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Robert Haigh

The Woodlands

Summary

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

Entergy
07.2022 - 09.2022

Analyst III, Settlements Analysis and Reporting

Entergy
09.2020 - 06.2022

Analyst II, Settlements Analysis and Reporting

Entergy
04.2019 - 08.2020

Analyst I, Settlements Analysis and Reporting

Entergy
07.2017 - 03.2019

Bachelor of Science - Finance

The University of Texas at Dallas

Master of Science - Energy Management

The University of Texas at Dallas
Robert Haigh