Bio• CEO/founder of two international consulting companies: Electric Bridge Consulting and 100% Energy Club
• Consultant, Utility of the Future manager (first chosen manager), electrical engineer, R&D manager, & climate champion
• Adjunct professor, author of six (6) books, & 12 Professional Engineering (PE) Courses
• Active member on seven (7) boards, and Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) cybersecurity working group chair and Research Advisory Council Chair
• Trainer/adviser, mentor, DEI leader, coach & speaker
• IEEE emerging technologies adviser
• 20 years of experience at Con Edison, PSE&G, PEPCO, and First Energy:
o Field, planning, long-range planning, energy master plan, design engineering, operations, project management, training, smart grid, DERs & EVs’ grid impact, energy efficiency, DSM/DR, VVO/VVC, & AMI
o Transmission & distribution (T&D) reliability, load relief, load forecast, emergency response, best practice/benchmarking, enterprise risk management, disruption, IT/OT, IT Cybersecurity, agile systems, data analysis, ML/AI, & drones
o Sustainability, resiliency, climate change mitigation studies, microgrids, DMS/ADMS/DERMS/EMS/AEMS/GMS, non-pipe alternatives/solutions (NPA/NPS), RNG, hydrogen, FERC 2222 & transactive energy, and non-wire alternatives/solutions (NWA/NWS)
o Generation, transmission, sub-transmissions, substations and distribution systems
• Technical adviser/lead/project manager: PSE&G Clean Energy Future, NJ Governor’s 50/100% clean energy system by 2030/2050 and 600/2,000 MW energy storage mandate by 2021/2030, intelligent touchless substation & smart transmission, PSEG 2030 100% net-zero, PSEG Race to Zero, change management and the workforce of the future.
• Con Edison Distribution Engineering ALVA Award for 21st Century Leader.
• DEI Asset Management Courageous Conversation Series Award
• Excellence in Design and Genius Engineer (EDGE) Award Nominee for “Developed Load Calculation Tools for System and Transmission Operations
Published Books:
The 100% Renewable Energy Journey & The Outlaw Grid
The Electric Power System: Generation, Transmission & Distribution Made Simple
Non-Wire Solutions: Solar, Energy Storage & Demand Response Pros & Cons
The All-Inclusive Utility Leader - A Business Like No Other
Pre & Post-COVID Job Interviews - It is Now Time to Sell Yourself
Utility of the Future or Fiction A Dialogue between the Future & the Past
List of boards:
• Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
• New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
• New Jersey Association of Energy Engineers (NJAEE)
• Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
• Roosevelt Strategic Council
• Pace University
• Rutgers University CompanyPSE&G | Electric Bridge Consulting | 100% Energy ClubJob titleCEO/Founder (2) | Utility of the Future Manager | Adjunct Professor | Author (6) | Board Member (7) | Speaker | Chair (2) | Coach | Trainer | Adviser
