Our Team

Pterra is comprised of a committed and dedicated group of professionals.  Each of our principals have a minimum of 20 years experience in the power industry and have leading technical roles in their fields of specialization in electric power.  In addition. Pterra staffs projects with capable technical personnel of proven skills and commitment.    

The Pterra team:

  • Ric Austria, Principal, formerly vice-president at PTI and EPRI, system planning, reliability, voltage stability

  • Ramon Tapia, Principal, power system operations and planning, energy markets, formerly with PTI and New York ISO

  • Dr. Moises Gutierrez, Principal, power system dynamics, control and modeling

  • Ketut Dartawan, Senior Consultant, power system analysis, distribution and industrial applications

  • Dr. Mahmoud Elfayoumy, Senior Consultant, transfer limits, reliability, unit commitment

  • Dr. Jingjia Chen, Consultant, power system dynamics and stability

  • Mario Infantado, Senior Consultant, transmission planning and analysis

  • Carolyn Steuhl, Marketing Specialist, formerly of PTI and Direct Global Power

  • Edwin Cano, Consultant, power system transients, power flow and protection

  • Wit Lastiani

  • Anthony Austria

For a full summary of our resources available for specific needs, please contact us at info@pterra.us.