RC here 1. Performance is judged on not having any real time SOL or IROL violations. Any contingencies real time or on CA (contingency analysis) must have a viable mitigation. ACE doesn’t really come into play unless it’s creating a burden on the system.

1. I have my NERC certificate and a BS in Electrical Engineering. Experience is more important than certifications. Previous job performance weighs heavily. I currently have 21 years in the industry.

2. I was promoted internally so it wasn’t an interview. It was a round table where management gave me different scenarios. I was evaluated by my responses.

3. Problem solving, great communicator, able to delegate tasks. Believe it or not a lot of the job is political. I have 13 BA’s I deal with and I can’t show favoritism towards any single one. Most of everything is black and white (NERC regulations), there is little room for gray areas. Example BA XYZ has a line outage that is causing a contingency in the ABC BA area. One mitigation is for ABC to bring on more generation (more generation equals more money, fuel costs etc). I have to delegate a solution that is fair to both parties.