Dara Morin

Experience

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  U.S. Forest Service

  May 2008 - Sept 2011

  Archeology Resource Leader

  ArcGIS, Data Management, project leader, project development, implementation, interdisciplinary coordination throughout multiple departments, communication, publication of technical reports to State and Federal Regulatory Boards. Performed work delegated within budget and within timeline of completion. Interdisciplinary team, project development and leadership, presentations, public scoping, inter-agency development and communications, communicated through township and town meeting forums to public interest groups. Show less

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  S&ME, Inc.

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2013

  Archeology Field Director

  Cultural Resource Consultation Services line. Conduct background research and operate within state and federal regulatory guidelines. Project coordination, budgeting, technical report publication, and client services.

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  GE Power & Water

  Apr 2014 - Mar 2015

  QA Specialist II Wind Analyst

  • Ensured quality and standardized data, prepared, and format all data coming into the department and then fed that data into various analytic systems. • Provide quality assurance of data used in work produced by Analytics team. • Identify and investigate anomalies and deviations in data. • Create and publish reports and provide granular detail of deviations and anomalies. • Prepare datasets for use by the analysts. • Perform transformations to standardize data• Update reports for analysts and other users.• Database development and user managementOversight and management of operational activities around ongoing projects, development, and core team members on those projects as assigned to act within the capacity of project manager. I served as liaison between upper management and members filling roles on various planning, project and development teams. Managed schedules, coorindated deadlines, status reports, addressed project issues, and developed resolutions. Additional duties included quantitative and qualitative analysis, working across departments such as supply chain management, manufacturing, design and product reliability teams as well as quality. Became proficient in GE Proprietary software systems and platforms. Show less

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  FieldCore

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2017

  Project Control Specialist

  (FieldCore Formerly Granite Services International Inc.) Nuclear Power and Steam Turbine projects of varying duration.The Project Control Specialist: maintains a strong baseline of all project activities. Executing tracking and accounting for all project controller related tasks including, but not limited to; contract terms and adherence, milestone dates and payments as they are client project related policies and procedures, customer and client signatures on time cards, additional work authorizations and required documentation, detailed and summarized project cost, man-hour accounting, and schedule update data collection all for the purposes of accurate data entry, analysis and reporting during project execution. Finance and Accounting for project cost tracking, developing project budgets, providing billing processes, customer invoicing and financial forecasting for large multi million dollar projects. Experience with MS Project scheduling software as well as P6. Experience utilizing enterprise cost tracking, project control systems, reporting tools, billing and financial systems & producing project cost forecast and cash flow analyses.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Planning:-Maintain a working knowledge of specific project contractual terms to ensure proper and complete revenue and margin recognition and collection to include extra work and warranty billing. -Review and retain copies of the applicable Job Cost Estimate (JCE)/Purchase orders/ledger tooling, Update schedules weekly or as requested, Maintain organized hard copy files of transactions as an audit trail. Account for time charged to the project activities/tasks/extra work.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel) and Primavera P6. Knowledge of accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash flow analysis. Capable to execute contract management principles including: contract pricing, terms and conditions/ Execute Data Pulls/Audits and Account Reconciliation Show less

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  Momentive

  Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

  Site Transformation Project Controls Leader

  Within the chemicals industry worked an array of Global spanning projects as a technical subject matter leader for overall timeline, global program work stream management ranging from asset relocation to product line transitions, procurement and logistics based management. •Manage, revise and maintain all program tracking and measurement related activities to cost, scope, schedule and benefit.• Maintain effective communication between project team members and key stakeholders. Lead and execute weekly open items list and adherence to deliverables.• Identify and raise key constraints and interactions to ensure program deliverables will be met on time and on budget.• Lead alignment within the program team, operations and engineering with respect to execution requirements.• Implement appropriate tracking measures and earned value reports and provide recommendations on improvements to systems, tools and methods of project controls and project/programatic management• Work with Program PMO leader and work stream leaders to develop and maintain dashboards and program control tools• Other adhoc activities as needed. Qualifications:•Outstanding project management and organization skills. Proficiency with MS Project (or similar) a must.• Proven ability to operate in a complex matrixed environment• Ability to work through barriers and effectively manage change in a constructive manner• Ability to develop strong working relationships, communicate and influence at all levels of the organization.• Six Sigma and LEAN • Possess a transformation leadership style that inspires and engages others emphasis on Personal Leadership, Trust and Teamwork, Achieves Business Results and Strategic Focus & Direction. Show less

