Randy Zalesky
Born in Sidney, Nebraska. Married to Tina for 15 years and has a 13-year-old son, Sam. Enjoys golfing, fishing, doing outside activities and spending...
A Lineman's Legacy
Dennis Kerr may have retired from DTE Energy (Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) in August 2009, but the 65-year-old's schedule remains busier than an electrical...
Eric Sutherland
Born in Kalispell, Montana. Married to Libby for 16 years and has a 12-year-old son, Zane, and 9-year-old twin girls, Molly and Raney. Enjoys hunting...
Cruising on a Sea of Data
Ask utility leaders who they trust for accurate and well-presented market research on smart grid technologies and they'll probably say Newton-Evans Research...
A Country Boy Can Survive
Dayman Bryant, an Empire District Electric Co. lineman and meter service technician, describes himself as just an ol' country boy who wants to help people....
Roy Arms
Born in Clarksville, Tennessee. Enjoys golfing, hunting and fishing. Describes himself as a man who loves his work and his family. Can't live without...
Tim Yuskin
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Married to Robin for 21 years and has two children, Broc and Emily. Enjoys competing in triathlons, doing home improvement...
Community Crusader
Some students may be content to master the three R's reading, writing and arithmetic but Lloyd Ricks Jr. prefers to focus on three C's: college, computers...
Taking Heart
Dan Holverson may be 56 years old, but he is in better physical shape than most men half his age. The director of applications systems at Orlando Utilities...
Shannon O'Driscoll Colorado Springs Utilities
Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Married to his wife, Catherine, for 16 years and has two daughters, Megan and Madison. Enjoys bicycle riding, hiking,...
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. ...
Aspiring Intern
Today's college students likely will face one of the bleakest and most competitive job markets in U.S. history when they graduate, and Steven Miller is...
Mark McCubbin
Born in Kansas City, Missouri. Enjoy fishing, four-wheeling and spending time with his girlfriend, Jaclyn. He is also building a house. Can't live without...
Wired for Land and Sea
Ever met a lady who asked her husband for a KitchenAid mixer and a chain saw for Christmas? Know a wife who urged her husband to buy a bigger fishing...
Self-Made Success
Everyone has dreams, but not everyone has the courage or means to pursue them. Fortunately for children and parents across the United States and around...
Chris Ketner
Born in Mesquite, Texas. Married for seven years to the love of his life, Randee, and has an English bulldog named Tank. Has line work in his blood; his...
Servant Leadership
Don McDonnell is a indeed, a multidimensional man whose core interests and values permeate his professional life and impact most anything else that comes...
Dominick Amuso
Born in Hempstead, New York. Married to a wife he describes as the best one a man can have and has a 16-year-old son. Enjoys welding, woodworking, spending...
On the Job Trainer
David Nelson recently received the President's Volunteer Service Award, but do not expect the modest manager of engineering at Kandiyohi Power Cooperative...
James Schuster
Born in New Rockford, North Dakota. Married for 37 years; he and his wife have four children and eight grandchildren. Enjoys spending time with his family,...
Art Baum
Born in Manassas, Virginia. Married for 18 years to his wife, Deanna. Enjoys spending time with his 16 nephews and nieces. Describes himself as honest,...
Rodeo Reflections
Moe Alters is the proverbial good host. He's the guy at the party who makes sure everyone is having fun, has enough to eat, while corralling the wild...
Life Science
Doug Dorr leads a team of innovators at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) who devise ingenious solutions for power industry challenges, including...
Gary Frisch
Born on a farm in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. Married to Debbie, his high school sweetheart; they have three children Nathaniel, Nedeen and Nicole and four...
A Life in Balance
Stephen Lackey is a 26-year-old whirlwind of energy whose priorities include working hard at both his professional and personal life while making time...
