Dedicated [Industry] professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Market Operations Coordinator
Entergy
10.2022 - Current
Develop and submit generation offers for energy and ancillary services in the ISO day-ahead market and submit demand bids to the ISO to meet native load requirements for Entergy operating companies
Support the development and execution of energy marketing strategies in the day-ahead markets, including optimization of energy committed to the ISO market
Review data and market results to evaluate strategy performance, and actively leverage data and analysis to lead the creation, improvement, and execution of market strategies and processes
Assist in market monitoring, using various IT systems and software to lead efforts in evaluating and optimizing the day-ahead commitment of power plants to meet forecast demand, while considering evolving conditions such as generation units, fuel supply and pricing, weather, demand impacts, and contractual purchase/sale obligations
Maintain a weekly rotation schedule with on-call responsibility, requiring 24-hour availability to address, implement, and communicate with generation power plants regarding ongoing plant conditions and availability
Coordinate and modify planned generation outages with plant personnel, LBA, fossil fuel supply groups, Transmission, ISO personnel, and real-time system dispatchers
Communicate with generating plant personnel, fossil fuel supply groups, and real-time system dispatchers to optimize the energy market performance of generating units within the Entergy operating companies, ensuring accurate generation unit commitment and purchase power agreement generation for the day-ahead market, while aligning with the real-time market strategy to control energy costs and maintain system reliability
Senior Analyst, Settlements Analysis and Reporting
Entergy
07.2022 - 09.2022
Lead MISO Settlement SME for all internal and external inquiries at Entergy
Provided market training to various internal parties
Analyst III, Settlements Analysis and Reporting
Entergy
09.2020 - 06.2022
Led and implemented an automation project using SAS that can identify previously reviewed MISO settlement variances, which was a business unit critical activity
Led a project to automate a daily Internal Market Monitor mitigation report
Lead point of contact with Power Cost Inc
For software settlement issues, enhancements, testing
Main point of contact for MISO settlement inquiries by Entergy's Operations group, Contract Origination Resource Planning, and various other internal and external customers
Led the process to get approval internally and file two alternative dispute resolution petitions with MISO totaling more than $12 million
Supported long term market strategy projects involving fuel supply
Analyst II, Settlements Analysis and Reporting
Entergy
04.2019 - 08.2020
Led implementation of all new Purchase Power Agreements
Led a project to lower the MISO Shadow variance report thresholds, which was a business unit critical activity
Developed a P&L model for Entergy's first Demand Response Resource, and consulted with the operations group on market offer strategy
Co-lead for all monthly accounting closes
Co-lead for the monthly operations feedback meeting
Assumed the role of lead analyst for the MISO Shadow variance process
Lead settlements analyst for all Internal Market Monitor mitigations
Analyst I, Settlements Analysis and Reporting
Entergy
07.2017 - 03.2019
Lead a project to implement 5-minute settlements in Entergy's internal settlement system, which was a business unit critical activity
Worked with Entergy's Contract Origination group to review the impact of 5-minute settlements on our Purchase Power Agreements and presented to our external customers those conclusions
Tested and implemented the FERC mandated MSS-4 offline auxiliary billing change in Entergy's internal billing system
Developed, tested, and implemented into Entergy's internal billing system energy imbalance calculations for various Purchase Power Agreements
Settled five Purchase Power Agreements
Settled Gas for Entergy New Orleans and the Entergy Louisiana's Baton Rouge local distribution company
Education
Master of Science - Energy Management
The University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelor of Science - Finance
The University of Texas at Dallas
Skills
Advanced knowledge of Excel
Strong SQL knowledge
Comfortable presenting/speaking in front of large groups
Extremely adaptable and flexible to changing work environments and goals
Strong team player
Skills Achievements
Received special recognition for work done during Winter Storm Uri and Elliot, and I have received various other recognitions for my work with other internal groups.
Advanced knowledge of Excel and Strong SQL knowledge.
Comfortable presenting/speaking in front of large groups.
Extremely adaptable and flexible to changing work environments and goals.
Strong team player.
Timeline
Senior Market Operations Coordinator
Entergy
10.2022 - Current
Senior Analyst, Settlements Analysis and Reporting