The 2014 PEARL Electrical Safety, Reliability and Sustainability Conference & Exhibition, held May 3-5 in Phoenix, was highlighted with the election of PEARL's 2014 board of directors and the announcement of Stuart Jackson of Instel Power Products (Simpsonville, SC) as recipient of PEARL's Member of the Year 2013 award...Read more

 

Thank you to all who attended and supported PEARL's 17th annual conference in Phoenix. The conference had 111 total attendees, including 90 participants attending the general sessions and 21 attending the technician training. Congratulations to the award, raffle, and golf tournament winners, and a special thanks to our exhibitors and sponsors for their support. We look forward to seeing you all at the 18th Electrical Safety, Reliability and Sustainability Conference & Exhibition, which will take place April 24-27, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade, in Cleveland, Ohio.

 

Conference Presentations 

Presentation	Speaker	Company
Commanding Respect	Leanne Edwards	Leadership Management International, The Renaissance Group
Electronic Communications: Optimizing the Benefits While Avoiding the Dangers	Alan M. Mirman, Esq.	Mirman, Bubman & Nahmias LLP
Electrical Safety Codes & Standards	Howard Herndon	SouthWest Electritech, Inc.
CSA Z463 Guideline on Maintenance of Electrical Systems	Dave Shanahan	OHS
Determining Circuit Breaker Health Using Vibration Analysis	John Cadick, PE	Cadick Corporation
Strategy Policy Deployment: Vision-Driven Leadership	Norm Wolstein	Wolstein & Associates

 

Second prize (GoPro Hero): Ron Gamino of RG Industries  

Matt Jackson of Instel Power Products ($500)
Mike Petroff of National Switchgear ($400)
Kiambu Richardson of Carolina Precision Switchgear ($300)
Joe Grzybowski of The Electric Barn ($200)
Mark Breen of P&F Supply Co. ($100)  

 

Winning team: Ron Gamino (RG Industries), Winn Hardin (PEARL), Bob Libbey (JBL Global), and Adam Messner (LiveWire Electric Supply)
Longest putt made: Mike Ramos (RG Industries)
Closest to the pin: Tom Grace (Eaton)
Longest drive: Woody Reames (Oregon Breakers, Inc.)