Cindy Donner Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

San Diego, California, United States

•Monitor ADS for Real Time dispatch instructions from CAISO and communicate instructions to generators•Submit and manage outage requests in OMS for generator constraints, outages and to limit infeasible dispatches•Process Day Ahead CAISO results, notify generators of Day Ahead schedules and submit Real Time CAISO bids•Maintain detailed log of operational events, unit dispatch instructions, market conditions and turnover notes in eLogger•Enter, adjust and perform quality assurance reviews of E-tags, OMS cards and CAISO bids, schedules and forecasts•Relay vital communications between CAISO and dispatchable, variable energy and energy storage resources•Develop and maintain good working relationships with resource operators and multiple CAISO desks•Submit and follow-up on CAISO CIDI tickets when dispatch and other issues arise

Bellevue, Washington

• Analyze and forecast loads for 8 clients based on current and past loads as well as weather and industrial demand• Utilize water resources optimally by evaluating and updating price curve throughout the shift for current and future days• Collaborate with teammates to develop overall daily/hourly strategies given current and expected market and system conditions• Assess regional power markets and determine where bilateral trades or CAISO bids will garner the most value and execute trades• Monitor SCADA for load forecasting purposes as well as for alarms and discrepancies; contact clients for further action as needed• Run reports and correct deal entry errors for Real Time Traders; coordinate with Mid and Back Offices as needed for assistance• 2019 Performance: Over $29k in arbitrage revenue, on average sold $1.93 over PDEX and purchased $2.18 under PDEX• Proficient in webCALC, webTrader, OASIS, webSmartTag, webExchange, iCRS, CDE

Portland, Oregon

• Purchased and sold electricity in the Northwest and CAISO real time markets to meet load and system demands• Optimized assets by collaborating with Southwest trader to move energy between load areas to minimize costs• Regularly communicated with Generation Desk to determine hourly and in-hour system needs• Advised Scheduler of hourly purchases, sales and changes in generation; assisted scheduler with tagging as needed• Sought out additional arbitrage opportunities once load and system demands had been met• Monitored USF, load, pond, wind and thermal generation; adjusted E-tags and generation balancers as needed• Proficient in nMarket, wesTTrans, webSweep, and MCG IAM tagging system

Portland, Oregon

• Supported Generation Desk, Northwest and Southwest Traders; promptly adjusted or created E-tags to meet their needs• Focused on efficiently utilizing resources to manage costs by maximizing use of transmission in hand• Balanced Non-Network Hubs hourly; ensured that adequate undesignated resources were available to meet sales• Analyzed Walla Walla load and wind; rebalanced hourly to meet demand of Walla Walla bubble• Actively monitored Network Validation Tool to help ensure the accuracy and compliance of E-tags• Reviewed Mid-C Wheel to ensure import and export capacity was not exceeded; implemented E-tags to keep wheel balanced• Collaborated with Preschedule Supervisor regarding any scheduling concerns to ensure the needs of both groups were met

Bellevue, Washington

• Responsible for managing the short-term natural gas position and imbalances for Puget’s fleet of 8 combustion turbines• Collaborated with electric Day Ahead and Real Time Traders for dispatch and displacement schedules of all units• Primary focus on trading the Station 2, Huntingdon and Stanfield markets and managing Jackson Prairie storage• Scheduled daily/monthly/term gas deals to ensure that gas flowed; included monthly weekend duty• Optimized Station 2/Hunt/Stanfield transport arbitrage when capacity is not being fully utilized to meet demand needs• Maintained burn sheets for Puget’s gas fired turbines; includes regular communication with pipeline staff• Pathed daily/monthly/term trades in the Gas Management System for credit and accounting purposes

Bellevue, Washington

• Scheduled daily/monthly/term gas deals to ensure that gas flowed; included monthly weekend duty• Proficient at scheduling on Northwest, Westcoast, GTN, NRG and Questar pipelines; outstanding scheduling record• Helped maximize efficiency of scheduling and trading group by continually improving spreadsheets and calculators• Assisted in trading day ahead, balance of month and monthly gas transactions for Puget’s core gas load• Collaborated with other PSE traders to determine daily/monthly position based on supplies, maintenance and weather• Optimized Station 2/Hunt and AECO/King transport arbitrage; contributed to $34.2 million in savings for 2007• Maintained burn sheets for Puget’s gas fired turbines; assisted trader in keeping consumption balanced with pipelines• Pathed daily/monthly/term trades in the Gas Management System for credit and accounting purposes