jason d. christopher
obsessive technologist. amateur artist. freelance do-gooder. and, generally, a very awesome person.
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- just had a fantastic 8 course Chinese New Year dinner courtesy of Chef Scott Drewno. Year of the Dragon is gonna rock.. http://t.co/rTGtdEZF
- today's going to be particularly busy & long. but management has promised pizza. and i get to wear jeans. … wait. wha? how does that work?
- a +35lbs PR on my power clean. i didn't just break through the wall-- i annihilated it and ate the crumbling bricks for lunch. true story.
- the new crossfit commercial is pretty awesome. http://t.co/vDExp6a3 .. maybe next time they'll show our workouts for more than 10 sec.. :p
- RT @sgsblog MIT Reveals Future Views of Grid & Grid Security http://t.co/MVjd4pwP < scary, little mention in report of ICS security.. :(
- RT @changeequation STEM Provides Answers for Student Loan Debt http://t.co/ZDI29bCX via @USNews < scary stuff for non-techies..
- London? Dubai? Sure, I'd love to speak at your event on smart grid cyber security… but… uhhh… you're slightly out of my jurisdiction.
- DOE's new cyber security project = performance strategies + maturity model. http://t.co/KWPTy6cX … industry peeps-- interested in this one?
- today's WOD was rough. reminded me that i still need to get stronger. and that my back still needs work. le sigh.
- hey, sleep! it'd be awesome if you'd stop by. we may be able to hang out for a few hours before my morning run. ..please.. just for a bit?
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the lesson? make your password self-describing sentences for a nice ego boost… (via xkcd: Password Strength)
If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.
George Bernard ShawBrilliant social experiment. Makes you wonder about any other artist you may run into on the street..
BRILLIANT! how is this still not on the market? ”excuse me, sir, have you been drinking?”… “no, i just brushed my teeth.” (via The Toothpaste For REAL Men!)
i wonder… if the economy DID collapse… who do people think will buy their gold? (via Sheldon for April / 21 / 2011)
no explanation needed. (via Kitteh Komic of teh Day: One Difference Between Kittehs ‘n Goggies)
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- SummaryMR. JASON D. CHRISTOPHER is the Technical Lead for Smart Grid Security at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). He is a representative on the Federal Smart Grid Task Force (SGTF) and the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel-Cyber Security Working Group (SGIP-CSWG). Independent of his work at the Commission, Jason is a member on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE-USA) Energy Policy, Communications Policy, and Research & Development Policy Committees. For nearly four years, Jason has focused on the development of reliability and cyber security standards for the nation's power grid. His responsibilities at the Commission include providing technical leadership on reliability and security issues relevant to smart grid systems.
Prior to FERC, Mr. Christopher worked on a variety of infrastructure projects, particularly in the field of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) design and implementation. He has also researched and designed power systems focusing on delivering renewable energy on both distribution and transmission networks utilizing energy storage, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and microgrid technology.
Outside of the workplace, Jason focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education issues. He has lectured at several universities across the country and developed cross-disciplinary courses focusing on sustainable energy and community design.Specialties: FERC-approved Reliability Standards, control system cyber security, smart grid concept, renewable energy, sustainable community development, energy conservation, STEM educationExperience- 2008 - PresentElectrical Engineer, Technical Lead for Smart Grid Security / FERCI currently have multiple responsibilities at FERC focusing on electrical reliability. I have been involved in various mission-critical assignments for the Commission, including the development of NERC reliability and cyber security standards on both the national and regional levels.
I am also a technical lead for FERC's Smart Grid initiative, the ultimate goal of which is to provide the nation with direction on advanced power grid technologies-- combining current information technology (broadband communications, smart controls and automation, and more end-user participation) with existing legacy systems. As a technical lead, I manage the smart grid security team, which consists of engineers, cyber security specialists, and energy industry analysts. The team's primary objective is to provide guidance to the Commission on various cyber security concerns as they pertain smart grid systems. - 2007 - 2008Research and Project Manager / Cornell UniversityLinked to my work in Hawaii, I created and managed the CU Green Sustainability Group, consisting of over 20 students and professors from 9 different fields of study, to research green technologies as integrated products for new business ventures. The primary goal of this group was to create a sustainable development on the Big Island of Hawaii utilizing smart grid technologies, such as Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs), solar and wind generation, and advanced energy storage techniques. These engineering practices had to be seamlessly combined with sustainable architecture and landscape architecture practices, as well as green community planning and urban design. As project manager, I had to manage daily operations for the team—including lab supervision, budgeting, research direction, and recruitment. Due to the complex nature of working within academia on a private consulting project, I also lectured for several Cornell University courses regarding a multitude of research topics within sustainability.
- 2007 - 2008Technical Lead, Independent Contractor / The Kohala CenterIn order to bridge the research in academia to real-life problems faced on Hawaii, I managed and conducted the technical research with academic partners and merged it with business projects on the Big Island. This resulted in a series of designs for a "bleeding edge" smart grid mixed-use (residential and industrial) community. The project linked multiple universities and government agencies to socioeconomic and environmental issues in Hawaii.
- 2007 - 2007Engineer / Taitem EngineeringAs an engineer specializing in energy systems, I performed energy audits for homes and businesses in Upstate New York. I also aided in the design options of LEED certified buildings (a Buddhist monastery, child day care center, and brewery company, to name a few) and created software models for solar energy usage and passive heating. Other projects included research into biofuel solutions for local governments, high efficiency hydronic systems, and distributed power generation.
- 2004 - 2007Engineer / New York City Department of Enivormental ProtectionDuring my time at the New York City DEP, I managed multiple tasks and programs pertaining to the city's wastewater infrastructure and associated supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. Tasks included monitoring the data acquisition system and inspecting and repairing logic controllers and their corresponding CDMA or GPRS modems at various sites. I also contributed to the various contracts in place for implementing new SCADA system technology. Other responsibilities included creating pilot programs to ensure the success of the Federal Clean Water Act of 1972 within New York City.
Education-
2006 - 2007Cornell UniversityMaster of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Renewable Energy
Activities: IEEE - State University of New York at BinghamtonBachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Activities: IEEE, SHPE, SWE
