SPEAKERS

Marcelo Valdes

 

  • Electrical Engineer from Cornell University, Ithaca
  • Chair of the Annual Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW – 2014)
  • Active participant in IEEE and NFPA committees
  • Academic contributions in: Electrical safety, protection systems, grounding systems, and power distribution

James Mercier

 

  • IEEE Life Senior Member
  • Recognized for enhancing education and fostering connections among professionals, academics, and students in the IEEE Central Texas Section (CTS)
  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Developer

Gustavo Salloum

 

• Specialist in Low and Medium Voltage Electrical Installations
• Director of KAYZEN COMPANY INC
• Experience in Cathodic Protection, Electrical Safety, and IEEE Standards
• Current research activities focused on the applicability of optimal standards in oil and gas projects.

Nehad El-Sherif

 

• President and Founder of MNKYBR Technologies Inc.
• Executive Board Member of the IEEE Industry Applications Society
• Executive Board Member of IEEE SASB (Standards Association Standards Board)
• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt (2001)
• Development of activities with professional societies, committees, and working groups (IEEE IAS, UL STP 943, among others)

Gustavo Ramos López

 

• Electrical and Electronics Department, School of Engineering, University of the Andes.
• on‐site courses on power systems infrastructure for data center in Latin America
• Chair of PEPQA 2013, 1015, 2017, 2019 and 2023 (Workshop on Power Electronics and Power Quality Applications), the IAS student led conference in Latin America.
• Chair of IAS Colombian Chapter (2015‐2016) and (2017‐2018)
• awarded with the Graphical System Design Awards for his participation Creating a Real‐Time Simulator for Power Quality Signals by National Instruments in NIWEEK 2012 (Austin, Texas)

Thomas Domitrovich

 

• Electrical Engineer from Gannon University, USA
• Member of NFPA Code-Making Panels 2 and 10 for NFPA 70
• Specialization in Power Systems Engineering, Sustainable Development, and Energy Management
• Academic and public speaker with numerous publications on electrical industry safety
• Employed at EATON Corporation

Hospitality Suites

Albert Marroquin

 

• Senior Principal Electrical Engineer
• Chief Innovation Officer, SVP Electrical Safety & Dynamics Eng. Divisions / ETAP
• BScEE, SMIEEE, PE – Chief Innovation Officer, SVP Electrical Safety & Dynamics Engineering Divisions
• He has spent more than a decade working on IEEE standards
• Vice-chair of IEEE 3002.2, He was Co-chair of IEEE P1584-2018 Ballot Resolution Committee.
• Vice-chair of IEEE P1584-2018 Arc Flash Model Validation Group,
• Member of IEEE 1458, P1814 and NFPA 70E.
• He is currently finishing IEEE 1584.1 publications in PCIC and working on IEEE p1584.2