1. M. SCOTT GENTRY
6469 Mossy Boulder Dr. | Flower Branch, GA 30542 | 770.533.0120 | msgentry@southernco.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY (Developmental Role in Transmission Project Management) Atlanta, GA
Renewable Development Lead
August 2015 – Present
• Served as liaison to bridge gaps between Transmission and Renewable Development for interconnection of renewable
generation to the transmission system.
• Received P6 training for customized layouts, project/activity screen functions, logic ties, lag usage, soft constraints, etc.
• Performed Progress for solar multi-projects.
• Reviewed BCA packet and project creation process, and performed schedule blowouts.
• Scheduled Pre-engineering meeting & created meeting handouts (TEAMS documents, project one-lines, schedules).
• Completed Introduction to Project Management training course.
• Participated in Project Controls staff meetings, pre-construction meetings, and conference calls with solar developers
• Performed Schedule Review corrections on BCA packets.
• Reviewed substation, land, line logic diagrams; reviewed greaseboards and associated action items/schedule adjustments.
• Supported Coastal Region as TA for Q1-2016: facilitated engineering and pre-construction meetings, progressed project, QC
updates, and slippage code updates; created executive level construction schedule with 18-month outlook to indicate
projects at grading, clearing, foundation, and construction phases in progress.
• Developed five-year solar schedule for all departments with milestones and duration activities.
• Facilitated a post project review of transmission interconnected solar projects for 30 participants.
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY (Renewable Development & Green Energy) Atlanta, GA
Project Manager
December 2009-August 2015
• Worked with distributed generation customers participating in Georgia Power’s solar programs.
• Managed all Georgia Power small solar PPA’s for the Green Energy Program as well as many of the Power Purchase
Agreements (PPAs) for the ASI program for small and medium size installations.
• Served as liaison for discussions prior to contracting price, payback, interconnection and metering cost, contracting, site
visits as well as contract maintenance.
• Evaluated the economics of solar and work with customers to help them understand the economics of solar and possible
economic impact to them.
• Collaborate with Pricing and Rates and Forecasting to assist key account customers with economic evaluation and to learn
more about how solar will have an economic impact on Georgia Power.
• Directly involved with state regulatory processes for reporting to the PSC as well as responding to request from PSC staff
and commissioners to expand the solar program.
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY (Power Services) Atlanta, GA
Project Manager
October 2006-December 2009
• Developed and delivered proposals, drafted contracts, sold and managed projects through construction for customers who
own their distribution and transmission systems.
• Instrumental in closing the deal on a $10 million customer owned substation for Google® as well as managing the ten
month project; largest project completed by Power Services to date.
• Member of 19 employee team in which accounting is 100% unregulated.
• Team contributed $2-3 million after tax and expense net income annually.
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY (Distribution – Metro North Region) Duluth, GA
Distribution Engineer
December 2003-October 2006
• Responsible for engineering line relocations, underground service subdivisions and other commercial and residential
projects in Peachtree Corners, Lilburn, Buford, and Lawrenceville.
• Tasked with switching, coordination challenges, and after hours on-call rotations.

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GEORGIA POWER COMPANY (Distribution – East Region) Augusta, GA
Distribution Engineer
July 2002-November 2003
• Responsible for engineering line relocations, underground service subdivisions and other commercial and residential
projects; assigned engineering area in Columbia County
• Participated on three storm teams; one storm team went to Louisiana, and the other two went to North Carolina.
• Once I graduated from the EIT program in 2003, charged with all the duties of a full time distribution engineer including
switching, coordination challenges, and after hours on-call rotations.
• Played significant role in the joint trench engineering and billing process with BellSouth.
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY (Distribution – Northwest Region/North Shallowford) Carrollton/Atlanta, GA
Co-Op Employee
June 1996 –May 2002
• Worked as a co-op in the Carrollton Operating Headquarters for three quarters and three semesters. During these times I
• Assisted engineers and office personnel; duties included primary responsibility for the Haralson County area as well as
giving direction to an underground contract service crew.
• Assisted with large three-phase overhead line construction jobs; responsible for engineering of lighting jobs, underground
services, and some overhead to underground power distribution design for a tri-county area.
• Duties included directing an underground contract service crew continued throughout my stay in the Carrollton area. In
August of 2000 I began working part-time and completed my final co-op semester at the North Shallowford Operating
Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Here my duties were much the same as the Carrollton area except the volume of work
was greater. I assisted engineers and engineering staff with various calculations, designing and estimating the underground
power distribution of new subdivisions as well as the relocation of overhead power distribution.
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY
SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY 1998-2002
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE 1995-1998
• Associate of Arts
CERTIFICATIONS, TRAINING & TECHNOLOGY:
• AEE Certified Renewable Energy Professional
• ARCOS
• CSS
• Customer Profile Tool
• Distribution Level 1 Certification
• Distribution Viewer
• JETS
• MathCAD
• MATLAB
• Microsoft Word, Excel, & Power Point
• Microsoft Visual Basic
• Myriad
• Pspice
• Primavera P6
• Sales Training w/Carol Johnson
• Socket
• Solar PV 101 Training
• TCMSWeb
• TEAMS
• WebFG
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES & INFORMATION
• Licensed and active REALTOR.
• Served three years on Leadership Johns Creek Board of Directors
• Served two years on North Georgia Relay for Life Taskforce.
• Completed the Georgia Academy for Economic Development, 2011.
• Completed Leadership Johns Creek as part of the inaugural class, 2009-2010.
• Co-chaired Johns Creek Relay For Life for the American Cancer Society, 2009-2010.
• Served two years on neighborhood HOA Board.
• Served as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Gwinnett Utilities Association, 2006.
• Served as a part of David Lyons TCMSWeb users group, 2005-2006.
• Completed the Georgia Power Professional Mentoring Program, 2005.
• Middle Georgia College Ambassador for two years; Vice President for the second year.
• I am a brother of Pi Kappa Phi National Fraternity.
• Enjoy traveling with my wife, going to the gym, playing golf, boating and water skiing.