Ken Brown - Electrical Engineer of the Year 2010
This award is only in its second year and is a major award administered by the Electrical College of Engineers Australia. It recognises excellent current performance by a highly respected senior member of the College, someone the members of the profession can relate to in terms of the work performed. This person would also be someone who can be seen as a role model by young members, and who can be promoted to the community as a respected senior member of the electrical engineering profession.
The 2010 winner of the National Professional Electrical Engineer of the Year Award will be presented to Fellow of Engineers Australia and chartered electrical engineer; Ken Brown.
Ken is a University of WA graduate and he holds the important position of general manager system management at Western Power. His is a very autonomous management role that includes operation of the southwest transmission and distribution systems within the electricity market framework. He has successfully survived a number of crises, such as the one resulting from the 2008 Varanus Island gas plant failure, which greatly affected electricity production.
Ken will be presented with his Award on Friday 21 May 2010 at the Engineers Australia Electrical College Awards Night in Perth.
