David has over 40 years of experience in project management, development, and support working with utilities companies. He specializes in Oracle Meter Data Management, Billing Applications, and Load Profiling and Settlement Systems. David has worked on numerous implementation and upgrade projects for utilities in North America and Europe, designing and developing applications to integrate Oracle products with other systems.
1. DavidTait
Oracle Utilities,LPSS,MDM, BillingSoftware Architect
ProjectManager,Technical Lead, DesignerandDeveloper
ProjectExperience
Executive Summary
David has over 40 years in project management, project development and project support with a
career in business systems implementation, integration, and customization.
David leverages his Oracle Meter Data Management and Billing Applications consulting, with his IT
Management, IT implementation and functional design with his experiences in Utilities, Merchandizing,
Banking, Government and Oil industries to provide added value to his Projects and Management style.
As a Senior Consultant and Functional Analyst, David provides Project Management, technical design,
and subject matter expertise for Oracle MDM, LPSS and EIP, in both wholesale and retail ends of the
Utilities Industry, designing, developing and supporting of Oracle MDM 1.6, and earlier versions, with
Oracle Smart Meters, Oracle EIP, Stored procedures and PL*SQL.
David recently completed Oracle University training on Customer Care and Billing v2.5: Functionality
for Implementers, Meter Data Management v2.2: Fundamentals, and Application Frame Work courses
to augment his core Utilities capability.
David is responsible for the gathering of requirements for upgrades, design and implementation of the
Oracle MDM product suite, Oracle EIP, Oracle Billing, Profiling & Settlement Systems. David has
significant billing and settlement experience in the US, Canadian and European gas and electric
markets, and often acts as a subject matter expert (SME) within the MDM and billing segments. As
well, David is responsible for providing local language Oracle PL*SQL, Rules Language and Data
Manager mentoring and training to Business Clients, Developers and support personal.
David has been with Canadian, European and US based Utility corporations, for over 16 years, with
involvement in MDM, LPSS, EIP, ETL, CIS, Billing, Pricing, Consumption and Bill presentment projects,
which included the conversion of downstream assets, development of Tariff Billing (TBF) consumption
file structure, and managing relationships with 3rd party vendors and off-shore resources.
David has been working within the technology industry, and since 1975, and has worked with diverse
companies, including a major Retail Chain in Toronto, numerous financial institutes in Alberta, several
Alberta based Oil companies, and Alberta Provincial and City Governments.
Davidhas workedwithIBMAIX,UNIX,HP-IX,NATURAL,ORACLE,RS6000, Lodestar’sRate Language,
SQL*PLUS, PL/SQL,TOAD, SQL Developer,MSAccess,Java,PERL, .ASPand.NET.
2. DavidTait
Oracle Utilities,LPSS,MDM, BillingSoftware Architect
ProjectManager,Technical Lead, DesignerandDeveloper
ProjectExperience
UtilityProjectExperience
Exelon October 2008 – Present
MDM,Billing and Pricing
Exelon'sfamilyof companiesrepresentseverystage of the energyvaluechain.Exelon’ssix utilities
deliverelectricityandnatural gasto approximately10 millioncustomersinDelaware,the Districtof
Columbia,Illinois,Maryland,NewJerseyandPennsylvaniathroughitsAtlanticCityElectric,BGE,ComEd,
DelmarvaPower,PECOandPepcosubsidiaries.ExelonGenerationisone of the largestcompetitive U.S.
powergeneratorsandhas approximately32,700 megawattsof nuclear,gas,wind,solarand
hydroelectricgeneratingcapacitycomprisingone of the nation'scleanest,lowest-costpowergeneration
fleets.AndConstellationprovidesenergyproductsandservicestoapproximately2millionresidential,
publicsectorandbusinesscustomers,includingmore thantwo-thirdsof the Fortune 100.
Analyze, design and develop ETL for integration of several subsidiary Corporations into
Constellation’s MDMand Billing products.
Development and support of Billing, MDM and Pricing applications, for Exelon’s Commercial
Interval, and Scalar Electrical and Retail Electrical and Gas customers.
Designed,developedanddelivered UtilityApplicationsonprojectsincorporatingOracle 1.6, and
earlierversionsof MDMandCCSapplications, integratingOracleStoredProcedures,PL/SQL, Rate
Schedules, Crystal Reports, .NET and .ASP.
Analyze, designed, and developed downstream file and reporting, utilizing PL/SQL and Stored
procedures to improve performance.
