CARRIE B. COOPER 140 East 46st Street New York, NY 10017 770.715.7189 cc13e34ca@westpost.

net Professional Background Highly motivated consultant with exceptional written and verbal communication sk ills, experience creating high-value project plans, and a strategic mindset. Suc cessful record in negotiating within complex organizations, timely client delive rables and creative problem-solving. Highlighted Achievements a Reduced clientas costs by approximately $800,000 annually through manual proce ss improvement and implementation of automated load forecast procedures. a Reduced clientas bill with contractor by $100,000 annually by reinterpreting a n existing contract and successfully negotiated a $220,000 credit for past payme nts. a Utilized new media to build an energy efficiency campaign that increased local knowledge and use of energy efficient products by 15%. a Developed and maintained strong on-going relationships in order to continually negotiate contract language that covers $1.8 billion in transmission projects. Consulting Experience GDS ASSOCIATES, INC. Marietta, GA 10/2009 a" Present One of the Southas top mid-size engineering and economic consulting firms. Speci alizes in creative problem-solving and efficiently meeting clients needs. Project Consultant As a lead economist manage teams to analyze qualitative and quantitative data, d evelop solutions, and convey information and proposals to clients. Active liaiso n between internal departments to coordinate management of a large-scale consult ing engagement. a Project manager of a 6-person team to create a natural gas hedging strategy ed ucational presentation, leading to retaining and growing the client relationship into a 2-year, multimillion dollar deal. a Authored a state commission approved policy for an energy company creating a s tandardized power hedging implementation and assessment program. ENERGY CONSULTING GROUP Atlanta, GA 01/2008 a" 10/2009 A small energy consulting firm that specializes in fuel hedging for energy coope ratives. Senior Principal Consultant, 1/2009 a" 10/2009 As a principal in a small firm, worked together closely with different groups to create customized energy solutions for local energy cooperatives. Led analytica l team and ran seminars on how to use statistical software to perform data analy sis. a Reported on the national and world economy to the CEO daily and clients weekly . a Directed a risk committee for an energy cooperative to evaluate short- and lon g-term natural gas hedging, which mitigated large hedging losses. Power Supply Analyst, 01/2008 a" 12/2008 a Enhanced statistical models to achieve higher predictive power and flexibility . a Created and presented fuel risk models to a variety of clients using PowerPoin

t. Research and Statistical Analysis Experience GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Atlanta, GA PT 08/2006 a" 12/2007 Research Assistant at EUQUANT, a professoras consulting company a Led a group of research assistants to investigate, assemble and complete a syn opsis of the Atlanta economy for Mayor Shirley Franklin. a Completed and reviewed cost-benefit analyses on a variety of local housing pro posals in order to prepare a recommendation on optimal government spending. ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION New York, NY PT 1/2006 a" 9/2006 Independent Analyst for L.A. Times a Analyzed a large longitudinal study of the US population in SAS to determine t he risks of specific catastrophic life events occurring for population segments. a Translated these statistical results into understandable concepts in order to be used in a simulation game produced by the L.A. Times. ATLANTA FEDERAL RESERVE Atlanta, GA Summer 2004 and 2005 Summer Intern, Finance Department a Created and analyzed massive stock and mutual fund datasets in SAS leading to a published article on the expected comparative return of socially conscious inv estment funds. a Gained significant general knowledge of macroeconomics, the US banking system, and financial products and evaluation. Education GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY December, 2007 Summa Cum Laude Master of Science, Economics UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS September, 2006 Completed first year of Economics Ph.D. program AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE May, 2005 Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts, Economics Technical Skills Summary a Extensive experience with Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word. a Comprehensive analysis and statistical programming background, with over 6 yea rs of experience using BI tools: SAS, STATA, Crystal Ball and SPSS. a Experience with basic web design, VBA, Adobe Flash, and a Unix environment.