2022 System Operator Conference #3

Speaker Biographies

Bradley Burns - Entergy Operational Readiness Bradley has been working in the electric industry for the past 8 years. He started with Entergy as a Distribution Field Engineer for almost 3 years before transitioning into Operational Readiness. Since joining Operation Readiness, he has had a role in several different responsibilities from model development/accuracy to Next Day operation preparedness. For the past 3 years Bradley has been the Reliability Engineer for the Texas-Lake Charles area of Entergy.

Bradley has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arkansas in Electrical Engineering.

Brian Stockdale - CAISO Brian has been a Grid Operations Manager for one year at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). He has been with the ISO for 11 years. His experience at the ISO includes Operations Change Initiative Specialist and Trainer, Generation Dispatcher, Lead Transmission Dispatcher and Transmission Dispatcher. Prior to him joining the CAISO, he spent 10 years with Southern California Edison (SCE). There, he worked his way up from meter reader to substation switchman, dispatcher, transmission dispatcher, and power system operations specialist. In his free time, he enjoys fishing and kayaking with his two sons.

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