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Strategic Energy Analyst @ From March 2015 to Present (10 months) Transmission Planning Engineer @ • Performed economic and reliability studies to establish the ERCOT Regional Transmission Plan and Long Term System Assessment. • Interpreted NERC standards and developed an automated tool to facilitate the annual assessment of transfer capability for the near-term transmission planning horizon and achieve sustainable compliance with NERC Standard FAC-013-2. • Developed an algorithm used to calculate the magnitude of installed generation within the ERCOT system that may not be deliverable in a future summer scenario, and subsequently, prepared and delivered a presentation detailing the methodology used for this study to Planning Working Group members to facilitate the discussion of needed improvements to planning criteria. • Developed a tool using the SimAuto functionality within PowerWorld to automate the translation of contingency definitions from PowerWorld to a format consumable by UPLAN to ensure that a consistent set of contingency definitions are used for both reliability and economic studies. • Established a strong working relationship between Transmission Planning and Network Modeling to ensure that modeling errors identified while conducting planning studies are corrected within the Model on Demand application used by the Steady State Working Group to build and update future cases, and eliminate the need to repeatedly correct persistent errors in planning models. • Modified and enhanced the contingency update process by working with other internal departments and the Steady State Working Group to synchronize contingency definition updates with the model-building schedule to ensure that an accurate and complete contingency file is available for every model built. From September 2012 to January 2015 (2 years 5 months) Network Model Engineer @ • Processed change requests within the Network Model Management System to implement changes, additions, and updates to the ERCOT transmission grid and associated network models. • Designed and implemented innovative solutions using VBA and SQL for large-scale data analysis and automated the creation of reports to effectively communicate results. • Developed, maintained, and enhanced tools needed by the Network Modeling team to meet Nodal Protocol requirements and satisfy all other necessary business functions and deadlines. • Built, validated, exported, and post-processed network models intended to be utilized to drive ERCOT Market and Operations applications in production, market studies and outage evaluation. • Developed and reviewed methods to increase model accuracy including data comparisons and validity checks. • Prepared GENMAP packages for resource entities to verify the mapping of generating units to resource nodes, as well as the location and flow-calculation modeling of EPS meters. • Created extensive documentation to standardize and improve the model building process and train new employees. • Compiled, validated, and produced contingency files to be used for analysis of future planning cases. From October 2008 to August 2012 (3 years 11 months) Research Assistant @ From May 2006 to September 2008 (2 years 5 months)

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering @ Arizona State University From 2006 to 2008 BSE, Electrical Engineering @ Arizona State University From 2001 to 2006 Varsha Chatlani is skilled in: VBA, PSS/E, PowerWorld, SQL, Power Flow, CIM, Automation, Quality Control, Data Integrity, Access Database, Contingency Analysis, Power Systems, Engineering, Power Generation, Electrical Engineering, SCADA, Energy, Transmission