Jim Glass is Senior Manager of Smart Grid Development at EPB in Chattanooga, TN. His current responsibilities include Distribution Automation, SCADA and Distribution Management Systems as well as Demand Management Technology and Distributed Energy Resources. He is also responsible for EPB’s System Planning and Protection & Controls Engineering functions. Prior to joining EPB, Jim worked for Florida Power & Light Company for over 20 years where he held various positions related to smart grid technology, control center management and emergency preparedness. Jim received a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee and he is a member of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s (UTC) Electrical Engineering Advisory Board and an adjunct instructor at UTC.