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Marcelo Valdes

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.

Marcelo Valdes

Electrification Products division, 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.

Tim Ford

Global Product Manager, ABB

Tim leads product strategy and execution for Molded Case Circuit Breakers (MCCBs) globally. He manages a broad portfolio of circuit breakers products covering all non-residential NEMA/UL and IEC MCCBs including the Spectra and Record Plus branded product and helped develop the industry first Arc Watch technology based on Instantaneous Zone Selective Interlocking (I-ZSI) to deliver simultaneous safety and reliability.

Tim has more than 20 years’ experience in the electrical industry with product development and management roles at both GE and ABB. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE).

Randy Barnett

NFPA Certified Electrical Professional

Randy Barnett is an NFPA Certified Electrical Safety Compliance Professional with more than 35 years of industrial electrical construction, maintenance and training experience. He is the author of “Commercial and Industrial Wiring” from ATP Publishers, the EC&M Book, “Introduction to Industrial Electrical Maintenance” and numerous articles. Randy conducts electrical code and safety classes worldwide and holds the NCPCCI General Electrical Inspector certificate. He is currently the Electrical Codes and Safety Program Manager for NTT Training.