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Philip Neeb

Loveland,Colorado

Summary

I look forward to evolving and implementing my skills and knowledge of today's electricity markets and BES operational standards. I bring with me experience a diverse set of skills stemming from Transmission Operations, Balancing Authorities, Power Trading, Generation Dispatch, Path Management, and Interchange Coordination.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Interchange Coordinator

Department of Energy
Loveland, Colorado
02.2024 - Current
  • Currently acting as an Interchange Coordinator and WECC Path Manager. Perform RT and DA analysis with partial and full SPP market participants to verify supply adequacy, regulatory compliance and general oversight of marketing entities within the WACM BA. Exercise expertise in WECC Path Management and Transmission Service Scheduling.

Real Time Trader/Resource Dispatch Specialist

Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Westminster, CO
3/6/2023 - 02.2024

Perform real time trading in both CAISO and SPP markets. Economically dispatch generation assets including Coal, CT, Solar, Wind, and Fuel Oil across several states. Manage balancing of load control areas for 42 loads. Monitor real time contracts for RSG response, transmission availability and unit capacity/CRO. Monitor real time SCADA/EMS for system reliability and compliance metrics.

Balancing Authority System Operator (current)

NaturEner USA, LLC
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
12.2021 - 03.2023

Responsible for managing two Balancing Authorities simultaneously in WECC, (GWA & WWA) Generator Owner, Generator Operations, substations, forecasting, scheduling, real-time operations and compliance, switching, and working with real time/day ahead traders. Work included third party energy resources scheduling, managing CRO for external hydroelectric BAs, and renewable energy asset optimization.

Power Lineman

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
Duncan, OK
12.2020 - 09.2021

Assisted multiple regional electric co-ops with systems upgrades, troubleshooting, and primary hot-work. Work has included substations inspections and repairs, transmission inspections and upgrades, and general overhead/underground line maintenance and installations.

Electric Lineworker/Utility Locator

City of Fort Collins Light and Power
Fort Collins, CO
12.2014 - 12.2020

Assisted crews with the installation and maintenance of city owned underground based electric distribution. Several years of experience with reading, updating, and drawing electric and fiber optic utility prints through various programs for supervisory control center.

Education

Reliability Coordinator -

Operator Educational Services of North America
09.2021

Lineworker Apprenticeship -

Oklahoma Municipal Alliance
08.2021

Power Systems/Linework - Electrical Theory And Operations.

Trinidad State College
Trinidad, CO
12.2014

Skills

  • Current knowledge of NERC standards and procedures to be implemented in the operations of transmission, balance and interchange of the BES
  • Current and growing knowledge of CAISO and SPP electricity markets practices and standards
  • Experience with load forecast, generation dispatch planning/execution, and real time bilateral market trading for both CAISO and SPP footprints
  • Experience with multiple SCADA/EMS systems
  • Experience with WECC tools (OATI, OASIS, WebTrader, SRSG, MCG CAS, CAISO APPS, GMS
  • Current NERC Reliability Coordinator certification (RC202109040)

Timeline

Interchange Coordinator

Department of Energy
02.2024 - Current

Balancing Authority System Operator (current)

NaturEner USA, LLC
12.2021 - 03.2023

Power Lineman

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
12.2020 - 09.2021

Electric Lineworker/Utility Locator

City of Fort Collins Light and Power
12.2014 - 12.2020

Real Time Trader/Resource Dispatch Specialist

Tri-State Generation and Transmission
3/6/2023 - 02.2024

Reliability Coordinator -

Operator Educational Services of North America

Lineworker Apprenticeship -

Oklahoma Municipal Alliance

Power Systems/Linework - Electrical Theory And Operations.

Trinidad State College
Philip Neeb