Robert C. Patton
Objective
To work in a dynamic, collaborative, results-oriented and challenging
professional position which encourages initiative and creativity
Professional
Profile
Successful manager and interdisciplinary team leader
Proven communication, writing and team building skills,
computer savvy
Well-developed presentation, persuasion and analytical
skills
Energetic, creative, resourceful, enterprising, broad
thinker
Work History
First Wind
Energy, Portland, Maine
Senior
Manager, Asset Management/Operations
With seven operating wind farms and
five under construction, I was promoted to help shift company focus from Development to Operations. I developed the
procedure then transitioned completed projects from development/construction to
operations, created vision and laid groundwork for an integrated real estate
management system, developed surplus property procedure and negotiated sale of
assets, managed landowner relations, property tax negotiations, operational
compliance issues, turbine storage process and maintenance of stored turbines.
Northeast Development
Manager
Lead, managed and supported all
aspects of the development of utility-scale wind projects from initial site
identification through construction. Responsibilities included;
feasibility and risk analysis,
site layout, land acquisition, development schedule and budget, wind energy
assessment, site suitability, interconnection/transmission strategy, turbine
selection, permitting schedule and status, interface with local, state and
federal agencies and regulators, and public outreach, as well as oversight of
multiple contractors including civil and electrical engineering, environmental
studies, permitting, and legal; and prepared and presented detailed project
analysis to key stakeholders.
FPL Energy, Inc., Lewiston and Yarmouth,
Maine Senior Production
Leader Hydro and Fossil
Key management role responsible for all cost-based business
aspects of 36 Maine
hydro-electric facilities and three fossil-fueled electric generation
facilities. Responsibilities included:
- Developed, negotiated, implemented,
tracked, forecasted and updated six year base O&M, Project and Capital
budgets totaling $29.5 million annually - Provided leadership, management
and oversight of all Maine sites purchasing and procurement for materials
and services, including policy and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, transaction
execution and approval process, bids and bidding process, monthly and
annual accrual process, vendor contracts and relations, project tracking and
sales tax reporting. Provided site solutions, databases, infrastructure,
work processes and policies to achieve results. Developed and tracked key
indicators to measure performance. - Provided leadership, management
and oversight of all Maines
inventory functions encompassing $4.5M in parts and supplies throughout 14
locations. Ensured compliance with Corporate policies and Sarbanes-Oxley
narratives, provided support, training and peer review of critical
processes, including shipping and receiving, ordering, issuing, data
management, quarterly and annual inventory, valuation and reporting - Provided management and oversight
of Maines
union and non-union clerical functions, including AP, timekeeping, payroll,
filing and file structure, training and support - Managed combined real estate holdings
of 39 discrete locations, comprising in excess of 10,000 acres, including stewardship,
acquisitions, sales, easements, leases, rentals, timber and gravel sales, and
containing more than 250 small recreation sites. - Managed the rapid expansion and
growth of the recreational utilization of company property, providing
annually for more than 60,000 whitewater rafting visitors and other
recreational visitors
Senior
Resource Specialist/Production Leader - Hydro
Multi-faceted position starting up and operating newly
acquired Hydro division. Responsible for Business, Real Estate, Fisheries,
Biology, Recreation, and Public Relations functions, with five professional-level
direct reports under which are an additional seven people.
Managed all cost-based
business aspects of 36 Maine-based hydro-electric facilities, with a combined
$20 million annual budget, including budget preparation and negotiation,
project review and approvals, cost tracking and reporting, authoring business
and operating plans, establishing and tracking indicators
Managed
combined real estate holdings in excess of 10,000 acres and 36 discrete hydro
sites
Managed the
expansion and growth of the recreational utilization of company property
Established
and implemented new business practices, procedures, structure and reporting,
and negotiated deliverables with counterparts and senior management
Managed and
oversaw staff biologists conducting aquatic, avian, and macroinvertibrate
studies necessary for operational license compliance
Managed
fisheries staff operating fish lifts/ladders, conducting effectiveness studies
Specified,
built and maintained various tracking, reporting, workflow and knowledge
management databases using Lotus and Microsoft products
Real Estate
Consultant
Worked with a small, talented transition team facilitating
FPL Energys $846 million acquisition of Central Maine Power Companys generating
units. This involved high-level negotiations and decision making on asset
acquisition, transition of ownership, demarcation of boundaries, and
post-closing operations.
Central Maine
Power Company, Augusta, Maine
Program
Manager, Business Development
Lead and
managed the development, design, programming, operation, training, maintenance
and marketing of an economic development database system linking commercial
real estate and economic development professionals, with 65+ installations and
250+ users across the state.
Developed,
wrote and executed business plans, and provided strategic future vision,
project milestones, prioritized goals and objectives, and directed, coached and
encouraged team members and others from diverse functions to help achieve these
goals.
Developed
internal and external partnerships, alliances and relationships with data
providers, system users and stakeholders, including all the State, regional and
sub regional economic development organizations, various industry groups,
outside data and programming vendors and practically every commercial real
estate brokerage in the state.
Actively
recruited new users onto the system by giving more than 150 presentations, from
Kittery to
Caribou to the Governors office.
Senior Real
Estate Agent
Handled real
estate purchases, sales, due diligence, property aggregations and negotiations
and appraisals, drafted and interpreted contracts, legal documents and deeds,
ordered and reviewed surveys, environmental studies and title searches and
maintained property and transaction records.
Allain
Mortgage Resources, Inc., Sanford, Maine
Co-founder of a small mortgage company
Provided real
estate and industry input in founding of company
Developed and
marketed unique services and products to residential real estate agencies and
the public
Recruited,
trained and supervised mortgage specialists, and wrote and edited training
materials, helped establish and maintain working relationships with lending
institutions, investors, title companies, surveyors, real estate agencies and
attorneys