Hisham Othman, Senior Vice President, Transmission & Regulatory Services has 28 years of technical and managerial experience in the electricity sector with a strong emphasis on power system dynamics and controls, flexible AC transmission, operational IT, grid integration of renewables and energy storage, and business strategy and startup.

Areas of Expertise

• Power System Dynamics and Control
• Hybrid Microgrids
• Grid Integration of Renewables and Storage
• Economic Analysis

Economic Analysis

• 28 years of experience in the electric power industry   ……………………………….. 1988 – Present
•  Founder and President, WEF TECH Inc     ……………………………………………..  2013 – 2016
• Chief Technology Officer, Petra Solar Inc       …………………………………………..  2009 – 2013
• Region Manager, ABB Ltd.                     …………………………………………………. 2004 – 2009
• Vice President and General Manager, ABB Inc  ………………………………………… 1993 – 2004
• Senior Engineer, GE Power                    …………………………………………………. 1988 – 1993

Accomplishments and Industry Recognition

• Published over 30 papers and 2 Patents.
• Young Engineer Award, GE Power
• Awards of Excellence, ABB Inc.
• Ex-board member on the Energy Storage Association

Education

• Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana – 1988
• MSE – University of Michigan, Ann-Arbor, 1995