Webinar Attendees: Distribution Transformers Meeting – NOPR Meeting

Meeting Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012

Name Title Organization Street City State Zip Phone Fax Email

Allen, Ph.D., Jerry Transformer Technology 

Leader

Metglas, Inc. 440 Allied Drive Conway SC 29526 843-349-6810 843-349-6829 jerry.allen@metglas.com

Amos, Peter Graham Senior Vice President Warner Power, LLC 40 Depot Street Warner NH 03303 603-456-3111 603-456-3745 pamos@wanerpower.com

Andert, Gene General Manager Marketing Rea Magnet Wire 3600 East Pontiac Street Fort Wayne IN 46803 260-421-7311 N/A gandert@reawire.com

Araji, Hisham Consultant Navigant Consulting 1200 19th St NW, Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 240-441-3441 N/A hisham.araji@Navigant.com

Badin, Joe Director, NRD RUS Electric Program 1400 Independence Ave, 

SW, MS1566

Washington DC 20250 N/A N/A joe.badin@wdc.usda.gov

Ballard, Jay Engineering Manager Schneider Electric 6 Commercial Rd Huntington IN 46750 N/A N/A jay.ballard@us.schneider-electric.com

Burgess, Jess Industrial Program Manager CEE 98 N. Washington St Boston MA 02114 N/A N/A jburgess@cee1.org

Corel, Dale Sr. Design Engineer NEMA 9377 W. Higgins Rd. Rosemont IL 60018 N/A N/A dale.corel@emerson.com

DeRouen, Craig Director of Engineering ERMCO 2125 Industrial Road Dyersburg TN 38024 731-288-4338 N/A cderouen@ermco-eci.com

Drexler, P.E., Charles R VP of Operations / 

Engineering

Kentucky Association of Electric 

Cooperatives

4515 Bishop Lane Louisville KY 40218 502-451-2430 N/A charlied@uus.org

Eskandary, Mike Electrical Engineer RD/RUS USDA 1400 Independence 

Ave SW, Room 1250

Washington DC 20250-1569 N/A N/A mike.eskandary@wdc.usda.gov

Flaaen, Bob System Engineer Dakota Electric Association 4300 220th Street West Farmington MN 55024 N/A N/A bflaaen@dakotaelectric.com

Francoeur, Bruno Scientist Hydro-Quebec 1800 Lionel-Boulet Varennes QC J3X 1S1 N/A N/A francoeur.bruno@ireq.ca

Gaytan, Carlos Manager of Engineering Prolec, GE Manufacturer of 

Distribution Transformers

Blvd. Carlos Salinas de 

Gortari km 9.25

Apodaka N/A 66600 818-030-2162 N/A Carlos.Gaytan@ge.com

Ghafourian, Ali Chief Technical Officer ERMCO Inc. 2225 Industrial Road Dyersburg TN 38024 N/A N/A aghafourian@ermco-eci.com

Gilmore, Ken Senior Engineer Alabama Power Company 600 North 18th Street Birmingham AL 35291 N/A N/A klgilmor@southernco.com

Goldman, Steven Sr. Research Associate Alliance to Save Energy 1850 M Street NW, Suite 

600

Washington DC 20036 N/A N/A sgoldman@ase.org

Greeson, Robert S. Sr. Electrical Design Engineer 

P.E.

Federal Pacific P.O. Box 8200 Bristol VA 24203-8200 276-669-4084 

276-645-8210

276-669-1869 rgreeson@electro-mechanical.com

rgreeson@federalpacific.com
Webinar Attendees: Distribution Transformers Meeting – NOPR Meeting

Meeting Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012

Name Title Organization Street City State Zip Phone Fax Email

Gupta, Mahima "Mimi" Associate Director Navigant Consulting 1801 K Street NW

Suite 500

Washington DC 20006-1301 202-481-7508 202-973-2401 mahima.gupta@navigantconsulting.com

mahima.gupta@navigant.com

Harden, Kenneth Sr Electrical Engineer Schneider Electric 6 Commercial Rd Huntington IN 46750 N/A N/A kenneth.harden@schneider-electric.com

Harris, Jeffrey P Vice President for Programs Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) 1850 M Street NW

Suite 600

Washington DC 20036 202-530-2243 202-331-9588 jharris@ase.org

Johnson, Mike Vice President Product 

Marketing

EGS Electrical Group 9377 W Higgins Rd Rosemont IL 60018 N/A N/A mike.johnson@emerson.com

Kaja, Brian Core and Coil Design 

Engineer

GE Energy Distribution 

Transformers

7000 West Bert Kouns 

Industrial Loop

Shreverport LA 71129 N/A N/A brian.kaja@ge.com

Kohse, William N/A Navigant Consulting 1200 19th st nw Washington DC 20036 202-973-2400 202-973-2401 William.Kohse@Navigant.com

Kubista-Hovis, Kristi Senior Policy Advisor RUS 1400 Independence Ave 

SE`

Washington DC 20250 N/A N/A kristi.kubista-hovis@wdc.usda.gov

Lass, James GM of Distribution 

Engineering and Emergency 

Management

Cleco Power LLC 2030 Donahue Ferry Rd Pineville LA 71361 N/A N/A James.Lass@cleco.com

