Senior SQL Developer April 2020 Kasey Huffer is a SQL Developer at ACES. She started her career in data analytics shortly after graduating from Butler University with a degree in mathematics. “Shortly after I graduated, I was hired at an IT consulting company as a data analyst, where I was able to build development skills. …
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Charlotte Massie
Manager of Trading Control April 2017 Charlotte Massie didn’t know what to expect when her career at ACES began 12 years ago in the accounting department. She brought a strong work ethic, a friendly face, and the desire to learn something new every day, and it didn’t take long for her to fit in at ACES. “Once I got …
Julie Knoth
Manager of Administrative Services July 2018 It is impossible to understate the value of administrative staff in any organization. They are the go-to group for resolving many issues, organizingmeetings, and taking care of a wide-range of day-to-day employee needs.Safe to say, many of us would be lost without them. Julie Knoth – ACES’Office Administrator – oversees …
Victoria Pierson
Senior Lead Settlements Analyst September 2018 Victoria Pierson joined ACES in 2014 as a Settlements Analyst. “I was working and living in Chicago, but looking for a change,” Victoria recalls, “I grew up near Chicago and love the city, but I found the pace of a smaller city like Indianapolis to be more attractive.” When contemplating moving, a former employee recommended …
Jeff Hume
Executive Director of Business Development October 2018 Jeff Hume began working at ACES in October 1999 and has played a critical role in the company’s growth and success over the years. Jeff is currently the Executive Director of Business Development at ACES’ headquarters in Carmel, Indiana. Jeff became interested in the energy industry while studying electrical engineering at …
Howard Wong
Director of Risk Management December 2018 Howard Wong has a unique role within ACES. While he is an ACES’employee, his time is entirely dedicated to one ACES Customer, GlendaleWater and Power (GWP). Nearly all ACES employees are actively engagedwith multiple Members and Customers, but GWP requested an individualdedicated entirely to managing its energy risk. Rather …
Arash Zafari
Manager of Reliability Engineering March 2019 Arash Zafari, ACES’ Reliability Compliance Specialist, migrated to the U.S. fromIran in 2008 and received his U.S. citizenship last year. He moved to Indiana tostudy electrical engineering at Purdue University and shortly after college moved to Indianapolis to pursue work in the power industry. “I started my career as a settlements …
Graham Becher
Executive Director of Portfolio Strategy April 2019 Graham Becher is Executive Director of Portfolio Strategy at ACES. Graham and the rest of the Portfolio Strategy team provide ACES’ Members and Customers with mid- to long-term strategic portfolio recommendations. Graham started his career at ACES in May 2007 as a real-time hourly trader. “I had just completed …
Alex Huff
Portfolio Director June 2019 Alex Huff, an ACES employee since 2005, transferred from ACES’ headquarters in Carmel, Indiana to ACES’ East Regional Trading Center (RTC) in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2017 and is currently serving as the Portfolio Director for the Eastern Markets. “I joined ACES as a Term Trader and have since spent time …
Courtney Stooksbury Parker
Associate General Counsel and Director of Legal Services July 2019 Courtney has had a connection to electric cooperatives most of her life. Growing up, her father managed municipal and cooperative utilities in Tennessee and South Carolina. “I remember being a kid and making chili and brownies for linemen when they were out doing restoration work. The linemen would work …