BIOGRAPHIES
Brian Thiry
Kimberly Jursic Kimberly is a Project Manager in the Georgia Power Transmission Control Center. In this role, she is responsible for managing the System Change and Facility Ratings processes, coordinating Operational Readiness and NERC compliance activities, and growing the bench strength of a team of Subject Matter Experts. Prior to joining the control center, Kimberly worked as a field engineer commissioning transmission assets including relay settings review, functional testing protection schemes, and a first-responder to ‘lights out’ situations identifying root causes to restore power to the grid. Kimberly earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Southern Polytechnic State University and brings 10 years of industry experience to her team. Mr. Thiry is the Manager of Entity Engagement at ReliabilityFirst (RF) and is responsible for RF’s assist visit program, certifications, and appraisals. In this role, he leads a dedicated team that works with industry to assess and mitigate risks inside and outside of standards, plus provide outreach in the form of education to industry. Entity Engagement also evaluates the internal controls in-place to preserve and enhance reliability, resiliency, and security for both Operations & Planning and Critical Infrastructure Protection risks to the Bulk Power System. Mr. Thiry has over 11 years of electrical utility experience from his time at FirstEnergy Corp., mostly in transmission operations. Mr. Thiry also has a background in substation and transmission line design. In previous roles at RF, he has worked in Compliance Monitoring and Events Analysis & Situational Awareness. Mr. Thiry holds a Professional Engineering License in the state of Ohio, and has a Bachelor’s Degree of Electrical and Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University.
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