Experienced and results-driven electric transmission resilience, modeling, planning and operations professional with complementary experience in the areas of marketing, customer service, demand response, financial analysis and business strategy development. Experienced in NERC Reliability Standards and FERC regulations related to electric transmission. Proven ability to create and lead teams of people with a variety of backgrounds to achieve desired business results. Adept at communicating and interacting with varying levels of personnel in a variety of settings. Expertise: Transmission System Resilience and Reliability; Transmission System Operations; Transmission System Planning; NERC Reliability Standards; FERC OATT; FERC Orders for Electric Transmission.Selected Accomplishments: *Over 8 years' experience with the North American Transmission Forum (NATF) working with utilities, ERPI, NERC and US government agencies on transmission system resilience, modeling, planning and operations topics. *Selected by NERC to serve as an Independent Industry Expert for a comprehensive review of the NERC Reliability Standards conducted in 2013. *Directed the development of transmission plans for Duke Energy that identified needed transmission improvements of approximately $50 million annually to provide for reliable electrical service.*Prepared and filed testimony at FERC regarding transmission projects needed to obtain FERC approval for the Duke Energy-Progress Energy merger.*Served on multi-disciplinary teams that developed Duke Energy compliance filings for FERC Orders 890 and 1000.*Led a multi-company team to update agreements for NERC reliability coordinator services in NC and SC. *Directed the operation of transmission control centers for a 15,000 MW control area and associated transmission system.*Served in leadership positions on industry groups including the NC Transmission Planning Collaborative and the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative Technical Committee.*Directed marketing activities that resulted in new incremental for-fee revenue in excess of $2.5 million annually.*Testified before state regulatory agencies in support of company’s demand response and marketing programs.Please contact me at ernst622@bellsouth.net.
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