DC Testing of Transformers by Shermco’s Jim White at 75th Annual International Conference of Doble

PRLog (Press Release) - Apr 16, 2008 -
BOSTON – Jim White, training director for Shermco Industries, presented ‘DC Testing of Transformers’ at the 75th Annual International Conference of Doble Clients held in Boston April 6 through April 11

The Doble Conference is designed exclusively by and for the benefit of the electric utility and testing company delegates. The Conference program is created by nine client committees, each having unique expertise in a particular area. The 2008 Conference marked the 75th year that Doble Engineering has organized and hosted this industry event.

White is the training director for Shermco Industries, a leading provider of rotating apparatus and electrical power system testing, commissioning, repair, maintenance and training.  He is the chairman of the 2008 IEEE Industry Applications Society Electrical Safety Workshop and a representative of the Research Testing and Planning working group committee  for the IEEE/NFPA collaborative project investigating arc flash hazards. White is a principal member of the technical committee “Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance” (NFPA 70B) and an alternate member of the Technical Committee on “Electrical Safety in the Workplace” (NFPA 70E). He also serves on the Doble Engineering Transformer Committee, Doble Asset Management Committee, and the Doble Circuit Breaker Committee. He is vice chair of the Doble Transformer Field Processing Sub-Committee. A regular columnist for the NEC Digest “Safety Corner”, Jim is also a columnist for “Tech Quiz” and “NFPA 70E and NETA” for the trade journal NETA World. He is a NETA Certified Level IV Senior Test Technician; an OSHA authorized Outreach Instructor for General Industry; and an Inspector Member of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors.

ABOUT SHERMCO
Shermco Industries is a provider of safe, reliable testing, repair, professional training, maintenance and analysis of rotating apparatus and electrical power distribution systems and related equipment for the light, medium, and heavy industrial base nationwide.  Founded in 1974 in Dallas, the company is comprised of two strategic business unite; Apparatus Services Division and an Engineering Services Division.  With a corporate location in Irving, Texas, a sales office in Brussels and service centers in Austin and Tulsa, Shermco Industries has over 250 full-time employees and exceeds $50 million in annual revenues.  The company is a member in good standing with the Electrical Apparatus Service Association and the International Electrical Testing Association.  For more information about Shermco Industries, visit their website at www.shermco.com.

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