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Terry Krieg

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Terry Krieg is a power electrical engineer and consultant with more than 30 years industry and utility experience. Previously a senior manager at a number of Australian infrastructure utilities in Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory, Terry is a leader in the introduction of innovative approaches to risk based condition monitoring, standardisation and design, asset management practices and condition monitoring and has significant high voltage electrical plant experience in maintenance, commissioning, testing and diagnostics of power networks plant.

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Keith Gilby

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A Chartered Engineer with 27 years experience in the Power industry within New Zealand and the UK. Keith has held senior executive roles within the New Zealand Power Industry since 2008, championing the Asset Management Frameworks approach with a key focus on People, Process and Performance improvement strategies. Keith specialises in the application and implementation of strategic asset management frameworks, strategic management, change management and project implementation.

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Roger Paterson

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Roger Paterson is an experienced high voltage engineer with more than 40 years electricity lines industry experience. He has held senior management roles at PowerNet in New Zealand. He has specific technical experience with protection, asset management, valuations, SCADA, line charge methodologies, substation design, reliability, and the resource management act.

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Craig Adams

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Craig started his career in 1992 as an apprentice electrical engineering trades person with Capricornia Electricity Board before commencing further engineering studies. He joined GEC Alstom in 1997 as a Cadet Test Engineer at the Rocklea Works and from 2001 to 2013 has held positions of Test Manager and Product Quality Manager. In 2013 he commenced independent consulting.

Capabilities include:

  • all aspects of transformer testing, including routine, type & special tests
  • investigative diagnostic techniques for transformers including failure investigations and forensic strip downs
  • routine & type testing of HV & MV apparatus including switchgear, capacitor banks, high voltage motors and generators
  • the design and upgrading of test facilities and equipment.

Craig provides consultancy services intended to cover specialist advice and investigation services related to Transformer Technology, High Voltage and High Power Testing.

Services are provided on today's global stage with projects completed all around the world including China, United Kingdom, Turkey, and Australia.

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Robert Bates

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Robert has worked in the Queensland power industry for over thirty years, including lead roles in substation design, power system operations, substation testing and commissioning and substation maintenance.

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Graham Mist

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Managing Director, Detect Services Ltd

Summary of Competencies:

Graham provides specialist consulting and advanced training to the Civil Industry via his own company, Detect Services Ltd, which he founded in 1992, after being Senior Records Officer at New Plymouth Energy from 1981-1992.

With an extensive background and experience in the New Zealand civil industry, his expertise in sub-surface infrastructure location, management, excavation, and pioneering of digital record keeping of ‘as-built’ sub-surface infrastructure projects has earned him significant respect from peers and clients alike throughout the country.

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Kerry Williams

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Kerry is a registered and chartered professional electrical engineer with 40 years’ experience in the industry including more than 27 years in Management. The last 20 years have been focused on the Australian Electricity Utilities. Achievements include the changing of asset management techniques to maximise asset performance; improved asset condition monitoring techniques and advances in the use of alternative fluids in electrical substation plant.

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Trevor Bowland

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Trevor has more than 35 years experience in electrical power engineering, having worked within the plant manufacturing, power generation, mining and power utility industries. In his previous role as Principal Engineer with Western Power he was the technical specialist for power transformers and reactive plant.

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John Gleadow

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A power electrical engineer and consultant with more than 30 years industry and utility experience. Previously a senior manager at a transmission utility followed by leading position at the national electricity regulator in New Zealand.

Expert in the design, specification and testing of High Voltage Transmission Systems, High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC), Power Electronic and System Protection Schemes
Detailed knowledge of the regulatory frameworks and economic principles relating to the provision of transmission services.

Review of major transmission system enhancements including both capital expenditure and economic justification.

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Graham Hodge

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Graham Hodge has been working in the electricity industry for over 30 years. After graduating from University of Canterbury with both electrical and mechanical engineering degrees, he joined the Christchurch MED in network operations and later as system planning engineer before joining Electricorp Marketing as commercial manager. Graham was a prime mover in the formation of Southpower in New Zealand (forerunner of Orion Networks), preparing it for major industry reorganisation. He managed various technology start-ups and oversaw development of economic business cases for deploying new technologies. Graham has been assisting Lord Consulting over many years, with interests in maximizing economic life of power network assets using on-line asset monitoring systems. More recently he has been assisting various industries with technology transfer matters (including developing specialised training packages) and the increasing adoption of battery electric traction, including bus fleets.

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Dr John Densley

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Dr John Densley, Densley Consulting, Toronto, Canada: John Densley graduated from Queen Mary College, University of London with a B. Sc. (Eng) and Ph.D. in 1964 and 1967. He spent 32 years in research into aging and diagnostics of electrical insulation, particularly in medium- and high-voltage cables at the National Research Council of Canada, and at the Ontario Hydro Research Division, which later became Ontario Power Technologies and then Kinectrics. He retired from Kinectrics in 2000 and is now a consultant. Dr. Densley is a Fellow of the IEEE, and is active in the IEEE PES Insulated Conductors Committee (ICC), CIGRE and IEC. He is the Chair of groups in ICC responsible preparing guides on the testing of medium voltage cables under wet conditions and also on the field testing of cables using VLF. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.

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Alan Laird

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  • The provision of professional engineering and management consultancy services in accordance with current industry best practice and to the highest level of professionalism.
  • The provision of expertise in the discipline of management systems namely:
  • BSi PAS 55 and ISO 55001 gap analysis
  • Change Management
  • Project Management
  • Business Management

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