I am a registered Professional Engineer and member of the IEEE with a 30+ year career in electric-power system automation and instrumentation. In the 1970s and 1980s I was an engineer in the automation department of an electrical utility in the western United States, automating hydroelectric plants and designing substation SCADA; From 1994 to 2013 I worked in various capacities for a company that designs and manufactures automation, protection, communications, and control devices, and also provides engineering services for complete turnkey systems. I am now retired and play lead guitar and several other instruments in local bands.