Jimmy Tufano MBA, PMP

Experience

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  Michelin

  May 2009 - Jan 2018

  Engineering Coordinator responsible for tire quality and measurement area (after cure) of a greenfield Michelin facility. Improved transverse management experience by directing the activities of four other engineers and interacting with dozens of others across all process areas.• Guaranteed delivery of tire verification process equipment• Validated requirements of worldwide stakeholders• Successfully held to $12M USD budget, and respected two-year deployment scheduleAlso, Equipment Owner, responsible for design, specification, fabrication, deployment, warranty, training, and evolution of three tire measurement technologies: ASTEC, White Sidewall Grinder, and Sidewall Measurement System.• Cost Reduction Initiative - Reduced equipment ownership cost by 40% via negotiations with machine fabricators, negotiations with commercial part manufacturers, simplification of mechanical and electrical design, and improvement of technical documentation; saving the company nearly $1M USD in 2015• Deployment Project Manager – Planned and executed deployment of commercially available and Michelin designed equipment, according to structured project management plan. Customers served included: France; Poland; Romania; Thailand; SC, AL, IN/USA. Multiple projects; ranging from $150k to $2M USD Show less • Machine Commissioning – Commissioned Michelin, proprietary tire building equipment - Seven machines over 24 months in a greenfield environment. Machine: 100 m x 100 m, ~12M Euros each. Finished product was raw tire (before vulcanization)• Startup Team Coordinator – Finished two-weeks ahead of schedule each time while coordinator (7 weeks), resulting in earlier handoff to production and quicker return of investment for the company• Post Startup Customer Support – Engineering liaison to factory maintenance, production, and quality groups. Recorded and addressed customer feedback to treat locally or start a new development project Show less

  • Lead Project Engineer

    Nov 2014 - Jan 2018

  • Mechanical Deployment Engineer

    Nov 2011 - Nov 2014

  • Mechanical Design Engineer

    May 2009 - Nov 2011
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  Duke Energy Corporation

  Jan 2018 - Feb 2022

  Responsible for implementing and upgrading SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and DMS (Distribution Management System) product lines across the Duke Energy Enterprise. - System infrastructure and software upgrades to 4 geographical regions of the Duke Energy distribution network, affecting 3 control centers and roughly 3.4 million utility customers: ADMS SCADA / DMS Upgrades (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Florida). - Managed work of 5 teams consisting of 40+ engineers. - Customer support – answer technical questions and serve as intermediary between distribution control center leadership and technical teams.- Resource planning and allocation – ensure project is staffed with appropriate skillsets to execute scope. Developed resource plans for future projects.- Enterprise scope management – coordinated agreements with teams outside of my reporting organization and ensure impacted interfaces and stakeholders maintain functionality after upgrade.- Integrator vendor management – managed turnkey vendor contracts from project inception through implementation and warranty.- Software vendor management – managed software vendor through code delivery, defect resolution, and software enhancement cycles.- Implementation team management – Planned work packages, prioritized work according to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), and guaranteed delivery of hardware, software, system configuration, data modeling, live-system testing, and go-live Show less Product Owner responsible for SCADA / DMS Upgrade in the Duke Energy Carolinas Region. Successfully implemented GE SCADA 3.2 and GE DMS 3.8.6 software in the Charlotte region, impacting more than 2.5 million utility customers. • Managed two agile, scrum teams (SCADA, DMS) as a product owner. Managed team backlogs and defined priorities• Wrote and validated user stories, providing clear vision to the team and guaranteeing high-quality deliverables to our customers• Demonstrated business value delivered at sprint demos• Openly communicated to product management and program leadership to improve constantly Show less Project Engineer on power flow validation team, responsible for coordination with Duke Energy modeling teams and supplier, General Electric, for delivery of high-quality electrical models. Electrical models of the distribution network are a critical input of the GE DMS software, which enabled control center operators and grid engineers to carry out their job functions, including electrical switching and load balancing.• Responsible for delivery of over 200 operationally ready substations to the Raleigh, NC regional control center Show less

  • Product Manager

    Feb 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Product Owner

    May 2019 - Feb 2021

  • ADMS Project Engineer

    Jan 2018 - May 2019
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  Fluence

  Feb 2022 - Nov 2023

  Product Manager

  Responsible for success of internally developed SCADA system, Fluence OS. This includes the operating system hardware platform, data acquisition, controls, user interface, and user experience for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).- Product lead for the next generation software release, Fluence OS7. - Developed product roadmaps (capabilities & epics), in close coordination with engineering teams, to ensure successful execution that is aligned with product vision and strategy. - Led initiatives to reduce software commissioning time, standardize data flows, improve system scalability, and enable digital analytics platforms.- Developed the pricing model and successfully negotiated a multi-million-dollar SaaS / Master Service Agreement with a middleware vendor, a foundational part of the overall OS platform.- Regularly present business cases, product-driven solutions, and provide status updates to executive leadership- Implement change management best practices to ensure successful adoption of new technology- Collect requirements and feedback from internal & external stakeholders to improve user experience (UX)- Act as consultant and product expert during the pre-sales and sales process- Develop communication artifacts with marketing to be used by diverse stakeholders Show less

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  J2E Solutions

  Nov 2023 - now

  Founder / President

  Program, Project, and Product Management Consulting Services for your Industry. Extensive experience in Electric Utilities and Manufacturing.We bring a passion for organization, structure, and excellence in execution of large-scale projects, empowering utilities to thrive in an ever-evolving industry. We specialize in supporting #gridmodernization projects, rolling out Advanced Distribution Management Systems, SCADA system design, implementation, and more. We also offer executive management / strategic consulting, product management support, and technical program / project management for diverse industries, including automotive and manufacturing. Show less