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ALEX COLLINS, JR. 1830 Bali Terrace, San Leandro CA 94578 PHONE, 925 708-0084, 925 415-2572 EMAIL, [email protected] SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS ______________ 29 Yrs Utility Industry Experience 20 Yrs Public Speaking Experience 13 Yrs Construction Project Management Experience 13 Yrs Project Development Experience 13 Yrs Project Monitoring Experience 12 Yrs Safety Organization 12 Yrs Scheduling and Resource 12 Yrs Management Experience 11 Journey Level Equipment Fabrication Experience 11 Yrs Project Management Experience 10 Yrs Environmental Management Experience 7 Yrs Smart Meter Infrastructure Experience 7 Yrs Commercial Building Management Experience 6 Yrs Government Relations Experience 4 Yrs Building Configuration Experience 4 Yrs Road Construction and Repair Experience 4 Yrs Emergency Response 4 Yrs Supervisor Experience 3 Yrs Security System Installation 2 Yrs New Product Development Experience 2 Yr Project Management Organization (PMO) 1 Yr Senior Executive Leadership Level contributor (VP and directors level)

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A L E X C O L L I N S , J R .

1830 Bali Terrace, San Leandro CA 94578PHONE, 925 708-0084, 925 415-2572EMAIL, [email protected]

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS ______________

29 Yrs Utility Industry Experience 20 Yrs Public Speaking Experience13 Yrs Construction Project Management Experience13 Yrs Project Development Experience13 Yrs Project Monitoring Experience12 Yrs Safety Organization12 Yrs Scheduling and Resource 12 Yrs Management Experience11 Journey Level Equipment Fabrication Experience11 Yrs Project Management Experience10 Yrs Environmental Management Experience7 Yrs Smart Meter Infrastructure Experience 7 Yrs Commercial Building Management Experience6 Yrs Government Relations Experience4 Yrs Building Configuration Experience4 Yrs Road Construction and Repair Experience4 Yrs Emergency Response4 Yrs Supervisor Experience3 Yrs Security System Installation 2 Yrs New Product Development Experience2 Yr Project Management Organization (PMO)1 Yr Senior Executive Leadership Level contributor (VP and directors level)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aug, 2014- Current Senior Project Manager, IT Infrastructure Pacific Gas and Electric, Concord, CA Manage multiple infrastructure, lifecycle and emergency communications projects PPMC, Cost Forecasting, Resource Management, Project Scheduling, Risk Management, High Level

Business Communications Management, Project Closure, Equipment Ordering, Process Development, Environmental Management

Project Health Monitoring and Measurement reporting , Risk/Issue analysis and reporting, SAP Forecasting

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Feb, 2014- Aug, 2014Business Project Manager Emergency Management and PreparednessPacific Gas & Electric San Francisco, CA Assist directors to align department initiatives with corporate emergency response for companywide

preparedness program Managed company wide initiatives supported by vice president and director level Project managed company wide audit programs for Corporate Real Estate, Life Safety and Seismic work

streams Director level peering on varies project initiatives

Feb, 2012- Feb, 2014 Senior Project Manager, IT SCADA Pacific Gas and Electric, Concord, CA Manage multiple communications infrastructure and lifecycle projects PPMC, Cost Forecasting, Resource Management, Project Scheduling, Risk Management, High Level

Business Communications Management, Project Closure, Equipment Ordering, Process Development, Environmental Management

Project Health Monitoring and Measurement reporting , Risk/Issue analysis and reporting, SAP Forecasting

2010-2012Senior Project Manager Remediation Specialist, Smart Meter Field Services Pacific Gas and Electric, San Francisco, CA Developed strategies for extremely challenging Smart Metering Electric and Gas network

equipment installations during final phase of Smart Meter project Developed and implemented repair strategies for over 60,000 problematic residential gas meters

during final phase of Smart Meter project 2007-2010Senior Project Manager, Smart Meter Network DeploymentPacific Gas and Electric, Concord, CA Project managed over 3000 of the 5000 gas Smart Meter network equipment installations Project managed over 7000 of the 11000 electric Smart Meter network equipment installations Developed solutions for elimination of over 100 highly complex Smart Meter network installation

which called for new structure construction and installation agreements with agencies which were resistance to the Smart Meter program

Insure all PG&E network installation met or exceeded standards and guidelines while recording zero injuries

Project managed Smart Meter pilot project in conjunction with the selection of the Smart Meter electric technology. Project included vendor selection, contract negotiations, engineering solutions of non-existing processes and product recommendations

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2002-2007Project Manager, Gas Transmission Facilities and InfrastructurePacific Gas and Electric, Walnut Creek, CA

Managed $100 million Security equipment upgrade for PG&E system wide Gas Transmission Compressor stations

Managed construction of Willows Gas Division Headquarters Building manager of PG&E Gas Transmission Headquarter with an occupancy rate of 200 senior level

employees Managed construction of PG&E Bentwood Gas Transmission Emergency Response Center which also served

as the Electric Emergency Response Center alternative facility Managed Bentwood Gas Control Center upgrade construction project

2001- 2002 Distribution Specialist, Operations and MaintenancePacific Gas and Electric Concord, CA Lead supervisor of administrative staff during major emergency events for Area 2 Assisted in reducing $225,000 in overtime spending during 2001 fiscal year Lead effort to identify gas leaks within Concord residential areas as the initial phase of the distribution Gas

pipe replacement project spanning over 3 years with a cost of $10,000,000

1999- 2001 Supervisor, General Office Tool Repair FacilityPacific Gas and Electric Davis, CA Reduced production cost by $300,000 during 1999 (initial year of employment) Reduced unsafe work practices and safety incidence by ½ during 1999 (initial year of employment) Eliminated overtime by $75,000 of previous year (initial year of employment) Increase rate of return per employee by 15% percent. Accomplished by concentrating work force upon

equipment with high value, high rate of return on investment and open purchase orders Decrease back log of new equipment orders by 3 months (initial year of employment)

1997-1999 Supervisor, General Office Transformer Repair FacilityPacific Gas and Electric Emeryville, CA Restructured work groups to resolve performance issues Reduced sick leave by ½ of previous year usage Create safety recognition program to reward workers which worked in high risk task association with repair

and testing processes Restructured policies and expectations regarding job functions, attendance and production output

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1989-1997 Journeyman Machinist, Transformer Repair Facility Pacific Gas and Electric Emeryville, CA Created 20 fabricated processes for non-standard or obsolete apparatus Trained in the usage of highly precision equipment and tools Developed designs, drawings and rebuilding process for electric by-pass monitoring switches which saved

PG&E over $10 million in replacement cost. Process eliminated need to purchase new system with an estimated cost of $100 million

Represented work group for 8 years as Safety Team Lead

EDUCATION

Colorado Technical University Masters of Science; Project Management Estimated Graduated 2017

Colorado Technical University Bachelor of Arts; Project Management Graduated 2010 - Honors

Merritt College Associate Arts Degree; Business Management Graduated 1986

C ERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP) - 2012

Major Achievements

CIO Magazine 100 top innovation of 2015 – PG&E Base Camp Emergency Communications ProjectRole: Senior Project Manager