SME forbothPerformance andSecuritydesignandimplementation,inbothstand-alone Electrical
and a mixed Electrical/Gas environments.
Designinganddevelopingperformance enhancements for Constellation’s Pricing applications.
Design and development for Constellation’s Tablet based Pricing tool, providing interfacing and
performance solutions.
3. DavidTait
Oracle Utilities,LPSS,MDM, BillingSoftware Architect
ProjectManager,Technical Lead, DesignerandDeveloper
ProjectExperience
Duke Energy July 2007 – September2008
MDMand Billing
Duke Energymakeslife betterformillionsof people everydaybyprovidingelectricandgasservicesina
sustainable way –affordable,reliable andclean.
We are the largestelectricpowerholdingcompanyinthe UnitedStates,supplyinganddeliveringenergy
to approximately7.4millionU.S.customers.We have approximately52,700 megawattsof electric
generatingcapacityinthe Carolinas,the MidwestandFlorida –and natural gas distributionservicesin
Ohioand Kentucky.Ourcommercial andinternational businessesownandoperate diverse power
generationassetsinNorthAmericaandLatinAmerica,includingaportfolioof renewableenergyassets.
HeadquarteredinCharlotte,N.C.,Duke EnergyisaFortune 125 companytradedonthe New YorkStock
Exchange.
Technical resource and team member in the integrating of MDM, Billing and reporting project.
Provided Oracle Rules Language, PL/SQL, stored procedures and database design and
development.
ElectricitySupply Board (ESB), Dublin,Ireland February 2007 – July2007
Technical and Performance
ESM isa state owned(95%) electricity companyoperatingin the Republicof Ireland.Historicallya
monopoly,the ESBnowoperatesasa commercial semi-state concerninaliberalisedandcompetitive
market.
Providedtechnical analysisof the Oracle productsuite andupgradingthe database environment
ina projectthatupgradedOracle Utilitiesproductsuite toVersion4.52 fromVersion4.25.
Analyzed and developed Oracle Utilities CSS Security and Ring fencing.
Analyzed and developed reporting with Oracle Utilities CCS using Rate Schedules, Crystal
Reports and Oracle Stored Procedures.
Implemented a major upgrade to Demand Forecasting in support the deregulation.
4. DavidTait
Oracle Utilities,LPSS,MDM, BillingSoftware Architect
ProjectManager,Technical Lead, DesignerandDeveloper
ProjectExperience
EPCOR Utilities, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada April 2006 – December 2006
August 2003 – July 2005
Technical and Performance
EPCOR Utilitiesdistributeselectricityandinstalls,maintainsandprovidesengineeringsupportfortraffic
signalsandstreetlightswithinthe Cityof Edmonton,aswell asothercitiesinAlberta.
At EPCOR,Davidwas a Technical leadinthe evaluation andProjectdesignforthe upgrade of Oracle
Utilitiesproductsuite toVersion4.5from Version2.25,providingtechnical analysisof the Oracle
Utilitiesproductsuite andinitial analysisonthe impactsthe upgrade wouldhave tothe database
environment.
Designed and developed applications related to the Alberta Regulated Default Supply (RDS)
Compliance Project and the Standard Tariff File - Tariff Bill File Project.
Review requirements,discussedoptionsanddocumentedproposedsolutionswithEPCOR
ManagementandBusinessresources.
DevelopBusinessrequirementsandTechnical requirementsdocuments,developedproject
requirements,detailedbusinessplans,testplansandimplementationschedules.
SupportedandenhancedEPCOR’sLPSS/LoadSettlement UNIX/ORACLEserverapplicationsusing
PL/SQL with TOAD API, and Lodestar’s Rate Language.
Develop Applicationsrelated to the Regulated Default Supply(RDS) Compliance Project and the
Standard Tariff File - Tariff Bill File Project, including development of data loading of very large
files via dynamic SQL using PL/SQL with TOAD and SQL Developer APIs.
Supported and enhanced the loading of Third Party data via SQL Loader.
Provided Technical training and assistance to EPCOR’s Retail System’s IT Personnel.
Developed integration and reporting via MS Access/VB6 and MS Excel for analysis of Customer
Data Loading profile data.
5. DavidTait
Oracle Utilities,LPSS,MDM, BillingSoftware Architect
ProjectManager,Technical Lead, DesignerandDeveloper
ProjectExperience
ABSU (Accenture),Calgary,Alberta, Canada August 2005 – March 2006
FunctionalBusinessAnalyst
ABSU was an Accenture Businessunitresponsible forthe BusinessandITrelationshipForSouthern
CompanyGas of Atlanta,Georgia.
