Industry Affiliations

Xtensible’s staff has authored technical articles and presented and/or chaired numerous workshops, seminars, panel sessions, technical sessions, and training classes on a variety of subjects including network analysis, power system modeling, databases, open systems, substation automation, communications protocols, and integration architectures. The staff has participated or is participating in the following activities:

IEC TC57 Power System Control and Associated Telecommunications:

  • Strategic Policy Advisory Group;
  • Working Group 14: System Interfaces for Distribution Management, Convener
  • Working Group 13: EMS API, Convener, USA Representative
  • Working Group 7: ISO/Internet Data Communications Protocols, Chief USA Representative

UCA International Users Groups: CIMug: vendor co-chair, OpenSG AMI-ENT co-chair and project lead.

DistribuTECH: Advisory Planning Committee member

Open Application Group (OAGi): Past Member

MultiSpeak: Member

UN/CEFACT TMG: UCM Project, Past Chair

IEEE Power Engineering Society:

  • Substations C0 - Data Acquisition, Processing and Control Subcommittee, Past Chairman
  • Member of various working groups involving substation and distribution automation, communication protocols, control centers in the corporate enterprise, and software engineering.

Object Management Group (OMG) responsible for CORBA standards:

  • Utility DomainTask Force, Past Reporter

Geospatial Information & Technology Association: Member