• FTR trader in the SPP and ERCOT markets with proven PnL• Market edge includes ability to identify future congestion based on fundamental changes and hence buy cheap capacity ahead of the market• Optimal power flow (OPF) modeling to identify targets especially during outage season

•FTR trading with a focus on the SPP and MISO South markets•Building analytics including optimal power flow models and developing and executing trading strategies•Involved with the annual and monthly SPP and MISO South FTR auctions•Conduct analysis for SPP virtual bidding

•Designed and implemented models to forecast potential coal plant retirements•Conducted a cost screening analysis of the viability of switching coal units to an alternative fuel under different environmental regulations•Led a team of analysts in developing energy price forecasts for utility clients in two large Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTO”)•Concurrently worked with two Northeastern utilities to develop two 20-year Integrated Resource Plans•Performed energy market simulations to quantify the effects of changes in demand on energy prices for the New York Independent System Operator (“NYISO”) •As an active member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”)-approved Independent Auction Monitor Team validated auction clearing and assisted with drafting annual reports•Estimated changes in hourly energy demand of a typical residential customer as a result of switching from “non-real time” to “real-time” pricing•Assisted expert witnesses with data analysis, conceptualizing problems, preparing for depositions and trials in several litigation cases•Communicated and interacted with clients during meetings and court hearings in matters related to coal plant retirements and breach of power purchase contracts•Participated in recruiting events, led several formal training sessions in statistical software (STATA, SAS), introduced new hires to quality control and audit practicesPUBLICATIONS:•"Potential Coal Plant Retirements Under Emerging Environmental Regulations," by Metin Celebi, Frank C. Graves, Gunjan Bathla and Lucas Bressan, The Brattle Group, Inc., December 2010•Southern Company Services, Inc., Docket No. ER09-88, First and Second Annual Reports of the Independent Auction Monitor (available on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission website), April 2010 and April 2011