August Schaefbauer
Manager, Special Projects at Black Hills Energy | Empowering organizations to achieve performance excellence through governance, analytics, and aligned strategy execution.
- Role
- Manager, Special Projects - Process Performance Office at Black Hills Energy
- Location
- Rapid City, SD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About August Schaefbauer
Operational excellence and corporate strategy leader with 8+ years of experience driving performance improvement in regulated, high-risk, and mission-critical environments. Proven ability to design governance systems, execute enterprise initiatives, and translate strategy into measurable results across multi-state operations. Recognized for building psychologically safe, accountable teams and delivering clarity, speed, and consistency.
Experience
Manager, Special Projects - Process Performance Office
Jan 2024 — Present · Rapid City, SD, US
Lead governance efforts for operational processes across 8 states working with state leadership teams to decrease decision time. Establish metric tracking for all key processes and lead Power BI dashboard development and review. Utilize metrics to establish Objectives and Key Results for our operational excellence strategic pillar. Champion policy and procedure development, implementation, and audit to increase accountability and ensure consistent results. Leverage project management, change management, design thinking, and business process management to enhance project and program results. Develop and deliver project and program updates for senior leadership.
Education
St Thomas More High School
High School Diploma
Hastings College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business Administration and Management
2016 — 2018
University of Mary
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
2013 — 2016
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