Speaker Biographies
Pat Everly - OES - NA, LLC Pat Everly is the president of OES-NA, LLC, which is a training-consultant company. He has over 40 years serving many roles in the electric industry. Pat started his career with Philadelphia Electric Company and spent 11 years in nuclear and fossil generation. Upon leaving PECO, Pat moved on to the PJM Interconnection as a System Operator and eventually the Operations Training Supervisor. Pat left PJM in 2001 to fill the newly created NERC Certification Manager position. In this role, he was responsible for the administrative duties for the NERC, WECC, and PJM certification programs. In 2003, he resigned his position at NERC to start OES-NA. Pat has previously served system operators as: Vice Chair - NERC Examination Working Group, Vice-president and Treasurer for APDA – Northeast Area, and is currently the Chair for the IEEE Working Group for System Operator Training. Pat has been a guest speaker at previous Short Courses, American Power Dispatcher Association Meetings, the IEEE and various Regional seminars aroun.und North America
Patrick Stier - SERC Patrick Stier is a Senior Reliability and Security Advisor at SERC Reliability Corporation. Mr. Stier has 34 years in the security industry as a National Security leader, specializing in high-profile technical security, risk management, financial leadership, operational efficiency, and crisis management. Prior to joining SERC, Mr. Stier served in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Secret Service, providing physical and technical security for numerous U.S. Presidents and Foreign Heads of State to include over 1200 different protected venues and National Special Security Events. Mr. Stier has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. He also holds Board Certifications in Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Physical Security Professional (PSP), Professional Certified Investigator (PCI), Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM), Certified Technical Investigator (CTI), Network Intrusion Investigator (NITRO) and Enterprise and Broadband Network Administration.
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