Bob Dumas, PhD, PE

Bob Dumas, PhD, PE

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Executive Advisor at Quanta Technology, LLC

  • Education

    • North Carolina State University

      1995 - 1997
      MS Environmental Systems Analysis

      Activities and Societies: American Nuclear Society EPA research

    • North Carolina State University

      1997 - 1999
      PhD Environmental Systems Analysis

      Activities and Societies: EPA research Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

    • University of Richmond

      1985 - 1987
      MBA Course work Business Administration and Management, General
    • North Carolina State University

      1973 - 1977
      BS Nuclear Engineering

      Activities and Societies: American Nuclear Society

  • Experience

    • Dominion Virginia Power

      Sept 1977 - Dec 1994
      Senior Staff Engineer

      Instrumentation and control work on nuclear, fossil and hydro generating facilities

    • North Carolina State University

      Jan 1995 - Nov 1999
      Senior Researcher

      System Analysis, Operations Research and Air Pollution modeling in support of doctoral research

    • Elster Solutions

      Jan 1999 - Jul 2014

      Responsible for global implementation of Elster AMI smart metering systems, Elster Meter Data Management systems and Energy Management sytems. Metering Systems project deployment

      • VP - Program Delivery

        Sept 2012 - Jul 2014
      • VP - System Projects & Support

        Jan 1999 - Sept 2012
    • Smart Grid Consulting Associates (SGCA)

      Oct 2014 - Apr 2024
      Managing Partner

      At SGCA, we are an AMI and DA consultancy aimed at aiding customers through the complete life cycle of electric/gas/water metering & DA system implementations - from feasibility evaluations through RFP preparation/evaluation through complete project implementation including field deployment.We have a network of trusted partners in the installation, system integration and meter data management system implementation areas that we can bring to customer projects, regardless of how complex.

    • Quanta Technology, LLC

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
      Principle Advisor

      Power systems consulting company focused in areas such as transmission and distribution systems. Program manager for multi-year wide area protection coordination study for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    • Itron, Inc.

      Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
      Director - Solution Delivery
    • Quanta Technology, LLC

      Aug 2018 - now

      Power systems consulting company. Currently focused on consulting in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).

      • Executive Advisor

        Apr 2016 - now
      • Principle Advisor

        Aug 2018 - Apr 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Registered Professional Engineer NC

      NC PE Board
      Feb 1995
    • Registered Professional Engineer

      VA PE Board
      Jun 1989