Thomas Gandrud is a Senior Consultant with Pterra Consulting. He holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and has knowledge of a wide variety of power system topics including, but not limited to, power flow methods, contingency analysis, wind turbine operation, photovoltaics, and switch-mode power electronics. He has participated in studies involving transient overvoltage, voltage flicker, breaker reignition, short-circuit analysis, and more, and is familiar with numerous software packages including ASPEN OneLiner, PSS/E, and PSCAD.