I contacted him and he was interested.  We talked to Dave Ryan about him since they used to work together.  Dave didn't think he would be a very good fit here because Mr. Abrams is basically a radio guy.  Also, his current contract and non-compete restraints may be troublesome.  However, he does have extensive experience and is distinguished in his field.  We were going to keep him in mind but not actively persue him at this time.

Jay

-----Original Message-----
From: Lavorato, John 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 9:56 AM
To: Reitmeyer, Jay
Subject: FW: Introduction




-----Original Message-----
From: Elliot Abrams [mailto:abrams@accuweather.com]
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 9:30 AM
To: Lavorato@enron.com
Subject: Introduction


I was contacted as part of your search for a manager for your weather
forecasting operations. Here is a brief outline tracing my professional
work:


?   Current Position:  Senior Vice President and Chief Meteorologist,

    Employement 1967 to present

    AccuWeather Inc. AccuWeather employs nearly 400 people.

?   Responsible for determining and refining AccuWeather forecasting

    objectives and methodology.

?   Developed, implemented and administered the company's professional

    evaluation program for meteorologists.

?   Prepared and issued detailed temperature forecasts to support more than

    25 ski areas in the Northeast. Forecasts included hourly nighttime

    temperatures and projections beyond 5 days to support snow making and

    other ski resort operations.  (1968 - 1996) This work included

    personal consultation with ski area management.

?   Perform daily weather broadcasts on radio stations in major markets

    including New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago,

    Omaha and Buffalo. This includes spur of the moment live reports

    during critical weather situations.


AWARDS and HONORS

    ? Distinguished Graduate, USAF Officer Training School 1970

    ? Charter Member, Chi Epsilon Pi, Meteorological Honorary

    Society, Penn State University

    ? Winner of two American Meteorological Society (AMS) national awards

    for work in forecasting and broadcasting, 1993 and 1994
    
    ? Winner, 1996 Broadcaster of the Year award, National Weather

    Association

    ? Certified Consulting Meteorologist, AMS

    ? Seal of Approval for Radio and Television, AMS

EDUCATION

    ? B.S., M.S in meteorology, Penn State University, 1969, 1971

OTHER ACTIVITIES

    ? Invited Speaker, National Youth Science Camp 1989-1996

    ? Participant, Penn State's Weather/World show on PBS 1968-present

    ? Serving in 19th year as a local elected official: Board of

    Supervisors of Patton Township, PA (pop. 11,000)

    ? Chair: Centre Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, 1994-1997

    ? Co-author of a meteorology text published by McGraw Hill. Second
    
    edition goes on sale this summer. I wrote the chapters on weather

    analysis and forecasting.

PERSONAL:

    ? AGE 54, good health.  Married to Bonnie 32 years, a second grade
 
    teacher; two grown children: Mike, an Assistant Editor at the Virginian

    Pilot, Norfolk, VA; Randy, Researcher, CSFB, San Francisco

NOTES:

    ? Currently in the third year of a five year contract with a one-year

    non-compete clause.

    Member, Board of Directors, AccuWeather Inc.

If you have further questions:

My preferred email address is eabrams@lazerlink.com

Phone: 814-237-0837  afternoons  (work hours now 3 AM through noon)

Address:  115 Saraway   Port Matilda, PA 16870