Chris Flowers, PMP

Experience

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  Black & Veatch

  Mar 2008 - Nov 2013

  Guam Power Authority – Smart Grid Investment Grant | May 2011Program Management Office for a Complete Lifecycle Implementation (Seven Projects) - $32M ARRA grant awarded by US Department of Energy (DOE)• Program and project lifecycle management including Smart Grid architecture design, requirements discovery, RFP, contract and vendor negotiations, as well as project launch and deployment• Project manager for Meter Data Management System, ePortal, Distribution Management System, and Substation Automation projects which represented ~20% of ARRA grant• Managed teams of vendor and client resources utilizing strong multi-cultural relationships to drive projects to success• Accountable for Substation Automation upgrades and Meter Data Management System / ePortal platform implementations • Supported revenue goals by identifying business opportunities• Managed the multi-department testing team efforts responsible for business critical system deployments including prioritizing functionality, tracking test cases, as well as the issues/defects and resolutions using SDLC best practices • Created and presented stakeholder status materials at weekly meetings with client leadership, project sponsors, Guam Public Utility Commission, and DOE representatives• Coordinated three semi-annual DOE on-site audits including scheduling, materials and resource organization, and program/project status reporting Show less

  • Project Manager

    May 2011 - Nov 2013

  • Testing Specialist

    Feb 2011 - May 2011

  • Project Management Office

    May 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Enterprise Content Management SME

    Mar 2008 - May 2010
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  Black & Veatch

  Jan 2014 - Oct 2019

  Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) – MV90 TransitionTesting and Delivery of Business-Critical Technology Transition• Ownership of test case portfolio including prioritization with business • Accountable for data creation and scenario results derived from business requirements and managed in HP’s Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) application Eskom – SAP Plant Maintenance StandardizationProject Management for Black & Veatch Back Office Deliverables • Responsible for maintaining project cost and revenue analysis in BV financial planners and supporting vendor invoicing with the client• Administered project controls and deliverables between corporate office and off-shore personnel

  • Principal Consultant

    Mar 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Testing and Delivery of Business-Critical Technology Transition

    Oct 2014 - Oct 2019

  • Program and Project Management

    Jan 2008 - Mar 2018

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
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  OpenText

  Oct 2019 - now

  Principal Solution Consultant