Our People
Our team has science, commercial and engineering qualifications, with a particular focus on optimisation and operations research (fundamental to electricity market methodologies and tools). We specialise in supporting and enabling energy sector operations, trading, investments, hedging, strategy and planning through the use of mathematical modelling and optimisation.
Kevin Broad
Managing Director
kevin.broad@broadsolutions.co.nz
With over 27 years of consulting and management experience in the electricity sector, Kevin holds a Master of Engineering Degree (Distinction, Operations Research) and a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours, Engineering Science). He specialises in energy market modelling, risk management software and stochastic optimisation. Having led teams at Genesis Energy and Vector, Kevin brings strong leadership skills and deep knowledge of the commercial and engineering drivers within the NZEM, NEM and WEM.
KC Wong
Manager
kc.wong@broadsolutions.co.nz
KC has over 20 years’ experience in the energy sector and holds First Class Honours Degrees in Commerce (Operations Management) and Electrical Engineering, as well as a Master of Commerce Degree. He has held roles across generation, retail, wholesale trading and management, with expertise in market modelling, forecasting, strategy and trading. KC has worked closely with senior executives on generation and commercial strategies, and brings strong knowledge of electricity and gas markets, financial and statistical modelling, PPAs and trading management.
Chetan Kumar
Project Lead
chetan.kumar@broadsolutions.co.nz
Chetan is a consultant with over 10 years’ experience in the energy sector. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and IT, and specialises in model development, automation and scripting. Chetan has led electricity and gas market studies, dataset development and model analysis, with strong expertise in market drivers, data science applications, PLEXOS, scenario analysis and result interpretation.
Mitchell Tier
Analyst
mitchell.tier@broadsolutions.co.nz
Mitchell is an Analyst who holds a Master of Commerce Degree specialising in Econometrics. He is experienced in PLEXOS and PSR SDDP model development, forecasting and analysis, and has worked on several energy market case studies. He has a wealth of experience and has contributed to the development of PLEXOS models for a variety of markets.
Matthew Wright
Operations Research Analyst
matthew.wright@broadsolutions.co.nz
Matthew is an Operations Research Analyst with a First Class Honours Degree in Engineering Science. He specialises in data reporting, automation and analysis, and has streamlined reporting processes and developed automated solutions within the energy sector. Skilled in advanced Python (including optimisation) and PLEXOS, he integrates Python-based automation and reporting through the PLEXOS API.
Divya Nair
Analyst & Research Specialist
divya.nair@broadsolutions.co.nz
Divya is an Analyst & Research Specialist at BSL with a PhD in Electrical Engineering. She specialises in renewable energy integration, energy system modelling and data analysis. Divya enhances long-term electricity market modelling using PLEXOS, with expertise in optimisation, scenario analysis and integrating renewable and storage technologies. She is committed to advancing innovative and sustainable solutions for a net-zero carbon future.
Danish Badar
Analyst
danish.badar@broadsolutions.co.nz
Danish is an Analyst who holds a Bachelor of Computer Science Degree. He has a background in data analysis, product development and AI-driven solutions, with experience in business intelligence and customer-focused technology. Danish is experienced in using tools such as Grafana and Advanced Excel for monitoring and data management, and is skilled in Python for building automation scripts that improve efficiency.
Nicky Henderson
Business Support Coordinator
nicola.henderson@broadsolutions.co.nz
Nicky is the Business Support Coordinator at BSL, with extensive experience in business support, office administration and CRM management across government and the private sector. She holds a First Class Honours Degree in Psychology and is skilled in content creation, digital communications and coordinating marketing initiatives.
External Consultants
Danny is a Snowflake-certified Senior Data Engineer with expertise in building and managing cloud data platforms. Skilled in Azure and AWS, he designs and optimises scalable data solutions using tools like DBT, Coalesce, ADF, FiveTran and Matillion, focusing on robust data pipelines and transforming complex data into high-quality assets for analytics and business intelligence.
Ian is a consultant with over 15 years’ experience in the energy sector. He holds a Master of Engineering Science Degree and spent 12 years at Hydro Tasmania in energy market roles. Ian brings deep NEM expertise and combines technical knowledge with hands-on market experience to advise on commercial and strategic decisions.
Igor is a BI developer and data professional specialising in data engineering and visualisation with Power BI and Snowflake. He builds intuitive dashboards and models that turn complex data into actionable insights, with experience across transport, government, and supply chain industries delivering scalable, data-driven solutions.
Find out how we can help you
We take the time to understand your needs, the complexities of the environment you operate in, the resource constraints you face and any other issues that are unique to you.
During the solution development process, we check in with you regularly to ensure the practicality and viability of the solution for your business.
We partner with you throughout our engagements and don’t walk away once we’ve done our part – we’re always available for ongoing support to ensure you’re getting good value for the investment you’ve made.