Robert Safuto

Current

Strategic and Business Planning Specialist at NYISO

Past

Market Intelligence at The Structure Group
Systems Analyst at Andersen Consulting
First Lieutenant at United States Army

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Education

State University of New York at Albany
Saint John's University
Saint Francis Preparatory

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Robert Safuto’s Summary

I have ten years experience in the competitive electricity market sector in North America. I have worked with a broad array of clients including independent system operators (ISOs), power marketers, merchant generators and load serving entities in both the United States and Canada.

I participated in the functional design, testing, marketing and deployment of software (nMarket) that enables market participants to bid, settle and capture public market data from ISOs across North America.

I am currently an employee of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) which is located in Rensselaer, New York. As a Strategic and Business Planning Specialist my principle duties include management of the NYISO business and strategic plans. I am also responsible for coverage and analysis of various forward looking market issues including fuel diversity, renewable technology integration and developments in other electricity markets.

In 2008 I co-authored a white paper on the subject of Fuel Diversity which was released to the public via the NYISO website.

I am a veteran of the United States Army. During my tenure with the U.S. Army (1993 - 1998) I successfully completed Airborne training, Officer Candidate School (OCS 2-95), Armor Officer Basic Course and the Scout Platoon Leader Course. I served in the 2nd Brigade 1st Armored Division as a Tank Platoon Leader and Tank Company Executive Officer.

At the present time I am pursuing a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at the State University at Albany.

In my spare time I enjoy exploring the world of new (or social) media on the web. I have a passion for web based publishing using open source tools such as Drupal or WordPress. I am fascinated by the possibilities of bringing knowledge of energy and electricity markets to a much broader audience via the power of these social web tools.

Robert Safuto’s Specialties:

Electricity, Electricity Markets, Energy, New Media, Open Source

Robert Safuto’s Experience

Strategic and Business Planning Specialist

NYISO

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Utilities industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Market Intelligence

The Structure Group

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Utilities industry)

October 1999 — May 2007 (7 years 8 months)
Systems Analyst

Andersen Consulting

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)

June 1998 — June 1999 (1 year 1 month)
First Lieutenant

United States Army

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

October 1993 — April 1998 (4 years 7 months)

Robert Safuto’s Education

State University of New York at Albany

MBA , Business Management , 2008 — 2010 (expected)
Saint John's University

B.S. , Management , 1987 — 1991
Saint Francis Preparatory

1984 — 1987