Who we are
Principals
Richard Bowmaker
Richard Bowmaker leads our quantitative analysis work. He draws upon a background in electrical engineering and extensive software development experience as a specialist in the development, application and testing of energy market models and systems.
Mr Bowmaker has provided analytical support for energy sector asset transactions in Australia, USA, UK, France, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, India, Panama, and the Gulf, and has tested gas and electricity market software in New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Oman USA and Canada.
Mr Bowmaker also advises on engineering and IT security matters.
Sue Paul
Sue Paul leads our audit and assurance work. She has particular expertise in operational audits and reviews, business process performance improvement, and certification of market software.
Ms Paul has carried out energy market audit projects in New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines and the United States. She has led operational and software audits for the Independent Australian Energy Market Operator of Western Australia, the Australian Energy Market Operator, the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), Oman Power and Water Procurement, and Transpower New Zealand.
Ms Paul also advises on the design and implementation of energy markets, advanced modelling and forecasting techniques, and how to better design and manage business processes to mitigate risk.
Tim Robinson
Combining a broad technology background with a deep knowledge of energy markets, Tim Robinson leads our work on energy market systems, IT practices for critical infrastructure providers, and responses to emerging technology.
Mr Robinson has advised private and public sector clients in six continents on a range of issues including all aspects of market system design, implementation and operations. He has worked with market systems in New Zealand, Australia, USA, Singapore, the Philippines, Oman and South Africa.
Mr Robinson also leads market assurance engagements, and advises on wholesale and retail market design, implementation and strategy, market power mitigation, renewable energy, and qualitative and quantitative analysis of energy asset investment decisions.
Consultants
Catlianna Evans
Catlianna Evans is a quantitative analyst with a strong foundation in modelling and applied research. Her work spans data analysis, research, load forecasting, economic modelling, scenario analysis, and the application of mathematical and statistical techniques to support evidence-based planning and policy decisions.
Catlianna brings an international perspective to her work and is fluent in English, Italian, and Spanish, with working proficiency in Te Reo Māori, French, and German.
Eija Samson
Eija Samson is an economist specialising in electricity markets.
Her work has focused on electricity market policy, including energy market arrangements, system services procurement, capacity mechanism reform, and integration of emerging resources.
She also has experience testing and certifying market software, including scheduling, dispatch and settlement systems.
Lucas Myhill
Lucas Myhill is a data analyst with a focus on mathematical modelling, handling large data sets, automation, and data visualisation. His masters degree specialised in statistical methods, geophysical fluid dynamics, and numerical approximation of non-linear partial differential equations.
Before joining RBP Lucas interned at a major European spaceport where he modelled rocket trajectories and constructed a data driven review of optimal antenna locations.
He is proficient in technical writing and teaching, having written a mathematics textbook and spent several years as a mathematics tutor.
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Naren Bharatwaj Viswanath
Naren Bharatwaj Viswanath is an expert in energy market operations and market software.
Mr Viswanath has worked on market clearing, security constrained unit commitment, imbalance pricing, market power mitigation, and outage management across such diverse markets as India, Ireland, the UK, Greece, Poland, Ontario, and Australia. His work has also included electricity market modelling, and his PhD thesis assessed electricity market pricing issues, with a focus on energy and transmission pricing.
Before joining RBP, Mr Viswanath spent nearly a decade with GE Vernova and Hitachi Energy (formerly ABB Power Grids) designing, developing and delivering energy market software for electricity grid and market operators in North America and Europe.
Associates
Alastair Duffy
Alastair Duffy has 20 years of consulting experience for clients around Asia Pacific, North America, and around the globe. His specialisations include electricity market design, energy market modelling, and audit and certification of electricity market software and systems. His clients have included system and market operators, energy regulators, government agencies, utilities, independent power producers, investment funds, renewable developers, and banks.
In recent years, Mr Duffy has had a strong focus on the Philippine electricity market, providing expert advice, analysis, and market modelling to numerous local and international companies.
Craig Evans
Craig Evans is an expert in designing market arrangements to enhance innovation and greater consumer participation.
Craig has spent 20 years working in economic and market regulation in Australia and New Zealand. Before moving into consulting, he held roles at the Electricity Authority of New Zealand and the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal, and led the Office of the Utilities Commission in the Northern Territory.
In recent years, his focus has been on unlocking the potential of flexibility in distribution networks.