cross-functional team leadership.

Turned around PSE&G’s $12M large commercial AMI program, which represented nearly $4B of the organization’s revenue base, in 18 months and assisted with analysis and strategies for their $4.4B regulatory filing for smart grid technology.

Improved CLECO’s AMI deployment from 50% read rate success to 95%, overhauling technology/infrastructure strategy and migrating key datacenter operations to hosted software as a service model (SaaS). Developed key systems integrations to streamline key organizational processes, leveraging agile sprints and scrums to maintain a dynamic development process.

Implemented Landis+Gry’s first $5M IoT Utility Network for A&N Electric, effectively navigating challenges to deploy on time.

Successfully deployed 15K+ commercial and industrial meters, which represented 48% of the customer’s $9.1B in revenue.

Increased Greystone’s read rate to 99.9% and improved reliability by executing an integrated technology plan and coms plan.

Partnered with product development teams to develop, launch, and enhance software products for utility clientele.

Championed a high-performing culture to attract, develop, lead, and retain a team of talented employees and contractors.

Managed financial and project planning, staffing, product development, and negotiated and finalized statements of work.

Increased sales by driving business development activities to identify and capture additional revenue opportunities in accounts.

Oversaw vendor management, developed growth strategies, and ensured initiatives met or exceeded requirements.

PEPCO HOLDINGS INC. Washington, DC 2008–2015

Lead Project Manager, Business Transformation – Strategic Initiatives

Promoted to lead several mission-critical initiatives to transform the company, capture cost savings, and improve organizational efficiency. Drove significant KPI improvements across Pepco’s operations, leading cross-functional teams of up to 70.

Led 1.2M meter AMI deployment and integration in DE, MD, and DC, earning $175M in DOE grants for DC, MD, and VA rollouts.

Developed and executed rate case strategy to recover $325M+ for AMI and other smart grid technology in DC, MD, VA, and DE.

Saved $2M+ annually in O&M expenses by renegotiating an AMI provider’s contract to transition to a managed services model.

Rolled out process to improve collections, achieving an est. NPV of $40M in cost reductions/revenue collection over 10 years.

Deployed GRIDiant/L+G’s reliability software and cost analysis modules across the Pepco and negotiated support agreement.

Directed operations and programs, developing and executing HR strategy to recruit, lead, and develop project teams.

Developed and executed strategic plans and managed integrations with systems such as OMS, GIS, WOMS, MDM, and CIS. Developed requirements, managed application development and developed unit and end user test cases.

Deployed standardized, enterprise hardware/software strategy to increase reliability, cut downtime, and improve efficiency.

Led program-level planning for seven interdependent projects and resolved gaps with NERC compliance as defined by RFC.

Implemented National Energy Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) requirements.

Supervisor Workstation and Voice (Telecom / IT)

Hired and subsequently promoted to technical group supervisory position by CIO to assist with the post-merger technology integration of two Fortune 1000 utility companies. Delivered $1.2M in annual synergies, leading a team of 15 FTEs/contractors.

Served as a key corporate change agent for the executive leadership team, facilitating enterprise-wide change initiatives.

Developed and executed $2M/five-year technology strategy to improve equipment (5.2K workstations/laptops) efficiency.

Saved $600K+ annually and reduced CO2 consumption by over 5,000 tons after promoting Green IT programs and policies.

Led project to upgrade 2.5K workstations from Windows NT 4.0 to XP, delivering project four months ahead of schedule.

Established and rolled out leadership development course, receiving 90% approval rating from program participants.

VIS.ALIGN LLC New York City, NY 1997–2003

Senior Systems Engineer / Process Analyst

Recruited and later promoted three times within four years to serve as a Business Technology/Process Consultant on mission-critical initiatives for Fortune 500 clients. Delivered multimillion-dollar projects on time and on budget from conceptualization to go-live.

Led development and implementation of banking client’s $3M cross-selling platform, increasing sales, margins, and efficiency.

Directed integration of multi-tier FDA clinical trials application for pharmaceutical client, receiving bonus and award for success.

Earned Gold Certified Partner status from Microsoft and served as SME for sales efforts and client’s Windows/AD projects.

Drove initiatives through all stages of the SDLC, increasing billable hours, improving customer satisfaction, and reducing costs.

Spearheaded technology planning, managed client relationships, led cross-functional teams, and oversaw budgets/schedules.

EDUCATION

Master of Computer Science – Machine Learning, Georgia Institute of Technology (Expected 2022) – Atlanta, GA

International Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA), Georgetown University – Washington, DC

Bachelor of Science in in Computer Science (Cum Laude), Regis University – Denver, CO

Computer Networking and Data Communications (Cum Laude), Chubb Institute – Springfield, PA

ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS

Professional Development

Certified Information Security Professional (Anticipated July 2020) Certified Scrum Master

Chartered Financial Analyst (Anticipated 2020) Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Machine Learning, 2019 Prosci Change Management Methodology Facilitator, 2008 Six Sigma Black Belt - Villanova University, 2007 Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), 2002 Project Management – Pennsylvania State University, 2001 ITIL MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer CNE Certified Novell Engineer

Organizations

Chairman of the Caesar Rodney Institute National MS Society, Greater Delaware Valley - Board of Directors and Executive Committee Member 2014 Delaware 40 under 40 2011 Fellow – Leadership Delaware Member of the Governor Pete DuPont Freedom Foundation

Speaking Engagements & Publications

Edison Foundation - Innovations Across the Grid

Interviewed for the November 2009 Edition of Intelligent Utility Magazine

IDC - Green Technology Forum - Panel Speaker

TEDx - Event organizer, Big Ideas in Public Policy

TEDx - Speaker - Neural plasticity and how our minds are being reshaped by technology

WBOC Delaware News - Guest interview in support of the MS Society

Recurring contributor to the Delaware News Journal

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