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  Hudson River Valley Greenway

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2020

  Project Manager

  Project Manager for the 2020 Empire State Trail project that will connect over 27 counties, through a continuous 750 mile bike/ped trail from NYC to Albany, westward to Buffalo, and North along the Champlain Valley. 64 individual projects bundled program with a budget of over 200 million, with major active coordination between multiple state agencies, municipalities and organizations. Ensure that assigned projects are technically correct for both design and construction. Develop scopes of work, schedules, estimates, contract criteria, and other pertinent documentation of professional design services procured from architecture and engineering (A/E) firms as required. Execution of Contracting: negotiating contracts and design changes with A/E firms in coordination with agency/project needs and managed the overall planning and design phase of projects. Address all technical areas from planning and design through project lifecycle. Meet with contractors, manufacturers' reps, Lessors, Government agency or municipality reps to establish construction requirements. Active in review of bids, contractors' proposals, and contract specifications, as well as in contract negotiations and technical and business discussions with contractors. Evaluates contractor submittals including drawings, samples, certificates of compliance, laboratory analyses, certifications, warranties, material proposals and other data to determine compliance or noncompliance. Monitors and Control project(s) to ensure projects stay within the approved funding, scope and schedule. Proficiency in MS Project with a working knowledge of project schedule analysis and management of multiple project budgets. Identifies, integrates, and/or adapts resources to achieve project goals while effectively managing scope, schedule and budget and risk for assigned project (s). Ability to review project elements for conformance to current best practices. Show less

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  GE Renewable Energy

  Dec 2020 - Sept 2023

  Customer Resolution and Contract Manager Lead resources, logistics to perform technical & commercial solutions for maintenance activities on customers’ sites/properties. Contribute to maintain, repair and refurbish sold or existing products- maintenance services, maintenance facilities and field services engineering. Directly impact operations by planning/execution. Act as a single point of contact for resolutions of a variety of concerns for product lines, configurations provide functional support to customers. Manage in depth warranty closures across a portfolio of wind energy customers. Operate at C-executive level, form relationships to enable a clear understanding of business and customer needs. Negotiations of solutions and facilitate commercial opportunities. Facilitate communications in a matrixed environment, build and explore partnerships while advancing digital tools & analytics to create effective outcomes. Show less Senior level performance leading implementation of multimillion dollar improvements for the highest priority fleetwide issues across GE Wind Business (across 1x, 2x, 3x, Cypress, Sierra, and Repower platforms of onshore wind). Multi-function role across a matrix organization such as sourcing, parts procurement, Services, Warranty, Finance & GPO, focusing on quality, cost and greatest business impact. Regularly communicating directionally upward and outwardly in Programs executed on 10,000 units or more annually. Ongoing top issues with a mindset for cost avoidance, cost of quality reductions, vendor recovery, and budgets of around 20-25M. Show less

  • Senior Services Manager

    Jan 2023 - Sept 2023

  • Fleet Program Manager

    Dec 2020 - Jan 2023
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  TerraForm Power

  Sept 2023 - now

  Regional Operation and Asset Manager

  Directly responsible for managing & operating assets: ensuring maximum availability and optimal production, overseeing maintenance contracts, and major maintenance activities. Responsibilities to interface with Operations and Maintenance (O&M), other services providers, internal teams, engineering, landowners, stakeholders, regulatory organizations, environmental compliance along with local state and federal regulators/agents. Strong focus in communication/contract management/relationship management/ Health, safety, security and environment (HSSE) and Health Conservation Plan (HCP)/ Audits/ Claims/ Finance Profit & Loss (P&L) reporting Show less