Chris is presently an Engineer III in Dominion Energy’s Electric Transmission Planning and Strategic Initiatives group. Prior to joining the Transmission Planning and Strategic Initiatives team, Chris was on the Operations Engineering Support team working on microgrid planning and the development of high voltage laboratory specifications.  Chris started his career as a member of the System Protection Engineering group with roles including short circuit analysis and relay setting development for capital projects, automation of the short circuit analysis and project process, creating relay setting optimization tools, development of system protection standards, and development of NERC PRC compliance procedures. In his free time, Chris enjoys playing soccer, hiking, snowboarding, golfing, home brewing, shooting pool, and spending time with friends and family.

What I love about CIGRE: CIGRE has given me the opportunity to meet and collaborate with professionals from various backgrounds and experiences. CIGRE has given me a broad insight into the technical and business challenges of the modern power systems industry, and also specific ideas and perspectives to help solve challenges at DVP. I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of the NGN for the past four years and look forward to my continued involvement with the CIGRE U.S. National Committee.

During her tenure at Con Edison she has also worked in Steam Distribution, Construction Services, and Electric Distribution Engineering. Alyssa has a B.S. in Sustainable & Renewable Energy Engineering from CUNY Macaulay Honors College and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Sustainability Management at Columbia University. Alyssa was a finalist in CIGRE-USNC’s 2017 Next Generation Network (NGN) Paper Competition, which sparked her involvement in CIGRE.

Deepak joined EPRI in 2017 where his work is in the area of modeling, control and stability analysis of the bulk power system with recent focus on the associated impacts of large scale integration of converter interfaced generation. He is part of a team working on improving the present state of the art mathematical simulation models for these converter interfaced resources for use in both steady state and transient time domain simulations. His work also assesses the impact of the stochastic uncertainty of renewable resources on the bulk power system. He is also involved in testing and model development of variable frequency drives.

Deepak received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University, Tempe, USA in 2017 for his dissertation on assessment of the impact of converter interfaced generation and load on grid performance. Prior to that, he received his M.Tech. degree in Power Systems from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India in 2013 and his B.E. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India in 2011.

He is an active member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, CIGRE, and participates in the NERC and WEC industry wide load and renewable energy modeling and performance task forces. He is a recipient of an Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) Excellence Award, North American SynchroPhasor Initiative (NASPI) Outstanding Graduate Student Award, and the Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) Power System Award.

She is currently working towards a Master of Science in Data Science from Northwestern University.

Rebecca is a first-year Engineer at PJM in a three-year rotational program where she will work in various departments across the company supporting real-time grid operations, analyzing pricing in the energy markets, and planning the grid for the future. In her spare time, Rebecca enjoys rock climbing, running, traveling, playing with her dog, and spending time with family & friends.

What I love about CIGRE: CIGRE allows me to meet people in my industry from around the globe! I’m excited to be involved with the NGN and the U.S. National Committee!

He is responsible for research and analysis relating to electricity markets, system operations, system planning and emerging issues in the energy industry.  He also supports the tracking of issues affecting PJM’s strategy as well as the development and expansion of PJM’s market and service offerings.

Prior to joining PJM, Anthony was a Senior Engineer in the Resource Adequacy Department at ISO New England.  From 2012-2016 he was a Market Analyst in the Market Monitoring Department at ISO New England where he helped ensure the competitiveness of the wholesale electricity markets for the New England region.  From 2011-2012 he was a Post-Doctoral Associate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electric power engineering and economics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the Master of Science degree and Doctor of Philosophy degree in electrical engineering with a concentration in electric power systems from the University of Minnesota.  In his free time, Anthony enjoys running, golfing, cross country skiing, traveling, hiking and other outdoor activities.

What I love about CIGRE: The chance to meet and collaborate with a friendly and diverse group of professionals from around the world.

She currently works on strategic research, development and integration of solutions to address emerging challenges and opportunities for PJM. Her focuses include evolution of grid operations and wholesale electricity markets for a changing resource mix, analysis of energy and environmental policy, and system resilience.

Natalie has a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Lehigh University, and an M.S. in Sustainable Engineering & Energy Systems from Villanova University.

He is currently working for POWER Engineers in the Distribution Planning and Studies department. His interests include Distributed Energy Resources, smart grids, and distributed automation.

His M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering are from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, in 2012 and 2015, respectively. He is currently a Senior Engineer in the Advanced Transmission Studies and Technology Group at American Electric Power (AEP), New Albany, OH, USA.

Dr. Alsmadi has a wide international research and consulting experience in the power and energy area. He also has a wide experience in engineering training and education, improving the effectiveness of higher education and STEM based training and teaching initiatives. His current research interests include modeling, advanced control and grid integration of renewable energy conversion systems; advanced control theory of distributed power and variable speed systems; the development of power electronics systems for renewable energy applications; and advanced analysis and control of power systems.

