- Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, NC, Masters of Business Administration
- Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC, Bachelor of Arts in Business Management
- Beaufort County Community College, Washington, NC, Associate in Applied Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
- full time faculty in the CCPS Program responsible for teaching upper level business classes and serving as a Student Advisor
- Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte NC
- Voltage and Load Lead 2012 -Present
- Continued responsibility monitoring voltage and load concerns as it
pertains to Transmission assets. Lead role training, managing and
overseeing new engineers being introduced to utility power systems for
the first time in the area of Transmission. - General Office Transmission Engineer 2005 – 2012
- Responsible for monitoring and correcting the company’s voltage and load
concerns on the company Transmission Assets. This requires the review of
regulatory policy in maintaining voltage and power factor levels mandated
by the state regulatory commissions. Also, serve as a point of contact for
both upper management and employees for major project business decisions. - Acting Regional Reliability Director for Airport 2001 – 2005
- Appointed to lead, monitor and address Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s
reliability concerns utilizing business expansion group, reliability engineers and linemen
crafting various solutions addressing those concerns. I am the direct contact for the
Marketing Account Managers handling the airport’s account for Operations. Also,
responsible in managing Duke Power Company’s asset growth as it pertains to the
airport’s long-term and short-term growth plans. - Regional Planning Manager 1993 – 2001
- Responsible for the planning, designing and managing of the electrical distribution
system for Central Region Western Area encompassing cities from Charlotte to Hickory
Also, serves as an electrical consultant to other engineers in
Distribution Wires for design and implementation of engineering and service reliability
projects and practices. In addition, serves as a business consultant to Account Managers
(Regional and National) from the Retail Business Unit interfacing directly and indirectly
with commercial and industrial customers on a regular basis. I am responsible for
preparing a detail five-year planning study and presenting that study to the regional
staff leaders from various departments for budgetary planning and implementation of
6.0 million dollar budget. I am responsible for managing all cost solutions associated
with my recommendations. These recommendations are sometimes represented to local
and/or State Zoning Boards and Planning Commissions. I am a direct contact for
Marketing, Power Delivery, Power Quality, System Planning and Transmission issues for
the Distribution Wires Business.
- A member of the International Who’s Who of Professionals Organization
- A member of the New York Academy of Sciences
- A member of the Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society
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A member of the American Association of University Professors
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Graduate of Duke Power’s Distribution Engineering School