Experience

Opinion Dynamics

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Applied Energy Group, Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • 2021 - 2022

  • Provide leadership and direct teams to support client projects in areas of battery storage, electrification and evaluation of GHG reduction strategies • Develop technical content to support ongoing business development activities such as RFPs and RFQs • Provide leadership and direct teams to support client projects in areas of battery storage, electrification and evaluation of GHG reduction strategies • Develop technical content to support ongoing business development activities such as RFPs and RFQs



Southern California Edison (SCE)

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Planning Senior Advisor

  • 2020 - 2021

  • Comprehensively evaluate company’s enterprise level risks and provide suitable mitigation options to senior management. Examples include reviewing projects such as maintenance contracts for aging generation plants, annual ESG reporting, microgrid and critical care battery back-up installations, IT upgrades for grid resiliency, etc. • Design, implement and analyze surveys for administration to company’s employees. Primary focus of these surveys is to uncover un/under-reported risks for… Show more • Comprehensively evaluate company’s enterprise level risks and provide suitable mitigation options to senior management. Examples include reviewing projects such as maintenance contracts for aging generation plants, annual ESG reporting, microgrid and critical care battery back-up installations, IT upgrades for grid resiliency, etc. • Design, implement and analyze surveys for administration to company’s employees. Primary focus of these surveys is to uncover un/under-reported risks for communication with leadership in various organizational units.

• Manager, Modeling, Forecasting and Economic Analysis

  • 2018 - 2020

  • Direct a team of experienced researchers to conduct studies in support of evaluation of SCE's energy efficiency and demand response programs. Estimated budget for these programs is $500 million/year. • Serve as SCE’s primary interface on evaluation issues in communications with CA CPUC, CEC and other external entities.



Just Energy

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Load Forecasting

  • 2016 - 2018

  • Direct a team of analysts to develop electric and gas load forecasts in US, Canada, UK and German markets. Significant expertise in the following North American markets - - Power Markets - ERCOT, PJM, NYISO, NEISO, CAISO, IESO and AESO - Gas Markets – Ontario, Michigan, Alberta, New York, California and New Jersey • Provide significant input and coordination in selection of vendors performing anomaly detection, product suitability and… Show more • Direct a team of analysts to develop electric and gas load forecasts in US, Canada, UK and German markets. Significant expertise in the following North American markets - - Power Markets - ERCOT, PJM, NYISO, NEISO, CAISO, IESO and AESO - Gas Markets – Ontario, Michigan, Alberta, New York, California and New Jersey • Provide significant input and coordination in selection of vendors performing anomaly detection, product suitability and demand response. Show less • Direct a team of analysts to develop electric and gas load forecasts in US, Canada, UK and German markets. Significant expertise in the following North American markets - - Power Markets - ERCOT, PJM, NYISO, NEISO, CAISO, IESO and AESO - Gas Markets – Ontario, Michigan, Alberta, New York, California and New Jersey • Provide significant input and coordination in selection of vendors performing anomaly detection, product suitability and… Show more • Direct a team of analysts to develop electric and gas load forecasts in US, Canada, UK and German markets. Significant expertise in the following North American markets - - Power Markets - ERCOT, PJM, NYISO, NEISO, CAISO, IESO and AESO - Gas Markets – Ontario, Michigan, Alberta, New York, California and New Jersey • Provide significant input and coordination in selection of vendors performing anomaly detection, product suitability and demand response. Show less



NRG Energy

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Load Forecasting Manager

  • 2013 - 2015

  • Lead a team of analysts to generate short-term and long-term forecasts for three NRG brands in PJM, New York and New England markets. - Achieved MAPE of <1% for on-peak and off-peak hours. • Conduct winter and summer weather scenario analyses and present findings to the NRG Retail senior management comprising of Hedging, Risk and Margin management teams. • Lead a team of analysts to generate short-term and long-term forecasts for three NRG brands in PJM, New York and New England markets. - Achieved MAPE of <1% for on-peak and off-peak hours. • Conduct winter and summer weather scenario analyses and present findings to the NRG Retail senior management comprising of Hedging, Risk and Margin management teams.



