Vic Howell Western Electricity Coordinating Council Director of Reliability Assessment and Modeling https://profile.usu.edu/images/utah-energy-conference/speakers/vic-howell.png Vic has over thirty years of experience in the electric utility industry and currently serves as Director of Reliability Assessments and Modeling at the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC). Before joining WECC in early 2020, Vic served in engineering management roles at Peak Reliability, the former Reliability Coordinator for the Western Interconnection. Vic was instrumental in developing Peak’s operations policies, methodologies, and procedures aimed at improving reliability in the Western Interconnection for the operations horizon. Prior to joining Peak in 2011, Vic worked in various operations engineering roles at Duke Energy Carolinas and PECO Energy. Vic holds a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University’s Electric Utility Management Program and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University. Vic is a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina.