PE, IEEE Fellow, Application Engineering Manager, Marketing, ABB
IEEE Fellow, Application Engineering Manager, Marketing, ABB
Mr. Valdes was with GE 41 years in field engineering, sales, product management, marketing and application engineering. Since July 2018 he is with ABB’s Electrical Products division. Mr. Valdes is past chair of various IEEE PES and IAS chapters in Northern California as well as past chair of the 2014 IEEE Electrical Safety Workshop (IEEE-ESW). Mr. Valdes chairs the IEEE 1683-2014 working group “IEEE P1683 Guide for Specification and Selection of Low Voltage Motor Control Centers with Enhanced Safety Features” and is active in various other IEEE working groups, mostly in electrical safety and electrical systems protection. Mr. Valdes has received recognition for his contribution from the Pulp & Paper Industry Committee; “2015 Pulp & Paper Industry Committee Meritorious Engineering Award” and from IEEE Electrical Safety Committee; “Excellence in Prevention Through Design Technical Award”. He received the IEEE IAS Applications Magazine “First Prize Article Award” for the 2014 article “Assessing Solutions to Electrical Hazards: An Analytical Tool to Reduce Hazards in Electrical Facilities”. Mr. Valdes has authored or co-authored over 35 technical papers for IEEE and other engineering forums. Marcelo participates in CSA Z462, the Canadian Electrical Safety Standard, NFPA 70, the NEC and NFPA70B NFPA’s Electrical Maintenance Standard. He is the holder of 27 patents in the field electrical distribution and control. Mr. Valdes is an IEEE Fellow.