PPL Corporation

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager - Energy Efficiency Measurement and Verification

  • 2009 - 2013

  • Manage all aspects of measurement and verification activities associated with PPL’s Act 129 programs • Work closely with staff from PA PUC, PA EDCs and evaluation contractors to update the PA Technical Reference Manual on an annual basis. • Provide significant input in development of PPL’s Act 129 Energy Efficiency Management Information System; and baseline and market potential studies. • Manage all aspects of measurement and verification activities associated with PPL’s Act 129 programs • Work closely with staff from PA PUC, PA EDCs and evaluation contractors to update the PA Technical Reference Manual on an annual basis. • Provide significant input in development of PPL’s Act 129 Energy Efficiency Management Information System; and baseline and market potential studies.



PSEG

• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Demand Analysis Manager

  • 2008 - 2009

  • Manage all aspects of the electric sales forecasting process for PSEG’s 2 million electric customers. • Oversee development of end-use modeling by customer class in support of New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan. • Manage special energy/economic analyses used for strategic/ regulatory purposes such as elasticity studies. • Manage all aspects of the electric sales forecasting process for PSEG’s 2 million electric customers. • Oversee development of end-use modeling by customer class in support of New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan. • Manage special energy/economic analyses used for strategic/ regulatory purposes such as elasticity studies.



Dominion Energy

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Energy Trading Analyst

  • 2005 - 2008

  • Provide detailed hedge analysis reports for merchant plants to the Investor Relations department for publishing in the Quarterly earnings releases. • Project lead for creating Gas Cash P/L and Gas Forward P/L reports in coordination with Clearinghouse Risk & IT departments. • Analyze trends of electric and natural gas markets. Recommend asset-hedging strategies to the Front Office and Accounting to maximize profits in accordance with the Company’s risk guidelines and GAAP. • Review… Show more • Provide detailed hedge analysis reports for merchant plants to the Investor Relations department for publishing in the Quarterly earnings releases. • Project lead for creating Gas Cash P/L and Gas Forward P/L reports in coordination with Clearinghouse Risk & IT departments. • Analyze trends of electric and natural gas markets. Recommend asset-hedging strategies to the Front Office and Accounting to maximize profits in accordance with the Company’s risk guidelines and GAAP. • Review daily electric and natural gas mark-to-market and position reports and resolve any issues. This required coordinating information and understanding perspectives between Accounting, Risk Compliance, and the Front Office.

• Senior Economist

  • 2001 - 2005

  • Develop monthly, daily, and peak-day natural gas demand forecasting models for residential, commercial, and industrial customer classes using econometric techniques. • Revise electricity sales, revenues, and cash flow models to better explain actual-to-budget variances. This revision was needed because of implementation of automatic meter reading (AMR) technology in 2003, which had altered customers’ meter-reading schedules. • Analyze data and prepare reports to help Dominion meet… Show more • Develop monthly, daily, and peak-day natural gas demand forecasting models for residential, commercial, and industrial customer classes using econometric techniques. • Revise electricity sales, revenues, and cash flow models to better explain actual-to-budget variances. This revision was needed because of implementation of automatic meter reading (AMR) technology in 2003, which had altered customers’ meter-reading schedules. • Analyze data and prepare reports to help Dominion meet its regulatory obligations. Select examples include writing testimony on the new electric sales weather normalization model for Dominion North Carolina Power’s customer classes (saved the Company $5.5 million), writing a portion of Dominion East Ohio’s 2004 long-term gas forecast report, and revising peak-day gas demand forecasting model for Dominion Peoples (PA). • Present Dominion’s load forecasting methodology and field questions from 2004 South Eastern Reliability Council audit team. • Lead statistical expert on two Six Sigma teams working on improving the accuracy of customers’ gas and electric bill estimation routines.