John J. Paserba joined Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc., (MEPPI) as a Principal Engineer in December 1998. He is presently the General Manager in the Gas Circuit Breaker Division having held previous assignments as the Assistant GM (2010-2011), Product Line Manager for the Medium Voltage Circuit Breaker Department (2007-2010), and Manager of the Power Systems Engineering Services Department (2003-2007). Mr. Paserba began his career with General Electric's Power Systems Energy Consulting Department as an Application Engineer in August 19888. John earned his Bachelors of Electrical Engineering from Gannon University, Erie, PA, in 1987, and his Masters of Electric Power Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY in 1988.

During his career, Mr. Paserba has primarily been involved with the study of power systems dynamics and transients using both time- and frequency-domain techniques and the application of controls to improve power system dynamic behavior. He regularly teaches courses in the Pennsylvania State University's Advance Power School and an engineering graduate course at the University of Pittsburgh. He has also taught courses in General Electric's Power System Engineering Course as well as courses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Engineering and Professional Development program.

John is a Fellow Member of IEEE and was the Officer of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Power System Dynamic Performance Committee (2002-2010, Chair, 2006-2008) and served on the IEEE PES Governing Board as the Vice-President of Meetings Activities (2006-2010). He has authored or co-authored over 60 national and international technical publications, including articles for the comprehensive CRC Press Control Handbook, CRC Press Electrical Power Engineering Handbook, and the the CRC Press Power System Stability and Control Volume of the 2nd and 3rd editions of the Power Engineering Handbook. Mr. Paserba was Chair (2004-2006) and Region 2 Coordinator (2002-2006) of the IEEE-USA Student Professional Awareness Committee. He is also an Industrial Representative to the IEEE Student Activities Committee (SAC) Member and the Chair of the IEEE SAC Student Professional Awareness Subcommittee (SPAA).

In 1994, Mr. Paserba earned the Power Systems Outstanding Young Engineer Award for his technical contributions to GE. John was named the IEEE Power & Energy Society Outstanding Engineer for 2010 in the Pittsburgh Chapter. In 2011, he received the IEEE PES Nari Hingorani FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) Award for outstanding technical contributions in the field of power electronic applications to power systems.

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MANAGING TO MANAGE YOUR CAREER

From the time you enter college until you retire, the choices yo make will determine the direction of your career. Mr. Paserba will share his process of: identifying and making choices for getting your career started; goal setting; career-path planning; developing technical and non-technical skills; and the importance of professional society involvement. This talk is filled with serious practical steps you can use now as you complete your studies and as you start your career. The topic is presented in a fun and interactive way and includes numerous anecdotes and examples based on the speaker's personal experience as an engineer and later as a manager.

The goal of this presentation is to help you identify some of the choices in which you have control and explain how to make the right choices in order to guide your career in the direction you desire.

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