ReliabilityFirst Corporation
Thomas Scanlon has a diverse work experience. Thomas started their career as a Summer Associate/Law Clerk at Day Ketterer in May 2012 and continued in this role until November 2014. During this time, they primarily focused on general commercial, construction, and oil and gas litigation as part of the firm's litigation team. Thomas also handled real estate matters such as appropriations, annexation, easements, and zoning.
In August 2018, Thomas joined ReliabilityFirst Corporation as Counsel. Thomas worked in this role until July 2020, where they provided legal counsel to the company. In July 2020, they were promoted to Senior Counsel at ReliabilityFirst Corporation, and they continued in this position until July 2021. During this time, they gained more responsibilities and contributed to the company's legal matters. Currently, they are working as the Managing Enforcement Counsel at the same company, a position they took up in July 2021.
Additionally, in January 2019, Thomas took on the role of Adjunct Professor at the University of Mount Union. Thomas taught as a professor for a semester, until May 2019.
Overall, Thomas Scanlon has a strong background in litigation, real estate matters, and legal counsel.
Thomas Scanlon attended Walsh University from 2007 to 2011, where they studied Accounting and Finance. After completing their undergraduate degree, they enrolled at the University of Akron School of Law from 2011 to 2014. No specific degrees or fields of study are mentioned for their time at the University of Akron School of Law.
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.