BIOGRAPHIES
Todd Curl, NCSO
Todd is currently responsible for managing all areas of Compliance Monitoring (in both Operations & Planning and Critical Infrastructure Protection areas). Previously he was Manager of Compliance Programs, which included Registration & Certification, Compliance Investigations, and Compliance Outreach. Todd joined SERC as an O&P Compliance Auditor in 2010, with about 29 years in the electric utility industry. Before joining SERC, Todd was a Senior System Operator at Southern Company’s Power Coordination Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Primary responsibilities included providing real-time monitoring and control decisions and direction for the 24/7 operation of the Southern Company bulk power system balancing area. He also was responsible for various aspects of reliably operating the bulk power system in a coordinated manner with the four Operating Company transmission control centers, generation operations, and neighboring utilities. He worked with a team of NERC certified operators balancing generation with load, keeping the transmission system reliable, and ensuring correct interchange power flows with neighbors. Todd also spent 10 years on Southern Company’s energy trading floor as an Energy Coordinator, providing economic evaluation and negotiation of next-hour power sales and purchases, and arranged for scheduling of transactions in a real time 24/7 operation. Todd also spent 17 years with Georgia Power Company as a Transmission Operator in Atlanta, and a Substation Maintenance electrician. Todd has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, and an Executive Certificate in Organizational Leadership from the University of Notre Dame. Todd is a NERC Certified System Operator with the Reliability Coordinator certification since 1999. Todd has also completed NERC Audit/Certification Team Leader training, and Compliance Investigations training.
Mike Kuhl
Mike is Supervisor, Operations and Planning Compliance Audits for SERC Reliability Corporation and reports to the Senior Manager of Compliance Monitoring. Prior to joining SERC in January 2013, Mike worked at the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company/Cinergy/Duke Energy for nearly 24 years. His responsibilities were primarily in the areas of electric generation and transmission electric system operations. Mike began his career during the construction and start-up phases of W.H. Zimmer Station, a 1,300 MW supercritical unit and the world's first nuclear-to-coal conversion project. Mike transitioned to control area operations in the mid-1990s, subsequently became a NERC- certified transmission system operator, and worked as a Control Area Coordinator. Mike then served as Project Manager of Cinergy's energy markets integration with the Midwest ISO. Several years before reliability standards became mandatory and enforceable, his job focus transitioned to NERC reliability standards compliance where he developed, implemented, and managed Cinergy’s and Duke's initial Reliability Standards Internal Compliance Programs. Mike earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati. He is a NERC Certified System Operator at the Reliability Coordinator level, and holds an Internal Auditor Practitioner certification.
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