Operations Manager Construction

Dave Belluz

*-**** ****** **, ********, Ontario L6L 1C5

647-***-**** ****.******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Experienced utility manager looking for new opportunities HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Background in Protection and Control/Electrical Maintenance in Transmission, Distribution, Generation and Revenue Metering.

• Extensive managerial experience building and fixing teams into effective departments.

• Health and Safety rep and co-chair for Powers Workers Union.

• Union steward and acting Chief Union Steward for Powers Workers Union.

• Creative trouble shooter able to quickly identify problems and implement practical solutions.

• Proven ability to quickly learn and utilize new methods, systems, and technology.

• Effective negotiator able to achieve win-win outcomes. EDUCATION

George Brown College Toronto, Ontario

Electrical Engineer Technologist 1987 – 1990

Ontario Hydro Bowmanville, Ontario

Nuclear Technician Training Program 1990 – 1991

Ontario Hydro Orangeville, Ontario

Power Maintenance Apprenticeship (207F) 1993 – 1996 Ontario Hydro Toronto, Ontario

Industrial Electrician Apprenticeship (442A) 1993 – 1996 Hydro One Orangeville, Ontario

Protection and Control Core Training Program 2001 – 2003 WORK EXPERIENCE

Manager, Operations Milton, Ontario

Milton Hydro Distribution 2023 – Present

• Reporting to the Vice President of Distribution Services, the Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of the line operations function, ensuring all work is completed safely and in an efficient manner.

• Organizes, prioritizes, and directs the work activities for overhead, substation, and underground electrical work.

• As a member of the Leadership Team (LT) the Operations Manager actively supports a ‘whole organization’ approach by putting sufficient focus on predicting and responding to customer needs, building an engaged employee culture, and continually seeking better solutions through productivity, technology, and innovation.

• Manages resources to ensure work scope is achieved and aligned with budgets, project plans and capital plans.

• Ensures the team has the sufficient support and tools necessary to execute activities and acts as a liaison between various internal departments. Manager, Operations Milton, Ontario

Rodan Energy Solutions 2020 – 2023

• Reporting to the CEO/President, the Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of multiple teams of metering and electrical technologists as well as project managers and support team.

• Manage work assignments to ensure optimal utilization of team members and contractors in delivering projects safely, on time and on budget.

• Develop and/or oversee project plans and resources for equipment installation, customer care and ongoing maintenance to meet project scope and client requirements.

• Provide proper training, direction, and supervision to a team of highly skilled electrical technicians.

• Maintain a safe and healthy workplace including proper work procedures, documentation, safety standards, training, and compliance monitoring.

• Liaise with customers and contractors to communicate deliverables and any changes in scope.

• Manage customer requirements and project profitability. Power Technical Services Sales Manager Toronto, Ontario Lineman’s Testing Laboratories of Canada 2018 – 2019

• Reporting to the President/CEO; maintains/grows sales and market share and expands sales volume by identifying and converting new business opportunities in targeted market segments.

• Co-ordinate sale efforts with company management, marketing, accounting, and technical departments.

• Achieves maximum sales profitability and growth in the Ontario territory and follows up and creates reports on results of quotes.

• Develop a personal sales strategy for the company’s products and services to achieve maximum penetration and assists in the development of departmental sales team.

• Meets sales targets and operating budgets through liaison with customers, vendors, and staff.

• Familiarize established accounts with new products, services, and developments.

• Prepares price quotations, terms of sale, delivery dates and service obligations and expedites the resolution of customer problems/complaints.

• Makes telephone calls, presentations to existing and perspective customers and prepares scheduled reports on status.

• Stays abreast and informed of products, application, technical service, market conditions, competitive activities, advertising, and promotional trends, and prepares reports.

• Uses value added selling solution to effectively grow sales volume and differentiate LTL’s products and services by analyzing customer needs and interests to provide solutions. Physical Security Manager Toronto, Ontario

Hydro One 2015 – 2018

• Support Chief Security Officer in implementing the business unit’s goals/objectives/strategies by providing leadership, direction, and supervision to Physical Security staff at various worksite locations across the province.

