Speakers

Jaime Kolln is a Senior Power System Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) leading the Applied Grid Architecture Program. With deep expertise in system integration and grid edge interoperability, he is responsible for research in the areas of distributed energy technology, power system communications, protection, controls, energy storage, transportation electrification, and distributed control solutions. Jaime is the administrator of the GridWise Architecture Council, which is a team of industry leaders who are shaping the architectural principles of an intelligent and interactive electric system. Prior to joining PNNL, Jaime was the owner and lead system designer of a building automation and controls business for more than 15 years. He is active in several standards development organizations, alliances, and committees, as well as the Chair of the Modular Energy Storage Architecture (MESA) Alliance Testing and Certification Working Group.