Electric Power Reliability and Robotics

This is the annual joint meeting between the Calumet Section of the IEEE and the IEEE Student Chapter at Valparaiso University. Attending the meeting will be the FIRST FTC Robotics Team from Merrillville High School. Also the robotics teams from Valparaiso University will be present. The Main topic will be Electric Power Reliability: Please join us for a dinner discussion about electric utilities and the challenges to keep the lights on with our guest and speaker, Jon Hilgenkamp. Jon Hilgenkamp obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University. He also has an MBA degree from Benedictine University. After Valpo, he started his career at Commonwealth Edison in northern Illinois. Then he moved into technical product marketing at Joslyn Manufacturing and S&C Electric Company. He finished his career at S&C in sales and sales management. He has experience with lightning arresters along with automated switching and protection for electric utility distribution systems.