GridWise Architecture Council

Current Members

Erich Gunther is the chairperson of the GridWise® Architecture Council.

Erich Gunther

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(May 2004 - Dec 2013)
Chief Technology Officer, EnerNex Corporation

Ron Ambrosio

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(May 2004 - Dec 2013)
Global Research Leader, IBM Energy and Utilities Industry, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center

Robert Burke

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(Mar 2009 - Dec 2012)
Principal Analyst, ISO New England

H. Ward Camp

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(Jan 2011 - Dec 2012)
Vice President, Regulatory & Environmental Policy, Landis+Gyr

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Paul De Martini Page opens in a new window
(Jan 2012 - Dec 2013)
Managing Director, Newport Consulting Group, LLC

Rik Drummond

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(May 2004 - Dec 2013)
CEO and Chief Scientist, Drummond Group Inc.

Tony Giroti

Tony Giroti
(Jan 2011 - Dec 2012)

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Mark Knight Page opens in a new window
(Jan 2011 - Dec 2013)
Director of Grid Applications at KEMA

Alexander Levinson

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(Jan 2008 - Dec 2013)
Information Systems Architect, Lockheed Martin

Tracy Markie

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(Mar 2009 - Dec 2012)
President, Engenuity Systems

Bob Saint

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(Mar 2009 - Dec 2012)
Principal Distribution Engineer, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

Thomas Sloan

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(Jan 2010 - Dec 2013)
State Representative, State of Kansas

Kenneth Wacks

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(Jan 2007 - Dec 2013)
Consultant, Sensus Metering Systems Inc.

GridWise® Architecture Council Members Emeritus

  • Jay Britton Page opens in a new window (May 2004 - Dec 2006) Principal Architect, AREVA-T&D Corporation
  • Joseph M. Bucciero Page opens in a new window (Jan 2006 - Dec 2008) President, Bucciero Consulting
  • Dave Cohen Page opens in a new window (May 2004- Dec 2007) CEO, Infotility
  • Albert Esser Page opens in a new window (May 2004 - May 2006) President, AlbertEsser LLC
  • Stephanie Hamilton Page opens in a new window (May 2004 - Dec 2009) Manager, EMPS/Total Energy CompanyTM (previously EPRI)
  • Dave Hardin Page opens in a new window (Jul 2006 - Dec 2010) Senior Director, SmartGrid Standards, EnerNOC, Inc.
  • Amr Ibrahim Page opens in a new window (Feb 2010 - Dec 2011) Senior Regulatory Analyst, Office of the Ohio Consumer Counsel
  • Larsh Johnson Page opens in a new window (May 2004 - May 2006) President, CTO, eMeter Corporations
  • Lynne Kiesling Page opens in a new window (May 2005 - Dec 2009) Director, Center for Applied Energy Research, Senior Lecturer, Northwestern University
  • Wayne Longcore Page opens in a new window (Jan 2010 - Dec 2011) Chief Solutions Manager, SAP Labs
  • Michael McCoy Page opens in a new window (May 2006 - Dec 2007) Becker Capital Management
  • Jack Mc Gowan Page opens in a new window (May 2004 - Dec 2008) President, Energy Control Inc.
  • Nora Mead Brownell Page opens in a new window (Jan 2008 - Dec 2009) Consultant (former FERC Commissioner), BC Strategies
  • Russell Robertson Page opens in a new window (Jan 2006 - Dec 2008) Senior Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority
  • Richard Schomberg Page opens in a new window (Jan 2006 - Dec 2010) VP Research EDF International
  • Alison Silverstein Page opens in a new window (May 2006 - Dec 2007) Consultant (previously FERC)
  • Vito Stagliano Page opens in a new window (May 2004 - Feb 2005) Director of Research, National Commission on Energy Policy
  • Wade Troxell Page opens in a new window (May 2004 - May 2006) Associate Professor and Associate Department Head, Colorado State University
  • Don Watkins Page opens in a new window (Sep 2004 - Dec 2006) Manager, Operating and Scheduling Practices, Bonneville Power Administration
  • Eric Wong Page opens in a new window (May 2004 - May 2006) Manager, Business Development & Government Relations, Cummins Inc.

Prospective Member Candidacies

Approximately one-quarter of the seats on the Council are renewed each year. See the Call for Candidates page for details.

News & Events

In the News

GridWise® Architecture Council elects new members (PDF 76KB)

Press Release: Get "Plugged In": Grid-Interop creates show-and-tell of Smart Grid interoperability. (PDF 60KB)

Call for Face Time Topics - Did you miss the Grid-Interop 2011 Call for Papers deadline? Do you have a topic relating to information interoperability, business and policy, or architecture that you feel should be discussed? Submit your topic now! Details here>

News Brief: Schomberg to receive 2011 IEC Lord Kelvin Award. (PDF 36KB)

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Events

Next face-to-face meeting: February 22-23, 2012 - Fort Worth, TX. Contact us if you would like to participate.

Next Web Meeting:
March 21, 2012 at 10-12am PT (1-3pm ET). Contact us if you would like to participate.

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