Dr. Alsmadi has a wide international research and consulting experience in the power and energy area. He also has a wide experience in engineering training and education, improving the effectiveness of higher education and STEM-based training and teaching initiatives. He has received several prestigious awards including the Role Model Recognition 2018, the most competitive and prestigious recognition provided by AEP, for the extraordinary performance and contribution to the company; W. Portnoy Award of the IEEE IAS Power Electronics Devices and Components Committee (IEEE-PEDCC) 2017; Presidential Fellowship 2014, the most competitive and prestigious scholarly recognition provided by The Ohio State University Graduate School; the Best Presentation Award at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE 2014); the Distinguish Service Award at the 2012 and 2013 IEEE Columbus Spring Awards Banquets; and the Yarmouk University Presidential Award for academic distinction. He served as an Exhibition Chair for the First International IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Applications in 2013; and a Program Chair of the First Annual Review Meeting of the Center for High Performance Power Electronics in 2012. He also served as a President of the IEEE Graduate Student Body at The Ohio State University, which is the first IEEE graduate student body worldwide.

Her team works closely with utility partners in the US, Europe and Australia, as well as managing industry partners and other key stakeholder groups. She joined Smart Wires in 2015 after completing her M.S. in Civil Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. Jenny also holds a B.A. in Physics from Middlebury College.

She began her full-time career at Burns & McDonnell after graduating with her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State with a specialization in Power Systems. She joined CIGRE to collaborate and connect with others in the power industry and explore her interests in renewable energy and rate design. She enjoys going to K-State football games, Sporting Kansas City soccer games, or travelling to see her favorite bands at new venues across the United States.

Morgan is a Staff Level engineer in Burns & McDonnell’s Network, Integration and Automation department which resides in the Transmission & Distribution division. Since joining Burns & McDonnell, she has worked on network infrastructure, power utility SCADA systems, utility labs, and RF design. Morgan has served as a project manager for many projects managing engineering teams, budget, vendors, subcontractors, project forecasting, and scheduling. In her free time, Morgan enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family.

David leads business development and technical consulting activities for FACTS/HVDC/inverter-based resources (such as onshore/offshore wind and energy storage), including electromagnetic transients and dynamic stability studies, control performance/interaction/testing, and system design.

In his role Paul is responsible for design of substation projects including, 1-lines, schematics, site plans, sections, and wiring diagrams. The projects Paul has worked on range from 4kV to 500kV. Typical projects range from breaker replacements to entirely new greenfield substations. In his free time, Paul enjoys playing squash, skiing, and spending time on all sorts of home improvements projects.

Paul graduated from The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and further graduated from Bentley University with a Master of Business Administration. Paul Is a licensed Professional Engineer in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Travis joined Burns & McDonnell after graduating from Missouri University of Science & Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 2013.  He later obtained his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri – Kansas City in 2017.

Upon joining Burns & McDonnell Travis worked as a transmission and distribution planner who’s roles included load flow and short circuit analysis, dynamic stability modeling, generation interconnection studies and outage coordination. Travis now focuses on medium and high voltage substation layout and protection design.

In his free time Travis enjoys playing tennis, soccer and golf, running, hiking, theater, traveling and attending Chiefs, Sporting KC and Royals games.

What I love about CIGRE: CIGRE offers a phenomenal opportunity to meet and collaborate with professionals  across all aspects of the power system industry. Doing so brings to focus the technical, business and legislative challenges facing our industry today and the varying methods being utilized to solve them.

Hassaan is an active member of IEEE, having served in various capacities locally and internationally, including Regions 6 and 10. He has been associated with the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) since college, having served as a volunteer and a professional for PES activities, including the PES T&D. He is currently working at Jacobs Engineering Group as an electrical engineer. Hassaan has worked in different projects around the world with Engineers WIthout Borders USA and IEEE, and he is passionate about bringing renewable energy to those without access to power.

Prior to joining Dominion Energy, Joseph completed a Master’s Degree at the University of Pittsburgh under the direction of Dr. Greg Reed, where he focused his research on inverter control. Joseph is a member of CIGRE Working Group B5.65 and EPRI’s Smart Inverter Settings Interest Group.

She completed her Electrical Engineering degree in 2011 from the Joint Engineering Program between University of Missouri – Saint Louis and Washington University in St. Louis.

Nikia currently works at POWER Engineers in St. Louis, MO, where she has been employed for the last 8 years. Her background at POWER includes design work, quality control, recruiting and on-site engineering support for projects in construction.

Nikia currently serves as the Social Media Committee Member for CIGRE Next Generation Network. In addition to volunteering for CIGRE, Nikia is also involved with various high school and college STEAM programs, is a certified personal trainer, health and fitness coach, and enjoys playing Pokemon Go in her spare time. Nikia also enjoys camping and cave explorations in central Missouri.

She has been involved with designs of a wide variety, including substations from 12.5-kV to 765-kV. 

Amanda has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science & Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Missouri – Kansas City.  She is a registered professional engineer and a member of CIGRE and IEEE.