Lodestar Position
Resume:
Summary
Phillip Haynes has over ** years of hands-on experience in developing and implementing technical project-based initiatives, development and maintenance release project management, managing software configurations, and achieving technical performance targets.
Breadth of experience encompasses: Oracle/DB2/SQL database development, integration of enterprise multi-tier systems, customer/production system support, developing project methodologies, facilitating interdepartmental cooperation, and developing all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Technical Skills
• Oracle Utilities (LODESTAR) Energy Information Platform (EIP)
• Oracle Utilities (LODESTAR) Meter Data Manager (MDM)
• Oracle Utilities (LODESTAR) Billing Component (BC)
• Oracle Utilities (LODESTAR) Quotation Management (QM)
• Oracle Utilities (LODESTAR) Lodestar Profiling and Settlement
• Oracle Utilities (LODESTAR) Rules Language
• Oracle Utilities (LODESTAR) System Architect / Design and implementation skills
• Software engineering best practices: Multi-tier software implementation experience, systems troubleshooting and analysis, rapid prototyping capability
• Procedural Language \ Structured Query Language (PL/SQL)
• Oracle 8i, 9i, 10g, 11g
• Seibel 6,8
• Crystal Reports
• PVCS, SVN
Employment History
03/2006-Present Onesimus Consulting Solutions Architect
10/2000- 03/2006 Oracle/LODESTAR Corporation
Lodestar Consultant
10/1999-10/2000 Minority Business Development Center (MBDC)
Business Analyst
9/1998-10/1999 Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM)
Technology Manager/Consultant
Education:
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Master’s Degree: Concentrating in Administration, Planning and Social Policy,
June 1999.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science: Concentrating in Human Development,
May 1997. (Magna Cum Laude)
Project Experience
Lakeland Utilities
8/2010-11/2011
For a major energy company operating in Lakeland, Florida, Phillip served as MDM Project Manager for the Smart Grid Initiative (SGI), which seeks to deploy Sensus smart meter, build AMI infrastructure to support time series data, perform validation, editing, and estimation of interval data, and produce bill determinant data to CIS. The scope of the project also include billing for various TOU and register read periods, building Pre-Paid and Web Portal functionality, and delpoying In-House Devices (IHD) for both Electric and Water metered customers. Phillip leads a team of developers and business analyst to define requirements, design the data model, and build the MDM solution. In conjunction, Phillip is responsible for building the LODESTAR LTMH Adapter to manage transactions from various systems and provide testing and training.
Calpine Corporation
8/2009-3/2011
For a major energy company operating in Houston, TX, Phillip serves as a Lodestar Subject Matter Expert performing an upgrade from LODESTAR 4.53 to Oracle Utilities 1.53 for Meter Data Management. In this capacity, Phillip analyzed database configuration, procedures and rules language scripting to determine upgrade approach and impact. In addition, Phillip was responsible for developing rules language for performance tuning and enhancements, performing database modifications via metadata enhancements and SQL scripting. He has built interfaces to the Nucleus system via the Adapter to import, validate, and aggregate meter data. Reports were also created via rules language to email and send notifications of results. Training was provided by Phillip to include Data Manager, MDM, Adapter, EIP, Rules Language, Security, and the Report Framework. The majority of the work was completed remotely. Phillip currently serves in an enhancement and support capacity for the MDM solution.
Reliant Energy
7/2009-3/2010
For a major energy company operating in Houston, TX, Phillip serves as a Lodestar Subject Matter Expert performing an upgrade from LODESTAR 3.57 to Oracle Utilities 1.53 for Quotation Management. In this capacity, Phillip analyzed database configuration, procedures and rules language scripting to determine upgrade approach and impact. In addition, Phillip is responsible for developing rules language for performance tuning and enhancements, performing database modifications via metadata enhancements and SQL scripting. He has built interfaces to Siebel 8 via the Adapter to import customer data and manage system notifications into FRMS. Reports were also created via rules language to email and send notifications of results. Training was provided by Phillip to include Data Manager, Quotation Management, Adapter, EIP, Rules Language, Security, and the Report Framework.
MXenergy Corporation
8/2008-5/2009
For a major energy company operating in Houston, TX, Phillip serves as a Lodestar Subject Matter Expert performing an upgrade from LODESTAR 3.57 to 4.52 for BillingExpert, FME and LPSS. In this capacity, Phillip analyzed database configuration, procedures and rules language scripting to determine upgrade approach and impact. Phillip also was responsible for the configuration and rollout of the LODESTAR Energy Information Platform (EIP). Phillip provided the technical expertise in database and software configuration, testing and training end-users. In addition to these tasks, Phillip retired several older billing systems and migrated into the LODESTAR 4.52 version of software. This includes working with the client to define business requirements, developing billing and pricing logic, configuring metadata and rules language, developing test conditions, and training the client personnel on the new systems.
