JOHN B SNYDER IV13401 Sutton Park Drive South, Apt 1031, Jacksonville, FL 32224  johnburnssnyder@gmail.com  |  501-765-6552

OBJECTIVE To obtain a position in the power/energy industry utilizing my degree in computer engineering and nearly five years of experience in transmission system modeling, planning, operations, and market design/operation.

SKILLS & ABILITIES Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. A self-motivated leader who shows initiative and is gifted with strengths in analysis and process efficiency. Recognized for consistent willingness to perform more than required. Adaptable and always willing to take on a challenge. Superior problem-solving and time-management abilities.

Software Skills: Nexant HEDGE, Siemens PTI PSS/E, Powerworld, Microsoft Excel/Word/Powerpoint, Microsoft Visual Studio, National Instruments LabView, MathWorks MATLAB

Programming Language Skills: Python, VBA, SQL, C++, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, FORTRAN, MASM, IPLAN, C#

EXPERIENCE ENGINEER / INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT SNYDER SOLUTIONS, LLCOCTOBER 2013 – MARCH 2015

Demonstrated self-motivated nature by forming an LLC and maintaining a strong client relationship

Provided expertise over Transmission Congestion Rights (TCR) market subject-matter for SPP Congestion Hedging staff

Trained new SPP Congestion Hedging staff utilizing strong TCR market knowledge and expertise

Provided expertise by advising SPP staff in the development and testing strategy for integration of the Long-Term Congestion Rights (LTCR) Process

Utilized strong programming skills for implementation of new automation to increase the efficiency of the LTCR process

Increased efficiency of the SPP Steady State Planning department’s Integrated Transmission Planning process by developing automated software tools

ENGINEER II – CONGESTION HEDGING SOUTHWEST POWER POOLJULY 2012 – SEPTEMBER 2013

Developed methods of forensic and statistical analysis of current market data to obtain current market trends

Utilized strong programming skills to develop the software tools necessary to perform historical and forensic analysis

Collaborated with SPP staff and consultants from various departments to ensure successful testing and implementation of software developed for the SPP Transmission Congestion Rights (TCR) market by the Nexant software company

Facilitated training and collaboration with SPP Market Participants, SPP Member Companies, and other SPP stakeholders to aid in the successful implementation of the SPP TCR market

ENGINEER I – CONGESTION HEDGING SOUTHWEST POWER POOLJANUARY 2012 – JULY 2012

Gained valuable knowledge of Financial Transmission Rights (FTR) markets, Day-Ahead markets, Locational Marginal Pricing, and analysis of current and historical market data

Performed analysis of large sets of historical market data to extract relevant information

Utilized strong programming skills to aid in development of a bidding strategy for participation in a mock auction scenario utilizing historical and statistical data

ENGINEER I – ENGINEER ROTATION PROGRAM SOUTHWEST POWER POOL

JULY 2010 – JANUARY 2012

Actively participated in the SPP and Eastern Interconnect model development process developing powerflow, short circuit, and dynamic models

Utilized strong programming skills to help increase the efficiency of the transmission system model building process through the creation of software tools

Actively participated in the Weekly Procurement Process through SPP’s contract with Entergy which provided Entergy and its Network Customers production cost savings through optimization of short-term (weekly) purchases and the use of existing generation resources for the upcoming week

Gained familiarization and working knowledge of production cost optimization software as developed by the Ventyx software company

Gained familiarization and working knowledge of real-time operations spending dozens of hours working on the shift engineering desk

Gained values Regulatory experience by assisting in a future transmission cost allocation study which is developed to predict when and how much the future transmission upgrades will impact each transmission customer’s rates in accordance with Schedule 11 of SPP’s Tariff

Lead role performing transmission reliability studies regarding compliance with the EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)

o Study results published in a letter to EPA Administratoro http://spp.org/publications/EPA%20Cross%20State%20Reliability%20Rule-Final-09202011.pdf

Taught a 16-week course for colleagues on the introduction to Python programming and its applications for power system engineers.

EDUCATION HARDING UNIVERSITY, SEARCY, ARKANSASBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Senior Design Project: Design and construction of an alternative wind power generator utilizing a kite. The project was awarded $5,000 in 2010 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup business competition for the category of innovation.

AWARDS SPP POWER Award – May 2011 Acronym stands for POsitive attitude, Well-rounded, Empowered, and Right Skills Nominated by colleagues for going “above and beyond his current duties”

SPP Market Leadership Award – January 2013 Nominated because “his expertise” and “drive” were vital along with “his attitude

and dedication” to the team in order to allow the SPP TCR Market to be implemented on time

CERTIFICATION Licensed Engineer Intern - Arkansas (E.I. 7712)

REFERENCES MAK NAGLE, SENIOR DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTAPEX CLEAN ENERGY

434-260-4693 | mak.nagle@apexcleanenergy.com

CHARLES CATES, MANAGER, CONGESTION HEDGINGSOUTHWEST POWER POOL

501-614-3351 | ccates@spp.org

JAY CASPARY, DIRECTOR, R&D, SPECIAL STUDIESSOUTHWEST POWER POOL

501-614-3220 | jcaspary@spp.org

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