Michael L.

Sinowitz
1700 Mountainview Rd. Apt. 2
Harrisburg, PA. 17110
Phone ((717) 695-2494 home)
Cell (206) 949-5505
E-mail msfdd2f4@westpost.net
Summary of Qualifications & Work Experience
Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 TruGreen Co. Harrisburg, P
A
Area Sales Representative
Door-to-door sales of lawn care and horticulture services. Customer care follow
up. Customer rentation. Telemarketing as dictated by weather conditions.
Sept 2005 Feb 2010 ProPlastix Intl. Miller
sburg, PA
Director of Safety
Direct report to the President of ProPlastix. The Director of Safety is responsi
ble for the coordination, enforcement, and supervision of the companys safety pr
ogram. Conduct all monthly safety training as required by OSHA. Maintain all emp
loyee training records. Investigate all accidents and near miss occurrences, ide
ntify trends and causes and ensure that corrective measures are implemented. Con
duct and certify all forklift training. Maintain and update all Emergency Action
Plans (EAP) for fires, tornadoes, and all other emergencies. Conduct annual EAP
drills. Prepare regular and special reports as required by the president. I am
responsible for the safety at four facilities. Three facilities are located in P
A, and one facility is located in Tenn. I travel to the other facilities on a mo
nthly basis, or sooner if necessary.

Jan 2002 Jan 2005 Seattle City Light Seattle, WA

Deputy Superintendent, Power Management (Power Manager)
Manage a Branch of five organizational units and 84 employees. Direct the admini
stration of the Utilitys power and transmission budget of $514 million. Direct s
trategies for economic operation of SCLs watersheds and generation resources to
meet customer load at the least cost possible. Direct the Safety Department cons
isting of three Safety Coordinators, two coordinators for Substation Operations
and one coordinator for Power Plant Operations. Direct the strategy of supplying
all necessary ancillary services to the SCL control area. Direct development of
short-term plans to balance load and resources, and provide solutions to the de
ficits or surpluses of resources on a short-term basis. Direct the operations of
the Power Marketing Unit (both short-term and long-term marketing) which is res
ponsible for meeting the Utilitys electrical load, as well as the purchase and s
ale of power and transmission with the goal of increasing market control for mar
gin maximization. Provide direction for energy billing, accounting and documenta
tion of all kilowatt-hours and dollars associated with purchases and sales, and
the necessary systems to accumulate this data. Monitor power supply expenditures
and revenues, and report on power operations on a daily, weekly, monthly and ye
arly basis to various divisions of SCL, Mayor, City Council, Power Pools, and th
e Federal Government. Represent SCL on regional and national planning forums and
committees. Member of SCLs Risk Management Committee. Member of SCLs Credit Co
mmittee.
Jan 1999 Jan 2002 Seattle City Light S
eattle, WA.
Director of Power Marketing
Report to the Deputy Superintendent, Power Management Branch. Responsible for th
e overall management and direction of the Power Marketing functions of the Utili
ty (front office). Establish policy and guidelines for marketing the Utilitys ex
cess energy, generation capacity, and transmission paths on a real-time basis, a
nd both short and long-term, as well as for meeting the energy demand of Seattle
 City Light customers at the lowest possible price. Manage staff (17 positions)
and resources to increase revenues while minimizing risk and investment, and mai
ntaining the reliability and safety of the system. Seek out new markets for buyi
ng and selling energy, generation capacity and transmission, and to develop new
ancillary services in the power market, while maintaining proper operation of th
e Citys resources and ensuring compliance with all license requirements. Manage
scheduling personnel, including 24-hour rotational shift workers. Responsible fo
r management of river system operations such as stream flow forecasting, reservo
ir management, and license requirements. Direct the economic dispatch of the Uti
litys power supply resource portfolio, and ensure that critical information is r
elayed to the generation dispatchers on a timely basis. Determine financial limi
ts and instructions/guidelines under which power marketers operate. Set policy o
n the kinds of transactions that power marketers may enter into and the boundari
es on the dollar magnitude of such transactions. Responsible for managing a $6 m
illion O&M budget, and a $100 million short term power purchase budget. Represen
t SCL on regional planning forums and committees.
Apr 1987 Jan 1999 Seattle City Light Seat
tle, WA.
Manager of Generation and Transmission Dispatch
Manage the operations of SCLs owned hydro generation resources to meet all FERC
license requirements and agreements with the Tribes, National Marine Fisheries,
Forestry Department, and National Parks Department. Manage SCLs watersheds for s
torage and release of water to maximize the economic value of the hydro product.
Manage the loading of the 240kv and 120kv transmission lines throughout the Sea
ttle system and the radial transmission lines from SCLs hydro projects to the lo
ad center. Responsible for granting outage requests on SCLs transmission system
to assure reliability. Manage the scheduling of power interchange between SCL an
d numerous trading partners. Responsible for daily/weekly/monthly energy market
survey of the utility and marketing companies throughout the Northwest, Southwes
t, and Canada for the purpose of not selling energy below market index. Responsi
ble for block energy sales or purchases based on long range planning information
. Determine whether to buy or sell energy for the next day or on the spot market
, based on system conditions and resource availability. Responsible for decision
s concerning storage, exchange, load factoring, and futures buy/sell. Manage all
OASIS postings, Dow Jones Telerate postings, and CPEX postings. Initiate and es
tablish working relationships with new customers in matters of power trading, ma
rketing, and resource scheduling. Responsible for writing and executing buy or s
ell contracts, enabling agreements, reconciliation, and confer on billing.

Education July 1959 Jan 1986 U.S. NAVY Retired

United States Submarine Service. Chief Radioman. Responsible for operating and
maintaining all communications equipment on various seagoing commands. Attended
basic communications school and advanced electronics trouble shooting school.
1970s Palomar College Carlsbad, CA
Engineering Electronics
Minor in Business Administration
Additional Professional Activities
Western Systems Power Pool Board of Directors
Western Systems Power Pool Operating Committee Member
WECC Interchange Scheduling & Accounting Committee Member
Mid-Columbia Operating Committee Member
Electronic Scheduling Collaborative Committee Member
Northwest Power Pool Operating Committee Member
Northwest Power Pool Computer Communications Task Force Member
RTO Seams Committee Member
NERC Market Interface Committee Member
Member of Board of Directors of Tulalip Energy Company, Inc
Professional Memberships American Power Dispatchers Association
Global Warming and Climate Change Association
Large Public Power Council
American Public Power Association
References Provided upon request