Andrew Bruce Joins UtiliPoint International; Expands Growing Trading & Risk Management Practice.HOUSTON -- UtiliPoint International, Inc. (UtiliPoint) announced today that Andrew Bruce has joined the company as VP, Trading & Risk Management Practice, adding both new capabilities and significant expertise to the practice. Andrew was formerly the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of TradeWell Systems, a company that delivered software and consulting solutions to gas and power marketing organizations across North America. Andrew will be ably assisted by Dr. Gary M. Vasey who has been appointed VP, Macroenergy Analysis for UtiliPoint. In this new role Gary will expand his focus on macroenergy industry trends and energy hedge funds. "Andrew is a tremendous addition to UtiliPoint's existing team of industry professionals," said Jon Brock, COO, UtiliPoint. "The UtiliPoint Trading and Risk Management Practice has grown exponentially over the last two years and Andrew's knowledge and expertise will provide further impetus to the practice and its capabilities." As CEO of TradeWell Systems, Andrew negotiated the licensing of an internal software product and initial funding for TradeWell from Texaco Natural Gas. TradeWell's client list included several of the top marketing organizations. He has been involved in delivering products and services to exploration and production, pipeline and energy marketing companies for the past sixteen years. He also has experience in the banking industry gained during the deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. of the banking industry in London. Prior positions include sales and consulting roles for companies selling products and services to clients such as JP Morgan, FPL, Texaco, TEPPCO and Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad (AAR reporting marks BN) was a United States-based railroad company operating between 1970 and 1995. History The Burlington Northern was the product of a March 2, 1970 merger comprising the Great Northern Railway, the Northern . Andrew has a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute - (WPI) A well-regarded, small engineering college. Address: Worcester, MA, USA. . Andrew Bruce is based out of Houston, Texas, and can be contacted at 281-681-8073 or at abruce@utilipoint.com. About UtiliPoint International, Inc. With origins dating to 1933, UtiliPoint International, Inc. is a leader in providing research-based consulting to the energy and utility industry. UtiliPoint analysts have provided strategic business plans and studies on information technology, and its impact on energy and utility operations. Direct experiences include work in trading/risk management, outsourcing, CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S , billing, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , metering, AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. , demand response, work/outage management, supply chain, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , call centers, rates/pricing products, and IT architectural design. The firm is also the publisher of IssueAlert(TM), an analysis of the utility and energy industry's hot topics sent to over 50,000 utility and energy executives daily. |
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