Olaf Baumgartner

Background

About Olaf Baumgartner

Energetic Project / Program Management Leader with strong electric utility, energy, and control systems background as well as experience in aviation and construction. Adept at working with geographically dispersed teams of contractors, technicians, engineers, and project managers to deliver bottom line results and quantifiable customer satisfaction. Expert implementer of customized project management processes, business automation, and project controls tailored to organizational project management maturity and infrastructural limitations. Innovative change manager delivering process effectiveness, increased productivity and data accuracy, while ensuring end-user acceptance for lasting improvements. Hands-on manager of high-profile, multimillion-dollar, customer-facing projects and programs applying a variety of tools and techniques, including Six Sigma, Agile, Critical Path Method (CPM), Balanced Scorecard, and Earned Value Management (EVM). Proven, entrepreneurial self-starter, who thrives on overcoming challenges through data analysis, creativity, and teamwork. Excellent communicator, negotiator, and pragmatic resolver of escalations and conflicts. Specialties: Technical and Commercial Project / Program Management, Project Controls, including proactive Cost, Schedule, Scope and Risk Management; Contract Negotiations, Sales, Business Development; Business Process Automation; Power Systems Control, including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Energy Management Systems (EMS), Distribution Management Systems (DMS), Smart Grid, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC); Energy Efficiency & Lighting Solutions; Revenue Base Cost Accounting (RBCA)Industries: Utility, Energy, Computer Software, Aviation, Construction, Lighting.Customers included: National Grid (UK, USA), ConEd (USA), Pepco (USA), Salto Grande (ARG), GSOC (USA), PPL (USA), Murphy Oil (USA), Lockheed Martin (USA), Gulfstream (USA).