Pittsburgh, PA
Resilience comes down to ensuring the ability to maintain critical functions despite any potential disruption. In the DoD, many of those critical functions are just as reliant on operational energy as they are on the installation energy. This session will discuss the convergence of installation energy and operational energy, how the two focus areas are integral components of mission assurance, and the role of innovation in achieving mission assurance. This learning opportunity will also provide energy managers, planners, and project managers with explanations and best practices for how successful transformational solutions and projects are planned and executed.
Instructors
Eric Griesenbrock, Team Lead and Lead Principal Engineer, Air Force Research Lab, Department of Defense Read Bio
Mr. Eric Griesenbrock, is the Team Lead for the Energy Office in the Materials & Manufacturing Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory. The Energy Office's mission is to lead the discovery, development, and integration of energy and climate science, technology, and innovation. Eric's expertise spans industry and Air Force Science, Technology, Research, Development, Acquisition, and Deployment. He has served in numerous positions including Lead Integrator for the Department of the Air Force's Digital Transformation Office with a mission to accelerate the transformation to a digitally-empowered Air and Space Force, and as the Director of Technology Integration for the Air Force Office of Energy Assurance where he developed and executed innovative solutions to decouple mission effectiveness from energy, water, and other resource vulnerabilities. Prior to joining Civil Service, Eric was the Lead Engineer in Battelle's Process Energy Systems Group. He holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering.
James Kocsis, Requirements and Acquisition Program Manager for Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy Resilience & Optimization, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense Read Bio
Mr. Kocsis joined Naval Air Systems Command in 1995 as a Logistics Intern. He served as Deputy Assistant Program Manager Logistics for the AV-8B engine, F/A-18E/F air vehicle subsystems lead, and DDG 1000 as Aviation Systems Integration lead. Mr. Kocsis held a variety of roles at the F-35 Joint Program Office: Aviation Ship Integration, Air Vehicle, Autonomic Logistics Information System, Deputy for Development, and Deputy Program Manager for Propulsion. Mr. Kocsis is currently supporting the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment on Operational Energy matters. Mr. Kocsis received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and BA in Physics from Lock Haven State University, a MS in Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a MS in National Security and Resource Strategy from The Dwight D. Eisenhower School. He is DAWIA certified in Program Management, Systems Engineering and Logistics.
Kurt Myers, Group Lead, Distributed Energy and Grid Systems Integration, Idaho National Laboratory Read Bio
Kurt Myers is a group lead, project manager and staff electrical engineer in the Systems Engineering and Integration Department, Distributed Energy and Grid Systems Integration group at Idaho National Laboratory, with over 25 years of experience at the lab working with multiple government and industry customers, and university collaborators. He works on many types of power transmission, distribution and generation technologies including wind, solar, energy storage/fuel cells, diesel, gas, and many aspects of power control systems, protection, integration and resiliency. Other specialties include wind and solar power feasibility studies, wind and solar farm design and construction projects, micro/island grids, battery/storage systems testing and integration, and research in dynamic transmission rating systems. Mr. Myers has a Bachelor of Science (Physics, 1992) degree from University of Washington and a Master of Science (Electrical Engineering, 1997) from Washington State University. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Idaho.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Select operational energy and installation energy net emissions to zero goals and objectives both in DoD and industry;
- Identify why energy efficiency efforts, such as building more resilient installations, reducing dependence on fossil fuels, and mitigating mission risk from energy supply chains, are an important strategic focus;
- Identify how government funding and industry investments are key to overall installation resilience and DoD mission operations;
- Recognize DoD's approach to implementing advanced and agile technologies and digital transformation to build resilient capabilities at installations.
