James R.

Goodman
612.360.9720

jrgoodman@gmail.com

Goodman LLC Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Feb 11 Present Consultant Business Development and Management Consulting in the Energy Sector and Clean/High Tech. Current Engagements: BD for Northern Reliability, a firm specializing in the design & build of ultra-reliable, autonomous, electric power systems BD and MC for Pintoresco Advisors, a firm offering M&A, corporate finance, operational & strategic consulting services Shannon & Wilson, Inc. Minneapolis, MN Aug 10 Dec 11 Director, Energy Sector Business Development Creating and managing Shannon & Wilsons (a Seattle based, 330 person firm, ENR #177, $56M revenue in 2010) BD strategy to segue their Geotechnical Engineering and Environmental Service offerings to new clients in the Energy Sector Opened firms Minneapolis office, charged with staffing in the medium-term, reports directly to CEO Originated the committee to roll out the firms first enterprise-level Customer Relationship Management strategy Represents the firm at myriad energy (Wind, Solar, Nuclear, Hydro, Geothermal, Pipeline, T-Line, Fossil Generation, etc.) conferences/trade shows to foster achieving new clients Leading partnering strategy and contracting therein with other AE firms and EPC Contractors to land large energy projects Honored to be the youngest officer-level hire in the firms 55-year history First Wind, LLC - Montpelier, VT Oct 07 July 10 Projects Manager Managed the scope, schedule, and budget of First Winds (a Boston based, industrial wind energy IPP) two wind energy projects in NY State (a $125M, 54 MW project and a $30M, 15 MW project) and their $100M, 40 MW project in Vermont. Simultaneously managed 8 consultants/engineers in differing disciplines over 3 projects to achieve project permits and progress project preconstruction Implemented unique construction phasing to uphold permit requirements, achieved buy-in from EPC contractor at no cost Negotiated favorable terms with turbine supplier to achieve a ~$6M savings on projects turbine delivery budget Pushed for and achieved an increase in subcontractor diversity in EPC contractors bidding process resulting in a ~$7M deduction in the projects BOP budget Spearheaded the attainment of one of the few permanent and project-specific easements off of an interstate highway to greatly simplify delivery route and avoid ~$1.5M in delivery route construction upgrades Served as a key player in all project-related contracts, including turbine supply agreements and EPC contracts Managed project pre-construction work, including logistics, geotech, civil/stormwater, structural, & electrical designs Authored AE service providers and EPC contractors bid documents/contracts, pre-qualified bidders, managed bid process, and awarded major contracts Multiple Roles, M.A. Mortenson Construction Company, Energy Group Minneapolis, MN Mar 05 Sept 07 Design Phase Manager Implemented GIS data management processes within Energy Group to better accommodate customer needs Implemented measures to reduce civil works (mountain project cut/fill optimization) via hands-on 3D CAD work Supported the Energy Groups BD activities through highlighting our technological/value engineering prowess Identified the strategic importance of resource loading the Energy Groups master equipment schedule with main erection cranes and implemented the design of said schedule Chosen to appear prominently on Mortensons 2007 rebranding campaign materials Project Estimator Completed detailed construction estimates on over $1 billion (BOP budgets) of wind and solar energy projects Served as lead estimator on what would be 3 of Mortensons largest achieved projects at the time, the Fenton Wind Farm (205.5 MW), the Pomeroy I Wind Farm (286 MW), and the Twin Groves I Wind Farm (198 MW) Authored bid documents, pre-qualified bidders, managed the bid process, and awarded major subcontracts Completed project civil and electrical layouts, turbine erection logistics, and turbine delivery due diligence Researched and authored a Canadian subcontractor availability report for emerging Canadian wind energy market Multiple Roles, Gamesa Energy USA June 03 Mar 05 Wind Project Development Consultant - Fort Collins, CO Completed wind project development and permitting activities, reported directly to Gamesas Executive Director of BD Wind Energy Project Developer - Minneapolis, MN Negotiated lease agreements with landowners for industrial wind projects, interfaced with project permitting authorities Education

Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

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