Farisha Zaman

Associate Power System Engineer

California ISO

Folsom, CA

08.2023 - Current

Project: VBA tool for troubleshooting
Purpose of the project: Automated the execution of scripts for market software processes, significantly improving case analysis efficiency and saving valuable time for the team.
Contribution to the project: - Led the automation project, designing the technical blueprint for the troubleshooting tool. - Integrated SQL codes seamlessly, producing results in Excel worksheets. - Implemented advanced features, enabling users to select different software environments and adjust settings. - Incorporated team feedback to continuously improve and deliver a fully functional troubleshooting tool.
Project: Full Network Model Management
Purpose of the project: Oversaw the comprehensive update of the Full Network Model (FNM), ensuring its alignment with the current state of the power system to optimize accuracy and effectiveness.
Contribution to the project: - Led the deployment of the DB127 version of the FNM within a collaborative team of three members, ensuring seamless integration into market software systems. - Executed thorough testing procedures, including regression and static testing, to validate the integrity and reliability of the updated model. - Orchestrated the timely deployment of the model to Market Software, maintaining a meticulous approach to prevent any compromise in solution quality. - Enhanced the efficiency of the static testing tool for the model by utilizing VBA and SQL, ensuring it provided optimal results. - Provided training to secondary and tertiary members of the model deployment team, equipping them with the skills needed to lead future deployments effectively.
Overall contribution to the team: - Utilized command-line tools and scripts on UNIX platforms to diagnose and address software glitches, ensuring optimal functionality. - Executed and formulated SQL codes to conduct functional and regression testing of existing applications and new features added in the domain of Day Ahead and Real Time Market Software. - Anticipated, identified and resolved engineering-related problems and potential problems related within assigned areas. - Successfully led the transition of ownership for a market software environment, assuming the role of Primary Owner within my team, concurrently managing another environment in the same capacity. - Partnered with other staff to define functional requirements for Market Operations and increasing mutual understanding of the capability of computer solutions.

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