Brian Poirier
Dundas,MN
Summary
Business systems professional with deep understanding of renewable energy operations, business process optimization and systems integration. Skilled in leveraging technology to drive operational improvements and support strategic initiatives. Committed to fostering collaborative environments and adapting to changing business needs while consistently delivering impactful results.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Business Systems Specialist
Deriva Energy/Duke Energy Renewables
04.2019 - Current
- Worked with internal customers, end users and developers to implement numerous system processes and improvements to applications related to asset management.
- Developed comprehensive training materials for new system implementations, enabling smooth transitions and efficient adoption by staff members. Implementations include numerous Maximo and EzMax upgrades as well as the Service Provider, Pre-Job Brief, Request for technical Assistance, and Management of Change applications.
- Continuously pushed to develop work management systems that put all the tools a field technician would need in there hands in one application. Pre-job brief, controlled document integration, and RTA work order integration are examples of these system improvements.
- Took initiative to learn PowerBI reporting skills. This allowed for in house reporting on multiple metrics and performance analytics on work management, procurement to be completed in house and customized to meet Deriva energy's needs.
- Learned how to perform integrations using REST API. This has allowed our team to quickly create Maximo integrations with other software systems and develop automations without outside developer assistance or cost.
Wind Operations Manager/Technical Training Manager/ Wind Turbine Technician
Duke Energy/Outland Energy Services
11.2007 - 04.2019
- Effectively Supervised 3 wind farms totaling 500Mw which achieved zero recordable injuries over 4 years of operations
- Led a collaborative root cause analysis team, consisting of technicians and engineers, that resulted in a 20% reduction in lost production from 2014 - 2018
- Spearheaded 3 end of warranty projects by designing a mobile platform that technicians could use to collect data and quickly produce final reports for the customer
- This improved reporting and reduced project overtime
- Assisted business development by analyzing Duke Energy's Maximo data to provide pricing model information for future projects
- Responsible for developing, training, and coordinating daily activities for up to 20 direct report employees
- Worked with customers to schedule preventative maintenance, develop predictive maintenance programs and reduce corrective maintenance downtime
- Managed Learning Management system and ensured field technicians were current on all safety certifications
- Created MS Access database to automate upcoming training notifications to ensure compliance throughout the renewable fleet
- Assisted Outland Energy's SharePoint team and became a super user to assist in creating innovative ways to manage electronic documents
- Assisted project managers in kicking off new projects ensuring field technicians were competent in assigned tasks
- Acted as a subject matter expert on troubleshooting wind turbine control systems
- Member of ISO 9001 Audit Team
Gas Turbine Systems Technician Petty Officer Second Class (GSM2(SW))
United States Navy
10.2003 - 10.2007
- Operated and maintained a gas turbine propulsion and electrical plant on the USS Roosevelt and the USS O'Kane
- Petty Officer in charge for flight deck refueling operations
- Managed the fuel oil test lab transferring over 3 million gallons of fuel without incident
- Received 2 Navy Marine Corps achievement medals for meritorious service from the Secretary of the Navy
- Served on 3 deployments in support if Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Management
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN06-2016
Skills
- Preventive maintenance management
- Application support
- Business process design
- Data migration
- User training
- API integration
- Business intelligence
- Software testing
- Process data analysis
- Software implementation
- Data analytics
- Technical requirement design
- Problem-solving
Timeline
Senior Business Systems Specialist
Deriva Energy/Duke Energy Renewables
04.2019 - Current
Wind Operations Manager/Technical Training Manager/ Wind Turbine Technician
Duke Energy/Outland Energy Services
11.2007 - 04.2019
Gas Turbine Systems Technician Petty Officer Second Class (GSM2(SW))
United States Navy
10.2003 - 10.2007
Associate of Arts - Business Management
Dakota County Technical College
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