William (Bill) Taylor

Director, Asset Management & Operations at J-POWER USA

Bill Taylor has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. William (Bill) worked as the Director of Asset Management & Operations at J-POWER USA since 2018, where they managed plant maintenance, budgeting, investor reporting, and contract negotiation. William (Bill) also led negotiations resulting in significant cost savings. Prior to that, Bill was an Asset Manager at DTE Energy from 2005 to 2017. William (Bill) directed asset management for power plants and implemented process improvements leading to cost reductions and additional revenue generation. Before DTE Energy, Bill held positions as an Automotive Account Manager at GE Water & Process Technologies, a Manufacturing Area Manager at Harley-Davidson Motor Company, a Supervisor & Process Engineer at Ford Motor Company, and a Polymer Chemist at Sherwin-Williams.

Bill Taylor's education history includes a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University. William (Bill) also has an Executive Certificate in Options, Futures, & Other Derivatives from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Additionally, they hold a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Chemistry from Hope College.

In terms of certifications, Bill has obtained the following:

- Capital IQ Pro 101 Certification from S&P Global Market Intelligence in March 2023

- OneNote 2016 Essential Training from LinkedIn in September 2021

- Smarter Note-Taking with Microsoft Office 365 from LinkedIn in September 2021

- Learning OneNote for the web (Office 365/Microsoft 365) from LinkedIn in August 2021

- Business Development: Strategic Planning from LinkedIn in September 2020

- Learning SharePoint 2016 from LinkedIn in July 2018

- Marketing Foundations: Customer Segmentation from LinkedIn in August 2017

- Strategic Planning Foundations from LinkedIn in August 2017

- OmniPlan 3 Essential Training from LinkedIn in May 2017

- Introduction to Minitab from LinkedIn in February 2017

- Lean Six Sigma Fundamentals from LinkedIn in December 2016

- Six Sigma Fundamentals from LinkedIn in December 2016

- Getting Things Done from LinkedIn in October 2016

Additionally, Bill has incomplete information about their certified project management training (Certified Associate in Project Management - CAPM) and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training. William (Bill) also received Miller Heiman Sales Training from Miller Heiman Group, A Korn Ferry Company, but the month and year of obtaining it are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Director, Asset Management & Operations

    January, 2018 - present