Manager, Grid Automation And Controls Group
Current- Lead the Grid Automation and Controls Group with 20+ highly skilled engineers and scientists at NREL. Oversee the entire group's research activity, staff planning, hiring, financial management. Our group aims at developing intelligent grid-edge DER optimization technologies, integrated T&D grid control architectures and operation strategies, and T&D real-time simulation and evaluation platforms for digitalizing the grid from grid edge to bulk power systems.- Lead the Autonomous Energy… Show more - Lead the Grid Automation and Controls Group with 20+ highly skilled engineers and scientists at NREL. Oversee the entire group's research activity, staff planning, hiring, financial management. Our group aims at developing intelligent grid-edge DER optimization technologies, integrated T&D grid control architectures and operation strategies, and T&D real-time simulation and evaluation platforms for digitalizing the grid from grid edge to bulk power systems.- Lead the Autonomous Energy Systems Strategic Public-Private Partnerships to establish multi-year partnerships and research collaborations between NREL and government/industry sectors.- R&D strategy development and leadership to advanced real-time operations for the future power systems- Coordinate NREL's lab-wide research on advanced distribution system and dynamic control and communication, and manage the relationship with DOE client Show less
