Dan Brancaccio

Background

About Dan Brancaccio

Design and deploy successful synchrophasor data architectures including communications, data archiving, data integration, application selection, and application development • Co-chair of the NASPI Data & Network Management Task Team • Chair of the WECC JSIS Data Delivery and Management Work Group • Program Management as Technical Architect of the largest transmission SGIG project Western Interconnect Synchrophasor Program (WISP) • Responsible for Compliance with NERC and FERC regulations, and Cyber Security regarding new synchrophasor technology, information protection, training, and ethics • Expert knowledge of synchrophasor data acquisition, data quality, and reliability from substation PMU through local and wide area networks and integration with applications and data archive • Synchrophasors, Substation Automation, Distribution Automation, Smart Meters, Communication systems, Data Integration, Interoperability, Asset Management • SOA Enterprise Systems for analysis of disparate, complex data. • Architecture of systems applying artificial intelligence theory to database technology. • Ability to conceive innovative solutions to complex design problems. • Proven track record of inspiring engineering teams to produce polished, easy-to-maintain software to-specification, on-time, and within budget. • Operating Systems. • Knowledge of Hardware and Software needed to provide redundant and responsive n-tier systems. • Relational and Object-Oriented database technology. • Storage, retrieval, and graphical display of event/transaction data and multimedia objects. • Specialties: Spent the last 16 years designing and implementing Smart Grid systems, before Smart Grid was a buzzword • 30 years in the computer industry, 25 years in management of applications development • Electric Power Enterprise Architecture Data Warehousing Data Architecture System Modeling Data Modeling Power Grid Integration Architecture