Speaker Biographies
Tony Hall – LG&E and Ku Services Tony Hall is currently the Manager, Critical InfrastructureProtection (CIP) Program at LG&E and KU Energy, a diversified Energy Services Company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Hall has held this position since 2011. During this period, he has served as an Industry Subject Matter Expert (ISME) for several SERC audits, coordinated and prepared for CIP mock audits in addition to LG&E and KU’s CIP Audits. Mr. Hall serves as the point person for CIP-related industry changes for LG&E and KU. He coordinates company responses from LG&E and KU as well as with the parent company, PPL Corporation. Mr. Hall is served two terms on the SERC Registered Entity Forum (REF) steering committee and is currently Chair of SERC Critical InfrastructureProtection Committee (CIPC) and SERC cyber member of NERC CIPC. He has also severed on two NERC standard drafting teams, as a member of the 2018 -02 CIP-008 Cyber Incident Reporting and as Vice-Chair for 2019-03 Cyber Security Supply Chain Risks. Mr. Hall has worked at LG&E and KU for 30 years, spending 17 years within the IT organization serving a variety of roles from Operations to Development. His last assignment in IT was Service Delivery Manager responsible for all development activities for the Power Plants, Transmission, Trading, Legal, and Communication departments. Also, while a member of IT, Mr. Hall led and participated on several international project teams with the previous parent company E ON AG located in Germany. Before transitioning to Manager, CIP Program, Mr. Hall served as the Manager of IT and Operational Auditing where his responsibilities included the internal audits of both CIP and the 693 Reliability Standards. Mr. Hall is a graduate of the University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Electric Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Computer Science/Electric Engineering, and a Master of Law from California Southern University. Mr. Hall holds the CRISC certification from ISACA. Rick Stachowicz - SERC Rick Stachowicz joined SERC as a Sr. Reliability Engineer in July of 2020 and was promoted to Principal Reliability Engineer in 2022. He has over 30 years of utility experience. He is an experienced real-time operator and team leader ensuring reliable and efficient operation of the bulk power system for over twenty years. He has a proven track record of successfully operating power systems, managing operators and engineers, designing transmission and distribution solutions, and leading complex projects with interdisciplinary teams within highly regulated conditions. Rick is a collaborative problem solver interpersonal and communication skills who fosters inclusive and positive relationships with internal and external customers. Having spent with superior most of his time in the control room, Rick thrives in fast-paced environments where attention to detail must be balanced with agility and creativity. He previously held positions as a Co-Gen Project Designer, Engineering Assistant, Sr. System Operator and Chicago Load Dispatcher with ComEd. He obtained his NERC RC Certificate and also worked as a Sr. System Operator with American Transmission Company and a Sr. Reliability Coordinator and Shift Manager with MISO.
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