Kelsey B. Vann
Director of Energy Delivery
Columbus, OH · (614) 555 0103 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/kelseybvann
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Twenty one years in distribution operations, reliability engineering and field leadership
INDUSTRIES
Investor owned electric utilities, regional transmission, utility construction contracting
SPECIALTIES
Distribution operations, reliability improvement, storm restoration, capital execution
SYSTEMS
SAP, CYME, Oracle Utilities Work and Asset Management, Power BI, Esri geographic information system
CREDENTIALS
Licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio, National Electrical Safety Code qualified reviewer
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration, Ohio State University
Results at a Glance
132
Minutes across four
190
Million dollar distribution
58%
Redesigned job briefing
78
Circuits with reclosers
Executive Summary
Director of energy delivery for an investor owned utility serving central Ohio, accountable for distribution operations across four districts and a 240 million dollar annual budget. Twenty one years in the industry, most of it spent making reliability numbers move on circuits that had been the worst performers for a decade.
Signature Achievements
- Cut the system average interruption duration index from 132 to 84 minutes across four districts in five years.
- Delivered a 190 million dollar distribution capital program three consecutive years within two percent of plan.
- Rebuilt storm restoration staging after a derecho left 320,000 customers out, and restored 95 percent inside sixty hours in the next major event.
- Reduced serious injury and fatality exposure events by 58 percent through a redesigned job briefing and switching order process.
- Automated 78 circuits with reclosers and tie switches, avoiding an estimated 4.1 million customer minutes of interruption a year.
- Moved the district construction backlog from fourteen weeks to five by rebalancing crew assignments and contractor support.
Professional Experience
Director of Energy Delivery
Scioto Valley Electric Company, Columbus, OH 2019 to present
Distribution operations for 540,000 customers across four districts inside PJM Interconnection, with 640 employees and contractors
- Leads four district managers, the reliability engineering group and the vegetation management program.
- Owns the annual operating and capital budget and reports performance to the senior vice president monthly.
- Serves as an incident commander during major storm events and directs mutual assistance requests.
- Chairs the safety review board that examines every serious event and near miss in the region.
- Represents the company at county emergency management meetings and in reliability filings to the state commission.
Manager of Reliability Engineering
Buckeye Power Delivery, Dayton, OH 2013 to 2019
Reliability analysis and improvement planning for 3,900 miles of distribution circuit
- Built the worst performing circuit program that directed capital toward the twenty circuits driving the most outage minutes.
- Introduced fault location analytics that cut average patrol time on lockout events by a third.
- Prepared the annual reliability report filed with the state utility commission.
- Managed a team of nine engineers and two technicians.
Distribution Engineer
Miami Valley Line Construction, Springfield, OH 2005 to 2013
Design and construction support for overhead and underground distribution projects
- Designed line extensions, reconductor projects and underground residential distribution systems.
- Reviewed construction packages against the National Electrical Safety Code and company standards.
- Coordinated outage scheduling with system operations for planned work.
Licensure and Certification
Licensed Professional Engineer, State of Ohio, number 74128
Senior member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Incident command system certification through the state emergency management agency
Education
Master of Business Administration, Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Cincinnati
Core Skills
Distribution operations · Reliability improvement · Storm restoration command · Capital execution · Safety leadership · Vegetation management · Budget ownership · Contractor oversight · Regulatory reporting · Team development