SENERGY - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• CEO of Schneider Engineering

Lance began his career working in the utility construction as a project manager/Engineer and estimator for J.C. Evans Construction Underground Electric Systems in Austin, Texas. Prior to joining Schneider Engineering in 2002, Lance worked as a consulting engineer performing utility relay and control design/ automation, grounding studies, motor starting studies, short circuit and protective device coordination studies, reliability studies, and commercial/industrial planning and design projects for both Cooperative and Municipal Clients. Lance served as principal project engineer for the substation engineering group and provided technical and managerial oversight to the engineering and electric utility substations, including transmission ring bus and breaker-and-a-half schemes and numerous distribution bus configurations to include operate/ transfer and double breaker/double bus. With over 20 years of experience in the electrical engineering industry, coupled with his background in construction and extensive project budgeting experience, helps ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget constraints. Lance has also provided technical and project management oversight for a number of service areas, including Smart-Grid/AMI planning and implementation services, overhead and underground distribution engineering practices and standards development. Lance also managed construction bidding and inspection practices, system planning, and utility business and operations consulting support. Lance has managed utility financial forecast projects, and represented our Clients in a variety of capacities in transmission and substation planning to regional G&T's. As CEO of Schneider Engineering, Lance is responsible for all engineering and business consulting project delivered by the firm. Lance provides strategic direction and management to all Company divisions and project teams. Lance is responsible for ensuring our Clients' project expectations are met, that all projects are staffed with qualified technical and administrative resources, and that our Clients receive quality projects within budget and on schedule.

Job Titles:

• Vice President of Business and Energy Consulting
• VP Energy Consulting

Steve is the Vice President of Business and Energy Consulting at SEnergy. He is responsible for leading the Firm's efforts in Energy and Financial Services, Smart Grid Planning, Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy, and Regulatory Compliance. He brings depth of knowledge and experience through his work with a diverse Client group, comprised of Municipally Owned Utilities, Electric Cooperatives, and Industrial Clients in the Oil and Gas sector. Steve has experience in the role of Client Company Representative, interfacing with the Board of Directors and Trustees, City Councils, and management at numerous organizations, where he has gained tremendous respect. He has been an active participant for his entire career in industry organizations such as TEC, TPPA, GCPA, and APPA. In the Energy and Financial Services area, Steve manages the team that is responsible for the development of energy portfolios for utilities of all sizes, supporting the utilities in optimizing portfolios to manage risk and provide cost-effective energy solutions. In addition to extensive experience in energy procurement strategies, Steve brings a tremendous depth of experience in the field of utility business consulting, leading the team in the development of financial forecasts, retail rate strategies that support system investments, maintenance, and upgrades, and utility cost of service studies to provide support for rate development. In the field of regulatory compliance, Steve leads the team that is responsible for managing compliance and reporting requirements to state and national agencies such as NERC, TRE, ERCOT, EIA, and PUCT.