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Biography of Juan Carlos Gioja

JUAN CARLOS GIOJA

PERONIST Party

Constituency SAN JUAN

Studies and Degrees

  • High School Commercial Degree - San Francisco de Asis School.
  • Certified Public Accountant - School of Economic Sciences, Cordoba National University.
  • Expert in Regulatory Subjects - ADERE (Electricity Regulatory Entities Association)
  • Management functions and specific experience related to the rendering and regulation of electric public services
  • Permanent Trustee of "Servicios Electricos Sanjuaninos Sociedad del Estado" from February 20 to December 31, 1995.
  • Vicepresident of the Board of Directors of "Servicios Electricos Sanjuaninos Sociedad del Estado" from January 4 to January 12, 1996.
  • Vicepresident of the Board of Directors of the Provincial Electricity Regulatory Entity from January 12, 1996 to present.
  • Co-founder of the Electricity Regulatory Entities Association of the Argentine Republic (A.D.E.R.E.) and Participant at the activities related to the regulation and formulation of new regulatory approaches.
  • Co-executor of the Bill of establishment of the Electricity Regulatory Entities Association (A.D.E.R.E.)
  • Co-responsible for the Vicepresidency of A.D.E.R.E., for the province of San Juan.

Main Jobs in Electricity Regulation

  • Co-author of the draft regulation of the Regulation Framework Act 6668 on Provincial Electric Activity.
  • Co-author of the operational rules for E.P.R.E. Board of Directors.
  • Co-author of E.P.R.E. disciplinary rules.
  • Co-author of E.P.R.E. purchase regime.
  • Co-author of the rules of procedure for E.P.R.E. complaints filing, at Distribution companies.
  • Co-responsible for the preparation and approval of E.P.R.E. Public Hearings regime.
  • Active participation in the Advisory Council for Tariff Review and co-responsible for all the Five-year Tariff Review process.
  • Member of the Public Hearing Presidency, the purpose of which was the Assessment of Market Forecast and Electricity Demand for the Grant Area of the Distribution Company "Energia San Juan S.A.", including the evolution for the period 2001-2006 of the power and energy required by the users of the Distribution Company and Validation of Typical Constructive Structures Costs for the works to be considered within the framework of facilities expansion plans and replacement of obsolete facilities of the Distribution Company "Energia San Juan S.A." in the framework of the Five-year Review of the Tariff Table and Regime.
  • Member of the Presidency of the Public Hearing held with the purpose of receiving suggestions and opinions of the sectors involved in the structure of the Tariff Table and the gathering of users in tariffs categories, specifying the tariff categories in force since January 23, 2001, within the Framework of the Five-Year Review of the Tariff Table and Regime.
  • Member of the Presidency of the Public Hearing held with the purpose of discussing the investments foreseen to satisfy the market increase in the period January 2001-January 2006 and investments program to replace the obsolete equipment. Cost-efficiency analysis of operation, maintenance and commercial and administrative management. Collection of opinions and proposals related to the mathematical model to determine the tariff annual income defined as compensation for the licensed activity. Within the framework of the Five-Year Review of the Tariff Table and Regime.
  • Member of the Presidency of the Public Hearing held with the purpose of analyzing the rules established by the Regime of Electrical Power Supply of the Services Rendered by Energia San Juan S.A., for the period 2001 - 2006. Within the framework of the Five-Year Review of the Tariff Table and Regime.
  • Member of the Presidency of the Public Hearing held with the purpose of discussing the proposals of the new Tariff Table and Regime to be in force from January 23, 2001, up to January 22, 2006, within the framework of the Five-Year Review of the Tariff Table and Regime.
  • Member of the Presidency of the Public Hearing related to the building of electrical works for neighborhoods built by the Provincial Institute of Housing (I.P.V.). Participant at the Public Hearing called by the Regulatory Entity of Catamarca as regards service quality. Participant at the Public Hearing called by the National Regulatory Entity of Electricity, about the tariff review of regional transportation, for Distrocuyo S.A.
  • Participant at the experimental project on wind-sun energy generation at Guardia Vieja, Iglesia department.
  • Co-responsible and collaborator of the design of proposals for the bidding of the 500 kV. Mining Line.
  • Collaborator of the design of new guidelines, Franchising Contract, for the distribution of electrical power at Caucete department.
  • Co-Advisor of the government of the province regarding stock variation of Agua Negra S.A., Owner of Energia San Juan S.A.
  • Co-responsible for reciprocal collaboration agreements with Municipalities of the province, for the development of electrical regulation.
  • Co-responsible for the extension of E.P.R.E building, with incorporation of offices, conference rooms and computers.
  • Co-responsible for the design and organization of the courses for journalists about the regulatory aspects, together with the Department of Communication Sciences of the National University of San Juan.
  • Co-responsible for the design of the forms for the bidding of the International Consulting Company for the tariff review.
  • Co-responsible for the preparation of the regulations of technical parameters for big users of the province, in the operation of SARI generators.
  • Participant at Public Hearing, organized by the Control Agency of Catamarca Province, about the distribution service quality, held on March 26 to 28, 1998.
  • Member of the Public Hearing Presidency to determine ceiling prices that users should pay for Additional Services and the regulations governing the rendering of such services: provisional connection and disconnection, requests of users for joints of internal wiring and/or street lighting, review and correction of third parties' electrification works projects which should be transferred to Distribution Companies.
  • Co-responsible for the enactment of approximately 1100 (one thousand and one hundred) regulatory resolutions related to tariffs updating, quality control of service and technical product, solution of users' complaints, determination of penalties and resolution of reconsideration petitions.
  • Participant at innovative activities and Courses, Seminars and Conferences related to Public Services Regulation
  • Attendee to the Specialization Program on Economic Regulation of Public Services, organized by the Treasury Department of the Nation and given by the Economics Institute of the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE). Length: 69 hours. 1996.
  • Participant at the Course on Regulation, Rendering and Control of Private Management Public Services. Crusar 98 EAST LANSING, First Stage, State of Michigan. US "Economic, Technical Aspects, And Tools of Public Utility Regulation". October, 1998.
  • Participant at the Course on Regulation, Rendering and Control of Private Management Public Services. Crusar 98. Second Stage. Buenos Aires, Belgrano University. November, 1998.
  • Participant at the Conference "Regulatory Entities", organized by the Institute for International Research S.A (IIR). 1998.
  • Participant at the Seminar "Internal and External Control System of the Public Administration". Austral University. 1999.
  • Participant at the Conference "Electric Market - KV. 2000", organized by the Institute for International Research S.A (IIR) 2000.
  • Participant at the Seminar " Federal Plan of Electric Energy Transportation". 2001.
  • Attendee to the 2nd Generation Reform Congress "Objectives and Policies for the Sector" organized by the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE). 2001.
  • Attendee to the Congress "Generation and Reform for the sustainable Electric Market" organized by the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) and the Magazine Mercado Electrico. 2001.
  • Participant at the Seminar "Jurisdictional Matters in the Argentine Electric Sector". Organized by CEARE and the Federal Council of Electric Energy. 2001.
  • Other Important Offices in the Government Administration Area

