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Lead an amazing team of compliance professionals as we build an always maturing compliance program. Designing, implementing, and testing internal controls. Conducting investigations. Advising senior leadership on compliance strategy.

Plan, coordinate and implement strategies to achieve optimal regulatory outcomes that are beneficial at the federal, national, and regional level. Serve as primary representative to federal agencies, with various external stakeholders, and in public forums on proposed regulation and policy matters that are of vital concern to the company and customers. Ensure credible and professional relationships are developed and maintained with federal, national, and regional regulators, policy makers and external stakeholders as appropriate. Provide management with advanced technical and strategic evaluations of rate and tariff design, regulatory and organized energy markets, legislative initiatives and related policy recommendations.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Manage compliance to NERC and WECC Reliability Standards through strategic business partnerships with subject matter experts and senior management. Advise in the areas of regulatory strategic planning and decision making to support a compliance framework. Proactively anticipate changes in the regulatory environment and advise on actions to prepare the organization. Monitor operations to ensure compliance with Federal and Regional Regulatory Standards. Assess compliance risk and recommend remedies. Evaluate information received from various regulatory agencies and share data and analysis with business units. Oversee and direct day-to-day execution of APS’s NERC regulatory compliance program. Evaluate operating events, coordinate corrective action and report on lessons learned. Represent the company position informally or through testimony with regulators, industry, trade organizations.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Design, develop and deliver NERC certified training for Power Grid Operators. Perform reliability-related task and competency analysis. Specialize in Balance and Interchange, FERC Open Access Tariff implementation, and NAESB Business Practice Standards.

Implemented and managed a real-time Transmission Scheduling function where none previously existed. Managed staff in the real-time implementation of FERC Open Access Tariff administration. Participated in a zero-finding NERC Compliance audit.Chair, WECC Interchange Scheduling and Accounting SubcommitteeMember, WECC Operating, Steering, and Joint-Guidance Committees

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Management

Associate'S Degree