Glenn Keates of CTC Engineering

With the field of “Data Centers” expanding at what seems an ever-increasing rate due to this called “AI”, we have been asked to present what it takes to move from an enterprise data center to what is termed as a Hyperscaler data center. CTC Engineering is in the midst of three of these projects, specifically in the electrical power engineering aspect and this presentation is based on one of those projects that we have permission to shared. 

And why is this important to the Electrical Engineering class of 2026 - 2030? Without power, these projects don’t move past step 1! We will begin with the local level followed by a massive myriad of details leading up to construction documents.

Biography:

Mr. Keates has over forty-six years of professional engineering experience involving the electrical design aspects of power generation, transmission and distribution projects for industrial, institutional, power developer, utility and municipal clients. Mr. Keates holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and minored in Biomedical Engineering from Michigan State University. He currently serves as the Chief Engineer of CTC Engineering, LLC. Mr. Keates is registered as a professional engineer in Michigan, Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Idaho, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Hawaii, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington. He is a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc., the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers.

Michael Anthony of Standards Michigan

What does it take to get a Professional Engineering (PE) License in the State of Michigan and why that is that important to you?

Biography:

Michael is one of the Co-founders of Standards Michigan, a the technical standards advocacy group. The scope of their capability is in the $300 billion education and university-affiliated health care facilities industry in the US.  

Since 1997 he has led a growing network of technical, economic and legal subject matter experts in leveraging the economic footprint of the education facilities industry to add value to every educational institution and university-affiliated health care system in the United States with assertive engagement in international technical standards development processes. This network responds smartly to technical concepts advanced by others and drives original safety and sustainability concepts into infrastructure markets where the education industry is a significant stakeholder. 

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