Paul Michels
Advisor Applications Analyst @Puget Sound Energy
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WORK HISTORY
Advisor Applications Analyst @Puget Sound Energy
Established technical project leader and solutions architect for energy systems applications, Successfully deployed solutions in diverse areas of electrical (and natural gas) energy operations. Generation Technical Project Management Lead for Virtual Power Plant implementation - AutoGrid Flex (SaaS)Integrating distributed energy resources (DERs), such as battery and Demand Response into dispatchable operational energy capacity. Transmission and Distribution Energy Operations Solution architect for transmission operations outage management tool - Sun-Net iTOA Real-time applications support, interfacing with in-house and external system management (EMS/ADMS) control systems - General Electric EMS, OSISoft PI Energy Accounting / Trading Solution architect for after-the-fact energy accounting, supporting interchange with balancing partners and Energy Imbalance Market (EIM)- CAISO, MCG Energy and OATI Energy Web Applications Enterprise Compliance Focal for regulatory compliance and reliability standards (FERC Standards of Conduct and NERC Cyber Information Protection, CIP) adherence as well as leadership in enterprise ITIL-based service management. Workforce Management Lead for implementing and maintaining real-time scheduling application, ClickSchedule, supporting automated resource coordination.Managed and coordinate the work of application staff and external contractors on design, deployment and maintenance of commercial off-the-shelf software and supporting custom applications. Procured and directed budget for development and support work. Effectively integrated new technologies into internal processes and merged with enterprise technical footprintWell versed in relevant software architectures, project management methodologies (from agile to waterfall) frameworks, and security considerations leading to sound, reliable, and safe IT solutions for the Electric Operations business.
EDUCATION
Gonzaga University
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Seattle University
Master of Software Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT PAUL MICHELS
Advisor Energy Management System Applications Analyst at Puget Sound Energy
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