John Sampler Email & Phone Number

Prairie Village, Ks, Us

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Term power/gas trading primarily in the SPP power region.

Houston, Texas Area

Develop Risk Mitigation/Bid strategies for roughly 20 GWs of generation assets before/after integrating into MISOPresent optimization strategies across entire portfolio to management teamDeveloped LMP forecasting models to improve day ahead gas purchases, optimize hydro schedules, & improve option strike decisionsDeveloped Daily Report using a Production Cost Model indicated Generation dispatch forecastsEvaluate MISO settlement data to identify bid strategy improvements to ensure Asset optimizationLead teams focused on improving process efficiencies and IMM mitigation risk within MISO Developed processes improvements for short term Load forecast resulting in improved accuracy and minimizing Day Ahead to Real-time spread risk within MISO

Houston, Texas Area

Develop Risk Mitigation/Bid strategies for roughly 20 gigawatts of generation assets before integrating into MISOPresent optimization strategies across entire portfolio to executive management teamDeveloped LMP forecasting models to improve day ahead gas purchases, optimize hydro schedules, & improve option strike decisionsEvaluate MISO settlement data to identify bid strategy improvements to ensure Asset optimizationLead teams focused on improving process efficiencies and IMM mitigation risk within MISO Developed processes improvements for short term Load forecast resulting in improved accuracy and minimizing Day Ahead to Real-time spread risk within MISO

Houston, Texas Area

Manager East Short Term Power Formulate strategy /direction/management of the East short term power desk; Achieving financial goals within risk metricsWorked with structure/origination to price points within the ISO market; calculate effective hedges for these positions; validate expected returns and VAR Provide direction for optimizing power/gas positions, including long-term tolling contracts and structured positions in the PJM/MISO areasMentoring/training employees on risk management and power market fundamentalsResponsible for managing power/gas positions (2000mws) across a portfolio of combined cycle assets within PJM, MISO, and Southeast market areasDevelop bid/ask spreads for origination and power sales teams at illiquid points to value and execute structured transactions; managed power/gas basis risk for executed positionsLead a team that developed and implemented fundamental analytics for power markets combining power flow models(DAYZER/;) and statistic/regressions methods to develop successful trading/hedging strategiesManaged Southeast portfolio of assets that consisted of 2500 MWS of load and capacity/energy contracts Transitioned positions from Williams Energy to Bear Stearns

Houston, Texas Area

-Implemented fundamental trading strategies for PJM. Worked intricately with our Power Flow Engineer to develop a proprietary power flow model-Managed load and tolling contracts in the Southeast and Northeast Power Markets-Worked diligently with risk control to accurately reflect forward value of asset positions

Managed Southeast Term Power Position. Traded cash and term Markets including MISO, Entergy, SOCO, and Natural Gas to not only hedge our positions, but contribute meaningful proprietary dollars

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Managed Term power positions for entire Southeast portfolio which consisted of 2500 MWSProvided liquidity by making markets for origination team to grow business through Load/Generation acquisitions

Managed Southeast and Miso power portfolio which consisted of over 3000 MWS Worked with structure and origination to develop business in new areas

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Managed daily activities of Real-Time Trading/Operations DeskWorked closely with internal and external customers to ensure contractual obligations metIntroduced and educated Real-Time traders with no prior experience

- Responsible for hiring, training, staffing and supervising the team conducting trades and operating power plants in the Mid-Con / Southeast regions