Speakers

Michael Zhang is a Principal Automation Engineer in Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).  Mr. Zhang has over 33 years of relevant professional experience in electric utility, oil & gas pipeline control and instruments measurement, and telecommunication industries.  He is highly skilled in designing and implementing SCADA/RTU systems, testing system procedures and products, systems and devices engineering management, installation, operation and maintenance. He possesses strong management experience in operation and maintenance of power utility automation systems and instrumentation devices and solid knowledge and experience with SCADA/RTU and automation equipment, computer systems and instrumentation. He has worked on many types of SCADA system, RTUs, energy meters, transducers and flow and digital meters of power utility systems, oil & gas pipeline and telecommunication.  He also has expertise in developing programs, and in solving a broad range of complex technical problems for clients. Mr. Zhang obtained a Master degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1991 from Xi’an Jiaotong University in China.