Meet the visionary leaders driving the Task Force on National and Homeland Security.
Dave Phelps spent much of his career in the process and oil industries holding leadership positions in design, manufacturing, operations, project management and new product development. As Global Product Development Manager for an international Fortune 500 company he led teams in developing and commercializing numerous world-class multimillion-dollar product lines.
In recent years, Dave has focused on electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and other threats to U.S. national security; areas where his experience in complex engineering systems is directly applicable to solving the grid-hardening challenge. He is active in several national groups of ‘Grid-Down’ experts and serves as the National Director – Project Engineering for the Task Force on National and Homeland Security.
Now a proud U.S. citizen, Dave lives in South Carolina with his wife, Trudy.
