Industry Advisory Committee

Joe Cunningham

Joe Cunningham

Glasgow, Scotland

Electrical safety and the control of hazardous energy

Joe is a Chartered Electrical Engineer, professionally registered with the Engineering Council and a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology. With 22 years of experience in the electricity supply industry and having held roles in a variety of disciplines within the industry, one of Joe’s specialisms is electrical safety and the control of hazardous energy.

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Professor Mark Wiggins

NSW, Australia

Professor of Organisational Psychology and Registered Psychologist at Macquarie University

Mark Wiggins is a Professor of Organisational Psychology and Registered Psychologist at Macquarie University with a long career in research and practice in Human Factors. He has authored over 80 articles and has published three books in the field, including Introduction to Human Factors for Organisational Psychologists.

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Dr Robin Podmore

Dr Robin Podmore

Seattle, USA

CEO IncSys PowerGrid Simulation

Robin is the CEO of Incremental Systems Corporation (IncSys), the North American partner to Thomson Bridge specialising in cloud based simulation software for power grid training and analysis.

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Neill Bell

Neill Bell

SA, Australia

Onshore and Offshore Wind

Recently arrived in Australia, Neill is a High Voltage Engineer with a 30 year career in the UK and European Energy Sector. With assignments across Construction, Commissioning, Operations & Management of High Voltage (HV) & Low Voltage (LV) electricity networks, his most recent focus has been offshore wind projects.

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Ed Sellwood

Ed Sellwood

QLD, Australia

Power Systems Operations

Ed is an experienced Power System Operations professional across Transmission and Distribution networks. His control room and operations experience provides valuable perspective on the complexities of modern powergrids for Network Operators as well as Energy Generators.

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Terry Foxcroft

Terry Foxcroft

NSW, Australia

Power Systems Protection Engineer

Terry consults to the power industry specialising in protection systems. A centre piece of his career is 31 years at Snowy Hydro, with his final role being responsible for all control, protection, excitation and governor systems across diesel, gas, hydro, transmission and distribution assets. 

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