AGENDA
Tuesday , December 8 , 2020
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Supply Chain Security - Present
3 : 20 p .m.
Speaker
Wayne Ahl
Wayne Ahl has served as a Senior Reliability and Security Advisor for two years in the Assistance group at SERC. Prior to Assistance, Mr. Ahl served SERC as a CIP auditor for 6.5 years. Prior to joining SERC, Mr. Ahl worked thirty years at a Public Power Utility in the Southeast, performing various duties. Mr. Ahl has gained a broad-based knowledge of Cyber and Physical security as well as Transmission Operations and Reliability. Mr. Ahl obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of South Carolina in 1982. After graduation, Mr. Ahl went to work at the Public Power Company (Santee Cooper) as an Engineer in the Power Supply Operations group. Shortly thereafter, the Company’s first Energy Management System (EMS) was made operational and Mr. Ahl supervised the hardware and communications portions of the EMS.
Sometime later, Mr. Ahl Supervised the entire group, and over time has commissioned two more EMS systems and the Standby Control Center. In addition to EMS duties, Mr. Ahl has operated and maintained various Voltage Flicker and Harmonics systems, Dynamic Scheduling systems, Regulation Sharing systems, and has assisted in the creation of Cyber Security policies and procedures. Mr. Ahl also coordinated many specialty projects, including projects with Clemson University and the University of South Carolina. Mr. Ahl has serves his community by participating on Boards for Tax Assessment Review for the County as well as Habitat for Humanity, and coaching in recreation for 16 years. Mr. Ahl also serves in his local Church of which he has been a member since 1997
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