Michael J. Adams, Vice President, provides financial, regulatory, strategic, operational and litigation support to his energy clients. Mr. Adams has over twenty-five years of direct experience in the public utility industry. He has worked for an investor-owned utility, a regulatory agency, and most recently as a consultant to the utility industry. As a consultant, Mr. Adams has provided expert testimony or reports before the Arkansas Public Service Commission, the City of El Paso, Texas, the Hawaii Public Utility Commission, the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy, the Missouri Public Service Commission, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the Ontario Energy Board, and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Prior to joining CEA, Mr. Adams was a Managing Director of Navigant Consulting, Inc. Mr. Adams is a Certified Public Accountant, a graduate of the Illinois College and holds an MBA from the University of Illinois, Springfield. Mr. Adams is a member of the Energy Bar Association and an Advisory Board Member at the Center for Public Utilities at New Mexico State University.