TransAlta Corporation
3/2007-8/2008
For a major energy company operating in Calgary, Canada. Phillip served as the Senior Technical Analyst for the Asset and Pool Billing Project, which sought to consolidate the asset invoicing and market settlement functions within the LODESTAR BillingExpert application. Phillip provided technical expertise with integration design, technical and application architecture, and Gap Analysis. In addition to these tasks, he developed a billing prototype that highlighted undocumented business scenarios, and trained TransAlta staff on LODESTAR’s Energy Information Platform reporting framework and security framework.
Exelon Corporation
9/2007-3/2008
For a major energy company operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Phillip served as the functional lead for utilizing the LODESTAR PricingExpert product to create and manage electric pricing offers, calculate product components as required by the request, and generate quote result. Functionally, he provides oversight of design and configuration for all electric pricing calculations across various pricing products. Additionally, Phillip assists other team members in the design and configuration of routines to validate, estimate and edit data migrated into the LODESTAR database via the Adapter.
Georgia Southeastern Operating Company
4/2007-9/2007
For a major energy company operating in Atlanta, Georgia. Phillip served as technical lead for a LODESTAR implementation team of three persons to develop detailed functional specifications for the LODESTAR Profile & Settlement System (LPSS) The overarching objective was to build a prototype to bring nonmember generators into single system economic dispatch, treat all generation units the same in settlement, and allocating costs and revenue in a more precise manner. Functionally, he provided oversight of design, configuration, and testing within the Customer Choice Suite framework. Additionally, Phillip served in related efforts to identify the necessary interfaces and additional reporting requirements for the overarching solution.
TransAlta
1/2007-4/2007
For a major energy company operating in Calgary, Canada. Phillip served as the functional lead for utilizing the LODESTAR BillingExpert product to perform shadow settlement for the regional cogeneration power plant billing contract. The contract was based on complex billing components including managing data interfaces, shadow Ontario Power Authority statements, and performing settlements. Functionally, he provided oversight of design, configuration, and testing within the Customer Choice Suite framework. Additionally, Phillip trained and supervised staff members in configuration of interfaces.
Black & Veatch
3/2006-12/2006
Black & Veatch was providing consulting services to Alliance Data during the implementation of the Peace Software CIS package application and ancillary customer systems for Alliance Data’s client Direct Energy (DE). This effort is known as the Liberty Program. The services and roles being provided by B&V include but are not limited to: Business Architects, Technology Architects, Business Analysts, Technical Analysts, Conversion SMEs (Subject Matter Experts), Interfaces SMEs, System Design and Configuration Analysts, System Test Analysts, Technical Team Leads, Extension Development Lead and other potential team lead roles throughout all phases of the Liberty Program for DE.
Phillip served as the Subject Matter Expert (SME)/Senior Business Analyst. His role is to provide functional expertise in the areas of CIS Billing for the CIS Peace Application with the Extension and Interfaces Team. Functionally, he collects detail specifications for requirements, develop high level and detail level design documentation, manage code inventory and scope, and supports testing of each Extension and Interface module.
LODESTAR Corporation
2000-2006
Phillip Haynes began his tenure at LODESTAR Corporation in September of 2000. At LODESTAR, he added to his consulting skills as a software implementation specialist. In his role as an Associate, Phillip gathers business requirements specific to client implementations, including analysis of the specific business events and rules for business processes involved. Phillip has developed, configured, and implemented LODESTAR software via meta-data/data structure changes, LODESTAR® Rules Language™ configuration, and development of interfaces. He has also performed end-user training that included an overview of the specific business application being addressed, detailed instruction in the use of LODESTAR® Data Repository™, LODESTAR Rules Language, and instruction on how to use LODESTAR products to best handle specific business applications
Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
10/2005-12/2005
For a major energy company operating in Dublin, Ireland, Phillip served as the functional lead. His role was to provide his functional expertise in the areas of integrating Crystal Report functionality within a Forecasting model. Functionally, he provided oversight of design, configuration, and testing within the Crystal Report framework. Additionally, Phillip served in related efforts to identify the necessary interfaces and additional reporting requirements for the overarching solution.
