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Houston, Texas, United States

Provide electric utility and large industrial clients with expert analysis related to energy markets and power systems planning. Support order intake through client pursuit and proposal development. Power supply planning and analysis services provided by 1898 & Co.'s Resource Planning & Market Assessments business line include:✔ Integrated Resource Planning - Full IRP's, IRP support, all-source RFP management✔ Electrification Planning – System upgrade requirements, carbon-free generation✔ Market Analyses - Resource adequacy, renewables ELCC’s, decarbonization✔ Risk Assessments – Risk valuations w/ stochastic analyses, risk management strategies ✔ Asset Valuations - New development, PPA's, transactions support, due diligence✔ Congestion Analysis - Renewable projects, transactions supportFor more information about our growing team and capabilities, visit 1898andCo.com.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Head of Energy Market Analysis: 2020 - 2021Head of Risk Advisory: 2019 - 2020Served as Project Director, Senior Advisor or Project Manager on projects related to resource planning, price forecasting, renewable development, portfolio risk management and energy project transactions. Managed staffs of up to 10 consultants. Supported order intake through client pursuit and proposal development.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided energy clients with strategic analysis related to market, legal and regulatory issues. Applied expertise in domestic electricity, natural gas and coal markets, power plant economics, energy commodity hedging, commercial power strategies, energy and capacity market structures and real option valuations in support of client decision making. Also supported electric utilities and petrochemical companies in litigation through the economic valuation of fuel supply agreements, rail transportation contracts and regulatory standards.

Houston, Texas Area

Vice President, Commercial Asset Management: 2012 - 2013Managing Director, Commercial Operations: 2005 - 2012Director, Asset Management: 2004 - 2005Manager, Strategic Analysis: 2000 - 2004Managed commercial staff with responsibility for optimizing gross margin for up to 4,000 MW of electric generation assets, including baseload coal, natural gas combined-cycle and natural gas peaking assets. Key responsibilities included trading, marketing, fuel supply, unit bidding and dispatch, asset management and regulatory affairs.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Manager, Financial Analysis: 1999 - 2000Financial Analyst: 1998 - 1999Natural Gas Analyst: 1997 - 1998 Managed up to six (6) financial analysts with responsibility for identifying and measuring value/risk of power generation facilities, power contracts and other assets in support of corporate decision-making. Developed financial models to quantify asset value for natural gas peaking and combined-cycle facilities, coal plants, nuclear plants, co-generation facilities, and renewable generation. Employed probabilistic analysis (primarily Monte Carlo simulation) to value real options as well as value and structure standard power and natural gas deals (forwards, call/put options) and complex power, natural gas and coal deals.

Washington D.C. Metro Area