Lead Risk Professional who leads and supports collaborative and cooperative environments among cross-functional work groups to identify risks to strategic goals and initiatives. An Enterprise Risk Management leader knowledgeable of the COSO ERM framework as well as the SWORD Active Risk Management (ARM) software.

Ensure the achievement of corporate objectives consistent with the overall risk and opportunity tolerance of the organization utilizing Active Risk Manager (ARM) software. Establish processes for risk and opportunity identification that are consistently applied across the organization. Integrate risk and opportunity assessment into key decision making at all levels. Effectively mitigate significant risks and execute on significant opportunities. Increase accountability for risk and opportunity.Oversee and review the project risk management for all corporate projects $5M and above for approval to proceed to executive leadership and the BOD for ultimate project approval. Work with project teams to ensure preparedness for the executive leadership and BOD approval.

Manager of retail electric supply contracts for Commercial & Industrial and small business customers under the Illinois Alternative Electric Retail Choice. Developed and maintained relationships with agents and customers by providing technical support company customer interface. Provided contract education for contract terms, provisions and pricing. Successfully resolved customer disputes. Responded to complaints filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission. Identified and communicated potential impacts of proposed and pending state legislation on retail choice customers and business.

Provide RTO (PJM and MISO) analytics to the commodity trade floor. Focus on the MISO and PJM capacity markets. Evaluate and analyze RTO capacity market constructs through FERC filings, working groups and business practice manuals presenting direction and guidance to multi-disciplinary executive leadership in order to meet strategic objectives and identify new strategic initiatives.Audit generation fleet's event, performance and fuel data for the mandatory NERC GADS reporting requirements. Monthly audit examines plant submitted event and performance data, SCADA meter data reports, GENESIS performance information data before completing monthly and quarterly NERC GADS compliance submissions in PJM and MISO GADS systems. Complete and respond to all SERC compliance filings and write-ups for the SERC Winter and Summer Assessments.Lead the strategic initiative to move capacity from one RTO to a neighboring RTO. Manage transmission initiatives in the PJM and MISO RTO. Evaluate system impact studies from both RTOs. Assess the validity of transmission system impact study results based on modeling. Assess the validity of limiting elements - generation and transmission - identified in the study results.Determine if facility studies should be pursued based on evaluation of the initial transmission study results.

Transmission Analysis -Performed congestion analysis utilizing LMP data and Excel to determine transmission costs adders for wholesale contracts to Power Marketing Sales Group. Updated transmission prices when new Schedule rates published on various OASIS.Utilized the MISO, PJM and OATI OASIS to submit new, redirected and renewal transmission reservations for point-to-point and network transmission. Completed applications for System Impact Studies and Facility Studies as required after initial ATC/AFC analysis. Reviewed completed System Impact Study reports from the MISO, TVA and PJM Transmission Planning Departments. Worked with the transmission owners' planning engineers securing firm transmission required to meet strategic sales objectives in new, more lucrative energy markets.

Managed professional, general and product liability claims for multiple commercial clients. Claim management required initial and follow-up investigations, claim payment reserve setting, claim settlement valuation, settlement negotiation, recommendations of claim payment or claim denial and risk assessment of claim payment or denial. Evaluated the correlation of claimant injury and medical treatment for the stated injury in order to develop negotiation and settlement strategy for claim resolution. Monitored claim progress for settlement readiness or escalation. Conducted mock audits of claim files in preparation for client audits. Selected and managed defense counsel to be utilized for claim defense - settlement or trial. Audit defense counsel hours charged. Resolved billing conflicts with defense counsel.Decreased claim payout potential and possible litigation by effectively managing and negotiating with claimants' counsel.

In-house litigation management of exposure resulting from medical malpractice complaints against organization's medical personnel working in correctional medical services. Assessed and directed outside defense counsel's strategy. Evaluated defense counsel recommendations to proceed to trial or attempt settlement in order to make final recommendations to executive leadership.

Auto and home claims management.

Identified, assessed and insured small business risk for worker's compensation policies in accordance with insurable risk procedures and policies.