127 Springdale Road
Elberton, GA 30635
(706) 283-9198 (work)
(803) 984-6093 (mobile)
Rocky L. Sease, P. E.
Email: rocky@rlsassoc.com
Curriculum Vitae
Summary
Mr. Sease has over 24 years of experience in virtually every aspect of electric utility operations including
generation, transmission, distribution, and customer service operations, and selection, hiring, and training of
operating personnel. He is a registered professional engineer and a North American Electric Reliability Council
(NERC) Certified System Operator. He has actively participated in development and implementation of
operating policies at the NERC, Southeastern Electric Reliability Council (SERC), regional transmission
organization (GridSouth, The Alliance, SeTrans), and control area levels within the United States. He has
demonstrated the ability to lead and facilitate cultural and organizational change through innovative and results
oriented approaches with a strong orientation toward solving customer problems.
Experience
RLSease Associates, Elberton, GA
2002 – Present
Mr. Sease founded RLSease Associates, LLC. RLSease Associates is a consulting firm specializing in electric
industry strategy, primarily regarding the development and implementation of regional transmission
organizations (RTOs), energy markets and utility regulation at the local, state, and federal levels, electric
operations at the generation, transmission, and distribution levels, and system operator selection, training, and
development. Through RLSease Associates, Mr. Sease has provided RTO and transmission system operations
consulting to international companies, assisted in the development of expert witness testimony and the
implementation and certification of new NERC certified control areas in the U. S. Clients include such notable
companies as The Market Place Company, LECG, Nord Pool Consulting, Siemens, Calpine, and Volunteer
Land Development Company.
System Operations Success, International, Charlotte, NC
2002 - Present
Mr. Sease is cofounder of System Operations Success, International (SOS). SOS specializes in the
organizational development, and selection, training, and development of system operations personnel. SOS and
its affiliates have been engaged by utilities throughout the United States including Southwest Power Pool, TVA,
Entergy, Progress Energy, Alcoa Power Generating Company, and Georgia System Operations Corporation.
GridSouth, Fort Mill, SC
2001 - 2002
In 2000, CP&L, Duke Energy and SCANA agreed to create a single, stand-alone regional transmission
organization (RTO) to comply with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 2000. This agreement
resulted in the formation of GridSouth, the provisionally Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
approved RTO for the Carolinas consisting of 22,000 miles of transmission lines connected to approximately
35,500 megawatts of electric generation serving more than 3.75 million customers.
Director, System Operations
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2001 - 2002
Set and approve policy for the operating practices of GridSouth to support the
fundamental mission to maximize the liquidity of the evolving competitive wholesale
energy markets.
Manage all activities of the Grid Operations and Operations Planning & Training
departments.
Manage the resources for the development, implementation, and operation of systems to
ensure the stable and reliable operation of the bulk transmission system in accordance
with FERC regulations, NERC Operating Policy, etc.
South Carolina Electric and Gas, Columbia, South Carolina
1981 - 2001
SCANA Corporation’s principal subsidiary, SCE&G engages in the generation, transmission, distribution and
sale of electricity and in the purchase and sale, primarily at retail, of natural gas in South Carolina and Georgia.
SCE&G also renders urban bus service in the metropolitan area of Columbia, SC.
Manager, System Control
Manager/Teamleader, Columbia Customer Service Engineering
Executive Assistant to the Vice President, Customer Service
Manager, Energy Engineering and Sales
Manager, Customer Engineering and Division Administration
Manager, Johnston District
Associate Engineer, Lexington District
Junior-Associate Engineer, Columbia Customer Service Engineering
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1996-2001
1995-1996
1994-1995
1993-1994
1992-1993
1986-1992
1986
1981-1986
Represented SCE&G on the Operating and Market Rules Team, and serving as alternate on the
Management Committee, the Project Manager Team, and the Governance Committee in the development of
GridSouth RTO.
Managed the SCE&G Y2K Wires Team (included both the transmission and distribution organizations).
Developed business plan to position SCANA and SCE&G to aggressively pursue business opportunities in
response to customer needs and industry competition in residential, commercial, and industrial indoor and
outdoor lighting services.
Developed and implemented a Right-of-Way Clearing Program to identify, track, and reduce costs associated
with clearing and maintaining distribution rights-of-way while improving circuit reliability.
Developed and implemented the Premium Customer Outage Response Program and the Emergency Repair
Program.
Developed and implemented the Outage Alert Program which was awarded First Place in the 1995 EEI
Residential Programs competition.
Skills
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Operation of electric generation and transmission systems including economic dispatch, unit commitment,
transmission service sales, transmission reliability, control area requirements in compliance with NERC Operating
Policies and FERC regulations.
Use of FERC mandated wholesale competitive market systems such as the Open Access Same Time Information
System (OASIS) and Open Access Transmission Tariffs (OATT).
Use of NERC developed systems such as electronic tagging (E-Tagging), security coordinator data exchange
system (SDX), interchange distribution calculator (IDC), transmission loading relief (TLR).
Development and implementation of Regional Transmission Organizations.
Effective and efficient design, construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities to provide reliable electric
service to residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
Effective and efficient customer service for residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
Effective and efficient contact with developers, engineers, and builders and for maintaining excellent relations with
residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
Electric service contract negotiation and public utility commission relations management.
Implementation of Customer Focus Continuous Improvement Process (Total Quality Management).
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Southeastern Electric Reliability Council (SERC) Executive Committee, 11/99 – 7/02
SERC Operating Committee, 12/96 – 7/02
SERC System Operators Training Subcommittee, 6/97 – 11/02, Chairman, 11/99 – 11/02
SERC Operating Committee Representative to the Reliability Review Subcommittee, 10/97 – 11/02
SERC Board of Directors, Alternate, 6/99 – 7/01
Virginia – Carolinas Electric Reliability Council (VACAR) Executive Committee, Alternate, 6/99 – 7/01
VACAR Operating Task Force, Member, 12/96 – 7/01
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B. S. Agricultural Engineering, Clemson University, 1978
SC Professional Engineering Registration, 1986
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