Education and Training

• BSEE University of Minnesota 1970
• Continuing education – IEEE PES and others 1970 - present

Research and Professional Experience

Senior and Principal engineering positions in the following:

• Xcel Energy Measurement Systems Engineering 2000-2010
  Provided advanced engineering and communication system support for electricity metering systems in Xcel Energy service territories including Northern States Power Company (Minnesota, Dakotas, Wisconsin, Michigan), Colorado Public Service, and Southwestern Public Service (Texas).
• Northern States Power (Xcel Energy) Distribution Automation Engineering 1992-2000
  Engineering support for deployment of distributed intelligence distribution automation systems.
• Northern States Power (Xcel Energy) Corporate Research 1969-1992
  NSP corporate research in the areas of transmission and distribution systems, demand-side management, and metering.
• University of Minnesota lecturer – Professional Engineering review courses 1980 – present
  Taught refresher courses for engineers seeking state Professional Engineering licensure.

Publications

• Author Chapter 10 on Substation Communications for the engineering handbook “Electric Power Substations Engineering”, CRC Press ISBN: 0849317037, 2003
• Author and presenter of IEEE and Minnesota Power Systems Conference (MIPSYCON) tutorials on Electric Power System communications

Synergistic Activities

Principal utility industry advisor to the development of the Utility Communication Architecture and the subsequent development of the IEC 61850 substation communication standard.  Xcel Energy representative to the NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Panel.