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Electrical Testing
Date: Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
Location: SRP Information Services Building (ISB), 1600 N Priest Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281
Speaker: Bob Sheppard, Southwest Energy Systems
Topic: "Electrical Testing"
What is the InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA) and how the standards developed by the organization can affect power system reliability. Presentation will also provide an overview of the Acceptance and Maintenance testing standards developed by NETA and the NFPA 70B Standard for Electrical Maintenance.
Speaker Bio:
Bob Sheppard is the Founder, President, and General Manager of Southwest Energy Systems; a NETA (InterNational Electrical Testing Association) accredited testing and engineering firm based primarily out of Phoenix, Arizona. He has been helping to expand, shape, develop and refine the standards and best practices of the constantly evolving industry for over a decade. Bob is an active participant within the NETA organization and was recently appointed to the Board of Directors. He has also been actively involved with IAEA and many other standards developing committees.
Bob graduated from Idaho State University with a technical degree in power generation with a heavy emphasis on power distribution and emergency systems. Bob has held positions within various system reliability companies including Electrical Reliability Services (Emerson) and Electric Power Systems, as well as power generation companies such as Kohler Power Systems, Empire (Caterpillar) and Cummins.
