20210426Technical Hearing Exhibit 101.pdf

Profeesional eualif ications
of
Donn English
Program Manager - Accounting and Audit
Program Manager - Technical Analysis
Idaho PubIic Utilities Commission
EDUCATION
Mr. English graduated from Boise State University in L998 with a
Bachelor of Business Administrat.ion degree in Accounting. His
st.udies concentrated on corporat,e finance and taxation. He was
a member of the A1pha Beta Psi honor society for Accounting
sLudents. He completed Ehe Annual- Regulatory SEudies Program,
the Advanced Regulatory Studies Program, and the AccounLing and
Ratemaki-ng Course offered through the Inst,itute of Public
Utilities at Michigan St.at.e University. AddiEj-ona1ly, he
regularly attends meet.ings and conferences sponsored by the
National Association of Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) and Lhe
Society of Ut.il-ity and Regulatory Financial Analysts.
In 2001-, Mr. English became a designaEed member of the American
Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) and was
awarded t.he professional designation of Qualified Pension
Administrator (QPA) and Qualified 401 (k) Administrator (QKA) .
Mr. English was also a member of the Associat.ion of Certified
Fraud Examiners.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Prior Lo joining the rdaho Public Utili[ies Commission (IPUC),
Mr. English was a Trust Accountant wiEh a pension
administraLion, acLuarial, and consulting firm in Boise, Idaho.
In 1999, He was promoted to Pension Administrat.or, and in 2001-
he was promoEed to Pension Consultant. In that capacity, Mr.
English performed actuarial calcul-ations and the reguired non-
discriminaEion calculations for hundreds of qualified retirement
p1ans. He compleEed and filed Form 5500s and represenEed clienEs
during audits by the DeparEmenE. of Labor and t,he InEernal
Revenue Servlce. He also participated on the task force that
wrote questions for the ASPPA administrator and actuarial exams.
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Prof essional Qualifi-cationaof
Donn English
conLinued
Mr. English joined the fPUC in 2003 as a Staff Auditor. In 2015,
he was promoEed to Audit Team Lead, and in 2018 he became the
Program Manager for the Accounting and Audit. Depart.ment within
the Utilities Dlvision. In 2020, Mr. English also accepted the
responsibility of supervising the Technical Analysis and Energy
Efficiency team. At the Commj-ssion, Mr. English has audited a
number of utilities including electric, water, and natural gas
companj-es, and provided comments and testimony in numerous cases
that deal wit,h general rates, tax i-ssues, pension issues,
depreciation and other account.ing issues, and other regulatory
policy declsions. MR. English parLicipates in the Energy
Efficiency Advisory Groups and External Stakeholder Advisory
Committees for Idaho Power, AvisLa Utilities, Rocky Mountain
Power, and Intermount.ain Gas Company. He is Lhe Commission's
representaLive on t.he NARUC SubcommitEee of AccounEing and
Fi-nance, and he also Leaches at the NARUC Rate School.
Exhibit No. 101
Case No. SUZ-W-20-02
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