Executive Consultant

Mr. David Caceres is a seasoned consultant with 50 years of experience specializing in the automation and modernization of electric utilities across more than 30 countries. His expertise spans Substation Automation, SCADA, EMS, and ADMS systems for Energy Control Centers, Smart Grid development, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) roadmaps and technologies, Distribution Automation, Hydro Plant Control Systems, and Telecommunications. Mr. Caceres provides services in system design, technical specification development, bid evaluation, work statement preparation, contract negotiation, and system implementation support, including vendor meetings management, documentation review, and factory and site acceptance testing.

 

With extensive experience in project management and business development, Mr. Caceres previously served as President of NV GL (KEMA) Brazil. He also has significant expertise in technical and compliance audits, operator procedures and training, management and staffing restructuring, and advising on national energy policy.

 

Notable projects include his leadership in the ANDE (Paraguay) large ADMS/EMS/GIS/Change Management project implementation; Avangrid/New York (Iberdrola USA) SCADA/EMS/OMS Control System Validation and Testing; ENERGISA (Brazil) AMI Metering Master Plan, BESCOM (India) Distribution Automation and Communications); ONS (Brazilian ISO) REGER: SCADA/ EMS next generation for one national and four regional centers; ISA-CTEEP (Brazil) IEC 61850 Substation Automation for the Edgar de Souza Substation retrofit; and ENEL Peru Telecom Master Plan: Developing Technology Options and 5-year Investment Plan.

 

Mr. Caceres is a Senior Member of IEEE PES, a member of Colegio de Ingenieros del Peru, and serves on the DistribuTECH Brasil Advisory Board. A recognized leader in his field, he has authored and presented over 40 publications at international conferences.

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Years of Experience

44 years

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Countries of Work Experience

USA, Canada, Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Pakistan, India and Vietnam

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Education

B.S. / Electrical Engineering / Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria (UNI), Lima, Peru (1974)

Computer Systems Assistantship / UNI, Lima, Peru (1973)

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Languages

English, Spanish (native), and Portugues