Power Quality Expert: Systems Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)

  Award-winning electrical engineer and power quality industry expert with a consistent, proven record.

  Expert understanding of the power quality market from end-to-end, including developing and managing power systems, power quality and EMC engineering services.

  Experience acquiring new business in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors serving utilities, product manufacturers, transportation, building owners and governments in the U.S. and abroad.

  Outstanding knowledge of outcomes across the utility, customer, product and research and testing space.

  Expert in product analysis for lighting technologies (fluorescent, HID, LED, induction and plasma).

  Managed project budgets of up $5 million and resolved power quality issues at medical centers/hospitals.

  Designed and implemented advanced lighting technologies at commercial and industrial facilities and internal data centers impacted by variable frequency drives.

  Expert knowledge of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE); Association of Energy Engineers (AEE); and Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) standards.

  Played a key role developing power quality standards and EMC for IEEE and IEC, as well as for energy, efficiency, power, electromagnetic compatibility and reliability.

  Designed test methods for evaluating energy-efficient technologies for efficiency, power quality and electromagnetic compatibility in the U.S. and abroad.

  Co-led development of IESNA LM-79 and LM-80 on LED lighting.

  Created ANSI C82 test standards to determine energy performance of high-efficiency lighting systems.

  Led design of IEEE 1560 on new EMC test methods for power-line filters.

  Collaborated to develop IEEE 299.1 on new test methods for shielding effectiveness of small enclosures.

  Contributed to the development of the IEC 61000-4-19 EMC standard.

  Authored more than 100 technical articles or reports on power quality investigations, monitoring (power quality and EMC); load studies; and lighting.

  Delivered more than 100 technical presentations, including 37 training classes.

- New Business Development - Proposal/Marketing Writing - Test Protocol Development

- Data & Verification Analysis - Power Quality Monitoring Equipment - Power Quality Labs

- Modeling & Simulation - Power Quality Mitigation Equipment - Investigations

- Product Testing - Distribution Generation Equipment - Client Relations

- Budget Management - Read Wave Forms - Power Line Disturbances

Director of Power & Power Quality Engineering Services, Electrotek Concepts July 2014-Present

  Acquire new business by developing marketing materials, writing proposals and preparing and executing contracts for power quality engineering services.

  Manage power quality data and analysis of commercial and industrial electrical systems.

  Perform power quality testing of end-use electrical and electronic equipment, including forensic analysis of failed electrical/electronic equipment.

Director of Power & Power Quality Engineering Services, Electrotek Concepts July 2014-Present

  Lead power quality investigations and site surveys, EMC and interference investigations and analysis and remote power quality monitoring.

  Develop domestic and international EMC and power quality standards and also draft industry articles for key technical conferences, journals and magazines.

Achievements:

  Designed the company s first power systems, power quality and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) engineering services for electric utilities, product manufacturers, building owners, property management firms and governments

  Secured up to $2 million in new business on annual basis across U.S. and global markets in the residential, commercial and light and heavy industrial customer sectors.

Consulting Engineer, KCE Engineering June 2012-June 2014

  Provided power quality engineering consulting to commercial and industrial customers in the U.S., pertaining to site surveys, field investigations, remote monitoring and data management and analysis.

  Acquired new clients by writing proposals and gaining the trust, confidence and respect of stakeholders.

  Delivered power quality monitoring and product testing services to end-use equipment manufacturers.

  Trained end-user equipment manufacturers and personnel at energy-efficiency engineering organizations.

  Led energy efficiency surveys in manufacturing plants and provided EMC studies to utilities.

  Wrote professional technical articles for industry trade magazines and journals on energy efficiency technologies, power quality and power factor correction.

Senior Project Manager, Electric Power Research Institute Feb. 1995-June 2012

  Built business from the ground up to secure more than $3 million annually in new business.

  Honored with Technical Achievement Award in Sept. 2010 for Development of Energy Efficiency Product Evaluation Laboratory.

  Earned IESNA recognition for contribution towards development of LM-79 and LM-80 standards for LED lighting in Aug. 2010.

  Award by IEEE in Nov. 2005 for editorial and technical contributions of IEEE 1560 standard on new EMC test methods for power-line filters sponsored by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

  Captured first place from the Technical Writers Association for development of power quality and EMC brochure for healthcare in Sept. 1997.

  Conducted power quality site surveys and (EMC)/interference field investigations, as site surveys.

Power Supply Design & Test Engineer, Philips Aug. 1990-Nov. 1994

  Honored with an Innovation Award in Sept. 1991 for developing a low-noise power supply with full EMC compatibility for its first HDTV product.

Masters, Electrical Engineering (Energy and Power Engineering, Power Electronics), University of Tennessee

Bachelors, Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee

Member, IEEE, AEE and IESNA

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  Experience acquiring new business in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors serving utilities, product manufacturers, transportation, building owners and governments in the U.S. and abroad.

  Outstanding knowledge of outcomes across the utility, customer, product and research and testing space.

  Expert in product analysis for lighting technologies (fluorescent, HID, LED, induction and plasma).

  Managed project budgets of up $5 million and resolved power quality issues at medical centers/hospitals.

  Designed and implemented advanced lighting technologies at commercial and industrial facilities and internal data centers impacted by variable frequency drives.

  Expert knowledge of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE); Association of Energy Engineers (AEE); and Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) standards.

  Played a key role developing power quality standards and EMC for IEEE and IEC, as well as for energy, efficiency, power, electromagnetic compatibility and reliability.

  Secured up to $3 million in new business on annual basis across U.S. and global markets in the residential, commercial and light and heavy industrial customer sectors.

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