Members

Tanya’s management experience spans a wide variety of innovative and traditional energy applications including; coal and gas fired power plant operations, planning, maintenance, and uptime management for clients such as Salt River Project, Tucson… read more

Jay Britton is a 1967 graduate of Princeton University. He was a founder of ESCA Corporation in 1979, and of Xtensible Solutions in 1997, and served on the Board of Directors of both of those enterprises. He is currently Principal Architect with… read more

Commissioner Brownell was nominated by President George W. Bush to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on April 30, 2001. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 25, 2001, for a term that expired June 30, 2006.

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Mr. Joseph Bucciero President, Bucciero Consulting is an industry consultant with more than 39 years of management, business, and technical experience in serving the electric utility industry. Mr. Bucciero was instrumental in strategically… read more

Mr. Burke is a Principal Analyst in Market Development with ISO New England (the Regional Transmission Organization "RTO" for the New England control area). He has thirty-five years of experience in the energy industry. His experience includes… read more

Ward Camp is vice president of regulatory and energy policy at Landis+Gyr North America, where he oversees regulatory and legislative matters. His focus spans the regulatory and policy aspects of changing electricity standards pertaining to smart… read more

David Cohen has over 20 years of management experience in the energy and software industries specializing in renewable energy, artificial intelligence, Internet-based energy technology software, and management consulting. He has developed… read more

Ron Cunningham is an IT Enterprise Architect in the Enterprise Architecture and Strategy group at American Electric Power (AEP), focusing on: grid modernization architecture; IT/OT interoperability industry standards development and use; use of… read more

Paul De Martini is the Executive Director of the Pacific Energy Institute. Paul is a leading expert on the business, policy and technology dimensions of a more distributed power system. His extensive writings and consulting work have influenced… read more

Heather Donaldson was appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown in August 2017 to serve as a special advisor at the California Public Utilities Commission. In this role Ms. Donaldson helps advance the Governor’s energy and environmental agenda… read more

As the chief executive officer and chief scientist for Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), Rik Drummond has led the company's technical and research strategies while steering DGI to constant growth and innovation. He is a widely respected authority in the… read more

Dr. Albert A Esser serves as President - AlbertEsser LLC since June 2009, Consulting and Services, focusing on Sustainable Energy Technology Solutions and Technology Management. He also is an advisor to Anzode, a HiTech Battery company; in… read more

Tony Giroti is the Chairman and CEO of BRIDGE Energy Group, the Trusted Advisor and Implementation Partner in providing Smart Grid integration and Utility solutions to the Energy Industry. Mr. Giroti has extensive expertise in Power Systems… read more

Jeff Gooding is the IT Principal Manager of Grid Architecture and Systems Engineering at Southern California Edison, overseeing solution architecture for key initiatives such as ENCORE, AMI 2.0, and IT solution design for transmission,… read more

Dr. Gray is a Senior Program Manager at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and leads the EPRI enterprise architecture and integration research. In this capacity Dr. Gray also participates in the development of industry standards as a… read more

In Memory and Celebration of Erich Gunther

Joseph Hagerman is the Deputy Chief Scientist for NRECA. Prior to joining NRECA, Joseph was a Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Office focusing on building energy… read more

Stephanie L. Hamilton works on EPRI's Smart Grid Team focused on interfacing EPRI's IntelliGrid systems architecture across the power grid to create enhanced interoperability. Ms. Hamilton is also working with EPRI's Smart Grid demonstration team… read more

Dave Hardin is Senior Director, SmartGrid Standards at EnerNOC in Boston, MA. He has more than 25 years of experience architecting, constructing and managing real-time automation and information management systems for energy and manufacturing.… read more

Doug Houseman has extensive experience in the energy and utility industry and has been involved in projects in more than 30 countries. He is routinely invited to speak at international events in the industry and has been widely quoted in a number… read more

Dr. Amr Ibrahim is an applied economist with 20 years of experience in the energy and utility industries. He specializes in navigating energy issues related to restructuring, market design, regulation, pricing, tariff setting and operation of… read more

Mr. Larsh Johnson, is a founder and director and the president and chief technology officer of eMeter Corporation. Earlier, Mr. Johnson co-founded CellNet Data Systems, where he was chief technical officer. Mr. Johnson provided CellNet's… read more

Mark Kerbel co-founded Encycle Corporation, formally REGEN Energy, Inc., in 2005 and serves as its executive vice president of business development and Chief Technology Officer. Kerbel served as president of Encycle Corporation. Prior to forming… read more

Lynne Kiesling is a faculty member of the Economics Department at Northwestern University, where she has been since 2000. Her research focuses on regulation, restructuring, retail competition, and technological change in the electricity industry… read more

