Speakers

Strategic leader driving innovation across the seven-state Tennessee Valley region, guiding the Utility Transformation through collaborative partnerships with Local Power Companies and key stakeholders. I lead the identification, evaluation, and demonstration of scalable solutions between TVA and LPCs that enable Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), Advanced Data Management, Coordinated Grid Operations, and Collaborative Planning—ensuring the electric utility industry evolves with resilience, reliability, and affordability at its core.

Licensed Power Systems Engineer and military veteran with over a decade of experience in the electric utility sector. Proven leader with a strong track record in utility planning studies, substation design, asset testing, and the integration of emerging technologies. Recognized contributor to the engineering community through board appointments, industry standards development, conference engagements, and mentoring future engineers. A results-driven manager with a history of delivering high-impact outcomes and a robust academic foundation, including multiple graduate degrees in Power Engineering.