ReliabilityFirst Corporation
James Uhrin has over 20 years of work experience in the energy industry. James started their career at PJM Interconnection in 2001 as the Manager of Dispatch and Operations for PJM West, where they worked until 2006. In 2007, they joined ReliabilityFirst Corporation as the Manager of Compliance Investigations and Compliance Services, a role they held until 2014. From 2014 until the present, James has been the Director of Compliance Monitoring at ReliabilityFirst Corporation. In May 2020, they were promoted to the role of Director of Engineering and Reliability Services, a position they currently hold.
James Uhrin has attended Duquesne University, but the specific start and end dates are unknown. However, it is not mentioned if they obtained a degree or pursued any field of study at Duquesne University. Additionally, James Uhrin has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Again, no specific start or end dates are provided.
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ReliabilityFirst Corporation
ReliabilityFirst works to maintain the reliability, security and resilience of the electric grid across 13 states and the District of Columbia, which stretches from the Atlantic Seaboard to Lake Michigan. The electric grid is the backbone of our economy, is critical for our national security and necessary to support our public welfare. In fact, a reliable and secure electric grid is fundamental to our most basic daily routines and needs. Our mission is to ensure that this cornerstone to our national well-being is reliable and secure – not only for today but also for tomorrow. To achieve this mission, we bring together a diverse and broad spectrum of experts from across the nation with various professional, technical, and industry backgrounds. We identify and prioritize risks facing our electric grid; determine sustainable mitigation strategies to address these identified risks; and develop and deploy communication and outreach strategies to drive awareness and further ensure risk resolution. Our team includes electrical engineers, computer engineers and cyber security experts, statisticians and risk experts, attorneys and regulatory experts, professional auditors, systems engineers, organizational design experts, and professional trainers. ReliabilityFirst is one of only six companies across North America that are responsible for this vital work under Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-approved delegation agreements with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). Specifically, our company is responsible for the reliability and security of the electric grid in the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes areas of the United States, which includes all or portions of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia. We are proud to call Cleveland, Ohio our home.