About James A. Smith

1983                         Inducted into the Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EDUCATION

1947    BSEE, Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy 1957 - MSEE, Union College

WORK EXPERIENCE

1984    Retired from General Electric Corporate Engineering and Manufacturing
1978    Engineering Consulting
1976    Manager Power Delivery Technical Resources Operation of Switchgear and Transformer Divisions
1972    General Manager  of Power Systems Management  Business Department/Philadelphia
1970    Manager, Electric Utility Engineering  Operation/Schenectady
1969    Manager of Business Development  HVDC projects  operation/Philadelphia
1964    Manager, Application Engineering the Electric Utility Sales Division Central Region
1960    Project manager NEAR  development for.the US Office of Civil  Defense

OTHER

• Consulting: Consultant for the following major projects: Organization & Resource Allocation Studies
• Business and Technical  Studies
• Sector Task Forces & Study Teams Technology Forecast
• Appropriation  and Strategic Plan Reviews
• Author: Numerous papers on electric power systems analysis, economics and application of equipment
• Senior Member of IEEE
• Past Chairman of IEEE Substations  Committee
• US Representative to CIGRE SC-34 US Department of Commerce
• Trade Missions: 1974 to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, 1978 to Saudi, Iraq, Oman