Mr. Knapp is the vice president of Quality Assurance & Energy Markets at Power Analytics, overseeing and managing the company’s microgrid and DER systems design and integration solutions. Additionally, Mr. Knapp oversees and manages the… read more

Mark is the founder of G8ORZ Consulting where he provides independent consulting services. Mark is an Emeritus Member and Emeritus Chair of the GridWise Architecture Council. Mark also served as GWAC Administrator when he worked for Pacific… read more

Lorenzo Kristov is an independent consultant supporting diverse projects in the U.S. and internationally to decarbonize and democratize electricity systems through structural reforms and deployment of distributed energy resource (DER)… read more

Alexander (Alex) R. Levinson is a Lockheed Martin Fellow with IS&GS in Valley Forge, PA. With 30+ years of practical experience, Alex is well versed in strategies for designing large-scale Information System architectures and their associated… read more

Mr. Longcore is the Director of Enterprise Architecture & Standards and Chief Architect for Consumers Energy; a Governance Board member of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel and a Board of Directors member of the UCAIug. As a member of the… read more

With more than 25 years of experience in the electronics and control systems fields, Mr. Markie is considered an industry expert, as both an author and nationally recognized presenter. His résumé includes both technical and managerial positions… read more

James Mater founded and has held several executive positions at QualityLogic, Inc. from June 1994 to present. He is currently Co-Founder and Director working on QualityLogic's Smart Grid strategy, including work with GWAC, the Pacific Northwest… read more

Gordon currently serves as the embedded Transmission representative within the BPA Office of Technology Innovation. This is his 23th year with BPA in a career that includes a range of assignments spanning the power marketing, corporate, and… read more

Siemens – Infrastructure CTO Office
Provide utilities and technology companies with architecture, technology, and strategic consulting. Provide industry stakeholders with thought leadership and energy-related media content.

In Memory of Michael McCoy, GWAC Emeritus

Jack Mc Gowan is President of Energy Control Inc. (ECI), an energy service company and system integrator specializing in value-based real-time offerings, including performance contracting for public and private organizations. ECI's services merge… read more

Ahlmahz Negash is a Senior Power Analyst at Tacoma Power in the Long-Term Resource Planning and Analysis group. Her role encompasses a wide range of analytical and project management activities, including, managing the integrated resource plan (… read more

Russell Robertson is Senior Manager, Control Systems, for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He has more than 30 years experience in the electric utility industry and directs TVA's power operations Information Technology - from architecture to… read more

Bob graduated from Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas, with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering. Since graduating from college, he has worked for electric utilities in Texas (2 ½ years) and Colorado (22 years) in the engineering and… read more

Richard Schomberg, VP Research EDF International, grew up in a French American environment. Master of Sciences of Ecole Superieure d'Electricite, he has been holding many management positions for 25 years at EDF R&D. In 1980, he created a… read more

Alison works independently with a variety of private and federal clients, providing advice, research, and writing on strategic, marketing and regulatory matters. Public speaking on electric transmission, electric reliability, energy efficiency,… read more

Mr. Sloan is a retired member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1995-2019). His activities as a state representative include serving as Chairman of the Vision 2020 Committee and as a member of the Energy & Utilities and Government… read more

Director of Research, National Commission on Energy Policy.

Formerly a Federal executive, Vito served most of his public service career in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), initially as Special Assistant to the Secretary, subsequently as… read more

Jeff was the Chief Architect for Electric Grid Transformation at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. As a member of the Energy and Environment Directorate, he was responsible for development and articulation of large scale architecture for… read more

Leonard C. Tillman is a partner with Balch & Bingham LLP of Birmingham, Alabama and practices in the firm’s Energy Section. Leonard represents major utility clients and advises on a variety of regulatory and commercial law matters. He is a… read more

Wade Troxell is currently the Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Department Head of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University. At CSU he is also the Director of the Center for Networked Distributed Energy,… read more

Dr. Wacks has been a pioneer in establishing the home systems industry and a management advisor to more than 150 clients worldwide. His business specialties include IoT (Internet of Things) and cybersecurity for home and building systems, energy… read more

Since 1981, Don Watkins has worked in various positions for the Bonneville Power Administration, including a Field System Protection and Control Engineer, an Operations Engineer (Studies, Procedures, Dispatch support), an Operations Engineering… read more

Eric Wong is presently a Manager of Business Development and Government Relations for Cummins Power Generation. Through 2002 and 2003, he was the General Manager of cogeneration sales for Cummins West, the distributor for northern California and… read more

Carl Zichella directs NRDC's ongoing effort to make the siting of renewable energy transmission in the West more efficient and environmentally responsible. Working with stakeholders from environmental organizations, renewable energy companies,… read more