actis@seamarconi.it
Date and place of birth: 13rd July 1969 in CHIVASSO (Turin) - Italy
Degree on Mechanical Engineering (Politecnico of Turin)
Profession: Technical Manager in SEA MARCONI.
Experties: Member of Italian Electrotechnical Committee CEI TC10
Languages: Italian, English, French

lars.arvidsson@vpdiagnose.com
Graduated from Lund University of Technology 1979 with MSc Chemical Process Engineering.
Employed by Viking Engineering 1980-1984, ASEA 1984-1987, ABB 1987-1990, Vattenfall 1990-1994.
Started own and Independent lab resource when the electricity market in Sweden was deregulated in 1984. Has since then worked to introduce a Scientifically based view on transformer chemistry which has lead to large changes in the Scandinavian maintenance procedures for oil filled electrical equipment.

ivanka.hoehlein-atanasova@siemens.com
Manager Material Testing Laboratory, Siemens TR, Cigre and IEC Member Conductive and Insulating Materials for Transformers manufacturing: specifications, properties and applicable tests

i.bergonzi@studioantoniobossi.it
Ivan Bergonzi was born on October 10, 1976.
He received his electrical engineering degrees in 2003 from the Pavia University.
Up to 2006 he was with the design department of an important power transformer manufacturer.
Thereafter is acting as associated with Studio Bossi of Milan for consulting and research activities concerning the main power components of electrical systems on behalf of utilities and manufactures.
He is also active as a technical consultant for a few research organizations involved in product certifications.
He participates as an expert to the activity of the TC 14 “Power transformers” of the Italian National Committee.

pierre.boss@ch.abb.com
Pierre Boss was born on 1944 in Neuchâtel (CH). Since mid 2009, P. Boss is an independant consultant. In previous position, he played various function in Germany and Switzerland in the field of GIS and SF6 breakers, material testing, laboratory for HV test on transformers.
He was R&D manager between 1990 and 1997 and was heading the Technical Support and Business Development group service from ABB Sécheron in Geneva (CH) between 1998 and mid 2009. Since mid 2009, he play the role of consultant for ABB and for other third parties in various domain.
He was chairman of Study Committee of CIGRE A2 « Transformer » during the period 2004 - 2010.
He participate in multiple working bodies of CENELEC, IEC and CIGRE. He was secretary of IEC TC 10 Swiss branch from 1989 to 2008.
He is currently member of IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) since 1989 and member of Electrosuisse - Swiss Electrician Association since 1971.
He received the Professor Hoffmann’s Medal for outstanding merits in the field of the Power Engineering, granted by the Polish Chapter of the Prof. Alfons Hoffmann’s Medal in 2007. He received the CIGRE Technical Committee Award in 1999, the “IEC Award 1906” for his contribution in the field of oil corrosivity in 2008 and he received also the Honorary Membership of CIGRE in 2010.
He has patented (as co-author) the use of distributed optical sensor to measure temperature profils in transformer windings.
He has published (also as co-author) multiple papers in local and international events in the field of compression tests on transformer winding models, the use of non-cellulosic insulating materials for design and engineering practice in liquid-cooled transformers, the measurement of the temperature profile in transformer windings with optical distributed sensors (EPRI), the use of active noise control (ANC) technology to quiet power transformer, the interaction between power electronic components and distribution transformers, the economical aspects and practical experiences of power transformer on-line monitoring, the drying of power transformers in the field based on low frequency heating technology and finaly in the field of the life assessment of power transformers to prepare a rehabilitation based on a technicaleconomical analysis.

