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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Topeka Office

Nicholas Dowell
Nicholas Dowell - Associate

Nick joined Risk Management Incorporated's Topeka, KS office in the spring of 2004 having received a Bachelor's degree from Kansas State University. As a member of the IT Operations team, he is actively involved with the daily maintenance of RMI's software systems including Know-Risk™, RMI’s proprietary price and credit risk tracking software, and Mark-It View™, RMI’s energy price valuation system. Nick has also played a key role in monitoring auctions conducted on RMI’s on-line energy execution platform, the KnowRiskExchange™. Though his daily exposure to RMI’s software systems, Nick has become a crucial member of the RMI IT Operations team and has demonstrated his competence and expertise in resolving issues on all systems.


  • Proficient in Java, C/C++, SQL, SML, OCAML, HTML, ASP, ASP.net Windows, Unix, MacOS
  • Has implemented the Know-Risk™ software system and designed customized Know-Risk™ reports for several clients, including Greenville Utilities Commission, US Department of the Navy, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Hitachi, Consumers Energy, and Empire District Electric Company.
  • Responsible for Mark-It View™ software improvements and the daily maintenance of all pricing data for approximately 5,000 natural gas and power locations
  • Played a key role in monitoring on-line transactions for the execution of over 4,000,000 MWh of electricity on the KnowRiskExchange™
  • Designed an electricity indicies program for RMI WebTools™, an online market resource for automated data analysis, that uses load history and monthly prices to compute a daily estimate of retail electricity prices for key US regions

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Computer Science - Kansas State University