Lis, David Appliance Standards Program 

Manager

Northeast Energy Efficiency 

Partnerships (NEEP)

91 Hartwell Avenue Lexington MA 02421 781-860-9177 

x 127

781-860-9178 djlis@NEEP.org

Lyke, Richard F. Principal Engineer, Product 

Development & Applications 

Engineering

AK Steel Corporation 705 Curtis Street Middletown OH 45043-0001 513-425-5709 513-425-5866 richard.lyke@aksteel.com

Meyers, Aaron Program Manager Cooper Power Systems 1900 E. North St. Waukesha WI 53188 262-524-4347 N/A Aaron.Meyers@CooperIndustries.com

Mills, Pamela Manager Regulatory Policy SDG&E 8330 Century Park Ct San Diego CA 92122 N/A N/A pmills@semprautilities.com

Millure , David W. Sr. Vice President, Sales & 

Marketing

Metglas, Inc. 440 Allied Drive Conway SC 29526 843-349-7380 843-349-6829 dave.millure@metglas.com

Nelson, Gabriel Reporter E&E Publishing 122 C St NW Washington DC 20001 202-446-0453 202-7375299 gnelson@eenews.net

Nzeribe, Anita Electrical Engineer USDA 1400 Independence Ave. 

SW

Washington DC 20250 N/A N/A anita.nzeribe@wdc.usda.gov

Patzner, Thomas Marketing Specialist Square D / Schneider Electric 1010 Airpark Center Drive Nashville TN 37217 615-844-8536 N/A thomas.patzner@us.schneider-electric.com

thomas.patzner@schneider-electric.com

Pempin, Nahid Software Developer, 

Engineering Support

Optimized Program Service, LLC 14532 Pearl Road, P.O. Box 

360676

Strongsville OH 44136 440-238-0700 440-238-0751 Nahid@opsprograms.com

Petrosino, Thomas Consultant Prolec GE / TRP Consulting 1917 Park Road Charlotte NC 28203 704-904-5509 N/A tpetrosino@carolina.rr.com
Webinar Attendees: Distribution Transformers Meeting – NOPR Meeting

Meeting Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012

Name Title Organization Street City State Zip Phone Fax Email

Philpott, Charles Chief, Electrical Engineer Rural Utilities Service 1400 Independence Av, SW Washington DC 20250 N/A N/A charles.philpott@wdc.usda.gov

Robles, Eduardo Engineering Project Leader Eaton Corporation 4100 Rio Bravo Suite 211 El Paso TX 79902 915-772-6198 

x 361

N/A Eduardorobles@eaton.com

Rossetti, John Systems Engineer Memphis Light Gas and Water 220 South Main Memphis TN 38103 N/A N/A jrossetti@mlgw.org

Saba, Philip Electrical Engineer USDA 1400 Pennsylvania Ave SW Washington DC 20250 N/A N/A philip.saba@wdc.usda.gov

Sampat, Manesh P. President EMS International Consulting, Inc 1180 Brookview Drive Athens GA 30606 706-549-8155 706-549-8155 maneshsampat@bellsouth.net

Schoen, Jerry W. Principal Engineer, Specialty 

Product Research & 

Applications Engineering

AK Steel Corporation 705 Curtis Street Middletown OH 45043 513-425-5164 513-425-5866 jerry.schoen@aksteel.com

Schultz, George Director, Electric Staff Division Rural Utilities Service 1400 Independence Ave 

SW

Washington DC 20250 N/A N/A georg.shultz@wdc.usda.gov

Shinohara, Makoto Engineer Hitachi 46-1 Tomioka Tainai-Shi N/A 9592608 N/A N/A shinohara-makoto2@hitachi-ies.co.jp

Simmons, Chuck Senior Engineer Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc 1418 Mechanical Blvd Garner NC 27529 919-662-6033 919-662-6055 chuck.simmons@pgnmail.com

Smith, Robert Product Manager Federal Pacific 601 Old Airport Rd Bristol VA 24201 276-645-8836 N/A bsmith@federalpacific.com

St. John, Joe Energy Engineer KEMA 155 Grand Ave. Ste. 500 Oakland CA 94612 N/A N/A joe.stjohn@kema.com

Traut, P.E., Alan R Director of Technology 

Development

Power Partners, Inc. 200 Newton Bridge Road Athens GA 30607-1180 706-548-3121 

x 187

706-424-7769

706-548-1929 Al.Traut@powerpartners-usa.com

Vu, Victor Director, Power Supply 

Division

USDA/RD/RUS 1400 Independence Ave, 

SW

Washington DC 20250-1568 N/A N/A victor.vu@wdc.usda.gov

Wilks, Alan CEO Wilks Consulting 1049 Valley Road Dyersburg TN 38024 731-285-2450 N/A awilks@ieee.org

Wilson, Linda Environmental Scientist New York State Office of the 

Attorney General

120 Broadway New York NY 10271 212-416-8948 212-416-6007 Linda.Wilson@ag.ny.gov

Young, Daniel Project Manager Energy Solutions 1610 Harrison Street Oakland CA 94612 N/A N/A dyoung@energy-solution.com

Zajkowski, Richard Product Manager Emerson Network Power 975 Pittsburgh Drive Delaware OH 43015 N/A N/A rich.zajkowski@emerson.com