Tuesday Booga Gilbertson |
As the senior vice president of Operations for Puget Sound Energy, Booga Gilbertson is responsible for electric and gas operations, including emergency response, maintenance and construction, electric and gas system operations and dispatch, and system planning. She also leads project management and engineering across operations. Since joining PSE in 1985, Gilbertson has held a broad range of engineering, operations and management positions in planning, asset management, gas and electric design engineering, performance measurement, budgeting, project management, construction and maintenance, 24-hour control center operations, labor relations, and emergency response management. She has been vice president of Operations since 2011. In addition to her responsibilities at PSE, Gilbertson serves on the board of directors of the Western Energy Institute and the EEI National Response Executive Committee. She also serves on the University of Washington Electrical Engineering Advisory Board as well as the Washington State University Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Executive Council. Gilbertson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington and a Master of Business Administration degree from City University. She enjoys skiing, hiking, running, and gardening.
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Ms.Gilbertson will discuss a case study on PSE’s pilot battery storage project located in the community of Baker, Washington. She will also discuss a capability and maturity model approach to “grid readiness” that enables a reliable, resilient, and flexible grid including the integration of storage and other technologies. Gilbertson’s presentation will also cover the projected near-term growth in deployments of summary battery storage.
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Wednesday
 Terry Oliver
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Since 2005, Terry Oliver has led the management of BPA’s $18 million annual direct investment in research, development, and demonstration, which represents approximately $60 million annually in leveraged R&D investments, and an investment nearly 5 times the average US utility. Under his leadership, BPA’s Technology Innovation program has enabled breakthroughs and operational improvements in nearly every area of the agency’s core businesses. Recent successes include the use of synchrophasors for wide-area control, helical connector shunt innovation and the exploration of end-use-to-generation smart grid integration. He serves as a member the board of directors of the GridWise Alliance. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board for the International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management and the Advisory Council of the Engineering and Technology Management Department in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University, as well as Southern California Edison’s technical advisory board; Carnegie Mellon University Electricity Industry Center advisory board; Oregon Institute of Technology Renewable Energy Engineering Program industry advisory committee; and the technical review panel for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Wind Program. He is a past member of the Electric Power Research Institute board. Terry has championed a disciplined research management approach, including benchmarking, technology roadmapping, and effective portfolio management, which has led to an unprecedented level of success for BPA’s R&D program. Terry is a Fellow with the Portland International Center for the Management of Engineering and Technology. BPA awarded him the Administrator's Meritorious Service Award, the agency’s highest award. Terry and his spouse Supisa have two grown sons and two grandchildren. They reside in Vancouver, Washington. |
