Implementation Team


Don Gardner
Biography: Mr. Gardner is a licensed Professional Nuclear Engineer for URS Corporation working out of their Nuclear Center in Fort Mill South Carolina. He has more than thirty five years of experience in the design and engineering of nuclear power generating plants, and, low level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel storage facilities. As Chief […]



Qiaochu "Tony" He
Websites: Qiaochu He Overview: Descriptive and prescriptive mathematical models for engineering and business systems


Brad Hicks
Biography: Mr. Hicks is a licensed Professional Electrical Engineer for EnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) in Statesville, NC. He has eighteen years of electric utility experience in the design, operation and maintenance of transmission and distribution systems. As the Manager, Energy Resource Planning & Portfolio Management, Mr. Hicks is responsible for the planning, organizing, developing […]

Tao Hong
Personal Website Biography Major areas of expertise are in forecasting and optimization. Dr. Hong has applied various statistical and optimization techniques to the development of algorithms and tools for utility applications of analytics such as energy forecasting; power system planning; renewable integration; reliability planning; and risk management. Education Cluster Name Energy Analytics and Markets, Renewables […]

Sukumar Kamalasadan
Websites: Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan Overview: Transient Analysis and Micro-grid

Jim Little
Biography James L. Little as the executive vice president of commercial business development and strategy for Atkins’ US nuclear energy business worked closely with Atkins’ senior leadership team, exercising his deep understanding of the commercial nuclear energy sector to support the company’s growth in North America. He has more than 40 years of leadership experience […]