FYI\u00a0in case you have not heard this…<\/p>\n
We continue to look for ways to develop our employees while building bench strength and enhancing operational excellence.\u00a0 Therefore, we are pleased to announce the following employee movement and organizational changes in Engineering and Construction Services (E&CS) effective September 13, 2014.<\/p>\n
Steve Woodfield-Retiring<\/b><\/p>\n
Steve Woodfield, General Manager of Design Engineering, has announced his intention to retire during the first quarter of 2015.\u00a0 During the next few months prior to his retirement, Steve will take on responsibilities associated with planning organizational enhancements to continue our efforts around project delivery improvements in a changing workload environment.\u00a0 Steve has over 41 years of experience in the Generation organization serving in leadership roles in plant startup, project management, plant O&M, technical services, and design.\u00a0 Steve will report to Paula and the E&CS management team for these efforts.<\/p>\n
Harvey Ivey- General Manager of Design Engineering<\/b><\/p>\n
Harvey Ivey has been selected to replace Steve as the General Manager of Design Engineering.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0For the past five years, Harvey has served as the Manager of I&C Systems and Field Support in E&CS Technical Services.\u00a0While in this position, Harvey stood up this new organization and provided leadership for the development and implementation of an Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) strategy for Southern Company Generation.\u00a0 Prior to this role in E&CS, Harvey spent over 30 years in Southern Company Generation, which included responsibilities at five different power plants with his most recent assignment being the Gorgas Plant Manager.\u00a0 Harvey holds a BSEE from UAB.\u00a0 Harvey will report to Paula in this role.<\/p>\n
James Goosby-<\/b>\u00a0Manager of I&C Systems and Field Support<\/b><\/p>\n
James Goosby has been selected to replace Harvey as\u00a0Manager of I&C Systems and Field Support.\u00a0\u00a0James holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University in addition to an A.A.S. in Avionics Technology from Alabama Aviation Technical College.\u00a0 James served in the U.S. Marines for four years as a Data\/ Communication Maintenance technician and joined Alabama Power in 1994 as a co-op engineer before assuming a full-time plant engineer position at plant Barry in 2000.\u00a0 He has held various leadership positions within Southern Company Generation to include Operations Team Leader, I&C Team Leader, Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager and most recently I&C Field Support Manager.<\/p>\n
Mark Ezekiel-<\/b>\u00a0I&C Field Support Manager<\/b><\/p>\n
Mark Ezekiel will backfill the I&C Field Support Manager position as a developmental opportunity replacing James Goosby.\u00a0 Mark began his service at Southern Company in 1988 as a Co-op in Construction Quality Control at Plant Miller.\u00a0 After receiving a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Auburn University in 1989, he worked 15 years in the private architectural and engineering design sector primarily supporting the power utility and paper industries.\u00a0 Mark re-joined Southern Company in 2005 as an I&C Engineer on the Bowen Environmental projects. He has since progressed through leadership positions including Lead Engineer, Design Supervisor and into his most recent role as Design Engineering Manager \u2013 I&C.\u00a0 He holds Professional Engineering registration in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.<\/p>\n
Barbara Cole-<\/b>\u00a0Design Engineering Manager \u2013 I&C<\/b><\/p>\n
Barbara will fill the role of Design Engineering Manager- I&C replacing Mark Ezekiel.\u00a0 Currently, she serves as the Assistant to Executive Vice-President of E&CS.\u00a0 In this role she provides support to the Executive VP and the E&CS Management Council.\u00a0 \u00a0She joined Southern Company as a co-op in Mechanical Design before assuming a full-time position as an Instrumentation & Controls Engineer.\u00a0 She later held multiple leadership positions at BE&K and Robins and Morton Group before rejoining Southern Company in 2006 as an I&C Lead Engineer for the scrubber program.\u00a0 Since that time she has served as I&C design lead for the Hammond and Miller scrubber projects and\u00a0 progressed through roles in Project Management Office, Project Engineering, and served as an I&C Supervisor in Birmingham.<\/p>\n
The Assistant to the Executive Vice-President of E&CS position will be posted in JobSOurce in the near future.<\/p>\n
April Corey-Design Engineering Manager-Projects<\/b><\/p>\n
April Corey has been selected through the posting process as the Design Engineering Manager-Projects.. \u00a0 April has a BS in Chemical Engineering and a MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Alabama.\u00a0 April joined Southern Company in 1998 as a Chemical Engineer in the Earth Science and Environmental Engineering department. She has held subsequent positions as a Siting Engineer for Generation, Planning, and Development, Retrofit Project Engineer, Project Engineer, and Project Engineering Supervisor.\u00a0 Her most recent assignments include the Project Engineer for the Gaston FGD, Gaston Baghouse, and Supervisor of Retrofit Project Engineering.\u00a0 April became a certified Project Management Professional in 2011.<\/p>\n
Jimmy Edwards \u2013 Human Performance Coordinator<\/b><\/p>\n
To better align with overall Operational Excellence, Jimmy Edwards will continue his role as Human Performance Coordinator across Southern Company Generation and will now report to Lewis Jeffers.<\/p>\n
The following changes will be effective\u00a0on September 27<\/a>th<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\n Stuart McCullough-New Generation Construction General Manager<\/b><\/p>\n Stuart will be moving into the New Generation Construction General Manager position reporting to Ashley.\u00a0 He has an Electrical Engineering degree from UAB, and has been with Southern Company for 33 years.\u00a0 Currently, Stuart is responsible for the Gorgas Baghouse, Gaston Baghouse, Gaston Gas Capability, Green County Gas Conversion, Birmingham Regional Maintenance Labor Broker Construction, and retrofit work at Alabama plants. The General Manager New Generation Construction has responsibility for overall project execution strategy and oversight of active new build New Generation Projects and ongoing construction activities at the Red Hills Facility and the National Carbon Capture Center.<\/p>\n Kevin Gammill- General Manager APC\/P&C<\/b><\/p>\n Kevin will backfill the role recently held by Stuart McCullough as General Manager of APC-P&C reporting to Robin.\u00a0 He has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University and a MBA from the University of Alabama.\u00a0\u00a0 Kevin started his career with Southern Company in 2007.\u00a0 Since January 2013, he has served as Construction Manager for the Kemper County IGCC.\u00a0 He was responsible for construction of the Gasifier, Combined Cycle, and Balance of Plant as well as the Administrative and Budgeting activities for the construction team.\u00a0 In this new role, he will be responsible for the projects and construction activities supporting the Alabama Power generation fleet.<\/p>\n Please congratulate and provide your continued support for all of these leaders as they take on their new responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n Paula and Ashley<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FYI\u00a0in case you have not heard this… From:\u00a0Marino, Paula M. Sent:\u00a0Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:35 AM To:\u00a0SCGen ECS – All FT Cc:\u00a0Riley, Latronda K.; Reynolds, Lorey (Mechelle) Subject:\u00a0E&CS Leadership Changes We continue to look for ways to develop our employees … Continue reading