Michelle E. Kalmore has over 20 years of experience as an energy trader and marketer. She has traded and optimized power portfolios for large utility companies like NextEra Energy, American Electric Power, and Florida Power & Light. Her experience includes trading in various power markets across North America and optimizing generation from a wide range of power plants to increase revenue. She is skilled in analyzing market conditions, scheduling power transactions, and preparing financial reports for management.

1. MICHELLE E. KALMORE
9197 D Sun Terrace Circle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33403 ▪ 561.578.9581 (C)
mkalmore33@yahoo.com
PROFILE
Accomplished Energy Trader and proven Marketer with over 20 years of spot, short term trading, and generation
coordination experience. Respected for ability to quickly analyze market conditions and opportunities.
CAREER PROGRESSION
NextEra Energy Power Marketing, LLC, Juno Beach, FL 2009 –2016
Senior Real Time Trader/Physical Day Ahead Trader
• Traded and scheduled short term power within ERCOT, WECC, MID-C, SPP, MISO, PJM, NEPOOL and Canada.
• Optimized NextEra’s generation portfolio which includes over 45,000 megawatts of natural gas, oil, nuclear, wind, waste,
wood, solar and battery plants.
• Managed daily gas burns and optimized all plants making crucial adjustments in order to increase revenue.
• Maximized the value of the generation fleet by leveraging knowledge of plant performance and utilizing predictive analysis of
daily prices, market constraints and the dynamics of virtual transactions.
• Developed procedures for trading in all markets as well as created and delivered presentations to executives.
• Created daily P & L reports for upper management.
• Successfully trained 15 junior traders.
American Electric Power, Columbus, OH 2006 –2009
Senior Hourly Energy Trader
• Traded hourly and optimized a diverse portfolio of generating units for one of the largest utilities in the United States.
• Traded and scheduled power extensively in the real time market with a focus on PJM, MISO and SPP.
• Created arbitrage opportunities in order to increase revenue by speculating against the Pool Index prices.
• Managed daily generation and storage levels on Smith Mountain Hydro unit to create maximum profit.
• Interfaced daily with customers, suppliers, brokers and Power Pool Coordinators.
FPLE, Inc., Juno Beach, FL 2001 – 2006
Energy Trader/Northeast Portfolio and Renewable Coordinator
• Traded and scheduled short term power within ERCOT, WECC, SPP, MISO, PJM and NEPOOL regions.
• Optimized a diverse portfolio of nuclear, hydro, natural gas and oil-fired power plants in the Northeast region.
• Created and developed an internal Renewable Energy Program including trading of Renewable Energy Certificates as well as
administering the Generation Information System.
• Worked with Northeast Team to create and maintain a process to optimize all Load following deals.
• Generated all state required disclosures for Load following contracts.
• Responsible for creating profit and loss statements for hydro facilities.
• Developed marketing strategy to provide scheduling services for clients as well as managed service contracts currently in place.
Florida Power & Light, Juno Beach, FL 1998 –2001
Energy Trader
• Traded and scheduled power utilizing a diverse portfolio of assets in excess of 19,000 megawatts within FRCC.
• Expanded FPL’s presence into new markets by creating arbitrage opportunities in regions such as ECAR, PJM, NEPOOL,
MAIN and SPP.
• Increased revenue while trading with a team that established FPL along the East Coast, Mid-West and Southern regions.
• Managed daily gas burn and made crucial decisions on fuel changes and timely reporting to the Pipeline.
American Electric Power, Columbus, OH 1996 –1998
Energy Trader/Accountant
• Traded hourly and optimized a diverse portfolio of generating units for one of the largest utilities in the United States.
• Created arbitrage opportunities in order to increase revenue by speculating against the Pool Index prices.
• Prepared financial reports that accurately reflected the financial status of the business unit in compliance with GAAP.
• Conducted complex accounting research in US GAAP for the areas of derivatives and mark to market accounting..
• Assisted in developing corporate standards for mark to market accounting for short and long term deals.
B.S. in Business Management with Minor in Marketing, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL