David Marson Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Energy Procurement Manager November 2016 – present•Work independently to provide energy procurement consulting services to clients, including, but not limited to: RFP development, market assessment, risk management, strategy development, contract negotiation, contract management, and product management •Independently develop and maintain high-level contacts within client organization•Use authoritative and consultative approach that builds support within the highest levels of clients organization•Develop and implement complex energy procurement and risk management strategies •Maintain knowledge of natural gas pipeline and utility tariffs•Meet regularly with clients, including in-person visits and teleconferences•Maintain relationships with energy suppliers•Develop strategies that include complex purchasing options, i.e. heat rate, portfolio approaches, and block/index•Assist in development of new energy procurement products and marketing materials

• Work independently to provide energy procurement consulting services to Energy Procurement Managers; including, but not limited to: RFP development, market assessment, risk management, strategy development, contract negotiation, contract management, and product management • Assist Manager of Energy Procurement in training new Analysts• Use Power Point to present information to Analysts & Procurement Managers pertaining to assigned territories• Maintain thorough knowledge and understanding of assigned regulatory markets• Communicate regularly with Energy Procurement Managers, suppliers, and clients • Analyze pipeline and utility tariffs• Communicate with utilities, local distribution companies, and public utility commissions to gather timely, accurate, and complete energy market intelligence • Maintain relationships with supplier partners• Conduct Reverse-Auction events as requested by clients• Develop and maintain required client reporting tools for procurement team • Develop and maintain comprehensive toolsets for risk management and market assessment• Analyze customer’s utility bills to ensure they are on the best possible rate for their load type • Analyze and track gas index prices posted for various natural gas pipeline trading points

• Managed customer’s transportation contracts and negotiated contracts terms and rates with pipeline representatives• Met with customers on a monthly basis to discuss energy loads, supply portfolio, and growth• Coordinated natural gas supply with gas traders• Confirmed natural gas volumes with gas suppliers, pipelines and customers• Analyzed, nominated, scheduled and dispatched gas volumes on a daily basis for various end users in accordance with seventeen different pipeline tariffs. Facilitated all pipeline cycle nomination change requests to meet daily deadlines• Maintained a thorough understanding of each pipeline tariff• Resolved discrepancies with suppliers and customers• Managed pipeline capacity, analyzed short-term contracts and negotiated rates to fully utilize each customer’s pipeline capacity. Used pipeline websites to post underutilized capacity• Analyzed and calculated daily and monthly imbalance volumes. • Analyzed measurement data from various pipeline and LDC website measurement systems• Maintained and analyzed spreadsheets and databases related to gas supply, nominations, and usage

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

• Prepared and reconciled monthly journal entries and financial reports in conjunction with month-end close process for the Power and Gas Markets business unit• Reconciled natural gas physical trades with counter parties to ensure proper invoicing• Communicated with natural gas traders and schedulers to ensure proper invoicing of trades• Supervised physical trade settlement staff and supporting functions

•Analyzed, scheduled and dispatched gas volumes on a daily basis in accordance with the pipeline tariff. Facilitated intra-day nomination change requests to meet daily deadlines •Analyzed and calculated daily and monthly imbalance volumes. •Analyzed measurement data from measurement systems and applied data to customer accounts•Analyzed unaccounted for gas volumes and made recommendations to Operations as how to lower the UAF•Resolved imbalance reconciliation issues and contract disputes with customers•Analyzed available pipeline capacity, short-term contracts and negotiated rates to fully utilize pipeline capacity•Calculated, allocated and analyzed customer pipeline transportation invoices•Analyzed pipeline line pack gas sales made to customers and accurately invoiced customers •Analyzed and reconciled general ledger accounts. Provided explanations to Finance Manager regarding any large variations in account balances•Coordinated and prepared government filings for the natural gas pipeline such as the FERC Form 2, Form 11, EIA 176, EIA 857, FERC Form 567, FERC Form 3Q and Minnesota Pipeline Report and Forecast•Coordinated and prepared two $30 million dollar rate increases for the pipeline. Prepared testimony to the federal government on revenue determinants for the rate cases. Analyzed the cost of service compared to revenue determinants to make recommendations on rate increases