FRED R.

BANKER
50 Horgan Avenue, Suite 45, Redwood City, CA 94061 (650) 8
14-1678
DIRECTOR - OPERATIONS
Program & Project Management / Construction / Compliance / P&L / Safety / Turnar
ounds / QA QC / Business Development / Contract Negotiations / Cost & Schedule C
ontrols / Client Relations
I possess a stellar track record of managing commercial, wind and solar renewabl
e energy, and environmental remediation operations, meeting deadlines on/ahead o
f schedule and at planned or below cost. My experience ranges from hands-on fiel
d supervision and general contracting to executive management, with expertise in
...
( Developing and executing strategic plans to increase production while cutting
costs
( Building and leading top-notch teams in high-pressure and rapidly changing env
ironments
( Managing over 300 people and budgets in excess of $400M
( Assuring adherence to the highest level of safety and quality standards
Known as a dynamic, results-driven leader and mentor, I continually challenge my
self and others to strive for excellence. I've led teams in orchestrating diffic
ult turnarounds and transforming world class organizations. My success is suppor
ted by a BS in Construction Management/Civil Engineering from the University of
Cincinnati.
Selected Achievements
Slashed operating budget 16-fold. Challenged to cut Schlumberger's operating/man
agement costs to under $8M per year while directing $50M budget covering 11 CA s
ites. Utilizing strong leadership, drive, strategic planning and team-building a
cumen, reduced annual operating budget to $3.1M and grew margin $70M+ over a fiv
e-year period.
Significantly grew revenue/margins. Sales of solar systems had quadrupled, but S
unPower lacked right staff and procedures to meet demand. Hired talented constr
uction PMs. Set weekly update meetings/trainings. Completed 60+ PV solar project
s in NA/Hawaiian Islands, with stellar safety record and five consecutive quarte
rs of growth.
Negotiated demolition of facility at zero cost. Schlumberger's cost for demoliti
on of 300,000+ sq. ft. facility in SC was $4M. Arranged for an aggressive demoli
tion contractor to offset all demolition, grading and landscaping costs through
complex second-party contract for sale of all reclaimable materials/equipment. S
aved company entire $4M.
Increased productivity to achieve lucrative incentive goals. SunPower's producti
on rates at Nellis AFB's PV trackers installations were 40% behind schedule. Neg
otiated aggressive recovery subcontract agreement with steelworker contractor an
d set up production tracking system, increasing productivity 60% to gain $10M in
centive.
Career Overview
Director of Construction - Treatment Facilities, Calera Corp., 2010 to Present.
Directed all design and construction for a dynamic start-up Carbon Dioxide Gas t
reatment company for their initial large scale 10 MW demonstration projects in t
he U.S. and Australia.
Senior Program Manager - Solar and Wind Energy, CH2M Hill, 2008 to 2010. Provide
d business development management and support for 20+ large utility-scale PV sol
ar/wind energy and PV manufacturing projects and initiatives throughout the US.
Also served as EPC consultant for several PV solar and wind projects.
Sr. Manager - North American Construction, SunPower Corp., 2007 to 2008. Managed
20+ people and $400M budget for this PV solar engineering, procurement and cons
truction (EPC) firm. Held full P&L accountability for NA and Hawaii utility scal
e and commercial solar systems. Significantly grew revenue/margins five straight
quarters.
* Key accounts/projects: Nellis AFB (Las Vegas); Macy's; Target; Wal*Mart; Toyo
ta; Applied Materials; FPLE; Sierra Nevada; Sanyo; Dow Chemical; Mervyns and oth
ers.
Senior Client Executive, RMT, Inc./Alliant Energy, 1986 to 2007. Joined this EPC
environmental consulting firm as its first Construction Manager. Promoted to Pr
oject Manager and then Program Manager, successfully completing 106 projects for
more than 37 clients during tenure. Oversaw 60+ staff employees/18 subcontracto
rs.
* Directed 22 projects for Schlumberger, Ltd., Fairchild Semiconductor and Rayt
heon Co. for seven years.
* Managed the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of two large wind energ
y facilities - Endeavor 100 MW Wind Energy Facility (Harris IA) and the Blue Sky
Green Field 146 MW Wind Energy Facility - WE Energies (Fond du Lac County, WI).
Earlier: Served in several executive and other responsible positions with Bechte
l Power Corporation (LA Power Division), Norwalk, CA, and with Fluor Daniel Corp
oration (Energy Construction Services), Greenville, SC.
Personal: I have completed 25 marathons, volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, an
d enjoy mountain biking/hiking.
I also served proudly in the United States Marine Corps and Reserves for six ye
ars.