bossi@studioantoniobossi.it
For long time with the Electrical Research Department of ENEL and from 1978 holder of the chairs of Construction of Electrical Machines and Electrical Measurements at Pavia University, Italy. Chairman of CENELEC TC 14 "Power transformers" and active member in IEC TC 14. Convenor of IEC TC14 MT 06 charged of the revision of IEC 60076-2: Power Transformers – Temperature rise for liquid-immersed transformers. In Italy he is Chairman of the CT 38 “Trasformatori di misura” and Vice-Chairman of the CT 14 "Trasformatori di potenza". He received the IEC Lord Kelvin Award in 2004 and is Senior Member of IEEE since 1984.He is now technical consultant of important utilities and power transformer manufacturers

sales.southern-europe@sergi-france.com
Loic Chariot received his MEng of Mechanical Engineering from the National Engineering school of Lyon in France and also holds a MBA from the International Business School EM Lyon.
He has a good experience in the Power Industry as he was previously in charge of the International Specification and the Technical Marketing Development for medium and high voltage products.
Following, he joined SERGI France to be in charge of developing the business in the Asia-Pacific area. Recently he took over the Southern Europe and Near East areas development.

daemisch@didee.de
Born in 1948 in Freiburg, married with a son has lived in Regensburg for over 15 years.
Language skills: german, english and spanish.
Graduated from the University of Karlruhe with a degree in Power Engineering with emphasis on Automation Engineering.
Twenty years of experience working with transformers in international companies such as Siemens, AEG, BBC and Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen. Twenty years experience in export and industrial resources marketing worldwide.
As a specialist in the field of engineering I have worked for over 10 years as a freelance consultant and business partner for various companies. Since 2005 Free Consultant for transformer application and In-House-Training.

duvalm@ireq.ca
Dr Michel Duval obtained a B.Sc. and PhD. in chemical engineering in 1966 and 1970 and has worked for IREQ (Hydro-Quebec, Canada) since 1970. In the field of DGA, he is well-known for his Triangle method of interpretation, used worldwide, and for his other i contributions to DGA (gas-in-oil standards, gas levels in service, on-line gas monitors). He has also been active in the field of electrical insulating oils and polymers. M.Duval is the convenor or a contributing member of several IEC, CIGRE and IEEE working groups. He holds 16 patents and is the author of more than 90 scientific papers and international standards. He is a Fellow of IEEE and of the Chemical Institute of Canada.

maina@seamarconi.it
Born in Turin (Italy) on April 7, 1971 from a family of chemists, he received the degree magna cum laude in analytical chemistry on 1996, with a thesis on «Metal ions azo-sulphonated complexes separation by liquid chromatography, amperometric detection».
After receiving the Optimum Student award by Turin's industrial Association, he began working in the R&D department of a private Company in the application field of surface treatment, acquiring competences on polymers, alloys, plastic and metal moulding, pigments, electrolytic and chemical deposition. Married to Maria Concetta on 1999, he has a son born on 2005.
Since 2001 Riccardo Maina works for Sea Marconi Technologies, an Italian Company leader in diagnostic and maintenance of insulating liquids.
As Laboratory Manager of Sea Marconi he developed new analytical methods for oil analysis, diagnostics and decisional algorithms for test interpretation, software for data mining and LCA.
He's member of the Italian IEC TC10 National Committee since 2002, and is actively participating to several WGs and MTs of IEC TC10 and Cigre SC D1 and A2, dealing with analytical methods (particles, DGA, acidity, additives, metals), maintenance guides, guides for interpretation and diagnostics (oil degradation, DGA, thermal life of cellulose).
Riccardo Maina is author of papers on diagnostics, transformers LCA, corrosive sulphur.

MariusGrisaru@iec.co.il
Oil testing for efficient Transformer condition assessment: real cases Analytical Chemist (Technion M. Sc, 1991) Israel Electric, Generation Division, Chief Chemist department.
Specialist in Analytical Chemistry, focused on insulating oil tests and estimation of Transformer Health.
Member of ASTM, IEC and other international Working Groups.
Languages: Hebrew, Romanian, English, French

flavio.mauri@enel.com
Flavio Mauri was born in Milan in 1966. After the electrical degree, in 1990 he joined the Enel Electrical Centre of Research in Milan. In 2000 he moved to Enel Distribuzione Headquarters Department in Rome where he is mainly working in the field of power transformers and other network components.
Presently he is the Chairman of the Italian mirror committee of IEC TC 14 and also involved in several IEC working groups for the international standardisation

