Steven Collier

Current

• VP Business Development at Milsoft Utility Solutions

Past

• VP, Competitive Intelligence at National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
• President & CEO at Util-LINK, LLC
• Partner at Institute for Management Development & Change

• VP Energy Resources & Government Affairs at Cap Rock Electric Cooperative
• SVP at C H Guernsey & Company
• Member Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories
• Analytical Consultant at Power Technologies, Inc.
• Teaching Assistant at University of Houston
• Engineer at Houston Lighting & Power Company

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Education

• Purdue University
• University of Houston
• New Mexico State University

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Industry

Computer Software

Steven Collier’s Summary

Diverse entrepreneurial, management and transactional experience as senior executive / management consultant in energy, telecommunications, electronics, and information technologies and businesses. Expert in strategic & business planning. Frequent public speaker, teacher, author.

Steven Collier’s Specialties:

Technology development & implications;
Public speaking, teaching, writing;
Strategic & business planning;
Expert witness / case manager - regulatory, legislative, judicial;
Competitive & enterprise intelligence - organization, analysis
Mergers, acquistions, transactions - planning, analysis, negotiation, implementation;
Small business startups, reorganizations, financing;
Professional & executive development, mentoring;
Contract analysis, negotiation;

Steven Collier’s Experience

• VP Business Development

  Milsoft Utility Solutions

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  December 2006 — Present (3 years )

  Coordinate "internal business development" - business systems, tools, processes - CRM, CFM, Enterprise Data, Competitive Intelligence, Executive Management
  Direct "external business development" - marketing, industry relations, business partner relations

• VP, Competitive Intelligence

  National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative

  (Non-Profit; Telecommunications industry)

  November 2001 — December 2006 (5 years 2 months)

  Direct enterprise competitive intelligence data store organization and administration;
  Investigate & evaluate new & emerging technologies;
  Identify, plan & launch new business ventures;
  Assist with industry relations;

• President & CEO

  Util-LINK, LLC

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  September 1999 — October 2001 (2 years 2 months)

  Turnaround CEO for small company that produced automatic meter reading (AMR) device for electric utilities.

• Partner

  Institute for Management Development & Change

  (Management Consulting industry)

  May 1997 — April 2001 (4 years )

  Management Education & Consulting for energy, telecomm, IT, and technology clients.

• VP Energy Resources & Government Affairs

  Cap Rock Electric Cooperative

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Utilities industry)

  May 1989 — May 1996 (7 years 1 month)

• SVP

  C H Guernsey & Company

  (Management Consulting industry)

  1979 — 1989 (10 years )

• Member Technical Staff

  Sandia National Laboratories

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  June 1978 — June 1979 (1 year 1 month)

  Solar energy R&D

• Analytical Consultant

  Power Technologies, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 1977 — June 1978 (1 year 6 months)

  Develop and apply computer software for electric utility planning and analysis.

• Teaching Assistant

  University of Houston

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  1973 — 1976 (3 years )

  Linear Algebra, Basic Electric Circuits, private tutoring

• Engineer

  Houston Lighting & Power Company

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Utilities industry)

  August 1971 — August 1976 (5 years 1 month)

  Student Engineer in Cooperative Education Program then Engineer upon graduation. Assignments in Energy Production, Substation Engineering, Systems Engineering, Systems Planning.

Steven Collier’s Education

• Purdue University

  MS , Electrical Engineering , 1976 — 1977

  Activities and Societies:

  Purdue Electric Power Center, National Foundation Graduate Fellow in Engineering

• University of Houston

  BSEE , Electrical Engineering , 1971 — 1976

  Activities and Societies:

  Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi, Honors Program, IEEE

• New Mexico State University

  Electrical Engineering 1970 — 1973

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