Process Improvement Continuous

Christopher Todd Meadows

Leader – Engineering and Process Improvement

540-***-**** *******@*****.*** LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/CT-Meadows

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Leader with extensive experience in engineering and process improvement, specializing in driving innovation, operational efficiency, and cultural transformation. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, ensuring cybersecurity compliance, and fostering collaborative environments to enhance productivity and service quality. Adept at resource planning, process optimization, and leveraging ISO9001 standards to achieve measurable improvements. Recognized for developing scalable strategies, delivering high-impact solutions, and achieving business goals through continuous improvement initiatives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technology Manager - Energy Delivery Portfolio

American Electric Power Remote 2022–Present

Oversee the strategic direction and financial accountability for the technology functional area supporting AEP's Energy Delivery Distribution and Grid business units. Leading a cross-functional team of software engineers, architects, business analysts, and project managers, I am responsible for ensuring the seamless delivery of IT applications, security compliance, and production support. My role focuses on driving innovation, optimizing service restoration during outages, and collaborating on strategic planning to improve operational efficiency.

Leadership & Strategic Planning: Directed a team to deliver high-impact technology solutions for the Energy Delivery business units, ensuring efficient and effective service restoration during outages and storm.

Cybersecurity & Compliance: Implemented process change management and conducted cyber audits to ensure systems are secure and compliant with Sarbanes–Oxley.

Resource Development: Developed a resource skills matrix to enhance team expertise, foster mentorship, and improve response times for critical service restoration.

Collaboration & Roadmap Development: Partnered with engineering teams to define strategic product roadmaps, prioritize projects, and align planning efforts to drive efficiency and continuous improvements.

Portfolio Management: Managed a suite of critical distribution tools, supporting work management, outage validation, grid/load forecasts, pole data, and distribution design.

Manager - Control Systems Engineering

BAE Systems, OSI Remote / Radford, VA 2018–2022

Led a team of 20+ Control Systems Engineers, overseeing the modernization of critical control systems at two government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facilities. My responsibilities included managing 24/7 production support for chemical/automation systems/utilities/OT network, ensuring operational reliability and safety. I developed engineering standards, conducted root cause analyses, and drove continuous improvements in system design and maintenance processes.

Team Leadership & Resource Management: Managed a high-performing team of engineers, improving expertise and availability through strategic restructuring to combine engineering with production support.

Process Improvement & Metrics: Authored improvements to control system ticket tracking, enabling better management oversight, resource loading, and prioritization of safety-critical defects.

Standardization & Quality Assurance: Developed 17 engineering standards and 18 procedures, ensuring consistent, high-quality design artifacts, lifecycle management, and cybersecurity across all systems.

Lifecycle Management & Obsolescence: Established a comprehensive lifecycle management strategy to mitigate risks associated with hardware obsolescence and to ensure consistent quality during system design, modification, and support.

Incident Management & RCA: Led root cause analyses (RCA) to address critical system defects, minimizing downtime and driving proactive solutions.

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Senior Controls Engineer - Agile Lead / Strategic Operations

GE Power Salem, VA 2014–2018

Facilitated the global transformation of a large organization (450+ employees) to adopt Scaled Agile (SAFe) principles. I coached and empowered key roles, including Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Value Stream Leaders, enabling them to drive continuous process improvements and better planning visibility. My leadership focused on aligning agile practices with operational goals to enhance productivity and project delivery.

Agile Transformation Leadership: Led the global transition to SAFe, coaching teams across 6 Value Streams and 20+ Agile Release Trains to increase agility without disrupting existing execution schedules.

Training & Coaching: Delivered training sessions on Agile principles, driving adoption and enabling teams to embrace agile methodologies for improved productivity.

Process Optimization & Metrics: Developed and tracked an agile scorecard to monitor adoption and identify areas for coaching.

Tool Optimization: Worked with teams to maximize the potential of Rational Team Concert, fostering a balance between organizational standardization and team innovation.

Compliance & Audits: Established a rotation of internal quality audits to ensure consistent adherence to agile processes, driving compliance and continuous improvement.

Lead Controls Engineer - Standards/Structuring, NPI, and Technical Leader

GE Power Salem, VA and Greenville, SC 2000-2014

Coordinated cross-functional priorities across four business units to deliver control systems for aeroderivative gas turbines. I implemented design and execution of software strategies for low-emissions gas turbines and introduced innovative productivity improvements, significantly reducing cycle times. Additionally, I played a key role in business development, driving customer engagement, and contributing to patentable technology advancements.

Team Coordination & Leadership: Led and coordinated software development teams to deliver high-quality control systems and software solutions across multiple GE business units.

Process Improvement: Drove 75% cycle time reduction through validation and testing automation, requirement code automation, and simulation interface digitization. Sparked 30% OTD improvement opportunity.

Customer Engagement & Business Development: Successfully demonstrated control system capabilities to key stakeholders, turning potential customers into advocates for GE’s technology.

Innovation & Patents: Contributed to 2 US patents for emissions improvements within control system applications.

Quality Management & Compliance: Ensured compliance with ISO9001 standards, managing internal audits and maintaining a strong quality management system across projects.

Controls Engineer - Metals, Paper, Material Handling, and Turbine Industries

GE Industrial Systems Salem, VA 1994-2000

Designed, validated, and commissioned control systems for a variety of industrial applications, including gas turbines, paper machines, metal rolling, and material handling systems. I led factory acceptance testing and provided customer training, ensuring the successful installation and long-term operation of control systems across diverse industries.

System Design & Installation: Designed and validated control systems for gas turbines, material handling, and other industrial applications, ensuring successful customer acceptance and long-term functionality.

Factory Acceptance Testing & Customer Support: Led factory acceptance testing, training customer operators and technicians to ensure system readiness and customer satisfaction.

Continuous Improvement: Utilized Six Sigma methodologies to develop standard software structures, improving quality and reducing costs.

Development Test & Validation: Gathered user feedback and identified areas for improvement during initial system platform and tools implementation, ensuring customer satisfaction and long-term system performance.

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SKILLS/TOOLS/HIGHLIGHTS

Agile Expertise: SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, Facilitation, Retrospectives

Technical Skills: GE Control Platforms (Mark* V/VI/VIe), IBM ALM Solutions (Rational Team Concert, DOORS, Quality Manager)

Certifications: ISO9001 Quality Auditor, Six Sigma Green Belt

Key Strengths: Root Cause Analysis (RCA), FMEA, Cybersecurity, Lifecycle Management, 5-Why

Patents:

oUS Patent 7997083: Method for detection of gas turbine combustion blowouts

oUS Patent 8474268: Mitigating gas turbine transient response with event-based actions

GE Gas Turbine Control Applications: 6B, 7E, LM2500, LM6000, LMS100

EDUCATION

BS Electrical Engineering

West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV

Leadership Development Courses: Influencing Skills, Building Essential Leadership, Effective Coaching, Hiring the Right People, Lifecycle Management Systems

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