A 43 year career in the electric utility industry focused on electric transmission and substation operation and management and culminating in present position, including developing innovative approaches to improve operating procedures, resulting in cost savings. He currently serves on the Southern States LLC board of directors.Professional Affiliations:Adjunct Professor of Practice in the Bradley Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Virginia TechCIGRE USNC President (2017-2020)IEEE Life MemberMember National Academy of EngineeringBoard Member of the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering and MedicineMember Eta Kappa NuLicensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of VirginiaAccomplishments:- Elected to the National Academy of Engineering and Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine in 2018- Appointed to the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech as an Adjunct Professor of Practice in 2019- Inducted into the Virginia Tech ECE Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 2022 and presented their Career Achievement Award- IEEE Power Engineering Society, 2014 Leadership in Power Award recipient for industry-wide leadership in: changing the landscape of utility human performance and safety; reliability driven asset strategy development; novel catastrophe recovery planning; and the renaissance of the power engineering research and education- Awarded the CIGRE Attwood Associate Award in 2020 for notable contributions to CIGRE over an extended period- Received Distinguished Member recognition from CIGRE in 2022.- Received U.S. Patent for Grounding Cage and developed innovative technique for surge protection of Distribution facilities in highly resistive soils.