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Our Mission: To serve the local power and industrial engineering community by promoting electrical safety, supporting standards development, and providing professional development opportunities and informational resources.
Welcome to the WEB page of the Florida West Coast Section's joint chapter of the Power Engineering Society and Industrial Applications Society. A list of upcoming and past seminars, tours, and meetings providing opportunities for professional development can be found at our meeting page. Additionally, the FWCS is honored to be the host for the general meeting for the IAS in 2006, the general meeting for the PES in 2007, and the annual meeting for the Industrial and Commercial Power Systems committee in 2008. There will be plenty of educational, standards development, and networking opportunities at these three conferences. We also actively promote and assist members with senior membership applications. If you have over 10 years experience, you may qualify for senior membership and we would like to work with you on your application. The local PES/IAS Chapter excom meets the last Thursday of every month at Village Inn in Tampa on Dale Mabry and member participation is ALWAYS welcome. We welcome suggestions and comments. Please contact any of the officers or volunteers listed above if we can be of service.
The IEEE Power Engineering Society is a worldwide, non-profit association of more than 20,000 individuals engaged in electric power engineering. PES members are involved in the planning, research, development, construction, installation, and operation of equipment and systems for the safe, reliable, and economic generation, transmission, distribution, measurement, and control of electric energy. The Power Engineering Society provides the world's largest forum for sharing the latest in technological developments in the electric power industry, for developing standards that guide the development and construction of equipment and systems, and for educating members of the industry and the general public. Members of the Power Engineering Society are leaders in this field, and they — and their employers — derive substantial benefits from involvement with this unique and outstanding association.
The scope of the IEEE Industry Applications Society, as a transnational organization, is the advancement of the theory and practice of electrical and electronic engineering in the development, design, manufacture and application of electrical systems, apparatus, devices, and controls to the processes and equipment of industry and commerce; the promotion of safe, reliable, and economic installations; industry leadership in energy conservation and environmental, health, and safety issues; the creation of voluntary engineering standards and recommended practices; and the professional development of its membership.
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Ghaff Khazami, FWCS PES/IAS Past Chapter Chair 2005/2006
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John Stankowich, FWCS PES/IAS Chapter, Secretary/Treasurer
John’s career spans 40 years in the field. He received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Pittsburgh in 1959. John’s career began as a Product Test Engineer for IBM in New York State. Later positions were with General Electric and Honeywell in Aerospace Quality Control, and then a five year stint in Industrial Communications and Control Field Engineering with a commercial firm. This work included equipment operating in fixed wire, carrier current, and mobile spectra communications. John then worked for 10 years in various plant engineering positions in the float glass industry. The following 10 years were spent overseas in Saudi Arabia working on projects in residential, commercial, industrial, and utility installations at the King Khalid International Airport at Riyadh. John’s most recent position, from which he is now retired, was with a telecommunications construction company doing CAD and electrical design. John was a student member of the AIEE and the IRE and upon graduation he became a member of both societies. He is a Life Member of the IEEE.
Tom Blair, FWCS PES/IAS Chapter Chair
With over fifteen years of experience in the power utilities and solid state power controls Tom has been involved in many power projects as design and commissioning engineer. Tom can be contacted at 813-228-4407.
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Art Nordlinger FWCS PES/IAS Past Chapter Chair 2003/2004
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Jim Beall, FWCS PES/IAS Chapter, Engineering Consultant
Jim Beall is an IEEE Fellow. He currently holds the positions of IAS Regional Representative and Florida West Coast Section Conference Committee Chair. In the past, he has also been IAS President, Florida West Coast Section Chair, Florida Council Chair and Region 3 Director. Jim is the Florida West Coast Section Historian.
Jim can be contacted at (727) 376-2790.
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Jim Howard,
Jim Howard is a Senior Member in IEEE. He currently holds the positions of AESS VP Membership Activities, Florida West Coast Section Student Branch Mentor, and IEEE-USA Board of Directors Member-at-Large. In the past, Jim has also been PES VP Membership and Chapters, Florida West Coast Section Chair, PES/IAS Chapter Chair, and Region 3 Director.
Jim can be contacted at (813) 876-1748.
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Kristy Baksh, FWCS PES/IAS Chapter, Engineering Consultant
Kristy is a recent graduate of USF college of engineering and an engineer with Seminole Electric.
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George Bolos, FWCS PES/IAS Chapter, Vice-Chair
George is an Consulting Engineer with Tampa Electric Company.
George can be contacted at (813) 228-1111.
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Jaime Arenas, FWCS PES/IAS Chapter, Engineering Consultant
Jaime is an Consulting Engineer with Tampa Electric Company.
Jaime can be contacted at (813) 228-1111.
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Al Darlington, P.E., FWCS PES/IAS Chapter, Engineering Consultant
Al Darlington is a consulting engineer with DEDA Industries. He is also an Adjunct Professor - Electric Systems & Power System Protection, University of South Florida.
Al can be contacted at (813) 932-6402.
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Randy Dotson, P.E., FWCS PES/IAS Chapter, Consulting Engineer
Randy is Manager of Substation Operations, Energy Delivery at Lakeland Electric. Below are some of Randy's activities;
* Professional Engineer, Registered in the State of Florida * Graduate of the University of South Florida, BS in Electrical Engineering, 1975 * Worked for Florida Power Corporation (Progress Energy, Florida) for 25 years * Presently the Manager of Substation Operations & Engineering at Lakeland Electric, City of Lakeland, FL * Has been deeply involved in High Voltage Capacitor Bank, High Voltage Circuit Breaker, High Voltage Switch, & Power Transformer standards, design, and applications. * Past Chairman of FWC/IEEE/PES (2 terms) * Senior Member * Standards Activities * Member IEEE/PES Switchgear Committee * Member IEEE/PES High Voltage Switchgear Sub-Committee * Member IEEE/PES High Voltage Switches Sub-Committee * Chairman IEEE/PES C37.016 Circuit Switcher Working Group * Chairman IEEE/PES C37.100 Task Force * Polk County USF Alumni Representative
Randy can be contacted at (863) 834-6494 (office) or (863) 698-0330.
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