The Risk Assessment Engineer/Analyst supports compliance evaluations of reliability standards through the development of risk assessment methodology, risk assessment tools, and specific Registered Entity risk assessments. This position has significant contact with NERC Registered Entities in the efforts to review risk. The Risk Assessment Engineer/Analyst ensures the consistency and accuracy of information obtained and prepares information and reports, as needed, for NERC, FERC and Texas RE Board.

The Compliance Engineer III is considered a high-level candidate performing NERC Reliability Standard compliance engagements and other compliance program activities. The position is expected to have expertise in the areas of the electrical power industry, professional auditing, and risk-based compliance processes. The Compliance Engineer III prepares and performs engagements in order to evaluate compliance with the NERC Reliability Standards. This position has significant contact with personnel who manage, operate, plan, and oversee generation, transmission, distribution, and physical/cyber security. The Compliance Engineer III ensures information obtained is consistent and accurate for preparing documentation and reports for the engaged NERC registered entity, NERC, FERC, Texas RE management, and the Texas RE Board, as directed.

The Risk Assessment and Mitigation Engineer III will complete the discovery record to assure all facts and circumstances associated with potential noncompliance with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Reliability Standards (Standards) are thoroughly documented. The Risk Assessment and Mitigation Engineer III responsibilities align within several areas of the electric industry, including: enforcement, the review and development of discretionary records, documentation associated with evidence of possible noncompliance, validation of alleged violation(s), mitigation plan approval, and verification of completed mitigating activities.

* Project Experience & Contributions: o Member of engineering team designing Path 765kV project; designing 45 miles of 300-mile line. o Selected to collaborate with EPRI and assist with development of transmission line inspection robot (scheduled deployment on Path project in 2015 but moved to another line with 2013 in-service date). o Currently managing Transco projects allocated to outsourcing consultants; 6 large projects consist of 114 miles totaling $49.6 million. o Responsible for Joint Use Attachments on transmission assets system-wide for AEP (24 states); created process and coordinated with distribution ensuring timely responses to customer. o Serve as department subject matter expert (SME) in EMF and induced votage issues. o Selected engineer lead for vegetation management for eastern region; member of team of engineers responsible for maintaining transmission vegetation management documentation as well as serving as investigator for contacts in region.

Provider of water treatment, wastewater treatment and process systems solutions; offers proven solutions and new approaches to protect high-value assets, maximize run times, reduce maintenance and save energy. Division of global advanced technology, services and finance company.; Coordinated and carried out service on existing water accounts while also introducing new products and services, increasing bottom line and creating water conservation/efficiencies in existing processes; simultaneously generated new business throughout Columbus region; primary clientele included Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, IBM, GE Momentum Quartz, and Kaiser Aluminum.Conducted water audit at GE Momentum Quartz with changes implemented saving 50% on annual water costs; savings enabled through re-use of water previously discharged into city sewer.Facilitated replacement of Coca-Cola's reverse osmosis filtration system, ultimately increasing process efficiency 75% and improving process reliability.

Engineering Contractor for Electric Utilities offering Distribution/Transmission line design and Joint Use Services.Engineer II - Engineering Line DesignPromoted to develop right of way processing/acquisition for Joint Use Attachments in AEP Ohio region; managed transmission analysis process for special structures (H frames/A frames); trained engineers on use of PLS Pole for analyzing AEP H frame and A frame structures AEP wide. Proficient with AEP software including TGIS, TDACCS, Smallworld, Storms, Metaview, and Distease.Created transmission analysis process for Joint Use services as well as post construction inspection process; both initiatives made impact on customers as well as company as process was ultimately streamlined, improved efficiency and increased bottom-line.Contributed to development of rearrangement process for AEP as well as companies employing National Joint Use Notification System (NJUNS); attended and participated in several OJUNS meetings to provide insight into successes and failures using electronic notification system.

Country's largest privately held oil company owned and operated by; entire company employs 2,000.Utility Sales Manager - Hunt PowerAdministered all facets of business development activities as well as management of existing account activity throughout entire 21-state North Eastern territory, including Eastern Canada; operated autonomously as sole representative in entire region promoting and administering division products, services and solutions (real- time data collection services for gas, water and electric meters providing utility customers with ability to estimate costs or manage operation). Position demanded 75% travel.Spearheaded entire sales lifecycle and managed start to end business relationship and account activity with ultimate aim of satisfying individual and corporate sales performance goals; located and approached target market, acted upon sales leads, produced and allocated marketing materials, identified needs and located solutions, developed and maintained client (executives and key decision maker) relationships, negotiated and closed sales, delivered proposals, quotes and presentations and facilitated current business activity. Maintained saleforce.com contact database pipeline and generated analyses and reports relative to utilities in service territory.Clients included investor-owned utilities, municipalities, co-ops, energy service providers, independent service operators including Strategic Energy, AEP, First Energy, Dayton Power and Light, Ottertail Power, Lifestyle Communities, and Green Mountain Power.Successfully increased service contract volume by $500,000 via sale of satellite meter solution/data collection services/real-time daily data delivery; renegotiated several contract renewals, negotiated expansion of AEP satellite services to 200+ units thus potentially increasing revenue by 7 and entertained service expansion with Ottertail Power potentially increasing revenue by 2.

Promoted to operate throughout 21-state Northeast USA/Eastern Canada territory creating new business opportunities and administering activity of more than 50 current accounts; working in concert with account executive, promoted engineering line design software by generating client leads, delivering presentations, forming and managing client relationships, molding new opportunities, responding to RFIs and RFPs - Administered front-end sale and managed entire relationship to maintain account satisfaction.Accounts comprised of investor owned utilities (electric) including AEP; and Electric, Duquense Power and Light, and NU - Northeast Utilities (Western Massachusetts Electric, Connecticut Light and Power, Public Service Company of New Hampshire, and Yankee Gas).Successfully developed $4.5 million pipeline and facilitated closure of $4 million agreement with Northeast Utilities; met quota via pipeline management coupled with closed sale.

Metering hardware and software company with annual revenues of $250 million supported by 1,500 employees in multiple locations including manufacturing sites. Previously known as LineSoft Corporation prior to acquisition.

In extremely project-oriented position served as internal and external liaison on engineering processes for load analysis, work order process, and client communication to discuss transmission distribution line design; primary scope of position maintained productivity using software for analysis and facilitating progressive development of software to market. Responsible for following compliance of National Electric Safety Code (NESC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as well as all state Public utility Commissions (PUC) regulations.Created AEP RFQ response resulting in renewal of AEP Contract; also developed proposals/contracts including Consumers Energy Proposal, AEP East & West Transmission Contract, Detroit Edison Contract, and SCPC Contract.Created transmission analysis process for Joint Use services as well as the Post Construction Inspection process; both initiatives made impact on customers as well as company as process was ultimately streamlined, improved efficiency and increased bottom-line.Spearheaded Buckeye Rural Electric Co-op project involving overhead power line design and optimization using LD-Pro software; project came as result of line study concerning number of NESC violations with relative Joint Use Attachments. Also worked as client liaison with Detroit Edison to establish Joint Use engineering process.