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A strategic leader with over fourteen years of gas utility experience, including eleven years of formal leadership experience. A highly effective coach and mentor, skilled in motivating teams to produce positive results that meet corporate objectives. Exceptional focus, follow-through and coordination skills. Proven ability in establishing departmental goals, setting strategic direction, collaborating with knowledgeable staff and fostering relationships with key business partners to achieve results on time and within budget. Experience accompanied by graduate technical degree, professional association leadership and community involvement.

Director - Operations & Maintenance @ Responsible for the development and implementation of operational strategies and business plans related to operations and maintenance activities on the gas distribution system. Oversees the execution of day-to-day operations within the city of Chicago, including field service and distribution tasks, as well as cathodic protection, system integrity, meter reading and other related business functions. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) General Manager @ Directed the construction, operations and maintenance activities within the North District area of the Peoples Gas service territory. Led the development and implementation of process improvement and change management efforts critical to accomplishing goals and compliance standards. Developed and defined the implementation plans for the strategic and business planning processes. From December 2013 to January 2015 (1 year 2 months) Greater Chicago AreaOperations Manager @ Managed and directed the activities of operations and maintenance personnel who were responsible for providing safe and reliable gas distribution service within the North District area of the City of Chicago. From July 2011 to December 2013 (2 years 6 months) Operations Manager @ Managed and directed the activities of personnel who were responsible for providing safe and reliable gas service to over 150,000 customers in 54 communities throughout Lake County and parts of Cook County. From November 2009 to July 2011 (1 year 9 months) Director - Fleet Services @ Managed the transportation team responsible for inspection, maintenance and replacement of over 4,000 fleet assets across four states. From October 2008 to November 2009 (1 year 2 months) Manager @ Managed the back office functions and special projects field group, which included meter reading. Later promoted to Manager of Centralized Planning Group, which had oversight for workload planning, work order scheduling and field dispatch operations. From December 2004 to October 2008 (3 years 11 months) Greater Chicago AreaSenior Engineer @ Developed performance metrics for gas operations and coordinated the work stoppage contingency plan. From October 2004 to December 2004 (3 months) Greater Chicago AreaGeneral Supervisor @ Managed bargaining unit employees engaged in field operation activities, such as maintenance and inspection of gas facilities and emergency response activities. From October 2003 to October 2004 (1 year 1 month) Greater Chicago AreaEngineer @ Various engineering positions within multiple departments, beginning with an Associate Engineer position within the Design and Construction Section of Gas Engineering and ending with an Engineer position in the Gas Operations Section. From June 1999 to October 2003 (4 years 5 months) Greater Chicago Area

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance and Strategy @ The University of Chicago Booth School of Business From 2014 to 2016 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering @ Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science, Mechanical Engineering @ University of Illinois at Chicago Torrence Hinton is skilled in: Business Process Improvement, Change Management, Construction Management, Energy, Engineering, Leadership Development, Negotiation, Project Management, Operations Management, Strategy Execution, Gas, Natural Gas, Project Engineering, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Contract Negotiation