Harry B.

Energy Trading Leader | Power & Natural Gas Markets | Structuring, Renewable PPAs & Portfolio Optimization

United States

About

Experience

  • Energy Trading Manager at Austin Energy
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Manage team responsible for power and natural gas trading, renewable PPA negotiations, and portfolio optimization activities across ERCOT. Responsibilities include commercial strategy, structured transactions, hedging, and renewable integration.

  • Structured Power Trader at TotalEnergies
    Sep 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr

    Developed a US-based structured power trading desk focused primarily on solar and wind PPA offtake agreements along with bespoke hourly shapes.

  • Commercial Risk Management at San José Clean Energy
    Sep 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Conducted ongoing analysis of renewable portfolio and load obligation, and managed commercial hedging strategy to mitigate energy price risk in CAISO.

  • Power Trader at Austin Energy
    Jun 2017 - Jul 2022 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    Execute swap, option, and ancillary service trades in bilateral markets. Conduct day-ahead trading with ERCOT, and submit three-part offers, ancillary-service offers, energy bids, energy-only offers, and PTP obligations Act as project manager for the implementation, calibration, and maintenance of Ascend Analytic’s PowerSimm, a stochastic portfolio management tool. Price structured transactions, including monthly options, daily options, heat rate options, tolling arrangements, and hourly shaped transactions.

  • Investment Strategist at HCBIM
    Apr 2010 - May 2017 · 7 yrs 2 mos

    Managed an investment advisory firm that developed and implemented an investment strategy focused on the oil and gas production sector that outperformed its benchmark as a result of ongoing, proprietary analysis of the energy and equity markets. Produced written commentary that was disseminated by Yahoo News, TheStreet.com, and FoxBusiness.com. Developed probabilistic forecasts of oil and gas markets.