ronny.mertens@cgglobal.com
Ronny Mertens received in 1993 his MSc degree in electrical engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
In 1999 he received his PhD degree from the same university after focusing his research activities on the design of induction machines using the finite element method. He used his knowledge of the finite element method as a next step at Pauwels Transformers in Mechelen, Belgium to demonstrate the short-circuit behaviour of power transformers.
After being responsible for Product Development, he moved to Business Development to turn Condition Based Monitoring of Transformers, i.e. the Pauwels' monitoring approach, and related services into a new business. In the mean time Pauwels’ name changed to CG Holdings Belgium and currently he is part of the Services Division as Business Development Manager Services to develop the service of complete substation operation and maintenance, and life time extension of transformers in combination with remote surveillance.
Ronny Mertens is also the Belgian representative within Cigré for Study Committee A2 on Transformers.

roberto.napoli@polito.it
Professor of "Electrical plants" at Politecnico di Torino
Electrical Systems Group coordinator of the Politecnico di Torino
Board member and vice-principal of the "I Facoltà di Ingegneria" (I college of engineering)

vladimirn@iec.co.il
Vladimir Netes graduated in 1984 MSc degree in electrical engineering ,
Lvov Polytechnic University , Ukraine.
PMP Certified.
Head of Electrical Department Reading-Gezer Regional Power Plant, IEC.
Experience in design, maintenance and testing of electrical equipment,
maintenance and operation strategies , transformers life cycle assessment
and risk management of electrical facilities.

massimo.pompili@uniroma1.it
He was born in Rome (Italy) on September 16, 1956. He received his Dr. Ing. Degree in 1981 and his Ph.D. Degree in 1985 in Electrical Engineering from the University of Roma “La Sapienza”. He joined the same University in 1989 as Researcher and since 1993 is Associate Professor on Components and Electrical Technologies and on Electrical Installations. Since 1987 he is the Chairman of the TC10 Fluids for Electrotechnical Application of the Italian CEI, and has been since 1989 the Secretary of the same IEC Technical Committee. His main interests concern electrical technology with particular reference to dielectric fluids and the characterization of new materials to be employed in electrical power components. He has authored about 100 papers, presented at international conferences or published in permanent Italian and international scientific literature.

Jimmy.Rasco@ergon.com
Degree: BS, Chemistry, Alcorn State University 1974
Work Experience:
9/9/74 to 1/1/89, Quality Control Chemist; Amerada Hess Corporation - Purvis, MS
1/1/89 to 3/11/94, Senior Lab Chemist; Amerada Hess Corporation - Purvis, MS
4/4/94 to 7/1/2009, Technical Service Manager; Ergon Refining, Inc - Vicksburg, MS
10/1/98 to 1/15/05, Director of Product Services; Technical Service Manager Ergon Refining, Inc - Vicksburg, MS
1/15/05 to 7/1/2009, Vice President of Product Services; Technical Service Manager Ergon Refining, Inc- Vicksburg, MS
7/1/2009 to current, Vice President - Global Base Oil Technology; Ergon, Inc. - Jackson, MS
Association memberships: ACS, CIGRE, IEEE, ASTM, IEC, ANSI TC 10
This outline accounts for 36 years of work in refinery manufacturing and quality control of petroleum products. It covers 16 years of refinery production of transformer oils.

stephanie.raetzke@omicron.at
Stephanie Rätzke reiceived the Dipl.-Ing. and the Dr.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen in 2003 and 2009, respectively. From 2003 till 2009 she was with the institute of High Voltage and Power Apparatus Technolgy in Munich. Since January 2010 she is working as a product manager for OMICRON engergy in Klaus (Austria).

