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John S. McDaniel is a seasoned energy expert with 30+ years of experience in Smart Grid, Business Development, Engineering, and Power Systems. He has held various leadership positions, including VP at GridSME and Director at KEMA, and has worked with top companies like ABB and DNV GL.

Experience

    • VP - Grid Technology Services
      • Mar 2016 - Present

  • DNV GL
    • Dallas, TX
    • Section Manager - Energy Management Systems & Automation
      • Aug 2014 - Mar 2016
      • Dallas, TX

      DNV (Det Norske Veritas) acquired KEMA, then acquired GL (Germanischer Lloyd), forming DNV GL - an organization of 16,000+ people focused on energy and maritime consulting and certification. I'm in the Energy business unit, specifically in the Energy Advisory service area. My section focuses on electric utility operations, supporting ISOs and utilities in development of strategies and roadmaps for all systems used by Operations and Planning - such as EMS, DMS, ADMS, OMS, GIS, power plant automation, and substation automation.

    • Director, Power System Operations and Control
      • Jan 2010 - Aug 2014

      Consulting and business development in the electric power industry, focused on SCADA, EMS, DMS, OMS, and Market Systems but also involved in Smart Grid and Cyber Security projects.

    • Switzerland
    • Automation Machinery Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Vice President - Strategic Partnerships
      • Oct 2009 - Jan 2010

      Resonsible for establishing partnership agreements with both suppliers and customers. This has become increasingly critical due to the nature of Smart Grid and Soft Grid contracts.

    • Vice President - Global Services
      • Jan 2005 - Oct 2009

      Responsible for all business with installed base of electric utility customers for ABB Network Management, reporting to both the NAM Local Business Unit and the Global Business Unit. Responsible for sales and delivery.

    • Director Of Engineering
      • Jan 1996 - Dec 2004

      Responsible for managing a software development organization of up to 500 people. Also acted as system architect for product and customer systems designs. Held global Technology Manager role during this period.

    • Software Engineer, System Architect
      • Sep 1985 - Dec 1995

    • Systems Engineer
      • Jun 1980 - Sep 1985

      Software development on military project - Top Secret clearance

Education

  • 2008 - 2010
    University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business
    MBA, Finance, Leadership
  • 1976 - 1980
    Case Western Reserve University
    BSEE, Electrical Engineering

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Industry Focus. “Energy and Utilities”

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