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PRINCIPAL BIOS

Rick Conant, PE – Member-Manager

As the Member-Manager and Founder of RLC Engineering,
LLC, Rick offers utility providers and developers a rich
background of power system studies and power delivery
engineering excellence. With over 30 years of experience in
the electric utility industry, Rick provides clients with a diverse
knowledge of power system operation from both a planning
and operational perspective in tandem with exceptional
professional engineering. Rick is integrally involved in the
day-to-day management of RLC’s two offices, heads a team
of more than 80 technical professionals, and works in close
collaboration with RLC clients on numerous projects.

Waine Whittier, PE – Manager of Transmission Planning

With 47 years of utility management, planning and engineering
experience under his belt, Waine is expert at power system
planning, project planning and financial analysis. Waine
manages the Power System Studies group and is responsible
for power system economic analyses including congestion
analysis. He has provided expert testimony before FERC and
state regulatory agencies. Waine is an accomplished engineer
with 25 years of consulting experience in the United States and
Europe, including the countries of Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Poland.

Brian Conroy, PE – Manager of Distribution Planning
Brian is the Manager of Distribution Planning at RLC.
Previously, he worked over 33 years in the electric utility
industry, holding positions in Meter Engineering and
Distribution Engineering, managing the Maine Energy
Control Center, and directing an Electric System Engineering
organization before focusing on Smart Grids. While working in
Smart Grids, Brian delivered a single, integrated EMS/DMS/
OMS serving two operating companies and control rooms,
and he developed the smart grids technology platform and
implementation roadmap for AVANGRID. Brian is a senior
member of IEEE and former chair of both the Maine Section
and the Central New England Council. He is a Registered
Professional Engineer in the State of Maine.

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