Scott Lewis

Experience

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  Florida Power & Light Company

  Apr 1987 - now

  Engineering Leader of diverse group of personnel in 5 locations in North Florida area. Group is responsible for the successful negotiations and design of new projects and maintenance to meet customer and corporate requirements. Responsible for review and approving designs for safety, material, and constructability using corporate work management systems. Oversee response to customer inquiries related to reliability and corporate policy. Developed and revised several management reports to identify workload needs and gaps while recommending unique solutions to improve cost and workforce effectiveness. Show less Single point of contact for all aspects budget development, monthly cash flows, and forecasts for area budget of 33 million dollars. Managed checkbook entries for area, region, and corporate needs outside of funded budget. Performed self-audits for area and region to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance also was point of contact for Sarbanes-Oxley monthly corporate requirements. Performed in-depth analysis of expenditures for correct funding sources and provided improvement opportunities to design and production leaders. Tracked and forecasted manual and auto accruals ensuring proper budgeting and cash flows. Show less Engineering and design supervisor for North Florida area with direct supervision of 17 engineers and 3 clerical support staff located in 5 service centers. Engineering staff negotiated, designed, and managed all parts of new construction and maintenance of electrical infrastructure. Ensured designs met corporate and customer needs in cost effective manner. Responsible for successfully developing career paths for direct reports and administering corporate compensation guidelines, two direct reports were promoted to supervisor positions. Sarbanes-Oxley compliance coordination for design functions within area organization. Show less Corporate liaison between FPL and governmental and large customer segments responsible for the daily management of this client base with $12 million of annual revenue. Primary focus was determining customer needs, proposing effective solutions, and implementing FPL programs and services. Actively promote/sell DSM (Demand Side Management) and VAPS (Value Added Products) to these assigned major accounts. Assist and advise these customers on the technical aspects of their operations including lighting design, equipment performance, application of motors and controls, comfort conditioning systems, quality power conditioning analysis, electrical distribution design, and industrial processing applications. Show less Northeast corporate analyst for Distribution Construction Processes responsible for engineering and policy support for engineering workforce. New and existing processes were developed and streamlined to increase efficiency for the organization and provide greater understanding of customer needs and requirements. Project management and development of new technology and process integration increasing effectiveness of the workforce to meet corporate expectations. Managed and coordinated the safety inspection program with Florida Public Service Commission ensuring safe construction of FPL facilities. Show less Electrical distribution systems design for large and small scale commercial and residential projects. Responsible for negotiations and project management from initial customer contacts to project completion. Acquired knowledge of accounting procedures as applied to billing rate schedules, energy metering and computer systems. Interacted with contractors daily to ensure work was being completed on time and any delays were being resolved to avoid additional charges being billed to either FPL or its customers Show less Customer contact for new electrical accounts. Negotiated, designed, and inventoried work orders to provide electrical service for commercial and residential customers. Established deposits and account applications for new electrical accounts. Handled customer inquiries concerning FPL facilities and activities on their property. Designed and implemented cost-effective measures for the reduction of service interruptions, improved system integrity by upgrading existing distribution facilities. Show less

  • Principal Renewable Engineer

    Feb 2021 - now

  • North Florida Engineering Leader

    Aug 2011 - Feb 2021

  • Project Portal Owner

    Dec 2017 - Aug 2019

  • North Florida Business Leader

    Oct 2007 - Aug 2011

  • North Florida Service Planning Supervisor

    Jan 2004 - Oct 2007

  • North Florida Major Customer Manager

    Jun 2000 - Jan 2004

  • Distribution Analyst

    Nov 1995 - Jun 2000

  • St Augustine Construction Distribution Engineer

    Feb 1994 - Nov 1995

  • South Region Process Team Member

    Jan 1993 - Feb 1994

  • Construction Services Engineer

    Apr 1987 - Jan 1993