Senior Consultant

Miguel Rodas is a Senior Consultant with a distinguished career in the energy industry with over 30 years of experience. He has worked for utility vendors, as well as for a power utility.  Communications projects included covering areas of system operations and management of Transmission System Networks, Energy Management Systems, and SCADA systems. Leveraging that background, Miguel has assisted numerous domestic and international customers since 1997 in the fields of Telecommunications for Electric Power Systems, Control Systems, Device Integration (IEDs), AMI, Operations, and Grid Modernization.

Miguel's areas of expertise include:

• ​Utilities’ Telecommunications Infrastructure Assessment/Optimization/Design

• Network Management Operation and Implementation

• Integrate NOC (iNOC) Tools, Processes, Procedures (IT/OT Integration)

• Smart Grid (Renewables, Communications)

• Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Demand Response (DR)

• Tender Documentation (Technical Specifications and Requirements)

• Utility Project Acceptance

• Control Center Communications and Integration of Substation Devices

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Prior to joining ESTA International, he worked for Pepco (Washington, DC - now part of Exelon US), Nokia, and Current Group (utility communications). 

Additionally, Miguel has presented at several international conferences and is a member of CIGRE and IEEE Power and Energy Society.

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 Years of Experience

 30 years

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Countries of Work Experience

USA, Mexico, Spain, UK, India, Thailand, Philippines, Brazil, Paraguay, Mauritius, and Australia.

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Education

M.S. / Engineering / Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (2002)

M.E. / Engineering / University of Maryland, College Park, MD (1996)

B.S. / Electrical Engineering / University of Maryland, College Park, MD (1994)

Languages

English, Spanish (native) and Portuguese