IN THE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AREA

  • Administrative employee at the Public Works Secretariat - Municipality of the Capital City- Province of Cordoba. May 1976 up to December 1976.
  • Chief of the Administrative Proceedings and Audit Office of the Board of Cooperative and Mutual Promotion under the Secretariat of Promotion and Social Assistance of the Government of Cordoba Province. January 1977 up to September 1984.
  • Advisor of the Peronist Caucus of the Honorable House of Representatives of San Juan Province, acting as member of the Committees on Budget and Finance and Hygiene and Social Security. December 1985 up to December 1987.
  • Accounting Advisor of the Honorable Municipal Council of Rawson Municipality - San Juan - January 1988 up to January 1992.
  • Delegate of the Constitutional Convention of Rawson Municipality, acting as Chairman of the Honorable Constitutional Convention of Rawson Municipality that drafted the Municipal Organic Charter, currently in force. December 1991.
  • Municipal Accountant of the Executive Department of Rawson Municipality San Juan January 1992 up to March 1992.
  • Advisor of the Honorable House of Representatives of the Nation. June 1992 up to July 1993.
  • Advisor of the United Nations, for the development program (P.N.U.D) of the agency. In charge of the organization of the administration, accounts and control mechanisms of the ARG/91/014 project, of the training of productive reconversion, called young project, financed by the IDB and implemented by the Treasury Department of the Nation. July 1993 up to December 1994.

