Leadership
Personal Development
- Focus on personal awareness of others by reading books and practicing empathy and understanding
- Enrolled in Harvard ManageMentor program
- Attend training on an annual basis to improve technical skills and stay up on utility trends
Load Forecasting Technical Team
- Listened with positive intent in order to manage the relationship and
sensitivities of
several different departments to produce the desired outcome
- Recognized nonverbal signs that the committee was
uncomfortable and took steps to
gain alignment
Load Forecasting Application Development
- Incorporated feedback from the T&D Planners to scope a new load
forecasting application
- Designing and implementing the load forecasting application with the IT department
Energy Systems Technology and Education Center (ESTEC) Steering and Advisory Committee
- Represent Idaho Power by advising on the ESTEC curriculum
- Strengthen ties between Idaho Power and Idaho State University
Wood River Electrical Plan Update Process
- Assembled a team of Idaho Power employees and facilitated meetings to
kick-off the community advisory committee selection process
Large Load Process
- Conducted large load engineering studies for more
than 30 customers, 6 of which have chosen to locate
in the East Region for a total of 21.6
MW
- Collaborate
with multiple stakeholders to incorporate Planning requirements
into an
engineering study in a manner that satisfies the customer, regional leadership,
and the Business
Development team
- Trusted member of the Eastern Idaho Large Load Team
- Regularly attend customer meetings at the request of the regional
customer relations team
Peer Coaching
- Train Planners to use existing tools more efficiently
- Help peers come to conclusions and build confidence
Safety Leadership
- Initiate and lead MoveSafe sessions in Pocatello
- Contribute to and lead safety discussions with operational
personnel
Regional Presence
- Involve
regional personnel in the small area study and project identification processes
- Nominated for a 20 Under 40 award by my regional customer relations
peers
- Established confidence with the region, resulting in
increased involvement in
regional activities
Technical Ability
Temperature Normalization
- Worked with the Load Research group to take data intended for energy
temperature normalization
and determine how the data could be adjusted to accommodate peak demand
normalization
- Identified weaknesses in the process and provided recommendations for
improvement as well as
facilitated brainstorming sessions to find solutions
Load Forecasting Process
- Researched several different options, evaluating the complexity and
accuracy of each option
- Recommended a methodology involving cubic regression and
weighting factors
- Determined optimal parameters for each feeder and transformer
Salmon and Pingree Sub-transmission Reliability Studies
- Implemented metrics to compare more than 7 unique options based on
capacity and reliability
concerns
- Created future requirement scenarios and then evaluated options using a
present value cost benefit analysis
Technical Lead for West Central Mountains Electrical Plan
- Utilized a spatial load forecast to determine the expected electrical
demand at buildout within the
study area
-
Provided
support for the Western Treasure Valley, Eastern Treasure Valley and West
Central Mountains electrical
plans
Compliance
- Familiar with tariff and rate schedules and how they apply to new customer requests
- Conducted generation interconnection feasibility studies, while adhering
to facility interconnection requirements from FAC-001
Area Studies
- Maintain Synergi, PowerWorld, and SubRel models
- Completed area studies across the company
Operational Support
- Prepare materials to support projects in other
departments
- Provide support for planned and unplanned
outages, using models and local knowledge
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Maintain
seasonal readiness reports outlining sub-transmission contingencies and
mitigation
