Christopher	
  Perrotta	
   (403)	
  689-­‐9258	
  
#2102	
  1514	
  11	
  Street	
  	
  SW	
  
Calgary,	
  Alberta	
  
T2R1G9	
  
chrisperrotta84@gmail.com	
  
	
  
Objectives	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  
1. Continue	
  to	
  establish	
  a	
  successful	
  and	
  competitive	
  career	
  as	
  a	
  trader	
  and	
  analyst	
  through	
  
incremental	
  experience	
  and	
  achievement.	
  	
  
2. Maintain	
  a	
  role	
  in	
  a	
  fast	
  paced,	
  analytical	
  and	
  performance	
  orientated	
  environment	
  
3. Work	
  for	
  ethically	
  sound	
  organizations;	
  remain	
  true	
  to	
  employers,	
  colleagues	
  and	
  myself.	
  
	
  
Trading	
  Experience	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  
West	
  Real	
  Time	
  Power	
  Trader	
  
Enmax	
  Corporation,	
  Calgary,	
  Alberta	
  
	
  
Power	
  Portfolio	
  Management	
  
Ø Optimization	
  of	
  2.5GW	
  portfolio	
  of	
  Coal,	
  Natural	
  Gas	
  and	
  
Wind	
  assets	
  in	
  the	
  AESO	
  market	
  
Ø Navigation	
  of	
  Joint	
  Venture	
  and	
  PPA	
  agreements	
  relating	
  to	
  
specific	
  assets,	
  capacity	
  and	
  dispatching	
  
Ø Responsible	
  for	
  all	
  plant	
  dispatch	
  received	
  through	
  ADaMS	
  
and	
  relay	
  to	
  plant	
  operators	
  
Ø Compliance	
  monitoring	
  and	
  reporting	
  
Ø Hedging	
  through	
  physical	
  power	
  trades	
  between	
  AESO	
  and	
  
Mid-­‐C	
  markets	
  
	
  
Program	
  Development	
  &	
  Process	
  Improvements	
  
Ø Independently	
  created	
  numerous	
  tools	
  using	
  Excel	
  and	
  VBA	
  
to	
  improve	
  market	
  analysis	
  and	
  optimize	
  asset	
  offers,	
  
including:	
  
Ø ETS	
  7	
  Day	
  Offer	
  program	
  to	
  create	
  and	
  manage	
  all	
  unit	
  
offers	
  directly	
  through	
  an	
  Excel	
  interface,	
  eliminating	
  
limitations	
  of	
  the	
  ETS	
  web	
  interface	
  and	
  enabling	
  the	
  
creation	
  of	
  other	
  value	
  add	
  functions	
  
Ø Shepard	
  Offer	
  tool	
  to	
  generate	
  P/Q	
  pairs	
  and	
  manage	
  
complexities	
  of	
  operational,	
  JV,	
  and	
  AS	
  constraints	
  
Ø In	
  development	
  of	
  Offer	
  Identification	
  and	
  Forecasting	
  tool	
  
to	
  automatically	
  assign	
  P/Q	
  pairs	
  to	
  specific	
  assets	
  on	
  an	
  
hourly	
  basis.	
  This	
  data	
  was	
  then	
  to	
  be	
  used	
  to	
  in	
  conjunction	
  
with	
  market	
  demand	
  and	
  other	
  fundamentals	
  from	
  which	
  to	
  
build	
  future	
  curves	
  for	
  daily/weekly	
  pool	
  price	
  forecasting	
  
Ø Numerous	
  other	
  tools	
  and	
  changes	
  to	
  processes	
  resulting	
  
time	
  savings	
  of	
  ~2.5	
  hours	
  for	
  completing	
  daily	
  Real	
  Time	
  
tasks	
  
	
  	
  
	
  
February	
  2015	
  	
  –	
  November	
  2015	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
 
East	
  Real	
  Time	
  Power	
  Trader	
  
Capital	
  Power	
  Corporation,	
  Calgary,	
  Alberta	
  
	
  
