I began my career as a protective relaying design engineer for a large electrical transmission and distribution grid. I designed protective relay schemes for 345, 138 and 69 kV transmission stations and lines. I also designed schemes for distribution substations of various voltages from 4 to 35 kV and 4 and 13 kV spot networks. During the merger of three power companies, I was involved in the design and implementation of a new set of relaying standards to be used system-wide. I was the Project Manager for the design of a major 345 kV transmission line and two associated switching stations. More recently, I have managed the design and continuing implementation of SCADA models of both a transmission and a distribution system.