Luminant Energy Work Values

Daily Duties at Luminant Energy:

Director, Production Utilization Planning, 2013-2016 Collaborated with commercial operations desks to set price points and fuel blends for 12 solid fuel units. Developed daily position reports for risk and trading desks for current year plus one status for all units. Retained all responsibilities of previous position. • Optimized reserve shutdown and startup schedules, minimizing costs during periods of low market price. • Led team of engineers and field personnel building in-house Mercury Air Toxics Standards (MATS) System, ensuring MATS compliance for 12 units while optimizing fuel and revenue to reach maximum contribution margin. • Achieved optimal profitability of 12 solid fuel fired units and coordinating individual unit pricing and load profiles with the real-time, day ahead, and forward trading desks with responsibilities for fuel inventory management and quality control. • Produced daily pricing curves for pricing the units into the ERCOT market • Acted as the central point of contact for coordination of fueling needs between plants, mines, and commercial operations. • Produced a detailed planning report used by the Commercial Portfolio Management group, Corporate Planning, Risk Management, Power and Mining Operations, Regulatory and Environmental, among others Director, Fuels & Emissions Strategy, 2009-2013 Developed long range corporate plans for nine solid fuel units including detailed operating data and budget information for execution in plants and mines. Collaborated with field personnel developing operating curves for unit heat rate, emissions consumables for SO2, NOx, and MATS compliance, along with fixed and variable cost curves for dispatch as units transitioned from construction into commercial operations. Retained all responsibilities of previous position. • Updated the cost methodology for dispatching the units and increased profit margin by $22M annually. • Added three new lignite fired units and two mines to long range planning function. • Established short term fueling plans with plants and mines, optimizing fuel quality and quantity in plant and mine stockpiles to coordinate market risk vs. unit capability. Manager, Fuels & Emissions Strategy, 2005-2009 Developed in-house systems to optimize margin within unit performance constraints and fueling constraints for nine solid fuel plants. Collaborated with plant and mine sites to develop long range plans for field. Evaluated unit design limitations as related to fuel tonnage rates, air flow, scrubbing capacity and NOx performance along with current fuel inventory levels. Forecasted mining production rates and PRB delivery capabilities. • Led team of engineers and programmers in production utilization planning model (PUP) streamlining processes resulting in increased accuracy in dispatch and fueling processes for lignite plants. • Developed incremental cost curves for all solid fuel units based on vary fueling strategies, emissions expense, and operating consumables.

What they like about Luminant Energy:

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Tags

Inventory, Mining, Control Systems, Reliability, Support, Technical Support, Inventory management, Management, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Generation, Energy Trading, Pricing, Risk, Profit Optimization, Monte Carlo Simulation

Skills

Mining, Power Generation, Employee Development, Risk Analysis, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Energy Trading, Plant Maintenance, Plant Operations, Plant Engineering, Emissions Management, Energy Trading, Energy Pricing, Forecasting, Financial Analysis

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