Power	
  Portfolio	
  Management	
  
Ø Part	
  of	
  a	
  team	
  established	
  to	
  integrate	
  1GW	
  of	
  CC	
  generators	
  
located	
  in	
  NEISO	
  that	
  were	
  acquired	
  by	
  Capital	
  Power	
  in	
  2011	
  
Ø Developed	
  market	
  analysis	
  tools	
  and	
  methodologies	
  used	
  to	
  
forecast	
  pricing	
  of	
  the	
  NEISO	
  DA	
  and	
  RT	
  markets	
  
Ø Optimized	
  asset	
  capacity	
  through	
  market	
  analysis,	
  coordinating	
  
gas	
  purchases	
  with	
  gas	
  traders,	
  and	
  offering	
  generation	
  into	
  the	
  
NEISO	
  DA/RT	
  markets	
  
Ø Provided	
  daily	
  analysis	
  to	
  Cash	
  Trader	
  to	
  execute	
  Mass	
  Hub	
  
financials	
  with	
  favorable	
  risk/reward	
  profiles	
  for	
  hedging	
  and	
  
speculative	
  purposes	
  
Ø Created	
  several	
  additional	
  tools,	
  such	
  as	
  tool	
  used	
  to	
  identify	
  the	
  
DA	
  commitments	
  of	
  generators	
  not	
  previously	
  visible	
  to	
  ourselves	
  
or	
  other	
  market	
  participants	
  
	
  
Speculative	
  Power	
  Trading	
  
Ø Three	
  years	
  of	
  experience	
  scheduling	
  physical	
  power	
  in	
  IESO,	
  PJM,	
  
MISO,	
  NYISO	
  and	
  ISNE	
  
Ø Highest	
  profitability	
  of	
  our	
  five	
  RT	
  traders	
  for	
  2013.	
  
Ø Intimately	
  involved	
  in	
  developing	
  and	
  optimizing	
  NYISO	
  virtual	
  
strategies	
  on	
  a	
  daily	
  basis	
  
Ø Independently	
  researched	
  and	
  formalized	
  several	
  long	
  term	
  
trading	
  strategies,	
  including	
  
o NYISO	
  Virtual	
  tool	
  used	
  determine	
  optimal	
  bid/offers	
  
based	
  on	
  known	
  fundamentals,	
  adopted	
  and	
  used	
  daily	
  
by	
  DA	
  Trader	
  
o NYISO	
  and	
  NEISO	
  Offpeak	
  Virtual	
  Strategies	
  
	
  
	
  
January	
  2011	
  	
  –	
  November	
  2013	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Entrepreneurial	
  Experience	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  
President	
  &	
  Founder	
  
ThisCity.com,	
  Calgary,	
  Alberta	
  
	
  
Ø Manage	
  a	
  small	
  team	
  of	
  contract	
  software	
  developers	
  
Ø Conduct	
  client	
  prospecting,	
  sales,	
  and	
  customer	
  relationship	
  
management	
  
Ø Develop	
  and	
  execute	
  online	
  and	
  offline	
  marketing	
  initiatives	
  
	
  
History	
  
Ø Founded	
  company	
  in	
  January	
  2004	
  
Ø Developed	
  the	
  concept	
  and	
  lead	
  development	
  of	
  ThisCity.com	
  
Ø Conducted	
  market	
  research,	
  wrote	
  several	
  business	
  plans	
  
Ø Represented	
  the	
  company	
  in	
  a	
  successful	
  lawsuit	
  against	
  a	
  web	
  
development	
  company	
  for	
  malpractice,	
  awarded	
  damages	
  
Ø Launched	
  website	
  in	
  July	
  2007	
  
Ø Recipient	
  of	
  a	
  $10K	
  Alberta	
  Technology	
  Innovation	
  voucher	
  and	
  
nominated	
  for	
  numerous	
  awards.	
  
