Jim K.

Experience

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  Rochester Gas & Electric

  May 1978 - Jun 2000

  Promoted from Senior Distribution Engineer. Managed teams ranging from 20 senior engineers to 60 field engineers and administrative staff responsible for a nine-county area. Controlled an annual gas and electrical capital replacement budget of $52M. • Directed a multimillion-dollar gas SCADA system upgrade project, which increased the availability and accuracy of data needed for the planning process and improved the day-to-day system operations.• Led a team in developing contract specifications, including scope of work and control processes, for a multi-year, multi-project construction program.• Produced net annual savings of $75K+ by outsourcing the reprographics service department and reassigning the staff in this area to other responsibilities within the company.• Reduced the overall cost and time of the design cycle by instituting a process whereby both gas and electric facilities for new residential subdivisions were designed by the same field engineer on the same drawing. Show less Managed progressively more responsible programs impacting entire gas franchise are. Major projects included:• Formalized and implemented franchise wide network study program to allow for in-depth and complete system pressure analysis which optimized system improvement projects.• Identified need for transmission system improvements using network studies and load growth projections. Developed detailed system reinforcement consisting of 12 miles of transmission mains and multiple regulator stations to implement needed system improvement.• Managed major franchise acquisition and extension from business case development for senior management approval through final transmission and distribution main installation. Show less

  • Engineering Manager

    Nov 1992 - Jun 2000

  • Senior Gas Distribution Engineer

    May 1978 - Nov 1992
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  Parsons

  Mar 2001 - Jan 2011

  Assigned to the most active and profitable region of a multimillion-dollar program to manage the design of major building renovations, including developing scope, schedule, and budget for up to 30 concurrent projects. • Currently managing the design of a $30M upfit of a data center for a client in Plano, Texas.• Took over leadership of engineering design efforts for multiple concurrent projects to expand, upfit, renovate, and modify facilities for a major ship building corporation. Restored client confidence, enabling Parsons to acquire additional work that delivered $500K in additional gross profit on a T&M basis over a period of five months. • Assumed responsibility for re-establishing positive customer relations with a major international firm that had threatened to terminate an 18-year onsite program. Within seven months, led the program from losing money to showing a modest profit by streamlining the design process to optimize staff resources and reduce overtime. Efforts led to Parsons being awarded a $20M, 70,000 square foot data center project that is expected to be completed on time, with gross profit produced exceeding budgeted gross profit by 45%, or $180K. Show less Managed design center activities, including staffing and scheduling, associated with a major Regional Bell South Operating Company Lead Architect/Engineer Program. • Oversaw engineering design services in support of 300+ individual projects per year ranging in constructed cost from $75K to $5M+ and in size from an 8,000 square foot single-floor addition to 12,000 square foot multi-story additions.• Instituted a procedure to balance workload within, and share resources between two offices, which improved staff utilization, leading to reductions in workforce, lower overtime costs, and increased timeliness of deliverables. Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Aug 2000 - Jan 2011

  • Design Center Manager

    Mar 2001 - Feb 2003
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  WB Moore Company of Charlotte, Inc. Electrical Contractor & Engineers

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2012

  Senior Project Manager

  Senior Project Manager assigned to a team dedicated to meeting the electrical needs of Bank of America Corporation.

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  Piedmont Natural Gas

  Jun 2012 - Jan 2021

  Responsible for the management of a multi-year multi-million dollar program for Transmission Line Integrity Program. The program consists of the development detailed scopes of work to retrofit and inspect up to 2800 miles of gas transmission mains throughout a 3 state region. In conjunction with the retrofitting and inspection of the transmission system the program includes reclamation of the transmission ROW.In addition to the Transmission Line Integrity Program, also have project management responsibilities for multiple concurrent system reinforcement projects and transmission line extensions for new large volume customers. Show less

  • Manager Engineering

    Jun 2016 - Jan 2021

  • Engineering Program Manager

    Mar 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Senior Engineering Project Manager

    Jun 2012 - Mar 2014
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  Self-employed

  Jan 2021 - now

  Retired

  As of Jan 8, 2021 I am retired after 42 years in the corporate world. So now I can devote my full attention to working with my son Josh on out real estate investment business.