New Kid on the Block
Meet Bruno Kimura, a Tenacious and Ambitious New Member of the Next Generation of Electrical Engineers. Kimura, who recently joined Festimport, NOJA Power's...
Bob Stewart
Born in Billings, Montana. Married for 50 years to Ginger, and they have six children, 20 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. His dad was a lineman,...
Reaching a New Generation
My Bonnie Put It This Way: Dad, Don't Bother Trying to Reach Kids in Middle School. They aren't listening to people your age. They only care what their...
Letters to the Editor
I just read your editorial [A Helluva Engineer, February 2008] on Doug and it made me teary-eyed. I had exchanged e-mails with Doug in the last month...
IEEE Names Distribution Automation Award for Doug Staszesky
The IEEE Power Engineering Society (PES) announces the Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award. The award is being sponsored by S&C Electric...
Nick Miller: Industrious Instructor
Nick Miller has been involved in everything from researching the prevention of voltage collapse in Tokyo to his current favored topic, wind power....
GE Power Systems Engineering Course Enters Fourth Quarter
GE Energy’s Learning Center has entered its fourth quarter of power systems engineering courses (PSEC). ...
The Next Generation Asks
Recently, I had to Address the Next Generation of Engineering Students who attended the North American Power Symposium (NAPS) hosted by New Mexico State...
IEEE PES Launches Career Website to Address Critical Worker Shortage
The IEEE Power Engineering Society has created a career website (www.PES-Careers.org) that allows engineering students in the United States and Canada...
Man of Steel
If One Person's Trash is Another Person's Treasure, Then Joe Clifton is a Prosperous Man. Monday through Friday, Clifton realizes the rewards of a successful...
James Robison
Born in 1965 in Laconia, New Hampshire. Married to high school sweetheart, Sheila, for 21 years and has three children Nicholas, Zachary and Abby. Worked...
PA Governor Expresses Disappointment Over Corridor Designation
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell called the U.S. Department of Energy's decision to designate 52 of the commonwealth's 67 counties as part of the Mid-Atlantic Transmission Corridor an infringement on the state's rights. ...
Robert Blessin
Born in 1961 and raised on a farm in Holstein, Nebraska. Married to wife, Lisa, for 25 years and has two sons, Justin and Zachary. Recently completed...
Critics, Gripers and Slackers
Low Achievers Tend to Hide Their Lack of Drive by Criticizing Others, whether muttering under their breath against those above them or belittling out...
Insulator Man
Some People Just Won't Take No for an Answer. Fortunately, Chris Hedges, owner of Christopher C. Hedges Co., an electrical contracting firm in Kansas...
The Heart and Soul of a Utility
It is hard to keep your head When everyone else is losing theirs. Some are better at keeping their wits about them than others. When I headed south to...
Lives on the Line
Jon BeasleySupervisor of Safety TrainingMunicipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG)Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. for Jon Beasley, you might well say electricity...
Linemen Rally for Annual Rodeo Competition
Hundreds of linemen — journeymen and apprentices alike — have been working hard all year developing their skills. And next month, they will have the opportunity...
Riding the Path to Success
Whether helping clients solve T&D planning issues, cycling 40-plus miles with his bike club or spending time with family, Steve Chapel can be considered...
A Study in Engineering
CHEN XIAO-JIE, ALSO KNOWN AS JACKSON X.J. CHEN, BEGINS EACH DAY AT 6 A.M. Evenings, he likely can be found poring over electrical engineering magazines,...
A Career Tracks Ahead
Innovation. Automation. Integration. To the average person, these words may appear unrelated. Glenn Pritchard, a project manager on Exelon's Meter Reading...
Four Linemen Strive To Earn a Golden Ticket
Russell Hawes was bombarded by utility companies and contractors recently as he approached graduation from the Northwest Lineman College's (NLC)Electrical...
Street Smarts
Our industry is in a world of hurt. We are losing our seasoned and streetwise talent. I'm talking about the guys who have gained this tacit, or unspoken...
A Harmonious Union
Whether you ahere to the adage "birds of a feather flock together" or you live by the rule opposites attract, it's easy to agree that Carol and Dale Douglass...
Linemen Talk Construction
Our industry is in the middle of a construction boom. Upgrades, increased capacity and population sprawl are creating a record number of construction projects. I asked line workers what is driving the construction boom in their service territory ...