AT THE PRIVATE SECTOR

  • Accounting Office. Cordoba Province. February 1984 up to October 1984.
  • Accountant of the Firm "Ceramil S.A.". San Juan Province. October 1984 up to March 1986.
  • Associate Accountant of the Accounting Office Miguel Martin Martin. October 1986 up to August 1989.
  • Financial Advisor and Trustee of the Firm "Aconcard S.A." February 1987 up to July 1988. Mendoza Province. Director and Managing Partner of Radio del Sur S.R.L. August 1989 up to February 1995.
  • General Manager of Sarmiento Company. Medical Services Company. December 1994 up to May 1995.
  • Agricultural Holding -Horticultural Branch- Rawson and Pocito Departments. 1994 to present.
  • Professional Background and lecturer at Postgraduate level.
  • Participant at cooperative training journeys, organized by the National Institute of Cooperation Action. 1978.
  • Participant at the second residential symposium on cooperative economy aspects, organized by the Cooperative Training Center of the Association of Labor Cooperatives of the Argentine Republic Ltd. 1978.
  • Instructor of the first course on Cooperative and Mutual Training, organized by the Board of Cooperative and Mutual Promotion of the government of Cordoba province and the Argentine Association of Labor Cooperatives Ltd. 1978.
  • Instructor of the second course on Cooperative and Mutual Training, organized by the Board of Cooperative and Mutual Promotion, under the Secretariat of Promotion and Social Assistance of the government of Cordoba province. 1978.
  • Instructor of the third course on Cooperative and Mutual Training, organized by the Board of Cooperative and Mutual Promotion, under the Secretariat of Promotion and Social Assistance of the government of Cordoba province and the Argentine Association of Labor Cooperatives Ltd. 1978.
  • Instructor of the eighth course on Cooperative and Mutual Training, organized by the Board of Cooperative and Mutual Promotion, under the Secretariat of Promotion and Social Assistance of the government of Cordoba province and the Argentine Association of Labor Cooperatives Ltd. 1978.
  • Instructor of the ninth course on Cooperative and Mutual Training, organized by the Board of Cooperative and Mutual Promotion, under the Secretariat of Promotion and Social Assistance of the government of Cordoba province and the Argentine Association of Labor Cooperatives Ltd. 1978.
  • Instructor of the tenth course on Cooperative and Mutual Training, organized by the Board of Cooperative and Mutual Promotion, under the Secretariat of Promotion and Social Assistance of the government of Cordoba province and the Argentine Association of Labor Cooperatives Ltd. 1978.
  • Instructor of the course on Cooperative Training, organized by the Board of Cooperative and Mutual Promotion, under the Secretariat of Promotion and Social Assistance of the government of Cordoba province and the National University of Cordoba. 1978.
  • Instructor of the course on Cooperative Training, organized by the Argentine Association of Labor Cooperatives Ltd and the Board of Cooperative and Mutual Promotion, under the Secretariat of Promotion and Social Assistance of the government of Cordoba province. 1978.
  • Instructor of the course on Doctrinaire Training, organized by the Federation of Cooperative Youth Centers, under Sancor Ltd. 1979.
  • Instructor of the Week of Cooperative Training, organized by the Board of Cooperative and Mutual Promotion of Cordoba province and the Cooperative of Consumption, Public and Social Services of Dean Funes Ltd, 1979.
  • Instructor of the Course on Cooperative Doctrinaire Training, organized by the Federation of Cooperative Agrarian Centers San-Cor Ltd. 1979.
  • Instructor of the course on Cooperative Economy Aspects, organized by the Federation of Cooperative Agrarian Youth Centers, Sancor Ltd. region. 1979.
  • Lecturer of the course on Cooperative Training, organized by the Federation of Cooperative Agrarian Youth Centers, Sancor Ltd. region. 1980.
  • Participant for Cordoba province, at the National Meeting of Public Officials on Cooperative matters, organized by the National Institute of Cooperative Action. 1981.
  • Participant at cooperative coordination journeys, organized by the National Institute of Cooperative Action. 1981.
  • Participant at the course on Mutual Training, organized by the National Institute of Mutual Action. 1982.
  • Lecturer of the course on Doctrinaire Training in Cooperative Aspects, organized by the School of the Federation of Cooperative Agrarian Youth Centers, Sancor Ltd. region. 1982.
  • Participant at the seminar on costs, organized by the Catholic University of Cordoba. 1982. -Attendee to the course on Functions and Responsibilities of the Cooperatives Trustee, organized by the Board of Cooperative and Mutual Promotion, under the Secretariat of Promotion and Social Assistance. 1983.
  • Attendee to the course on International Marketing of Fresh and Agroindustrial Products, organized by the School of Social Sciences of the National University of San Juan and the American States Organization (OEA). 1985.
  • Attendee to the course on Identification of Cooperative Investment Projects, organized by the Cooperatives Secretariat of the National Treasury Department. 1988.
  • Attendee to the First Regional Meeting of Municipalities for the Social Economic Development of Nuevo Cuyo, organized by the Federal Investments Council (CFI). 1989.