Public Generating Pool EIM+ Workshop

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1 Public Generating Pool EIM+ Workshop February 16, 2012 Patrick J. Damiano Mr. Damiano has nearly 25 years of experience in the electric power industry covering a broad range of disciplines including wholesale power contracting, management, marketing, planning, scheduling, transmission contracting, and electric power and natural gas trading management. Currently, he serves as Vice President of Development for ColumbiaGrid; a non-profit membership corporation focused on coordinated regional transmission planning and coordinated regional solutions to the on-going challenges facing the industry. Mr. Damiano holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. Prior to joining ColumbiaGrid in April of 2011, he had previously worked for investor-owned utilities, an affiliated power marketing company, and private consulting companies, including his own consulting company. Carol Close Opatrny Electric Power Industry Consultant Carol Opatrny is an engineering economist who has served the electric power industry since 1980 with special emphasis on wholesale power and transmission rate design, wholesale markets and services, ancillary services and operations, retail rate design for industrial customers and strategic planning. Ms. Opatrny started her career as an engineering economist with the City of Seattle, Lighting Department and began her consulting career in 1988, as an associate with Merrill Schultz & Associates. In 1996, she incorporated as Opatrny Consulting, Inc. Ms. Opatrny graduated from the Claremont Colleges in 1978 with two degrees, Bachelor of Science in Economics (Claremont McKenna College) and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Scripps College). She has co-authored two publications: Market Power Mitigation and Energy-Limited Resources (March 2003); and, Power System Balancing Authority Innovation (July 2011). Page 1 of 6

2 Gerry Froese Gerry Froese is the Managing Director, Portfolio Optimization & New Product Development at Iberdrola Renewables. In this role, Gerry is responsible for optimizing IBR s extensive renewable portfolio and thermal assets across most NERC regions in the United States. He is one of the industry s experts in integrating intermittent wind resources into the electricity grid and has played a major role in implementing IBR s Self Supply Pilot program in BPA s balancing authority. Gerry has worked at Iberdrola Renewables for 17 years and has held a number of senior management positions including Managing Director, Asset Management and Director of Origination. He has more than 31 years of experience in the electricity industry including key management and operating roles at PECO, PacifiCorp, Grant County PUD and Manitoba Hydro. Jeff Racz Jeff Racz has 33 years of experience in SCADA/EMS systems architecture, design, development, testing, documentation, training, and 24x7 support. Jeff has a Bachelor of Science in Computing Science from Texas A&M University. He also holds certifications in Internet and Web Site Development from Kaplan University and the Information Technology Information Library (ITIL) Foundations Certification, for implementing best practice frameworks in IT Services Technology. He has extensive SCADA/EMS Systems training on OSI Monarch and Alstom/Areva EMS platforms. Jeff is currently serving as Supervisor, Application Development at Constellation Energy Control and Dispatch, LLC. where he has been a major contributor to two recent renewable resource integration projects in the Pacific Northwest portion of the Western Interconnection (WECC): (1) the first wind balancing authority in the nation, sponsored by NaturEner Power Watch, LLC.; and, (2) the Customer-Supplied Generation Imbalance pilot, sponsored by Iberdrola Renewables and located in the BPA Balancing Authority. Page 2 of 6

3 Dave Ippolito David Ippolito co-founded Versify Solutions, and serves as Vice President of Product Development. Mr. Ippolito has over 20 years experience as a senior software architect, and over decade in the power industry. Versify offers a unique portfolio of analytical solutions and services that empower their users with valuable insights into generation performance, renewable generation asset management, and trading market opportunities. Prior to founding Versify, he led a successful information technology consulting company called Nexus Group Consulting. Mr. Ippolito's successful track record of architecting and implementing large complex software systems for fortune 500 companies includes work with Exelon, Merck, and The Vanguard Group. With strong industry and business knowledge, Mr. Ippolito has a history of solving complex business and technical issues with simple user-friendly software applications and solutions. Mr. Ippolito holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University. Bill Dearing Bill Dearing is currently working part time for Grant PUD on WECC, Transmission and Energy Imbalance issues, and has served on the WECC Board of Directors for Grant since He is also a consultant on various energy issues, and co-hosts the Mid-C Seminar in Wenatchee each summer. He retired from full time work at Grant PUD in 2007 as Director of Power Management. In addition to his Grant PUD experience, Bill also worked for Chelan PUD for 27 years in various positions including Assistant General Manager - Power Management, Power Manager, and Power Operations Supervisor. Mr. Dearing has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University and is a registered Professional Electrical Engineer in the state of Washington. Page 3 of 6

4 Jeff Atkinson Jeff Atkinson is Vice President of West Origination for EDF Trading North America where he is charged with expanding the EDF business model in the Northwest. Jeff has been with this new company for 5 months, and was previously with Grant PUD for 25 years. He received a bachelor s degree from WSU decades ago. He is currently working on a master s in mental health counseling and is looking forward, when he retires from the power business, to working with all of you again in that new capacity. He is happily married, has three kids and one stellar grandchild born one month ago. Ty C. Bettis Manager: Merchant Transmission & Resource Integration Portland General Electric Merchant, Portland, Oregon Ty has been employed by Portland General Electric for over 23 years. His responsibilities in Power Operations have included Trading, Prescheduling, Transmission Asset Optimization, Renewables Integration and his current role as Manager of Merchant Transmission & Resource Integration. Ty holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration and a M.S. degree in Management and Organizational Leadership from Warner Pacific College. Currently, Ty serves on the Board of Directors of the Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group (UVIG), as the Vice Chair of WECC s Variable Generation Subcommittee, the Chair of the VGS Marketing Workgroup and represents PGE on the NW Wind Integration Forum Technical Working Group. Page 4 of 6

5 Melissa Seymour Melissa Seymour is the Manager of Regional Markets and Regulation for Iberdrola Renewables, Inc., one of North America s leading developers and marketers of renewable energy and other energy products and services. Melissa has over 16 years experience working in the power industry. In her current role, Melissa is responsible for representing Iberdrola Renewables interests in both MISO and PJM, and for advancing changes in transmission and operations rules to better accommodate renewable energy into the power system. Prior to working at Iberdrola Renewables, Melissa held various strategic planning and regulatory positions at the Bonneville Power Administration, PacifiCorp, Georgia Natural Gas Company and Southern Company Energy Marketing. Melissa holds a B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics from the University of Tennessee, and lives with her family in Carmel, IN. Bill Clarke Executive Director, Analytics & RTO Market Services As Executive Director of RTO Market Services for The Energy Authority, Mr. Clarke guides the planning, implementation, and delivery of RTO services to TEA s members and partners. He directs the RTO Project Management group responsible for the implementation of systems and processes required to deliver RTO services. Mr. Clarke is also responsible for the creation and application of requisite models and analytical tools that structure and evaluate the full range of physical, financial, and derivative energy products/transactions. These instruments contribute to the development of trading strategies and products that drive portfolio optimization for TEA, iour members, and partners. A committed manager, Mr. Clarke oversees the daily activities of analysts, assisting them to grow their skills and abilities. Mr. Clarke has over 30 years of diverse industry experience, encompassing areas such as strategic planning, financial planning, resource planning, transmission planning, and system operations. Prior to joining TEA, Mr. Clarke was the Project Manager for Page 5 of 6

6 initializing MISO, the RTO in the Midwest. He consults with a number of utilities throughout the Midwest regarding the costs and benefits of entering into an organized market. Mr. Clarke earned his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of New Mexico, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in New Mexico and Indiana. Page 6 of 6