Ali El-Zein

Director, Strategic Projects @Alliant Energy

Cedar Rapids, IA, US

Lead a multidisciplinary team of project managers, engineers, and project controls specialists to deliver strategic construction projects across gas-fired generation, wind generation and repowering, as well as utility-scale solar. Key projects- Gas Generation Expansion: a $ 6.5 Billion program to build 2,500 MW of new gas generation, and a 2 BCF LNG Storage Facility, including transmission upgrades and gas pipelines. The Gas Program comprises a 900 MW combined cycle facility, a 795 MW simple cycle facility, a 265 MW simple cycle facility,(2) 100 MW R.I.C.E. facilities, an 18 MW black start facility, and 270 MW in Advanced Gas Path enhancements to 2 existing facilities- IPL Solar: a $735 Million program comprising the development, siting, permitting, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover to operations of 400 MW of utility scale solar generation in four projects- Wind Expansion Program: a $2 Billion program comprising the development, siting, permitting, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover to operations of six wind generation projects adding up to 1,150 MW- Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS): a program comprising a SCADA System upgrade, implementation of an Outage Management System (OMS), Compass Mobile Solution, Distribution Management System (DMS) and a Distributed Energy Management System (DERMS)- Economic Development Park (Big Cedar): an initiative to identify, option, develop, certify, and market a Acre “Mega-Site” to attract major industrial and technology customers to locate in company’s service territory, and use its electric, gas, and rail services- Gas Pipeline Construction Program: a five-year capital program to construct multiple new natural gas transmission pipelines to serve new customers and replace existing aging pipelines in compliance with regulation.

Iowa State University

Bachelor of Science Degree, Construction Engineering