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    Vikram Budhraja
    Ike Arshadi
    John Ballance
    Mike Blower
    Frank Carrera
    Margaret Cheng
    Ajay Das
    Jim Dyer
    Lupe Garcia
    Jim Henneforth
    Steve Hess
    Joe Judge
    Jaime Medina
    Jianzhong Mo
    Fred Mobasheri
Lloyd Rowe
Jim Terpening
    Ben Xiao
    Song Xue
 
   

Jim is a principal consultant with Electric Power Group, LLC.  In this capacity, Jim has managed and contributed to many significant projects, including: 

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Worked with three utilities on Y2K compliance plans
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Worked with eleven utilities in the Rocky Mountain Region of the WECC in the development of a regional black start procedure and associated training document
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Led the Consortium for Electric Reliability Solutions (CERTS) activities.
1.Development of a Grid Reliability Metrics
2.Identification and assessment of transmission bottlenecks in the USA
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Supported the California Department of Water Resources in managing the operations and scheduling of power contracts negotiated during California emergency
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Managed the WECC’s implementation of the Frequency Responsive Reserve Standard
● Comparative assessment of 6 ISOs operating in the U.S
   
 

Previously, Jim was Manager of Energy Control Center and System Operations at Southern California Edison.  Jim led Edison’s team to implement California’s competitive market structure with the Independent System Operator (ISO) and Power Exchange (PX).  He has 30 years of operating experience in the electric industry.  Jim has performed, supervised or managed every function related to power systems operation including dispatch, scheduling, training, protection, and reliability management.

 Jim has been active in many of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) and North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) committees and task forces, as well as implementation of the ISO and PX structure in California.  Jim has chaired and played an active role in WECC and NERC Committees, including:

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Compliance Monitoring & Operating Practice Subcommittee
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Reliability Management System Task Force
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Transmission Reservation & Scheduling Task Force
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Security Process Support System Task Force
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Interconnected Operations Subcommittee

Jim attended Long Beach City College and in 1993 he attended the University of Idaho’s Public Utilities Executive Course.