While our Insight and Inspiration articles, which have appeared in every issue of NETA World since Fall 2021, have most often focused on NETA’s valuable technicians, we sometimes feature a person or team whose impact on NETA and its member companies is substantial. This first NETA World issue of 2025 celebrates Eric Beckman’s contributions as NETA President from 2021 to …
Adis Talović is the Lead Power Systems Engineer at RESA Power in Charlotte, North Carolina. His responsibilities include supporting the branch team with engineering studies, project management, field support, troubleshooting, and ensuring compliance and safety. A NETA Level 4 Certified Technician, Talović has participated in NETA meetings and conferences since 2015 and serves on the Membership Application Review Committee and …
Jessica Maldonado is an Electrical Engineer at Tony Demaria Electric (TDE), a NETA Accredited Company in Wilmington, California. In her 10-plus years at TDE, Maldonado has consistently expanded her responsibilities from performing power system studies, reviewing and updating electrical prints and drawings, and teaching safety and technical workshops to providing testing services and analysis for electrical equipment —including transformers, large …
Stephen Cialdea is the Chief Operating Officer for Sigma C Power Services LLC (SCPS), which is headquartered out of Westborough, Massachusetts, and has now expanded to several other areas. He oversees all SCPS operational staff on the field service and engineering sides of the business. “I’ve had the great opportunity to be part of the company’s beginnings and rapid growth …
Roger Grylls, CET, is a Senior Consultant with Magna IV Engineering Inc. in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In his current position, he works with the sales team to provide solutions for the electrical needs of the company’s clients. Grylls graduated from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) electrical engineering technology program in 1997 and joined the company as a new …
In this issue of NETA World, we feature three standout employees from NETA member companies who have recently stepped up to take on the technical editing responsibilities for NETA’s quarterly journal. All three have busy jobs and outside lives, butthey have stepped up to help ensure that NETA World is the best it can be.
Dave Kreger is the Executive Director of Customer Solutions at Premier Power Maintenance, Inc., one of the largest, privately (family) owned NETA companies.
Stephanie W. McLaughlin is the Employee Development Manager for Hood Patterson & Dewar, Inc. (HP&D), where she recently led the development and implementation of HP&D’s employee development program that supports employees in offices in five states, including a large team of registered Professional Engineers (PEs), degreed engineers, and career test technicians. McLaughlin specializes in analyzing learners’ needs and then designing …
Steve Newton, National Training Center Training Program Manager at National Field Service, is a great example of a veteran making the most of his service years. Now, as he approaches 33 years in the industry, his mission is to pay his experience forward to a new generation. Newton is also a subject matter expert for the National Institute for …
Thirty-one years into his career, Potomac Testing Project Manager Wyatt Hamrick says he is humbled by the lessons he has learned, but also proud of the many achievements and fond memories his career has provided. With 10 years of service in the U.S. Army and 21 years of electrical testing experience under his belt, Hamrick says his own deep curiosity …