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PPMS News

Last Updated September 14, 2011 
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September 2011: New Hire

Greg Cook hired as Projects General Manager.

August 2011: New Hire

Sarah Gao hired as Project Controller and Barry Lajoie hired as EHS Manager.

July 2011: New Hires

Manoj Mathur hired as EHS Manager and Cindi Eagle hired as Project Controller.

June 2011: Event

PPMS Spring/Summer Meeting in Charlotte

John Buckley named to the UNC Charlotte Project Management Certificate Board of Advisors

May 2011: Multiple New Hires

Peter Rigney hired as Projects General Manager and Annie Havern hired as Administrative Assistant.

PPMS named in article explaining the environmental benefits of utilizing waste coal as an energy source: NAES Operates “Win-Win” Waste Coal Projects beginning on page 14.

April 2011: New Hire

Michael Reid hired as Accounting Analyst.

Bill Smith promoted to Project General Manager

March 2011: Multiple New Hires

Steve DiCarlo hired as Projects General Manager and Steve Weeks hired as Financial Systems Manager.

January 2011: Multiple New Hires

Kellee Fletcher hired as EHS Manager and Ken McCully hired as Fuels and Commodities Manager.

December 2010: New Offices, Promotion, and Multiple New Hires: 

PPMS moves into new temporary offices at 11757 Katy Freeway, Suite 1300, Houston, TX  77079.

Brian Biagi promoted to Director of Finance.

Jim Sinople, CPA, Sally Hauck and George Tilton, CPA hired as Project Controllers, Ketan Patel hired as Project Director, Mike Moyer hired as Asset Manager, Fred Behling, PE hired as Project Engineering Manager, Kelly Reese hired as Business Manager, and Jim Berra hired as Director of Project Management .

November 2010: New Hire:

Aaron Hookman hired as Financial Analyst.

September 2010: New Hire

Todd Shirley hired as Projects General Manager.

Power Magazine September 1, 2010:  Top Plant: Panoche Energy Center, Firebaugh, California

August 2010: Multiple New Hires:

Mickey Bellard hired as NERC Manager, Brian Biagi, CPA hired as Projects General Manager, Nan Howard, CPA hired as Tax Manager, Jim Ryan hired as Project General Manager, Wanda Williams hired as Plant Administrative Manager, and Tim Biittig hired as Fuels and Commodities Manager.

July 2010: Eight New Hires:

Lauren Billheimer and Joe Ruggiero hired as EHS Managers, Jennifer Sliter, CPA, Nathan Hookman, Bob Beasley, CPA, and Stephen Bailey, CPA hired as Project Controllers, Mike Shott, CPA hired as Accounting Consolidation Manager, and Doug Stockton hired as Projects General Manager.

June 2010: New Offices, Promotions and Multiple New Hires: 

PPMS moves into new offices at 10710 Sikes Place, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28277 with a new phone number: 704-815-8000.

Mel Murphy promoted to Director of Project Management and Brian Henderson promoted to Project Accounting Manager

Muliple New Hires:  Jeremy Morgan, PE, PMP hired as Project Support Manager, Bob Montore, PE, CPM hired as Projects General Manager, Eric Wheatley, CPA hired as Project Accounting Manager, Tracie Weeks, CPA hired as Project Accounting Manager, Anne Reece, NCCP, hired as Legal Manager, and Rick Grubb hired as Director of Project Management.

April 2010: Three New Hires:

Phil Plott hired as Human Resources Manager, David Duggan hired as IT Manager, and Sylvia Kinsey, CTP hired as Treasury Compliance Manager

September, 2009: New Hire:

Bill Smith hired as Financial Analyst

August, 2009: New Hire:

Robin Shropshire hired as EHS Manager

July, 2009: News:

PPMS named in Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Leading Center for the Power Industry article

April, 2009: New Hire:

Karen Thomas hired as PPMS Accountant and Dallas Office Manager

January, 2009: New Hire and Promotion:

Frank Basile hired as Projects General Manager

Scott Gross promoted to Accounting Director

May, 2008: New Hire: 

Betsy Smith hired as Project Controller