Jon Shipman, MBA, P.E.

Experience

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  Omaha Public Power District

  May 2007 - Jan 2008

  System Engineering

  ► Worked in the System Engineering department at Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station

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  ACA

  May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Equipment Reliability and Optimization Planner

  ► Research, issue, and create work instructions for preventive maintenance strategies. ► Identify aging plant equipment and recommend replacement and maintenance programs

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  Anoba Consulting Services, LLC

  Nov 2008 - Dec 2009

  Problematic Risk Assessment Analyst

  ► Develop detailed drawings of nuclear power plant critical systems for Problematic Risk Assessments (PRA). ► Worked on projects for Florida Power&Light and Tennessee Valley Authority.

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  Omaha Public Power District

  Jan 2010 - now

  ► Ensures that the organization operates the transmission system reliably and in compliance with all applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) regulations and standards► Responsible for the administration, analysis, development and oversight of internal programs and processes to ensure compliance with NERC and Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) Reliability Standards, policies and procedures► Develops and conducts company-wide training for the NERC Compliance Program► Develops and tracks NERC Compliance Program Metrics► Conducts NERC Compliance risk profile assessmentsAccomplishments:• Led the compliance department’s internal corporate audit review process• Led the organization's compliance investigation into the events of the 2021 winter storm Uri/Polar Vortex• Developed metric dashboards to show the health of the organization's compliance program• Led a team of over 20 people for a year to design the organization's GridEx VII exercise. This exercise involved over 100 people across the organization to test its response to simulated cyber and physical attacks on critical electrical infrastructure• Facilitated and participated in externally lead MRO on-site audit and third-party consultant gap assessments Show less ► Fully responsible for resource planning efforts as the organization's sole resource planner. ► Conducts complex technical analysis to support the organizations energy resource planning activities.► Calibration and use of detailed market models, analysis supporting the Integrated Resource Plan. ► Leverages portfolio and decision analysis tools and principles to optimize system cost, financial risk, and environmental sustainability ► Electricity Market Forecasting & Budgeting: Develops periodic forecasts for asset fuel consumption, generation and market performance utilizing specialized industry market modeling tools.► Corporate Planning and Organizational Support: Provides state-of-the-art analytical expertise and creative problem solving to support department and organizational planning activities, non-routine efforts, policy analysis, regulatory analysis, and economic analysis of potential programs and projects. ► Integrated Resource Planning: Leads technical analysis in development of Integrated Resource Planning efforts on an ongoing basis to support supply and demand side resource decisionsAccomplishments:• As part of the organization's Power with Purpose initiative, led the development of advanced techno-economic modeling to deterministically evaluate hundreds of thousands of generation portfolios on the basis of economics, reliability and environmental sustainability.• Conducted resource modeling efforts that led to the approval of 1200MW of new generation for the organization. • Performed complex analysis to predict generation output of future wind farms using historical weather data, manufacture specifications and advanced equations.• Led the organization's financial team tasked with evaluating dozens of utility solar bid proposals based on each project’s financial benefits, resource adequacy and reliability impacts. This involved evaluation of many different pricing constructs such as PPA, PPA with Purchase Options, EPC and Ownership. Show less ► Perform long-range distribution expansion plans that align with plans for transmission facility additions to ensure an adequate, economic, and reliable supply of power under normal and emergency conditions► Develop system improvement projects to address deficiencies and improve operational efficiency► Ensure that computer models and study data, which are employed in distribution system analytical simulations, are complete and accurate► Conduct distribution operational studies to support system operations► Ensures the organization's distribution system is being operated in the most efficient manner within industry standards and best practices► Study the addition of new and changing loads on the distribution system► Maintain distribution voltage and power factor in acceptable ranges► Maintain the organization's under frequency load shedding plan► Responsible for developing the system peak load data used in transmission planning modelsAccomplishments: Developed the facility interconnection guide for the organization's first utility-scale solar installation Show less • Senior Transmission Planning Engineer (January 2015 - Present)• Transmission Planning Engineer (January 2014 - January 2015)• Engineer (January 2010 - January 2014)► Produce a long-range transmission expansion plan that aligns with plans for distribution and integrated resource facility additions to ensure an adequate, economic, and reliable supply of power.► Ensure compliance with NERC and MRO transmission planning related Reliability Standards and participate in applicable NERC and MRO reliability committees.► Ensure compliance with SPP RTO Membership, Transmission Tariff and Criteria requirements for transmission planning, participates in applicable SPP working groups and committees and supports District input into the SPP regional transmission planning process.► Possess a thorough knowledge of the analytical tools and methods used in power system analysis, serve as a resource/consultant to other District departments particularly in the areas of computer simulation and system operating conditions for both steady-state and transient conditions.► Ensure that computer models and study data, which are employed in transmission system analytical simulations, are complete and accurate.► Conduct transmission operational studies and develop operating guides to support reliable and safe operation of the District transmission system.► Follow-up planning recommendations through facility engineering and construction to ensure operation and performance as planned.► Participate in local and subregional transmission planning efforts and maintain effective District and industry relationships to remain abreast of all factors contributing to effective transmission system planning and to allow for District influence in such matters.► Coordinate local transmission system plans with interconnected neighboring utilities and regional entities to provide for integrated, reliable regional plans. 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  • Lead Engineer

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Senior Compliance Engineer

    Oct 2020 - Dec 2023

  • Senior Energy Resource Planner

    Feb 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Senior Distribution Planning Engineer

    Mar 2017 - Feb 2019

  • Senior Transmission Planning Engineer

    Jan 2010 - Mar 2017