Principal Consultant

Areas Of Expertise

Mr. Coyle is an Electrical Engineer with 19 years of dedicated experience advancing real-time operational technology (OT) software for the power utility industry.  He is a proficient and versatile professional specializing in SCADA, EMS, GMS, ADMS/OMS, DERMS, Situational Awareness and Historian Systems. His expertise spans a wide array of technical domains, including operational use cases, system design, implementation, and maintenance, with a keen focus on optimizing operational efficiency and reliability. Additionally, he brings knowledge in the underlying system architecture designs, such as servers, operating systems, virtualization, networking, cloud, and cybersecurity.

 

Prior to joining ESTA, Mr. Coyle worked for OSI/AspenTech as a Director of Solution Consulting, leading a team responsible for technical sales and demonstrations.  His prior experiences also include technical governance of proposals and contracts, as well as hands-on project experience as the technical lead on several large-scale SCADA/EMS replacement projects, and a number of other SCADA and upgrade projects.

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His expertise includes:

 

• Real-time Monitoring and Control Applications

• T&D Network Applications

• Communication Protocols, Interfaces, API’s

• IT Architecture Design

• NERC CIP

• RFP and Software Selection

• Contract Negotiations

• System Integration

• Project Implementation: Installation, Testing, Commissioning

• OT/OS Software Upgrades

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 Years of Experience

 19 years

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Countries of Work Experience

USA, Canada, and several countries in Europe, Asia, Oceana, and Latin America

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Education

• B.S. / Electrical Engineering / University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2004)

 

Languages

English