2. Mission Statement
• Ops Plus’ long-term mission.
– To become the regional leader in utility design, high voltage
diagnostics and support services.
– To operate Ops Plus in a manner that promotes and maintains “Safety
First” as a culture and attitude at work and at home.
– Try to use words that will help direct the growth of your company, but
be as concise as possible.
3. Ops Plus Background
Ops Plus, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and originally
specialized in “Outsourced Procurement Services”,
thus the “OPS”.
Since the inception of the Company, our goal has
always been to provide the absolute best in
outsourced services.
The “Plus” indicates our willingness and ability to
expand our services outside of the Procurement
specialty, today primarily servicing the utility market.
4. The Team
• Bridgette Pregliasco - CEO and majority owner
• Debbie Conway - VP and minority owner
• Dwayne Buckles – Business Development Manager
• Paul Lee – Safety Manager & LG&E-KU Contract Manager
• Jack Kastensmidt – Engineering Manager
• Eddie Miller – Metering Manager
• Tammy Mercer – Human Resources manager
5. Areas of Expertise
Utility Design Services • Peak Demand/Shift
• Electric & Gas Surveying Services
• Civil Engineering • ALTA surveys
• Telecommunications • Right-of-Way Acquisitions
• Water & Wastewater • Topographic Surveys
treatment
Electrical Design & Engineering Equipment Diagnostics
• Energy Efficiency • Infrared Inspections
• Power Quality Analysis • Oil Samples Analysis
• Power Factor Correction
• Energy Consulting Contract Specialist
6. Market Summary
• Summarize your market in the past, present, and future.
– Our clients include major investor-owned utilities and
telecommunications companies, municipal and public power
organizations, electric cooperatives, as well as private commercial,
industrial and manufacturing companies.
– Review those changes in market share, leadership, players, market
shifts, costs, pricing, or competition that provide the opportunity for
your company’s success.
7. Opportunities
• Identify problems and opportunities.
– State consumer problems, and define the nature of product/service
opportunities that are created by those problems.
– Contract Specialist for large utilities looking to outsource all or part of
departments.
– Mid-sized commercial and industrial clients that need energy savings
but don’t want to go thru a full audit – Looking for low hanging fruit
– Similar companies looking to partner to provide synergy and joint
venture opportunities
9. Corporate philosophy
• Outline your company’s competitive advantage.
Our corporate philosophy is simple: we partner with our
clients to help ensure their success and we do it safely.
Integrity and a passionate commitment to quality and
safety is at our core, and we’ve assembled a proven team
of engineers, designers, project managers and technicians
with experience in all areas of power, energy, water &
wastewater and telecommunications design and
engineering to help us exceed client expectations.
10. Goals and Objectives
• List five-year goals.
• Expand utility related capabilities
• Grow more regionally with future offices in Lexington,
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Nashville
• State specific, measurable objectives for achieving your five-
year goals.
– List market-share objectives.
– List revenue/profitability objectives.
11. Financial Plan
• Outline a high-level financial plan that defines your financial
model and pricing assumptions.
– This plan should include expected annual sales and profits for the next
three years.
– Use several slides to cover this material appropriately.
12. Resource Requirements
• List requirements for the following resources:
– Personnel
– Technology
– Finances
– Distribution
– Promotion
– Products
– Services
13. Risks and Rewards
• Summarize the risks of the proposed project and how they
will be addressed.
• Estimate expected rewards, particularly if you are seeking
funding.
14. Key Issues
• Near term
– Identify key decisions and issues that need immediate or near-term
resolution.
– State consequences of decision postponement.
• Long term
– Identify issues needing long-term resolution.
– State consequences of decision postponement.
• If you are seeking funding, be specific about any issues that
require financial resources for resolution.
15. Our Clients & Partners:
American Synthetic Rubber Co. Kentucky Utilities
Cemex USA Louisville Gas & Electric Co.
Critical Systems, LLC Metropolitan Sewer District
Dart Container Corporation Midwest Switchgear Services
Duke Power Corporation Nolin RECC
East Kentucky Power Cooperative UPS
Eaton Corporation Square D
General Electric Appliance Park Wal-Mart
Hexion Specialty Chemicals
