Christopher Galland

About Christopher Galland

More than 20 years of broad commercial and operations experience in the power generation industry, spanning across various generating sources (renewables, natural gas, coal, nuclear, and energy storage technologies).• Experience leading cross-functional sales teams that generate results.• Sales and marketing of energy products and services to private and public sector clients including utilities, munis, Co-ops, independent power producers, and large industrial users.• Extensive experience with complex deal structuring and negotiations.• Experience with customer relationship and account management at various levels of organizations including C-suite.• Proven track record of creating mutually beneficial partnerships and exceeding sales goals.

Experience

1. Account Manager

   GE Vernova

   Apr 2024 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Responsible for the power generation and industrial customer accounts coverage in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho with direct ownership of the GE Energy business interface with the customer organizations- Creation and management of prospective orders from an array of GE Energy products and services- Identification and development of new innovative solutions tailored to the customer needs in the power generation market- Management of customer satisfaction and issue resolution for the assigned customer accounts.

Education

• Washington State University

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Mechanical Enegineering

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Gas
• Strategy
• Crm
• Generators
• Power Plants
• Forecasting
• Leadership
• Sales Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Deal Strategy
• Sales
• Negotiation
• Energy
• Steam Turbines
• Account Management
• Change Management
• Management
• Project Planning
• Project Management
• Gas Turbines