IEEE Power Engineering Society

Chicago Chapter 1998-1999

Careers in Power Engineering

Saturday, January 23, 1999

Panel Session

Industry Representatives

About the Topic

The panel session will feature members of the power/energy industry. The panelists will describe the exciting opportunities for students interested in engineering design, consulting, business, and management in the power/energy related fields.

Students:  Bring your resumes to include in our IEEE/PES career program book.

About the Speakers

Main Speaker:

Gregory C. Mears
Project Engineer, S&C Electric Company

Mr. Mears has implemented creative innovations into manufacturing in areas of circuit design, packaging and installation. He has applied for 7 US and International Patents for various product designs, tested and certified products to meet industry and regulatory standards and developed a product that is capable of indicating the presence of a high voltage AC signal with a low self-powered logic circuit. This product utilizes a solar cell powered reliability-test feature which allows the customer to test the equipment with only a flashlight. Project example involved developing a control and power supply system that is incorporated into a high-voltage static transfer switch. The system implements fiber optic technology, proprietary communication protocols and power supply designs.

Mr. Mears is a graduate of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois with a Bachelor of Science-Electrical Engineering, 1991 and is currently pursuing a Master of Engineering Management from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, expected graduation date, June 1999.

Moderator:

Jennifer C. Snow
Senior Sales Engineer, Square D. Company
Vanderbilt University, BSES, 1985
Past Chair of IEEE-PES, 1996-1997

Coordinator:

Angeline S. Schaefer
Senior Project Electrical Engineer, OWP&P Consultants
Northwestern University, Evanston, BSEE, 1986
Student Liaison of IEEE-PES, 1997-present

Sponsor:

Steve Johanns
Plant Manager, Cutler-Hammer
Medium Voltage Control Service Center

Panelists:

• Eric Danstrom
  Senior Staff Engineer for Applications, STMicroelectronics, Power Systems Lab
  University of Iowa, BSEE, 1985
  11 patents in the power management field. Published 11 papers and technical articles.
  Chair for APEC Semiconductor Session in 1997,1999
  
  
• Edwin C. Lennox, P.E.
  Business Consultant, Arthur Andersen Consulting
  University of Illinois, Urbana, BSEE, MSGE
  University of Chicago, MBA, 1998
  Recipient of the 1997 Grainger Award for Power Engineering Excellence
  
  
• Clifton Muhammad
  Senior Engineer, Peoples Energy Corporation
  Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, BSEE, 1987
  University of Chicago, Master of Business Administration, present
  
  
• Paul Young, P.E.
  Senior Project Electrical Engineer, WMA Consulting
  University of Missouri, Rolla, BSEE, 1987
  DePaul University, Master of Science in Telecommunications, Present

Alumni:

Mary Ellen Ruiz, BSEE, 1993, SGS Thompson, Technical Sales
DeeAnn J. Ladwig, BSEE, 1998, OWP&P Consulting, Electrical Engineer

Faculty:

Dr. Alexander J. Flueck, IIT
Publicity Chairman, IEEE-PES, 1998-present

Location		Time
IIT, Trustee Dining Room		12:00 PM	Free lunch sponsored by Cutler-Hammer
Lower Level, Hermann Union Building (HUB)		12:20 PM	Main Speaker
3241 South Federal St		12:40 PM	Panelist Review
(near 33rd & South Dearborn)		1:30 PM	Questions from Students
Chicago, IL 60616		2:00 PM	Adjourn
312-567-3075 HUB Infodesk, IEEE/PES: 312.960.8329

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