Tennessee Valley Authority
Laurie Smith has extensive experience in project management and IT architecture, currently serving as a Senior Manager of Project Management Performance at the Tennessee Valley Authority since May 2010. In this role, Laurie leads enterprise project management initiatives aimed at enhancing performance, including project performance analysis and support for key project management tools. Previous positions include Senior Program Manager, where Laurie was responsible for enterprise project management reporting strategy, and roles as a Senior IT Project Manager and Manager of IT Engineering Planning & Performance. Laurie's early career at TVA encompassed positions such as Manager of IT Architecture and Database Architect, focusing on enterprise architecture and standards development. Laurie holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Aerospace Technology from Middle Tennessee State University.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) operates a public power system and supplies power in Tennessee, northern Alabama, northeastern Mississippi, and southwestern Kentucky and in portions of northern Georgia, western North Carolina, and southwestern Virginia. The Company manages the Tennessee River, its tributaries and certain shorelines to provide navigation, flood damage reduction and electricity, among others. The Company is a wholesaler of power. The Company sells power to local power company customers of TVA (LPCs), which then resell power to their customers at retail rates. TVA's LPCs consist of municipalities and other local government entities (municipalities), and customer-owned entities (cooperatives). TVA has approximately three nuclear sites consisting of over six units in operation and approximately one unit under construction. The Company's transmission system has approximately 70 interconnections with over 10 neighboring electric systems.