I'm the General Product Manager for General Purpose and Severe Duty AC Motors at Baldor Electric Company, A Member of the ABB Group, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. I'm a Senior Member of IEEE and a Member at Large on the IEEE Industry Application Society Executive Board. I serve on the IEEE Pulp & Paper Industry Committee, and I'm also active with IEEE Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee; serves on several IEEE Standards Working Groups. I'm Chairman of NEMA 1MG Motor & Generator Section, and Baldor’s representative for Energy Star Partners. I've published several articles on motor and drive efficiency, maintenance and applications. I act as company advocate with government agencies, professional associations, and industry standards committees.