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COmPETITIVE POwER COllEGE wORkSHOPS
COMPETITIVE POWER COLLEGE CURRICULUM
Sunday, December 9, 2012
8-Hour course registration fees include workshop materials, certificate of completion, lunch and coffee breaks
Certificates of completion may be submitted to your professional organization for Professional Development Hours.
POWER-GEN International is pleased to be an authorized continuing education provider by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers. Many
states recognize course the FBPE authorizes, so check with your state governing board to see if the courses you take are eligible for professional
development hours. Attendance at a full day course awards 8 PDH and a half day course awards 4 PDH. Certificates of attendance are provided
to all attendees at the conclusion of the day. Those attendees wishing to obtain PDHs are required to achieve a passing grade on an examination
at the conclusion of the course. FBPE CEP #0003349 All courses will be held at the Orange County Convention Center.
CPC 101 Capital Investment Analysis for Power Plant Projects
Instructor
John m. Hynes, Partner, Excidian LLC
Date: monday, December 10, 2012 Time: 8:00 Am – 5:00 Pm
Room: S320E Cost: $500.00
Who Should Attend
Positions whose tasks relate directly or indirectly to plant operations / maintenance; or require financial knowledge to understand or
contribute to capital investment decisions will benefit. Job titles of professionals who have taken this course include Plant manager,
Senior Engineer, manager major Capital Projects, vP Business Development and General manager Strategic Development.
Participants should have some business and financial acumen gleaned from academic courses or on-the-job experience.
Course Overview and Objective
This one-day course has two modules. They are:
I. Financial Statements – Participants review how the three major financial statements are constructed. The Income Statement, Balance
Sheet and Cash Flow Statement are studied using short, interactive exercises to demonstrate how routine business transactions
impact each statement and to show how the statements relate to one another.
II. Capital Investment Decision Analysis – Participants review Present value; Net Present value; Internal Rate of Return; and Weighted
Average After-Tax Cost of Capital. A customized spreadsheet model is used to perform valuation exercises for power plant projects.
Participants make decisions about inputs that ultimately drive the decision of whether to allocate capital to the projects.
Course Highlights
• Customized. The Capital Investment module is customized for professionals making capital allocation decisions in power plants.
• Hands-on learning. Much of the day is spent working in large and small groups. Bring your notebook computer to work on the project
valuation exercises. Please include a power cord also.
• Interactive. Participants are encouraged to ask questions often and whenever they come to mind.
• Relevant to current events. Course facilitator, John M. Hynes, MSEE, MBA relates teaching points to current industry news.
• Primary learning goal. The primary purpose of this course is to provide participants with the financial knowledge to analyze power plant
projects and to make business decisions that are in the best interests of their company.
• Participants exit this course understanding the importance of applying financial analysis to accurately analyze capital projects.
Instructor’s Biography
John M. Hynes, Partner, Excidian LLC
John Hynes (mSEE, mBA, Partner at Excidian, LLC) began his career in the power generation industry in 1983. At Excidian since 1998,
John develops and facilitates customized finance and energy industry courses.
John’s experience with strategic, political, financial and organizational issues facing the energy industry, along with his extensive
knowledge of finance has established him as an engaging and well-respected facilitator.
NUCLEAR POWER INTERNATIONAL 2012 PRELImINARy EvENT GUIDE