Compliance Analyst Program

Carolyn McCone – Compliance Analyst

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Technical Overview

●Comprehensive knowledge of NERC, ERCOT, AESO, IESO, and WECC standards, procedures, and internal controls, as well as generation and transmission systems

●Knowledge of Operations & Planning (O&P) and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards

●Strong focus on compliance for entities to comply with various national regulatory bodies

●Experience in implementing and/or maintaining a NERC compliance program

●Experience writing policies, processes, and procedures to help clients fulfill requirements from applicable regulatory entities

●Researching compliance standards, reviewing documentation from regulatory entities, and performing compliance administration for clients

●Testing of compliance administration software and databases of regulatory requirements

●Utilizing compliance tracking tools, SharePoint, and spreadsheets to monitor compliance activities

●Monitoring compliance dashboards and metrics using Global Audit-Ready (GAR) software package

●Assisting clients with evidence collection, storage and retention, as well as retrieval for audits and other requests for information

●Managing Reliability Standards Audit Worksheet evidence retrieval and completion for clients

●Documenting and updating compliance software instructions

●Background in accounting with a strong emphasis on servicing medium size companies, including payroll, pricing, accounts receivables, accounts payables, and bookkeeping

●Fully vaccinated.

Relevant Software

Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, mid to expert level skills with Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Global Audit-Ready, Snagit, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Quickbooks Pro and Online, Peachtree Accounting Software, SAP and ADP.

Experience

4 years of experience in Energy Compliance Analysis with Cooper Compliance

●Promoted an environment of continuous improvement in the NERC standards compliance program.

●Prepared, reviewed and evaluated Quick Reference Guide for Compliance (Generator Information Sheet):

●Determine each entity’s responsibility in relation to the client, facility rating, location, and emergency contacts by examining interconnection contracts.

●Listed outage procedures (protocol for planned or unplanned outages).

●Listed VAR limits (high/low kV’s produced by plant).

●Used single-line diagrams to inform max MW per feeder for both turbines and inverters.

●Created NOTAM (Notice to Airman’s Missions) entries for submission to federal NOTAM system for use by aviation: determine latitude, longitude, and height of turbines per NERC requirements.

●NERC, WECC, ERCOT, IESO, AESO documentation management. Used SharePoint to store and organize documentation and evidence required to demonstrate compliance and ensure that the retention of all documentation meets regulatory requirements.

●Monitored NERC website and other energy industry communication methods to learn about upcoming changes and additions to standards, protocols, and requirements that energy entities must adhere to.

●Worked with Global Audit-Ready (GAR), a complex system of SharePoint applications, databases, and lists, that work together to provide complete compliance management capability, including evidence collection and retention, process and procedure storage and management, and audit support for entities reporting to NERC and other regulatory bodies.

●Created and updated Global Audit-Ready database that contains listing of all NERC standards, ERCOT protocols, AESO (British Columbia) and IESO (Toronto) standards.

●After updating standards added to Global Audit-Ready database, tested and validated standards, then pushed the new database to clients to keep their data synchronized with NERC and other regulatory entities.

●Managed integration of Reliability Standards Audit Worksheets (RSAW) for multiple regulatory bodies such as NERC, AESO, IESO with the Global Audit-Ready system, which automatically filled out RSAWs with data stored in Global Audit-Ready. Worked with developers and used HTML coding to create macros to auto-process RSAWs.

●Provided technical support for Global Audit-Ready clients, who consisted of dozens of North American energy producers, with a particular focus on wind and solar industry players.

●Updated end-user Global Audit-Ready instruction manuals and authored material for new

●Global Audit-Ready SharePoint applications and features as they were added.

●Contributed to internal controls through learned lessons and risk assessments for inclusion in compliance status report.

●Using Global Audit-Ready, evaluated, prepared, and maintained materials for audits, self-certifications, spot-checks, internal compliance assessments, self-reports, mitigation plans, Reliability Standard Audit Worksheets (RSAWs), and evidence documentation.

●Participated in industry training and webinars, such as NERC, WECC, and Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) and others.

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