Ø Currently	
  maintains	
  1,000	
  business	
  members	
  and	
  is	
  used	
  by	
  
200,000	
  Calgarians	
  each	
  year	
  
	
  
January	
  2004	
  –	
  Present	
  
	
  
Education	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  
	
  
Bachelor	
  of	
  Applied	
  Business	
  &	
  Entrepreneurship	
  	
  
Mount	
  Royal	
  University,	
  Calgary,	
  Alberta	
  
September	
  2003	
  	
  –	
  December	
  2007	
  	
  	
  
General	
  Studies	
  	
  
Grande	
  Prairie	
  Regional	
  College,	
  Grande	
  Prairie,	
  Alberta	
  
September	
  2002	
  –	
  April	
  2003	
  
	
  
	
  
Interests	
  &	
  Skills	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  
	
  
Ø Trading	
  equities,	
  options,	
  commodities	
  and	
  FX	
  
Ø International	
  politics	
  and	
  finance	
  
Ø Desktop	
  Applications:	
  Microsoft	
  Windows	
  and	
  Office,	
  
Macromedia	
  Dreamweaver,	
  Adobe	
  Photoshop	
  
Ø Web	
  Applications:	
  cPanel,	
  Plesk,	
  FTP	
  Clients	
  
Ø Internet:	
  HTML,	
  search	
  engine	
  optimization	
  &	
  marketing	
  
Ø Intermediate	
  level	
  computer	
  troubleshooting	
  and	
  repair	
  
Ø Typing:	
  70	
  words	
  per	
  minute	
  (WPM)	
  
