Gary Huffman has more than 30 years of experience in electrical, water, and gas utility design, construction and operations. He currently serves as a senior client relations manager for Burns & McDonnell’s Transmission & Distribution Group. During his eight years with Burns & McDonnell, Huffman has successfully supported the startup of a utility’s $600 million transmission infrastructure program as program manager and has been responsible for providing the industry experience necessary to support the creation of Burns & McDonnell distribution and grid modernization programs. He is also the vice chair of the EEI Distribution Reliability Working Group and Chair of the IEEE Distribution Resiliency Working Group.

Gary took us on a fascinating journey through his experiences in the world of utilities, reflecting on lessons learned about resilience and innovation in everyday infrastructure. We got his insights on how undergrounding utilities and utility mapping fit into modernization plans for power networks. He also spoke about best practices for cooperation between industry professionals, government regulators, and technological innovators.

Co-hosts: David Horesh (Director of Marketing) and Ophir Wainer (Director of North American Business Development)