Paul Myrda is a Senior Technical Executive with the Electric Power Research Institute working in the Power Delivery and Utilization Sector. Currently he is program manager for the Information and Communications Technology for Transmission. In this role Paul facilitates activities across the EPRI organization related to transmission Smart Grid. Paul has over 35 years of experience including leading edge technology implementations. He has an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management and an MSEE and BSEE from Illinois Institute of Technology. He is a licensed professional engineer, and a member of CIGRE and Senior Member of the IEEE.