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RICHARD L. EKLUND SENIOR ANALYST DIVERSIFIED UTILITY CONSULTANTS, INC. B.B.A. ACCOUNTING Mr. Eklund is a Senior Analyst with the firm of DUCI. Since joining the firm, he has assisted in depreciation studies, the preparation of testimony and exhibits, and various financial analyses. His current duties include the review and analysis of accounting and financial areas of rate filings in electric, gas and water utility proceedings. During the four years prior to joining DUCI, Mr. Eklund was the Controller of a utility construction firm. As part of the management team, he participated directly in estimating the costs of major utility projects, production scheduling, quantity and quality control and negotiations with project owners. His daily responsibilities included the supervision of the accounting department and the automation of the accounting function. During this time Mr. Eklund also performed accounting and financial consulting services in the transportation field. Mr. Eklund was also with the Railroad Commission of Texas for five years. His regulatory experience as a Technical Examiner at the Railroad Commission of Texas included the analysis of data submitted by regulated companies in proceedings before the Commission, the development and implementation of ratemaking formulae, the verification of compliance with accounting principals, and the presentation of Proposals for Decision to the Commission for final determination. Further, Mr. Eklund assisted the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in the defense of Commission decisions before various courts. Mr. Eklund's background includes over 12 years of experience in computer operations and programming. His analysis using computers includes the implementation of the ICC's URCS system and the FERC's CADLAS system. He has also written audit and analyses systems in several programming languages, implemented on various hardware ranging from Amdahl mainframes to PC based systems.