Provided strategic leadership and direction to the project management office and strategic services department. Facilitated processes around identification, justification, and prioritization of strategic enterprise efforts. Oversaw a strategic portfolio of efforts to ensure optimization of resources. Managed project plans and implementation of initiatives from the strategic plan with strategic planning and finance committees of the SPP Board of Directors. Delivered effective portfolio management of enterprise efforts, resulting in over 90% on-time and on-budget project completion. Reengineered the enterprise’s project oversight process, resulting in increased efficiency of processes to identify required resources, measure resource effort, and effectively implement strategic projects and programs.

Provided strategic leadership and direction to three departments, the project management office, customer training, and customer relations, in support of the vision, mission, and core values of SPP. Provided executive leadership in engagement of SPP’s stakeholders for providing input into effective portfolio management of enterprise efforts and training needs of members and customers. Ensured efficient and effective processes existed to resolve stakeholder inquiries, concerns, and training requests.

Provided executive leadership to the organization’s diversity initiatives and talent management initiatives, including performance assessment, compensation review, career management, and recruitment and retention of top talent. Directed day-to-day human resource operations through a team of employees with responsibilities that included workforce planning and recruitment, compensation management, benefit administration, and policy development.