Potomac Energy and Power Company (PEPCO)
3/2005-9/2005
For a Washington D.C.-based energy company, Phillip served as functional lead to the project entailed enhancing the existing LODESTAR® Profile & Settlement System™ (LPSS™) for this company and integrating a second company to support the settlement processes for the PJM market. In addition, the project entailed providing the means to calculate Capacity and Transmission Peak Load Contributions for both companies with the LODESTAR application. Phillip’s role included gathering and documenting of requirements and design, configuration of the LODESTAR solution, testing, and training of users. In addition, as functional lead, Phillip was responsible for facilitating meetings with business owners.
Ameren
8/2004-2/2005
For a Missouri-based energy company operating in the MISO market, Phillip served as a technical lead to implement LODESTAR Profile & Settlement System (LPSS). The solution provided the client with an intelligent database application to effectively manage meter data and meet the requirements of Meter Data Management Agent associated with the Midwest Market Initiative. Additionally, Phillip was responsible for the technical design and configuration of LODESTAR® Customer Choice Suite™ (CCS™), as it relates to emerging MISO market rules.
ERGON Energy
7/2003-6/2004
For an electricity retail company operating in the Australian market, Phillip has served as the functional lead. This project brings together a solution with the ability for the client to manage the end-to-end process from customer acquisition to market settlements. LODESTAR’s solution provides for the following: management of meter data, forecasting to be used in the offer process, transfer price book management, market reconciliation, and local distributor network invoice validations. As a functional lead and subject matter expert for the settlement portion of the project, Phillip was responsible for leading the LPSS implementation effort. This involved developing a detailed understanding of the client’s business needs, successfully translating them to the requirements document and configuration, and performing functional testing and training of the LODESTAR Customer Choice Suite.
Sempra Energy
1/2003-5/2003
For a major retailer operating in southern California, Phillip served as the technical lead, which involved the simultaneous implementation of multiple LODESTAR products. His role was to provide his functional expertise in the areas of market settlements. Functionally, he provided insight into market rules, facilitated requirements gathering, and worked on streamlining the business process. He also provided oversight of design, configuration, training, and testing phases of the project. Additionally, Phillip served in related efforts to identify the necessary interfaces and reporting requirements for the overarching solution.
EPCOR
7/2002-12/2002
For a major retailer operating in Ontario, Canada, Phillip served as the technical lead, which involved the simultaneous implementation of multiple LODESTAR products. His role was to provide his functional expertise in the areas of market settlements. Functionally, he provided insight into market rules, facilitated requirements gathering, and stream lining the business process. He also provided oversight of design, configuration, training, and testing phases of the project. Additionally, Phillip served in related efforts to identify the necessary interfaces and reporting requirements for the overarching solution.
Potomac Energy and Power Company (PEPCO)
5/2002-8/2002
For a distribution and transmission company based in Washington D.C., Phillip served as technical lead for a LODESTAR implementation team of three persons to develop detailed functional specifications for the LODESTAR Profile & Settlement System (LPSS) and the Lode Forecasting Information System (LFIS). The project entailed working with the client to define business requirements, develop settlement logic, configure metadata and rules language, develop test conditions, and train the client personnel on the new systems. He updated and maintained the client’s schema, database structure, and local databases for both the LODESTAR team and the client’s Users. Phillip also served in related efforts to identify the necessary interfaces and reporting requirements for the overarching solution.
Alberta Trailer Company (ATCO Electric)
2/2002-4/2002
For a company operating in Canada, Phillip served as technical lead for the LODESTAR Profile & Settlement System (LPSS). Functionally, he provided insight into market rules, facilitated requirements gathering, and stream lining the business process. He also provided oversight of design, configuration, training, and testing phases of the project. And, Phillip served in related efforts to identify the necessary interfaces and reporting requirements for the overarching solution.
Utilicorp United/Aquila
6/2001-10/2001
For a Canadian-based distribution company, LODESTAR customized its application to efficiently report clients’ historical load data. Phillip created new schemas and database structures for the client, based on their current database setup. He was responsible for migrating the client’s data from their legacy system into a LODESTAR solution. This entailed data conversion of approximately 500 million records and over 200 Gigabytes of data. Phillip coded and designed various validation and summary reports based on client-provided specifications and converted reports into XML to be used by LODESTAR’s newly-designed web application, so users could browse and report on interval data by using only a standard web browser. Phillip also installed and configured LODESTAR’s new web application for the client.
Texas New Mexico Power (TNMP)
3/2001-6/2001
For a Texas energy company, Phillip served as an Implementation Specialist for a LODESTAR implementation team of two persons to develop detailed functional specifications for the LODESTAR Profile & Settlement System (LPSS). The project entailed working with the client to define business requirements, develop settlement logic, configure meta-data and rules language, and develop test conditions to test the new system.
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