Ø Bilingual:	
  English	
  with	
  French	
  second	
  language	
  
Reference	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  
David	
  Backe	
  
Manager,	
  Trading	
  Operations	
  
Wholesale	
  Energy,	
  Enmax	
  Corporation	
  
(403)	
  514-­‐3142	
  

CPerrotta Resume 2016

  • 1.
    Christopher  Perrotta  (403)  689-­‐9258   #2102  1514  11  Street    SW   Calgary,  Alberta   T2R1G9   chrisperrotta84@gmail.com     Objectives                         1. Continue  to  establish  a  successful  and  competitive  career  as  a  trader  and  analyst  through   incremental  experience  and  achievement.     2. Maintain  a  role  in  a  fast  paced,  analytical  and  performance  orientated  environment   3. Work  for  ethically  sound  organizations;  remain  true  to  employers,  colleagues  and  myself.     Trading  Experience                     West  Real  Time  Power  Trader   Enmax  Corporation,  Calgary,  Alberta     Power  Portfolio  Management   Ø Optimization  of  2.5GW  portfolio  of  Coal,  Natural  Gas  and   Wind  assets  in  the  AESO  market   Ø Navigation  of  Joint  Venture  and  PPA  agreements  relating  to   specific  assets,  capacity  and  dispatching   Ø Responsible  for  all  plant  dispatch  received  through  ADaMS   and  relay  to  plant  operators   Ø Compliance  monitoring  and  reporting   Ø Hedging  through  physical  power  trades  between  AESO  and   Mid-­‐C  markets     Program  Development  &  Process  Improvements   Ø Independently  created  numerous  tools  using  Excel  and  VBA   to  improve  market  analysis  and  optimize  asset  offers,   including:   Ø ETS  7  Day  Offer  program  to  create  and  manage  all  unit   offers  directly  through  an  Excel  interface,  eliminating   limitations  of  the  ETS  web  interface  and  enabling  the   creation  of  other  value  add  functions   Ø Shepard  Offer  tool  to  generate  P/Q  pairs  and  manage   complexities  of  operational,  JV,  and  AS  constraints   Ø In  development  of  Offer  Identification  and  Forecasting  tool   to  automatically  assign  P/Q  pairs  to  specific  assets  on  an   hourly  basis.  This  data  was  then  to  be  used  to  in  conjunction   with  market  demand  and  other  fundamentals  from  which  to   build  future  curves  for  daily/weekly  pool  price  forecasting   Ø Numerous  other  tools  and  changes  to  processes  resulting   time  savings  of  ~2.5  hours  for  completing  daily  Real  Time   tasks         February  2015    –  November  2015              
  • 2.
      East  Real  Time  Power  Trader   Capital  Power  Corporation,  Calgary,  Alberta     Power  Portfolio  Management   Ø Part  of  a  team  established  to  integrate  1GW  of  CC  generators   located  in  NEISO  that  were  acquired  by  Capital  Power  in  2011   Ø Developed  market  analysis  tools  and  methodologies  used  to   forecast  pricing  of  the  NEISO  DA  and  RT  markets   Ø Optimized  asset  capacity  through  market  analysis,  coordinating   gas  purchases  with  gas  traders,  and  offering  generation  into  the   NEISO  DA/RT  markets   Ø Provided  daily  analysis  to  Cash  Trader  to  execute  Mass  Hub   financials  with  favorable  risk/reward  profiles  for  hedging  and   speculative  purposes   Ø Created  several  additional  tools,  such  as  tool  used  to  identify  the   DA  commitments  of  generators  not  previously  visible  to  ourselves   or  other  market  participants     Speculative  Power  Trading   Ø Three  years  of  experience  scheduling  physical  power  in  IESO,  PJM,   MISO,  NYISO  and  ISNE   Ø Highest  profitability  of  our  five  RT  traders  for  2013.   Ø Intimately  involved  in  developing  and  optimizing  NYISO  virtual   strategies  on  a  daily  basis   Ø Independently  researched  and  formalized  several  long  term   trading  strategies,  including   o NYISO  Virtual  tool  used  determine  optimal  bid/offers   based  on  known  fundamentals,  adopted  and  used  daily   by  DA  Trader   o NYISO  and  NEISO  Offpeak  Virtual  Strategies       January  2011    –  November  2013               Entrepreneurial  Experience                   President  &  Founder   ThisCity.com,  Calgary,  Alberta     Ø Manage  a  small  team  of  contract  software  developers   Ø Conduct  client  prospecting,  sales,  and  customer  relationship   management   Ø Develop  and  execute  online  and  offline  marketing  initiatives     History   Ø Founded  company  in  January  2004   Ø Developed  the  concept  and  lead  development  of  ThisCity.com   Ø Conducted  market  research,  wrote  several  business  plans   Ø Represented  the  company  in  a  successful  lawsuit  against  a  web   development  company  for  malpractice,  awarded  damages   Ø Launched  website  in  July  2007   Ø Recipient  of  a  $10K  Alberta  Technology  Innovation  voucher  and   nominated  for  numerous  awards.   Ø Currently  maintains  1,000  business  members  and  is  used  by   200,000  Calgarians  each  year     January  2004  –  Present    
  • 3.
    Education                           Bachelor  of  Applied  Business  &  Entrepreneurship     Mount  Royal  University,  Calgary,  Alberta   September  2003    –  December  2007       General  Studies     Grande  Prairie  Regional  College,  Grande  Prairie,  Alberta   September  2002  –  April  2003       Interests  &  Skills                         Ø Trading  equities,  options,  commodities  and  FX   Ø International  politics  and  finance   Ø Desktop  Applications:  Microsoft  Windows  and  Office,   Macromedia  Dreamweaver,  Adobe  Photoshop   Ø Web  Applications:  cPanel,  Plesk,  FTP  Clients   Ø Internet:  HTML,  search  engine  optimization  &  marketing   Ø Intermediate  level  computer  troubleshooting  and  repair   Ø Typing:  70  words  per  minute  (WPM)   Ø Bilingual:  English  with  French  second  language   Reference                                 David  Backe   Manager,  Trading  Operations   Wholesale  Energy,  Enmax  Corporation   (403)  514-­‐3142