IEEE Power Engineering Society

Chicago Chapter 1999-2000

Careers in Power Engineering

Friday, February 18, 2000

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:

Lawrence L. Guzy
Power Quality Engineer, ComEd

Mr. Guzy is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Urbana, school of Electrical Engineering and The Lake Forest Graduate School of Business, MBA. His work experience includes semiconductor fabrication and training as a microprocessor specialist at Texas Instruments, Inc. While at the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, he specialized in corporate computer resource allocation and system planning and subsequently moved into marketing as an energy specialist. During this period volunteer work included assisting at The American Power Conference and The Midwest Cogeneration Association. More recent experience includes assignments at Engineering Consulting Firms, PCSI Consultants and Engineers, Stanley Consultants, Inc. and High Voltage Maintenance Corporation. Present responsibility is as a Power Quality Engineer at Commonwealth Edison Company, a subsidiary of Unicom Corporation. Unicom's recent merger with PECO Energy promises exciting new engineering opportunities in the years ahead.

Moderator:

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

Coordinator:

Angeline S. Schaefer
Senior Project Electrical Engineer, OWP&P Engineers, Electrical Dept.
Northwestern University, Evanston, BSEE, 1986
Vice Chair/Student Liaison of IEEE-PES, Chicago Chapter, 1999

Engineers:

• James Cevicius
  Electrical Engineer, Consoer Townsend Envirodyne Engineers, Inc.
  Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, BSEE, 1998
  
  
• Edwin C. Lennox, P.E.
  Management Consultant, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting
  University of Illinois, Urbana, BSEE 1990, MSGE 1992, MSEE 1997
  University of Chicago, MBA, 1998
  Recipient of the 1997 Grainger Award for Power Engineering Excellence
  
  
• Clifton Muhammad
  Senior Engineer, Peoples Energy, Engineering
  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:

John Economou
Electrical Engineer, OWP&P Engineers
University of Illinois, Chicago, BSCSE 1988, BSEE 1990
Illinois Institute of Technology, MSEE 1992

Location		Time
University of Illinois - Chicago		4:30 PM	Free refreshments
Engineering Research Facility (ERF)		4:30 PM	Main Speaker
842 W. Taylor Street		5:00 PM	Topic Careers and Q&A with Students
(NW corner of Taylor & Halsted)		5:30 PM	Mixing with Power Engineers
Chicago, IL		6:00 PM	Adjourn
IEEE/PES: 312.960.8329

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