Lanny Floyd: Arc Flash Protection Pioneer
For more than 26 years, Lanny Floyd has challenged the status quo of electrical safety in the workplace. He has advanced the application of human-factors engineering, electrical technology, and safety management in preventing occupational electrical injuries....
Paul Griffin: Transformer Oil Expert
Paul Griffin was recently called a guru for transformer oil information. Not a common title, transformer oil guru exemplifies Griffin’s knowledge and enjoyment of diagnostic testing of electric apparatus. ...
Charles Williams: Teaching is Learning
The best way to learn something is to teach it, according to Charles Williams, senior technical systems consultant at S&C Electric Co. ...
Bill Griesacker: Transformer Inspector
In his work as a transformer engineer at Doble Engineering, Bill Griesacker is always working to improve and become better in the way he does things. ...
Tony Giroti: Bridging IT and Smart Grid
The core business of energy generation, transmission and distribution has been operated and managed by non-IT systems for years. IT has only had a modest role in energy operations. But according to Tony Giroti, CEO of Bridge Energy Group, with the smart grid, the paradigm is rapidly changing. ...
Doug Houseman: Smart Grid Architect
Every design needs an architect, and the smart grid is no different. If anyone could be called an architect of the smart grid, Doug Houseman, vice president of technology and innovations at EnerNex, could. ...
James Timperley: ‘Revolutionary’ Instructor
James Timperley finds a great deal of satisfaction in helping people operate and maintain their high-voltage assets in the most efficient way possible. ...
IEEE to Present Smart Grid Workshop
The San Francisco Power & Energy Society will sponsor a one-day workshop on electric grid modernization in California....
John McDonald: ‘Teach by Example’
One of John McDonald’s personal philosophies is to teach by example, not just by words. ...
Gregory Faith: Training the Trainers
When Gregory Faith started out as a substation mechanic at Con Edison in 1973, formal classroom training did not exist. He learned on the job when the equipment required frequent maintenance and repairs were needed more often. ...
Paul Molitor: Smart Grid Monitor
On behalf of the 450 member companies of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Paul Molitor is responsible for monitoring the national smart grid effort and interfacing with electric utilities, manufacturers, federal agencies, and the U.S. Congress. ...
Matt Wakefield: Getting Results
As the utility industry moves forward with its development of the smart grid, the Electric Power Research Institute is conducting research and coordinating collaborations to help spur that development....
Steve Cannon: Extreme Environment Lineman
Steve Cannon works in one of the harshest environments in the United States: Alaska. ...
Jay Gosalia: Leaving Power System Maintenance in Good Hands
Few universities or schools offer power system majors, even though power system protection is a complex subject and crucial to our power grid....
David Havard: ‘Get Out and Experience the Lines’
David Havard teaches courses that show that engineering contains a certain art and is not entirely a science. ...
Brian Smyth: Power Engineer, Power Teacher
By the time Brian Smyth was a college senior at Montana Tech, he knew power engineering would be his focus. ...
Dan Ward: 'Have a Passion'
Ward, a principal engineer with Dominion Virginia Power, teaches courses on power distribution, reliability, surge protection and engineering economics....
Don Mayhugh: Following the Path
Don Mayhugh has arrived as an instructor at the AVO Training Institute by following the path that most held his interest; one that logically took him from math in high school to relays in his current job. ...
Chris Hickman: ‘Utilities are Not Evil’
Chris Hickman cares about the grid and about relationships, particularly utilities’ relationships with consumers and regulators. ...
Ezzat Khalafalla: Looking Back, Looking Forward
When it comes to power system analysis, SELU instructor Ezzat B. Khalafalla recommends a broad approach that encompasses the tried-and-true methods of the past and the innovative solutions of the present. ...
