Manager Management

JIA GAO, P.ENG.

Contact: +1-289-***-**** Nationality: CANADIAN

Email: *************@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

**** - ******* ******* ***** **********, OPG Headquarters

Toronto, CAN

[pic] Planning & Analysis - Integrated Revenue Planning

Direct reported to OPG Executive Committee, maintaining /

developing corporate business plans.

Provided monthly Fuel Price Forecasting - an amalgamated forecast

for oil, gas, and coal prices during the business planning

period. Forecasted associated basis prices and constructed 10th

and 90th percentile confidence bands for sensitivity analysis.

Presented monthly key results and analysis.

Managed/ Coordinated monthly business plan revenue planning

meetings and meeting presentation.

Revisited pricing for hydro baseload on the margin based on:

historical data from SCADA, the 5-min Marginal Clearing Price,

and HOEP Price. The Findings of the analysis study were adopted

for preset parameter adjustments in Primo, Prosyn and Enterprise.

Regularly attended seminars/conferences/courses to build

additional industry knowledge and skills (TABE, CABE, EUCI, Itron

and SAS).

Commercial Operations: Trading

Issued daily Electricity Forward Price Curve and weekly Coal

Pricing Curve running cost reports. Learned methodologies behind

the tools used for the curves to troubleshoot any macro problems

that occurred during generation of curve reports.

Produced weather correction results using SAS software. It helps

understand the weather effect and economy various to demand.

Produced short term primary demand forecast using NDAuto

software. Presented results and analysis to the Portfolio

Department to plan day ahead schedule.

Assisted in daily trading activities and logs.

Risk Management

Attended training program to maximise credit risk exposures,

mainly focused on corporate enterprise risk management.

Assisted in preparing credit proposals and perform financial

analysis to facilitate credit assessment and approval.

Gained analytical skills on analysing corporate enterprise

associated risk factors.

Compliance & Contracts Origination: Settlements

Analysed historical data for Manitoba Hydro Root River agreement

for the purpose of a payment dispute. Reviewed and edited

contractual documents and discussed and verified settlement data

with Manitoba Hydro leading to the resolution of a past

settlement.

Information Technology

Participated in quarterly Business Continuity Exercise.

Supported several programs such as Forward Price Curve and

Running costs.

2007 - 2008 General Motors, GM Headquarters/Engineering Oshawa, CAN/

Centre Warren, USA

Hosted weekly PDT meetings with suppliers to discuss parts

development in terms of timing plan, design improvement and cost

saving issues. Also attended Common Parts Design Peer Review

meetings to discuss future parts development plan.

Troubleshot functional issues using Vehicle Spy at car plants in

Canada and USA.

2006 Summer Syncrude, Syncrude Headquarters Alberta, CAN

Assisted in tracking, projecting/forecasting Oil sand production.

2005 Winter Nortel Networks, Nortel Headquarters Ottawa, CAN

Reviewed High Level Design documents called File Structure

Definitions for M1/CS1000 Telephony Manager and Element Manager

Systems.

EDUCATION

Dalhousie University Halifax, CAN

2002 - 2007 Bachelor of Electrical/Computer Engineering, Co-op Program

Completed eight academic terms and three four-month co-op work

terms

Finished with cumulative GPA 3.79 out of 4.30.

SOCIAL

ACTIVITIES Enjoy traveling, swimming, scuba diving,

tennis, volleyball & singing

2010 - Present Chief Operating Officer,

A non-profit organisation, Association of Young Energy Professionals

Serves all young energy professionals in GTA area through unique

social, professional development

2008-Present Team Captain,

A Toronto Chinese Community dance group

Performs during major cultural festivals

2008 Assisted the GM marketing team in their new products campaign to

promote the new hybrid Malibu

Tutored students taking first year calculus at Dalhousie University

2004-2007

Radio DJ at Chinese Radio weekly with regular audience

2005-2006

AWARDS

Dalhousie University Entrance Renewable Scholarship ($5,000)

2002-2005 Sexton Scholar Award

2003

SKILLS

Fluent in English and Mandarin

Windows 95/98/2000/XP, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel &

PowerPoint), MatLab, AutoCAD, SAS, C/C++, Microsoft Access

Strong organization, oral and written communications, time

management, documentation and great interpersonal skills

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