20210719English Exhibit 101.pdf

Professional Qualifications
Of
Donn English
Program Manager -Accounting and A.uditProgramManager-Technical Analysis
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
EDUCATION
Mr.English graduated from Boise State University in 1998 with aBachelorofBusinessAdministrationdegreeinAccounting.His
studies concentrated on corporate finance and taxation.He was
a member of the Alpha Beta Psi honor society for Accounting
students.He completed the Annual Regulatory Studies Program,the Advanced Regulatory Studies Program,and the Accounting andRatemakingCourseofferedthroughtheInstituteofPublic
Utilities at Michigan State University.Additionally,heregularlyattendsmeetingandconferencessponsoredbythe
National Association of Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC)and theSocietyofUtilityandRegulatoryFinancialAnalysts.
In 2001,Mr.English became a designated member of the AmericanSocietyofPensionProfessionalsandActuaries(ASPPA)and was
awarded the professional designation of Qualified Pension
Administrator (QPA)and Qualified 401(k)Administrator (QKA).
Mr.English was also a member of the Association of CertifiedFraudExaminators.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC),Mr.English was a trust Accountant with a pension
administration,actuarial,and consulting firm in Boise,Idaho.
In 1999,he was promoted to Pension Administrator,and in 2001
he was promoted to Pension Consultant.In that capacity,Mr.English performed actuarial calculations and the required non-discrimination calculations for hundreds of qualified retirementplans.He completed and filed Form 5500s and represented
clients during audits by the Department of Labor and the
Internal Revenue Service.He also participated on the taskforcethatwrotequestionsfortheASPPAadministratorand
actuarial exams.
Exhibit No.101
Case Nos.AVU-E-21-01/AVU-G-21-01
D.English,Staff
07/19/21
Mr.English joined the IPUC in 2003 as a Staff Auditor.In2016,he was promoted to Audit Team Lead,and in 2018 he became
the Program Manager for the Accounting and Audit Department
within the Utilities Division.In 2020,Mr.English alsoacceptedtheresponsibilityofsupervisingtheTechnicalAnalysisandEnergyEfficiencyteam.At the Commission,Mr.English has audited a number of utilities including electric,water,and natural gas companies,and provided comments andtestimonyinnumerouscasesthatdealwithgeneralrates,taxissues,pension issues,depreciation and other accountingissues,and other regulatory policy decisions.Mr.EnglishparticipatesintheEnergyEfficiencyAdvisoryGroupsand
External Stakeholder Advisory Committees for Idaho Power,AvistaUtilities,Rocky Mountain Power,and Intermountain Gas Company.
He is the Commission's representative on the NARUC SubcommitteeofAccountingandFinance,and he also teaches at the NARUC Rate
School.
Exhibit No.101
Case Nos.AVU-E-21-01/AVU-G-21-01
D.English,Staff
07/19/21