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Dale Day
Owner/President Consultant/broker. Manage RFPs, private negotiations, load analysis and product/contract structure/strategies, miscellaneous service after close (billing issues, meter adds/deletes, forward market/procurement strategies)
Scott Kucera
In order to better serve Independent School Districts, DDay Power is very proud to have Scott Kucera, Former CCISD Energy Manager, join the team as Marketing Manager for public retail customers.
Dale Day
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
⦁ Established C&I power sales office for large Texas based Retail Electric Provider.
⦁ Directed implementation of State Power Program. Procured and marketed 1000 MWs of power to State of Texas accounts. (Public Retail Customers)
⦁ Consulted on marketing strategy for PSEG’s 3000 Mw generation development in ERCOT.
⦁ Developed fuel strategy for international power projects. South and Central America.
⦁ Managed marketing, trading and supply of natural gas to industrials, commercials, municipalities, and managed all back-office support functions. Doubled sales volume. Renegotiated transportation agreements for $1 million enhancements. Bid, closed and managed the State of California account.
⦁ Repaired relationships and re-established natural gas marketing firm in Western U.S increasing market share 600% to 200,000 MCFD with no additional personnel.
⦁ Reduced troubled investor-owned utility’s fuel cost from the second highest in the state of Texas to the lowest within eight months of employment.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
DDAY POWER CONSULTING LLC 2016 – Present
Owner/President
Consultant/broker start-up. Manage RFPs, private negotiation, load analysis and product/contract structure/strategies, miscellaneous service after close (billing issues, meter adds/deletes, forward market/procurement strategies)
RELIANT ENERGY, Corpus Christi, Texas 2002 – 2015
Senior Account Executive
Opened South Texas regional office; large C & I sales – expanded to fifteen employees.
Captured approximately thirty five percent market share in first year.
Exceeded goals by as much as 200%.
Negotiated full suite of products: capacity/energy, fixed price, demand response, restructures, and index based products. Also marketed non-commodity products – EMS, distributed generation, solar, other.
⦁ Consistently generated $1M – $2M in annual gross margin.
TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE, Austin, Texas 1999 – 2002
Director of State Power Program
Engaged regulatory rulemaking and legislation enabling Texas GLO to develop and implement State of Texas Power Program interfacing with ERCOT, Public Utility Commission and other stakeholders as needed.
Negotiated capacity, energy, ancillary service, and meter and billing contracts with Electricity Providers for up to 1000 Mw of power. Developed and marketed Retail Sales Agreements with Public Retail Customers (state agencies, school districts, prisons, hospitals, municipalities and other political subdivisions) providing full electric service requirements; approximately five thousand commercial meters.
L.G. & E. ENERGY MARKETING, Dallas, Texas 1997-1998
Marketing Manager
Responsible for natural gas marketing to the Western U. S., as well as power marketing in Texas, including municipalities, co-ops, utilities, industrials. Member of Engineering Subcommittee and representative to ERCOT Transmission Operating Subcommittee, Technical Advisory Committee and Energy Types Task Force. Promoted market restructuring/deregulation through Public Utility Commission and Legislative hearings
SCEPTRE POWER CORPORATION, Santa Ana, California 1993-1997 Director of Fuels
Developed fuel strategies for power generation projects including natural gas, fuel oil and coal. Interfaced with federal and state entities, state-owned and privately held entities, banking institutions and legal advisors. International experience includes Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Honduras and Taiwan.
NORTH CANADIAN MARKETING CORPORATION, Orange, California 1991-1993
General Manager
Implemented marketing strategy for natural gas sales to private commercial and industrial entities, utilities and public entities. Profitably doubled trading volumes within six months. Bid/won/served the coveted State of California account – publicly owned hospitals, prisons schools, office buildings, etc. Managed accounting, contract administration, and gas control functions.
EDUCATION
MBA, Texas A&M at Commerce, Texas
BBA, University of Texas @ Austin, Texas
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS HISTORY
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
New York Mercantile Exchange Subcommittee
Gulf Coast Power Association
National Energy Services Association
Natural Gas Society of North Texas
Scott Kucera
Scott Kucera has just joined the team as head of public retail customer marketing. Scott’s background will provide uncomparable customer insight and service to Independent School Districts.
Texas Tech University – Education Degree
Wharton County Junior College – Associate Degree
-29 years School District Energy Management Experience
– School District Energy Management Specialist
-Certified in design, instillation, configuration, and management of Energy Management Systems
-Member Texas Energy Managers Association
-Advanced training in Demand Side Management in public schools
-Recognized by LEED
-Certified by Cenergistics (Energy Education)