Dave Darnell
Education
The University of Dallas
MBA, Information Systems -
Georgia State University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), MBA -
The University of Texas at Arlington
BSIE, Industrial Engineering -Work Experience
Systrends
Current
Systrends
ISC2
Current
ISC2
ISACA
Current
ISACA
NRECA
2016-12-01 - 2025-06-01
NRECA
Texas Electric Cooperatives
2016-10-01 - 2025-06-01
Texas Electric Cooperatives
OASIS
2015-06-01 - 2025-06-01
OASIS
Electricity Distributors Association
2015-01-01 - 2025-06-01
Electricity Distributors Association
North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)
2003-01-01 - 2025-06-01
North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)
Exelon Generation
2008-01-01 - 2013-01-01
Exelon Generation
ERCOT
2001-01-01 - 2006-01-01
ERCOT
Skills
Summary
Mr. Darnell is an entrepreneur, consulting and software business owner (Systrends), and innovative technical leader with more than 17 years of electricity market and utility systems and software experience. He has proven leadership capabilities with a strong ability to balance stakeholder needs and coordinate the efforts of multiple companies, projects and departments. He has demonstrated board and governance level communication and collaboration skills with the successful completion of multiple software development projects and implementations. Mr. Darnell balances technical and business issues by using strong technical skills, business knowledge, market knowledge, electric utility market systems knowledge and an understanding of computer systems and infrastructure. He is responsible for developing strategic objectives and designing program and tactical project objectives and system software designs to meet regulatory, security and market requirements and communicate results to stakeholders. Mr. Darnell is skilled in FERC electronic standards, NERC Cyber Security Compliance programs, and managing multiple implementations of system controls to support compliance. Throughout his career, Mr. Darnell has been responsible for leadership of software development, software quality assurance, software maintenance, data operations, cloud services, data transport security, and enterprise information security. He has completed numerous professional development courses in information technology and cyber-security.
