Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy Volume 1, Number 2, Fall/Winter 2020 | Page 155

Building Resilience and Recoverability of Electric Grid Communications
FCC GDP HIFLD
Federal Communication Commission Gross Domestic Product Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data
Author Capsule Bios
Thomas Popik is Chairman , President , and co-founder of the Foundation for Resilient Societies . In addition to leading Resilient Societies , he serves as a principal investigator on critical infrastructures , specializing in resilience assessment , risk analysis , and economic modeling . Mr . Popik holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT . In his early career , Mr . Popik served as an officer in the U . S . Air Force .
David Winks ’ background includes Physics , Electrical , and Mechanical Engineering . This provides the foundation for his work as Chief Science Officer at Renewable Energy Aggregators . He is considered a subject matter expert on resilient power and communications to the U . S . Department of Defense ’ s Electromagnetic Defense Task Force , InfraGard ’ s National Disaster Resilience Council , the U . S . Department of Homeland Security , and the San Antonio ( Texas ) Electromagnetic Defense Initiative . His work focuses on resilience to all-hazards for critical infrastructure .
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