• Within Security Operations address all physical asset protection related issues and requirements for Hydro One.

• Provide direction on all related physical asset protection strategies and practices provided by Hydro One's security team and outsource partners.

• Develop, assess, implement, and communicate corporate security policy objectives.

• Assess current and new asset protection technologies.

• Work with business unit representatives to create effective and efficient asset protection solutions for unique environmental and business requirements.

• Engage outside consultants and professionals to ensure a robust asset protection strategy is in place.

• Collaborate with the external service provider security teams. Provide direction to Asset Protection

& Investigative Services within the Security Operations department to develop and implement an annual security work plan and budget.

• Provide investment forecasting for physical asset protection based on a 5-year program.

• Develop, implement, and communicate security related insights and strategies to provide best advice to senior management.

• Lead the Asset Protection & Investigative Services team in development of strategic asset protection roadmaps.

• Lead a team of specialists in the development and implementation of asset protection strategies including performance assessment of security measures, threat identification/assessment, crime prevention, intrusion prevention/ detection, malevolent exploitation prevention, investigation methods, training, information, adequate work methods, procedures, standards, and awareness programs.

• Responsible for setting and/or meeting targets, developing programs, and monitoring the continuous improvement of operations and staff performance. Grid Operations Field Manager Burlington, Ontario

Hydro One 2013 – 2015

• Support the Zone Superintendent and the Director of Station Maintenance in implementing the business unit’s goals/objectives/strategies by providing leadership, direction, and supervision to staff at various worksite locations within the Maintenance Services Zones.

• Responsible for setting and/or meeting targets, developing programs, and monitoring the continuous improvement of operations and staff performance.

• Ensures the administration of procedures, applicable legislation and those collective agreements are met.

• In conjunction with corporate guidelines develops and monitors short term and long- term safety programs.

• Plans, organizes, and assigns work to staff as well as develops, implements, and maintains adequate work methods, procedures and standards as required.

• Monitors work progress and ensures appropriate tools; equipment is available to meet work program needs and maintained in proper and safe working order.

• Manage the deployment of TWE within the unit to ensure optimum utilization of equipment. Administers and controls contract work within the work unit.

• Reviews work methods, ensures appropriate training for staff. Arranges installation, commissioning activities and provides on-site supervision as appropriate.

• Develops, maintains, and enhances customer relationships through direct contact both internally and externally. Manage various technical and non-technical support staff, as required.

Senior Protection and Control Supervisor Caledonia, Ontario Hydro One 2009 – 2013

• Utilize my leadership to train new employees

• Supervise staff performing work on all types of Protection and Control equipment, including participating in interviews, and dealing with disciplinary matters, as appropriate.

• Administer, prepare, and participate in various work phases involving initial inspection, trouble-shooting operations and preventative maintenance of protection and control equipment in the district or area assigned.

• Monitor progress of all work.

• Coordinate the performance of special protections on important and complex electrical equipment.

• Assist in the preparing and implementing safety policies and strategies, as directed. Protection and Control Technologist Burlington, Ontario Hydro One 2001 – 2009

• Perform initial inspections, conduct trouble-shooting and preventative maintenance, carry out modifications and repairs as required, on all types of protection, telecommunications, metering, and control equipment which comes under Protection and Control jurisdiction.

• Discuss and review results with supervisor, if the equipment is highly critical from the standpoint of system operation, before putting the equipment into service. Power Maintenance Electrician Hornby, Ontario

Ontario Hydro 1993– 2001

• Maintains station electrical equipment in a state of good repair and in an efficient operating condition by inspection, testing, adjustment, modifying and cleaning.

• Trouble-shoots, installs, dismantles, assembles, and overhauls such equipment. Nuclear Shift Technician Bowmanville, Ontario

Ontario Hydro 1990 – 1993

• Commission, repair and maintain all turbine, reactor, and fuel handling systems in a CANDU power plant.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

• JHSC Certification

• Health and Safety Training for Supervisors and Managers

• WHMIS

• St. Johns Ambulance First Aid Level 3

• DZ driver’s license

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