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Michelle Wert

Columbus

Summary

Accomplished dispatch operations leader known for maintaining grid stability and reliability. Skilled in real-time communication and crisis management, with a track record of enhancing market operations through effective collaboration.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Real - Time Market Operations

American Electric Power, AEP
Columbus
04.2001 - 04.2025

Dispatch AEP’s generation assets into a specific market or control area. Responsible for communicating with power plants located within a geographical region, and dispatching generation from those units to support the economic needs and reliability of that market or control area.

n Perform necessary tasks to maintain the reliability of the grid without consulting upper management. Maintain seamless communication with the Control Area Operator/ISO during times of potential grid instability and work with them to maintain stability at all costs.

n Verbally communicate real-time capability changes of AEP generation fleet’s to Shift Supervisor, the appropriate hourly trader, on-call production coordinator, and the bid offer cost development analyst.

Skills

  • Market operations
  • Grid reliability
  • Generation dispatch
  • Power systems analysis
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Regulatory compliance

Timeline

Real - Time Market Operations

American Electric Power, AEP
04.2001 - 04.2025
Michelle Wert