Speaker Biographies
David Miranda – IncSys A 30- year decorated Navy Veteran, with a Master’s Degree in Human Resources with an emphasis in Program Management. David works for IncSys as the Power4Vets Program Manager, Recruiter and Placement Agent, and NERC CE Enrollment Administrator. Responsible for the day-to-day management of the Power4Vets program, recruiting and screening eligible Veterans, and facilitating their placement within the utility industry. Since the Power4Vets program's inception in early 2011, more than 400+ Veterans have benefitted from the program and have been placed into career jobs in the utility industry all across the United States. Over 150+ of these Veterans have achieved NERC Certification, with many others in the training pipeline waiting to obtain NERC Certification. IncSys and the Power4Vets program were recognized at the 2013 Electric Power Industry Conference, in New Orleans, Louisiana as part of their “Veterans in Power Industry” initiative and were presented the “Faraday Award” for these efforts. David is also responsible for the administrative enrollments of all the System Operators who have desired to use IncSys Academy as their vendor of choice for NERC CE Training Courses and also handles all of the east coast PowerSimulator accounts.
Toby Armand – Midcontinent Independent System Operator
Toby Armand is the Operations Support Advisor with Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)-South Region, Little Rock, Arkansas. He has extensive experience in Transmission Operations and Power System Reliability.
Toby’s journey in the energy sector began in 2008. He was hired as a Power System Operator with Cleco. There, he monitored real-time operations of the Bulk Electric System and performed switching, meter data accumulation and continued to broaden his expertise beyond operational oversight.
Toby joined MISO in 2014 as Reliability Coordinator and quickly ascended to the role of Principal RC System Operator. At MISO, he plays a key role in maintaining the reliable operation of the interconnection by managing transmission congestion through market resources. He is instrumental in maintaining the integrity of the Bulk Electric System and currently spearheads process improvement initiatives including; Logging Improvement , OJT Readiness, and Simulation design and facilitation.
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