UsedAccenture’sADMdevelopmentmethodologyandstrategydevelopingprojectrequirements,
detailed business plans, test plans and implementation schedules with Client and 3rd party Bill
print vendors for the sale and transition of Southern Company Gas assets to Cobb EMC (Gas
South), of Atlanta Georgia.
Managed Southern Company Gas’s client relationship with two 3rd party Bill print vendors and
off-shore resources.
6. DavidTait
Oracle Utilities,LPSS,MDM, BillingSoftware Architect
ProjectManager,Technical Lead, DesignerandDeveloper
ProjectExperience
AquilaNetworks Canada (Fortis),Calgary, Alberta,Canada October 2000 – August2003
Technical Analyst
Fortisisone of the top 25 utilitiesinNorthAmerica. Fortishasgrownfromjust$390 millioninassets
whenthey were formedin1987 to approximately$29 billiontoday. Fortiscontinuestopoweraheadas
they seekadditionalopportunitiestodiversifyourassetbase andgrow our companybothwithinour
existingfranchise territoriesandbeyond.
Reviewed requirements, discussed options and documented proposed solutions with Aquila’s
Management and Business resources.
Developed Business and Technical requirements for Aquila’s Metering and Data Warehousing
teams.
Developed project requirements, detailed business plans, test plans and implementation
schedules.
EnhancedAquila’sLoadSettlementandBillingAIX/ORACLEserverapplicationsusingPL/SQLwith
SQL Navigator API.
Supported and enhanced Aquila’s Distributed Processing interfaces using PL/SQL with SQL
Navigator API.
ConvertedTransaltaMDM Data to Aquila’sCustomerInformationandComputerAidedDispatch
systems.
SupportedandenhancedAquila’sCustomerInformationandComputerAidedDispatchsystems.
Supported and enhanced Aquila’s associated corporation, West Kootney Power’s
AIX/NATURAL/ORACLE Customer Information System using PL/SQL with SQL Navigator API.
Support and developed of Aquila’s interfaces to Server based Load Settlement and Billing
applications using PL/SQL with SQL Navigator API.
Providedtechnical assistance withAquilaNetworkCanada’sparentcorporation,Aquila,USA, for
environment and software enhancement projects.
7. DavidTait
Oracle Utilities,LPSS,MDM, BillingSoftware Architect
ProjectManager,Technical Lead, DesignerandDeveloper
ProjectExperience
Other ProjectExperiences
ProjectManager,TechnicalLead and Databaseperformancedesign
Davidhas beena SystemsConsultantsince April 1995,and a SystemsProfessional sinceJanuary1975
KeyCompaniesDavidhasbeeninvolvedwith:
Cityof Calgary,Calgary,AlbertaCanada - SeniorData Analyst/ProjectManager
AlbertaTreasuryBranches,Calgary,Alberta,Canada - SeniorAnalyst
DMR Group Inc.,Camrose,Alberta,Canada - Programmer/Analyst
AlbertaDevelopmentCorporation,Camrose,Alberta,Canada - SupervisorApplicationSupport
Hudson'sBay Company,Toronto,Ontario,Canada - Programmer/Analyst
GBT andAssociates,Calgary,Alberta,Canada,Programmer/AnalystConsultant
Mobil Oil,Calgary,Alberta,Canada,Programmer/AnalystConsultant
CreditUnionCentral of Alberta,Calgary,Alberta,Canada - Programmer
Education
Bachelor’s Degree (equivalency) in Computer Information Systems from the University of Bridgeport,
2007.
Systems Analyst certificate from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, 1974.
8. DavidTait
Oracle Utilities,LPSS,MDM, BillingSoftware Architect
ProjectManager,Technical Lead, DesignerandDeveloper
ProjectExperience
Technical Skill Summary
Cirtifications
Technical skills:
Customer Care and Billing V2.5: Functionality for Implementers
– August 2016
Meter Data Management 2.2: Fundamentals – August 2016
Oracle Utilities: Application Framework – August 2016
Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management
Oracle Utilities Billing
Oracle Utilities Load Profiling and Settlement Systems
Software: PL/SQL, SQL Developer, JDeveloper, TOAD, XML Spy, MS Office Suite (Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio)
Programming,
Scripting & Markup
Languages:
PL/SQL,Java, HTML, .NET,.ASP,RulesLanguage,IBM350/360 Assembler,
Perl,COBOL
Databases: Oracle 10g/11g/11gR2, DB2, Access