Date: April 9, 2025 Topic: Engineering Careers in Public Utilities Speaker: Max Emrick, PE, 40 years in the Energy Industry, Consulting, Tacoma Power and Puget Sound Energy.  Past Seattle IEEE PES Chair Abstract: Introductions General Engineering Classifications Engineer, Starting Salaries, Pay Structures, Training and Advancements, Professional Engineers Types Utility/Energy Engineers Engineer Career Projection Utility Pictures…

“For power engineering expertise integrating grid-scale renewables, valued engineering mentorship, effective technical communication, and volunteerism within the energy industry.” Rich Meier is a Senior Power Systems Engineer at Electric Power Systems Inc. (EPS) and a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Washington.  He received his B.S.…

Date: March 12, 2025 Topic: Grid Capacity: Hiding in Plain Sight Speaker: Dr. Anil Jampala has over 38 years of technical and management experience.  He is a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, USA and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Washington.  Dr. Jampala currently works at PSC…

"For significant contributions to the energy industry as an innovator and educator, embracing emerging technologies and working hands-on to deploy those technologies." Amy Grice, Chief Operating Officer, has been with Peninsula Light since 2011 focusing on new operational technologies to improve distribution system efficiencies, data visualization…