David Anonsen Email & Phone Number

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Under the direction of the Keeyask Business Department Manager, I am responsible for managing key issues and developing and implementing initiatives to support Gen Ops new construction projects.• Prepare briefing materials, letters, recommendations, or discussion papers for the Executive and/or Government as required, including undertaking any required associated analysis or research.• Prepare project reporting material for senior management, staff, and external parties.• Routinely handle material of a confidential nature.• Lead cross functional teams as required to support the new construction projects.• Participate as a specialist providing advice on various matters to other project stakeholders including engineers and managers.• Assess complex, multi faceted situations and provide liaison with key advisors and stakeholders and provide plans and overall direction based on these inputs.• Contribute to the development and implementation of strategies for maintaining and enhancing project support services provided to the other divisions.• Provide technical advice and support to the on boarding (project orientation) initiative and the IRP process. • Coordinate the responses to FIPPA inquiries and liaise with other Divisions and business units to ensure that deadlines are met and information provided in accordance with the legislation.

As Senior Issues Management Officer I am responsible for managing key strategic issues. I assess complex multifaceted situations, liaise with consultants and stakeholders and formulate strategic options. I work closely with internal legal staff on issues surrounding future development and the regulatory process. I assist in developing new corporate policies and initiatives concerning new hydro generation. I also participate in research on utility best practises, energy policy and the regulatory process for resource development projects. I support the Division Manager on issues and have acted as his representative at meetings as well as preparing correspondence and briefing material for senior staff and the Minister. I have a solid understanding of the energy industry and energy economics and use that understanding to interpret information and develop insights.I had a significant role coordinating the regulatory filings relating to justification for Keeyask and Conawapa (NFAT). As Project Manager, I was responsible for coordinating senior staff and activities related to the regulatory process for the review by the Public Utilities Board. I was responsible for scoping the project, defining roles and responsibilities for the team, identifying deliverables, developing the budget, developing submissions and briefing material on key issues, and assessing and developing staffing needs. Other responsibilities included handling U.S. regulatory activities. I liaised with U.S. consultants and legal counsel and directed U.S. legal counsel on proceedings before regulators and the courts. I have also represented the company at U.S. regulatory hearings and public events. My past functions also included monitoring the regulatory framework and environmental standards and considering how the U.S. legislation will impact the company’s activities. I collaborated with other departments on the strategic course of action for addressing U.S. based anti-hydro protesters.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

As a Senior Policy Analyst, I was responsible for evaluating and making recommendations on the viability and efficiency of various proposed and existing policies, programs and services, as well as for monitoring their implementation. As a member of a team of division analysts, I participated in the planning and development of program and policy alternatives for the department. I played a lead role in the development of a Northern Housing Strategy, and participated in the analysis and negotiation of a Federal/Provincial/Territorial Affordable Housing Initiative.I coordinated consultations with external organizations to exchange information on their programs and related government policy. I acted as a provincial representative at meetings with other governments and Crown corporations, as well as at national forums and Ministerial conferences. As part of the Northern Housing Strategy, I have acted as a group facilitator at a housing conference to elicit community participation and input on northern housing issues. I also liaised with staff from other departments and organizations in order to coordinate policy review and implementation. I have coordinated the participation of outside consultants and subcontractors on projects undertaken by the department.As part of my duties, I prepared position papers, policy frameworks, cabinet submissions, briefing papers, treasury board submissions, reports and other original finished material for consideration by senior government officials including briefing material for national meetings on housing issues. I also prepared outgoing correspondence for the Minister and senior staff. In addition, I developed evaluation criteria, methodologies and systems. I provided support, assistance and guidance to junior analysts on various files.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

I was responsible for coordinating provincial participation in negotiations and implementation concerning the NFA and other Hydro mitigation claims. I coordinated provincial involvement in the arbitration process for NFA-related claims. I discussed arbitration proceedings and developed strategy with Counsel, and provided direction to counsel on how to proceed. I interacted with other defendants (Canada and Manitoba Hydro) to coordinate strategies during arbitration. I participated in negotiation meetings with various First Nations.I developed strategies and alternatives for consideration by the Minister and senior staff on NFA-related matters. I researched past implementation efforts relating to the NFA in order to make recommendations regarding outstanding obligations, as well as to provide context for current NFA proposals. I analyzed proposals and submissions for senior staff and ministerial consideration including recommendations on potential actions or provincial participation. I played a major role in the provincial review of a government agreement and the development of related strategies and options for Ministerial and Cabinet consideration.I was responsible for preparing briefing material for staff and the Minister on outstanding matters and current issues raised by the First Nations. I prepared material for the Minister’s session book on the key issues that may be raised in the Legislature. I drafted correspondence for the Minister and senior staff on NFA-related matters, and Treasury Board and Cabinet documents on behalf of the Department.As part of my overall responsibilities, I liaised with other departments, outside agencies and other levels of government on NFA issues, in order to coordinate related provincial responses. I represented the Department at meetings with First Nations and other groups and provided provincial positions and considerations, where required, on matters relating to Hydro mitigation activities in Northern Manitoba.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

As a consultant working for Norway House Cree Nation I was a member of their Northern Flood Agreement negotiation and implementation team. As a technical advisor, I provided advice and analysis on matters concerning the financial aspects of the Norway House NFA settlement, including detailed projections of income and expenses for use in establishing trust amounts. I reviewed documents provided by the other parties (Canada, Manitoba and Manitoba Hydro) and developed Norway House’s position on past expenditures under the NFA.I also provided support to Norway House’s Senior Negotiator on other matters including the drafting of the Trust, the document that implements expenditures and programs under the settlement, and financially related provisions. I provided support to legal counsel on financial matters relating to the trust and projections for trust levels. I also drafted correspondence for the Chief and the Senior Negotiator on a variety of issues throughout the negotiation process.I was responsible for tracking overall negotiation costs and was responsible for providing analysis on negotiation cost issues for resolution of cost disputes among the parties. I developed several negotiation cost budgets for submission to, and approval by, the funding parties.I contributed to the development of material used in public consultation for the community approval process. In addition, I coordinated public consultation in Winnipeg, as well as the ratification process, including arranging public notifications, locations and security for events.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

I worked on a number of files including the Northern Flood Agreement, the Grand Rapids Forebay and other files related to Hydro impacts. I was a member of the Split Lake Cree Nation’s 1992 NFA Implementation Agreement technical support and negotiation team. I also contributed to the development of the 1990 Hydro Forebay settlements for Moose Lake and Chemawawin Cree Nations and the adjacent communities. As part of the work on Split Lake’s agreement, I developed income and expenditure projections for the proposed trust accounts. I was responsible for tracking and preparing reports on the community’s negotiation costs on a monthly basis. As part of Agreement implementation, I collaborated on the creation of accounting procedures, forms, and manuals for Split Lake’s trust accounting system. In addition, I assisted in compiling the annual plans required by the Agreement, and helped train local staff on procedures for the annual plan process.In other projects, I prepared comprehensive business plans to establish economic development corporations. The corporations are designed to develop local economies by providing community members with business consulting, training, in-house funding, and access to government funding. I set up multi-year budgets, researched government resources and liaisons, identified personnel requirements and job descriptions, introduced accounting and general administrative procedures, developed forms for operation, defined corporate objectives, and established organizational structures. For Grand Rapids Forebay, I researched and developed compensation models for proposed Hydro settlements. I coordinated and accounted for per capita distributions in the First Nations and the Moose Lake and Easterville and communities, including designing distribution procedures and overseeing implementation of the procedures.