David Low
Regional Vice President at Xcel Energy
- Role
- General Manager at Xcel Energy
- Location
- Amarillo, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
General Manager
Jan 2011 — Present · Amarillo, TX, US
Provides the leadership, strategic direction and management of the power generation group within the SPS area of Xcel Energy. SPS area has 4,360 MW of coal-fired plants, gas fired and combustion turbine plants and 415 employees to operate and maintain the equipment.• Develops performance enhancement strategies and plans for implementation by the Xcel Energy Generation leadership team, consistent with the Business Unit Strategic Plan. • Provides visible and consistent safety message throughout the region. Works on national teams to reinforce the safety message in the business unit.• Oversees and manages a $70 million O&M budget and a $67 million capital. Establishes work priorities that have multi-million dollar revenue and expense affects on Xcel Energy. Balances long-term operational investment needs against the near-term impacts of budgets and earnings.• Manages, interviews, hires, trains, coaches, counsels, conducts performance reviews, and disciplines employees within the SPS Power Generation group. Develops future leaders via formal and informal means. Directs the implementation of employee developmental and training plans to ensure employees have the skills and experience to perform their jobs appropriately and safely and in compliance with governmental regulations, corporate policies and procedures.• Ensures the collection and analysis of operational data that is utilized across the Xcel Energy generation fleet for development of standards, Best Practices, and technical transfer of Lessons Learned. Benchmarks Xcel Energy information against best in field and incorporates practices beneficial to Xcel Energy.
Education
Texas Tech University
BSMET, Engineering
1980 — 1983
Skills
- Management
- Contract Management
- Natural Gas
- Factory
- Turbines
- Training
- Project Engineering
- Project Management
- Gas Turbines
- Engineering
- Control Systems Design
- Gas
- Strategic Planning
- Epc
- Project Planning
- Maintenance Management
- Budgets
- Process Engineering
- Power Plants
- Water Treatment
- Electric Power
- Power Generation
- Leadership
- Steam Turbines
- Energy
- Process Improvement
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