Daniel Gottschalk, Mba Email & Phone Number

Lansing, Mi, Us

Dulles, Virginia, United States

-Assist and provide guidance to electric cooperative management and board-of-directors on contemporary retail rate strategies and options.-Provide CFC members with regulatory consulting services at the federal and state level.-Conduct revenue requirement and cost of service studies consistent with industry accepted best practices and regulatory bodies.-Develop traditional electric distribution rates, as well as specialty rates to include residential demand, EV, time-of-use, interruptible, and demand side management for CFC member cooperatives.-Analyze and assess industry trends, events and federal and state regulatory activities to determine the impact on CFC and its members.-Prepare competent expert testimony to advocate for the members’ and/or CFC’s positions.-Develop and present educational programs on technical issues to effectively and clearly transfer knowledge and skills to diverse constituents.

Lansing, Michigan, United States

-Develop and monitor electric cost of service studies, including allocators and jurisdictional separation. Prepare and sponsor expert testimony and supporting exhibits in contested rate cases. -Act as the technical advisor and liaison for the Rates and Tariff Section in interactions with the Commission and staff members and represent the Commission in communications with officials of regulated energy companies and third parties related to cost of service studies, allocations, and jurisdictional separation.-Attended EUCI's "Electric Cost of Service - Essential Concepts for a Changing Industry" and "Electric Utility Pricing - Trends in Cost Recovery" courses.-Active member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Communication and Policy Subcommittees.-Active member of the Time-Based Pricing workgroup.-Assisted in the development of the 2021-25 MPSC Strategic Plan while serving on the Strategic Plan Steering Committee.-Managed other staff in the development of monthly gas and electric rate and average bill comparisons for each utility, publicizing the final product to all staff and the MPSC website.-Collaborated as a web editor on the design of the new MPSC website with communications and IT staff. -Updated monthly electric scorecard metrics tracking electric rate and combined bill rankings in the U.S.-Developed messages promoting new MPSC job openings for use on social media and the MPSC website.-Reviewed Consumers Energy’s marketing materials for the company’s Summer Time of Use Rate Pilot.-Researched the history of laws and major Commission decisions pertaining to electric cost of service to develop a “Cost of Service Issues” document.-Participated in the MiPowerGrid Energy Programs and Technology Pilots Workgroup.

Lansing, Michigan

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)Michigan Public Service CommissionRegulated Energy DivisionRates and Tariffs SectionAs an analyst for the MPSC, I performed economic and statistical analysis of utility reports, financial records, and rate case presentations to determine the appropriate level of rates for energy utilities.I also served as the web editor for the Rates and Tariffs Section. I updated the monthly electric and gas rates comparison information on the MPSC website, and composed social media descriptions marketing new job postings. I assisted in a major transition of web pages between different servers and content management applications. I have testified as an expert witness in electric and gas utility rate cases regarding rate design, electric cost of service, forecasting, revenue decoupling mechanisms (RDM), infrastructure recovery mechanisms (IRM), low-income assistance programs and various tariff issues.In addition to traditional rate cases, I have also participated in TIER, RDM reconciliation, tariff modification, and complaint cases. As a result of my analysis pertaining to the Low-income Energy Assistance Fund, I was recognized for the MPSC receiving the 2015 Advocate Award from the Coalition to Keep Michigan Warm. I completed NARUC's Annual Regulatory Studies Program in August of 2014 at Michigan State University, and have attended numerous other training seminars conducted by IPU. I have toured Ludington Pumped Storage, as well as various power plants and wind farms around the state, owned by Consumers Energy and DTE. I keep informed of the latest news and trends in the energy industry through webinars, conferences, utility presentations, and industry publications.

Lansing, Mi

Student AssistantState of MichiganMichigan Public Service CommissionElectric Reliability DivisionRenewable Energy Section-Entered, analyzed, and presented data from Michigan’s electric providers’ annual reports-Assisted staff with the development of reports-Developed spreadsheets, charts, and PowerPoint presentations-Assisted with MPSC presentations and hearings-Researched renewable energy issues and news-Drafted letters to electric providers-Designed promotional materials and managed the MPSC booth at the 2012 Renewable Energy Fair-Developed charts, spreadsheets, and figures that were included in the 2012 & 2013 Act 295 Renewable Energy Report to the Legislature

Okemos, Michigan

-Developed written content for the company blog and social media pages-Monitored social media channels and responded or coordinated response-Assisted in the implementation of marketing strategies and campaigns-Used reports from analytics tools to measure and analyze campaign effectiveness-Composed SEO-optimized descriptions and tags for content on the company website

Okemos, Mi

-Handled inbound telephone sales while meeting objectives for average sale, cross-selling, up-selling, etc.-Resolved customer inquiries and problems in an efficient and helpful manner via phone and email-Accurately and expediently performed data entry and payment processing-Led the department in average sale in numerous weeks-Held the top position in up-sells for 26 weeks in a row

East Lansing, Mi

-Launched and regularly developed content for the company's first corporate blog-Served as the sole representative of the company on Twitter and Facebook, while developing and maintaining a cross-platform system for promoting the corporate blog in social media -Worked with analytics software on the company website and blog to determine the best practices to apply to future content-Researched and applied best practices for SEO, blogging, and social media

Ba, Marketing, 3.5

Activities and Societies: Eli Broad College of Business3.8 Major GPA Appeared on Dean's List 5 times from fall semester of 2009 to Spring.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Management, 3.8 Gpa

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Varsity Tennis, Intramural Basketball3.83 GPA Captain of the varsity tennis team