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Expert Details

Electric Energy Markets and Transmission Infrastructure

ID: 725520 Texas, USA

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Dynamic leadership experience in high growth organizations combining general, technical and financial management responsibilities within competitive environments, start up operations, market restructuring, commercial asset optimization and strategy development. Consistently effective in optimizing capital, reducing risk and increasing corporate liquidity. Known for identifying emerging opportunities, initiating innovative programs and operations. Demonstrate exceptional negotiating abilities in developing agreements and partnerships.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1983 Degree: BS Subject: Electrical Engineering Institution: University of Kentucky
Year: 1991 Degree: MS Subject: Industrial Technology Institution: Eastern Kentucky University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2006 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Vice President-Transmission Development Department: Development
Responsibilities:
Vice President, Development – FPLE
President, Lone Star Transmission, LLC – Texas based transmission company

Directly responsible for the creation of, and overseeing all facets of FPLE’s transmission development business. Lead the development and the build out of FPLE’s new Transmission business unit resulting in setting a long term strategy of creating rate-based assets across North America allowing for the development of an incremental $16 billion of renewable over the next five years.
• Develop strategy and long term goals of transmission business with a goal of over $100 million per year of rate based revenue from transmission by 2012.
• Design and plan for build out of staff, development and management of budget.
• Built infrastructure, recruited team, spearheaded initial marketing efforts and identified key target markets.
• Oversee three projects in early, mid and late stages of development totaling $1.5 billion.
• Evaluating acquisition and partnering opportunities.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2001 to 2006 Employer: Calpine Corp Title: Vice President-Transmission Operations Department: Calpine Energy Services
Responsibilities:
Led start up operations for all facets of Calpine’s transmission business consisting of: transmission origination & management, system analysis, market design and market services. Team created over $500 million of value over a five year period.

• Directed team in developing strategy, marketing & sales, trading and asset management.
• Managed and optimized a transmission and FTR portfolio that served a generation asset base of nearly 24,000 MW of generation in the United States and Canada.
• In a three year span determined the transmission policies and strategies that Calpine lobbied for in national, regional and state forums to promote the development of more competitive market structures.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1995 to 2001 Employer: Dynegy, Inc. Title: Vice President-Power Delivery Department: Dynegy Marketing & Trade
Responsibilities:
Responsible for all aspects of Dynegy’s transmission business, including directing transmission trading, transmission market development and transmission system analysis.
• Managed and optimized a $50 million dollar transmission position supporting over 18,000 MW of generation. Negotiated all interconnection, hubbing and control area agreements providing over $60 Million of value.
• Created the Transmission Market Development team that was responsible for the development of Dynegy’s transmission policies and strategies and the advancement of those positions in national, regional and state forums to promote the development of a liquid, competitive market.
• The development and management of $30 Million transmission book.
• Manage the analysis of all proposed Greenfield projects or off-take agreements.
• Develop the transmission group as a strategic commercial function and maximize the returns and minimize the risk associated with the portfolio utilizing the transmission market.
• Serve as commercial liaison between regulatory and all commercial groups .
• Responsible for the build out of the trading group and the expansion of market presence in the East. Managed all trading and scheduling activities.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1994 to 1995 Employer: The AES Corporation Title: Director of Operations Department: AES Power
Responsibilities:
Responsible for build-out and establishment of start-up trading group, negotiated with vendors for equipment and installation, negotiated master sales agreements with counter-parties.
• Recruited and managed all trading and operational personnel.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1985 to 1994 Employer: East Kentucky Power Cooperative Title: Manager Department: Energy Control
Responsibilities:
Responsible for management, enhancement and maintenance of the EKPC’s generation and transmission system.
• Developed and implemented EKPC’s wholesale marketing plan growing revenues by over 550% over a four year period, growing revenue to over $75 million.
• Developed, negotiated and implemented all power sales, swaps and diversity agreements, including the TVA buy-resale agreements with five fellow G&T Cooperatives in the Southeast.
• Managed the system operations in accordance with the accepted NERC and EKPC operating practices.

• Established operating procedures and guidelines to ensure effective daily system operations of the cooperatives resources.
• Oversaw the development and maintenance of EKPC’s EMS software in order to effectively and economically control EKPC’s system.
• Provide technical guidance and training to the system operators on the full and correct use of the EMS’s capabilities.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Kentucky registered Professional Engineer
National Society of Professional Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Licenses / Certifications
PE
Professional Appointments
Ideas Foundation Member - The Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets
The Keystone Center – participated in the development of the report: Transmission Projects: Finding Solutions
Publications and Patents Summary
Energy Markets, September 2004
Southern Region: Reforms Needed

Public Utilities Fortnightly, September 2006
Merchant Transmission Redux

The Electricity Journal, March 2004
The Electric Transmission Paradox

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Has testified in numerous state dockets over the years pertaining to energy markets and at the FERC on similar topics
Marketing Experience
Has presented at dozens of industry conferences over the years on topics such as energy trading, electric markets re-design, transmission markets and transmission infrastructure investment.

Fields of Expertise

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