Barry Walsh

Senior Management responsibility for the overall strategic risk management, market intelligence, analytics and trading at Ecova UK. Leadership, coaching and development of a performance-driven team of award winning Energy Risk Managers / Traders procuring gas and power based on a ‘signature’ fundamental and technical based trading strategy.

- Business development of own online portal for current European energy industry trends and solutions: market intelligence, thought leadership, “big data” use cases (Pentaho registered partner) and other cloud analysis services. - Parallel initiatives includes collaborative business development of operational and market risk services and tools for energy clients and voluntary advisory / knowledge enabling, training and industry representation as member of European Energy Centre (MEEC).

- Deliver short to long term energy purchasing strategy and overarching energy risk policy to energy buyers - Team establishes authorisation and governance levels and define hedging ratios and stop losses to support client’s budget setting process - Provides framework for EQ JHA traders to identify right time to buy (or sell) gas, power and carbon - Country-specific market insight, bespoke strategy workshops and provision of consultative and advisory services around all energy and non-energy cost risks

- Business development / pre sales for Infosys outsourcing proposals to European energy clients - Due diligence and Infosys solution innovation - Key bridge between business and IT teams. - ETRM Practice SME delivering market expertise / thought leadership on European energy markets, regulatory policy and market trends, the energy trading environment and asset optimization (power and gas). - Previously project manager / lead business analyst / onsite mentor for several projects at large German utility

- Short term contract in cross commodity team conducting analysis on integrated North West Europe energy markets and delivering weekly trader briefings on key power fundamental drivers. - Developed power price curves / supported Eastern European trading via fundamental forecasts of demand, interconnection, fuel prices, new build and retirements and renewable production.

- Lead delivery consultant / Ventyx advisor to European clients in Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, Italy, UK and Ireland. - 2007 consultancy / pre-sales roles generated €600k in license and implementation fees - Led team of 5 analysts in trade support for future pan European power and carbon - Implemented Ventyx’s LT energy planning and ST operations/dispatch software (EnerPrise with PROSYM and RO) as team lead at Dutch and Irish clients.

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Taught English to Korean children (3 to 12), via a learning program including games and songs.

BSc Mathematics and Physics

1st Class Honours BSc Mathematics and Physics