Karnail Sembi

Background

About Karnail Sembi

Project Manager, Lead Business Analyst and Consultant with over 20 years of expertise in European energy trading projects, specifically focused on short-term power and gas markets and operations. Proven ability to deliver innovative and impactful ETRM solutions across the trade lifecycle from front office trading, asset optimization, position management and scheduling to risk management and settlement. Extensive experience around prompt intra-day balancing, ancillary services, Scada systems, very short term optimisation, and operation of B2B/B2C sales contracts. Project success achieved through a unique ability to design solutions and engage seamlessly with operational business and IT teams to implement robust business processes, reduce time-to-market and increase operational efficiency. Key Contributions - Consulting with market-leading utilities such as EnBW, Uniper and E.ON- Pivotal Lead BA role in a €75M transformation program, enhancing power and gas trading operations and scheduling for a leading European energy utility. Led the integration with platforms such as Endur, Beacon, and Snowflake, with a focus on improving business operations whilst ensuring robust performance and scalability- Led a versatile development team of 20 disparate professionals for a major client's de-centralised UK front office power dispatch operation. Excellent track record of successful delivery of initiatives to optimize the power deal lifecycle, including trade capture, risk management, scheduling and dispatch. Core Competencies - Power and gas ETRM Implementation Experience (UK, FR, BE, NL, DE, IT, AT, CH, CZ, SK)- Knowledge of front office operations, scheduling and short-term asset-backed trading, with comprehensive Endur lifecycle expertise - Collaborative leadership & stakeholder engagement - Strong technical background, business acumen and a “can-do” culture - Agile experience with Scrum and Kanban using Azure DevOps Certifications & Education Executive MBA Warwick Business School | PRINCE2 | BSc in Computer Science