Patrick Danner, Cfa, Erp Email & Phone Number

White Plains, Ny

Manage a team of three responsible for the development and execution of hedge strategies for customer portfolios and NYPA's own merchant book across multiple commodities (gas, power, capacity, transmission congestion). Also ensured the quality and timeliness of price, generation, and revenue forecasts for NYPA's financial plan as well as variable cost projections for large customer groups.

Collaboratively develop hedging strategies for customer portfolios and NYPA's own merchant book. Monitor those portfolios and hedge various commodities (gas, power, capacity) as warranted by the strategy. Develop and report on variable cost projections for large customer groups.

White Plains, Ny

Collaboratively develop hedging strategies for customer portfolios and NYPA's own merchant book. Monitor those portfolios and hedge various commodities (gas, power, capacity) as warranted by the strategy. Develop and report on variable cost projections for large customer groups.

* Reduced consulting costs by more than $400,000/year compared to my predecessor.* Developed the official annual forecast, along with monthly updates, for: power and fuel prices, generation dispatch and revenues (stochastic probability distributions), capacity and emissions prices, ancillary service rates, revenues and expenses (deterministic).* Met every deadline, even when changed on short notice. Passed all monthly Risk dept. checks.* Initiated tracking of forecast probability vs. observed frequency; performance is excellent.* Subjected forecasts to validation, tracked variances (once found $270k NYISO error), conducted backcasts.* Led departmental switch from FastForward to Ventyx; also other tool or process improvements.* Performed and later had oversight of Profit and Loss statements.* Supported Portfolio Manager and Analysts in development of hedge and bidding strategies.* Developed regression equations and updated coefficients for valuing contracts in illiquid markets.* Departmental liaison to Integrated Resource Planning working group.* Maintained the departmental SharePoint site.

Served parish of 3,000 families by taking initiative to perform numerous tasks in various roles.* Spoke to groups of 200 - 500 people at Sunday worship services. * Made presentations and offered discussion questions to 40 - 80 members at Men's Ministry. * Involved in Parish Advisory Council and Finance Committee during planning and execution of $2.6 million Capital Campaign; assisted fundraising efforts by solicitation and responsiveness to concerns. * Team member for planning and execution of three retreats, as well as numerous events. * Made presentations to groups of 30 - 100 high school students on various faith-related topics. * Teaching experience: religion to adults and 6th & 7th grades; religion, math, science in 1st-4th grades. * Assisted daily at liturgical functions as lector, acolyte, and extraordinary minister of holy communion.* Numerous visits to Danbury Hospital, Laurel Ridge Health Care Center, and Ridgefield Crossing assisted living.

VRMS' main product is a software package that is used by high volume retailers to store, process, and report on information in a customer purchase database. * Designed, created, and maintained sales and customer analysis report templates using Crystal Reports. * During transition to relational DB, responded to internal need for programmers by augmenting C++ programming skills. * Integrated tables and templates to process and organize data into user-friendly displays. * Created customer behavior modules with predictive forecasting. * Developed internet reports using ColdFusion and Dreamweaver. * Wrote programs to synchronize data between DBs. * Advised clients and customer service teams on applications of our software for customer management, thereby increasing the software´s value to our clients. * Wrote user documentation and provided support to customer service.

Assisted in the construction of a mobile telescope designed to be placed on a Chilean mountaintop to detect fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background (CMB).* Assembled telemetry boxes and constructed antenna masts for data transmission. * Designed a system to counteract site conditions and thereby improve data accuracy. * Assisted in mounting of sensitive detection equipment. * Created and maintained the project web page.

B.A., Physics, Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Science and Technology Wing, Swim Team, Water Polo Team

M.A., Moral Theology / Ethics

Activities and Societies: Theological College, Students for Life, Chastity Outreach Ministry, CUAnime, patoral work at St. Rose of Lima.