masalvatella@endesaingenieria.es

Miguel Angel Salvatella Santaella, holds a degree in chemistry from the University of Granada and a diploma in Nuclear Engineering from the CIEMAT (M º of Industry and Energy). He has worked for seven years in the Department of Nuclear Safety of the Nuclear Energy Board (JEN.) Later he joined in 1989 at Sevillana de Electricidad (Endesa) developing cogeneration projects, audits of quality systems, automation of power projects and as Chief of Substation Maintenance (3 years). Since 1999, is responsible for the Chemical Laboratory Endesa, Spanish first laboratory to obtain accreditation (ENAC) and hence international recognition (ILAC) for testing the insulating mineral oil. Permanent member from that same year the Spanish Committee of insulating fluids, CTN207/SC10, and the working group IEC/TC10 / WG37.

fabio.scatiggio@terna.it

Fabio Scatiggio was born in Venice (Italy) on 16 November 1957.
Mr Scatiggio has been employed at ENEL the Italian National Company of Electricity since 1981.
After the European deregulation of electrical market, ENEL was split in many different companies and he joined Terna (Italian National Electricity Transmission Company) where currently he works as Chemical Laboratory Manager at Maintenance Division in Venice (Italy). He is in charge for the analysis on liquids materials and transformers diagnostic.

He is Italian representative in many IEC TC 10 (insulating liquids) working groups or maintenance teams.
He is expert member in D1 (materials) and A2 (transformers) CIGRE committee. He is manly involved in the WG on corrosive sulphur and oxidation stability problems.
Some of his articles on corrosive sulphur are published on IEEE and CIGRE scientific literature.
Mr. Scatiggio received in 2008 the “IEC Award 1906” for his studies on the corrosive sulphur presence in insulating oil.

kapilas@mst.edu
Endowed Professor of Natural Product and Environmental Chemistry, University of Missouri, Rolla, Missouri (USA). He has been involved in environmental chemistry issues such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in varied matrices including insulating mineral oils for more than 25 years.

mtozzi@techimp.com
Marco Tozzi was born in Udine, Italy, on 2 May 1979. He received the Master degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Trieste in 2005 and the Ph. D. degree in electrical engineering in 2010 from the University of Bologna. He joined Techimp s.p.a. in 2010, where he is involved in research activity on diagnostic of insulating systems by partial discharges analysis. In particular, his project work is mainly focused in PD propagation and detection in inverter-fed motors and MV distribution systems, as well as the development of PD detecting sensors.

tumiatti@seamarconi.it
Founder of Sea Marconi in 1968, is the inventor of more than 38 international patents for processes and technologies in the field of decontamination, detoxification, dehalogenation of Persistant Organic Pollutants.
He is also an International Technical Specialist for the interpretation of analytical results, diagnostics and life cycle management of insulating fluids and transformers.
He is the Italian representative in several International Working Groups: IEC T10 Assistant Secretary, Convenor of MT 31 (particles), member of TC 10 Working Group (21,22,24,25,32,33,34,35) Cenelec and Cigre. He published several papers in international conferences and technical journals.
He is the Editor of My Transfo Meeting (2002, 2004, 2006 Editions) and co-president of My Transfo do Brasil in cooperation with Terna and Sea Marconi.
He is also the coordinator of the European Project Haloclean for the thermo-chemical process of materials like WEEE and Biomasses for Bioenergy.

gordon.wilson@uk.ngrid.com
Gordon Wilson has a degree in chemistry from the University of Surrey in 1995, which was followed by a PhD in characterising transformer oil also at the University of Surrey, which was sponsored by National Grid. He joined National Grid in 1999 as an oil chemist providing support to a team of transformer specialists. He moved to National Grid’s new office in Warwick in 2003 and for 5 years worked in a more general asset management role, including responsibility for the production of Asset Health Reviews covering primary transmission plant and development of reliability metrics. Since 2007, he has been working on transformer thermal ratings and has been more involved in day to day issues with transformers; he has maintained involvement with oil issues throughout. Gordon is a member of the BSI National Committee for electrotechnical fluids, is the UK regular member for CIGRE Study Committee on materials and is a member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society.