This document summarizes the experience and qualifications of Ralph W. Russell, an electrical engineer with over 40 years of experience in account management, energy management, and power quality solutions. He is currently the president of his own consulting firm, eDiscoveri, which helps industrial and government customers increase productivity and competitiveness through energy and reliability solutions. Previously, he worked for several large companies in various electrical engineering and customer account management roles.

1. Ralph W. Russell, II P. O. Box 29254, Henrico, VA 23242
rwrussell2@eDiscoveri.com • Cellular 804.291.7667
Summary
Electrical Engineer offering 40 years of experience specializing in account management, energy management, and power
quality solutions. Background in electric utility, chemical and building automation industries. Leader in helping industrial
and governmental customers increase their productivity and competitiveness through energy and power quality related
solutions.
Experience
eDiscoveri, Henrico, VA 2010 to Present
President
Executive and technical leader of eDiscoveri, LLC. eDiscoveri provides industrial and governmental customers with
services to increase their productivity and competitiveness through energy management and electric reliability solutions.
eDiscoveri helps customers:
 Manage relationships with electric utilities
 Increase operational uptime through improved electric supply reliability
 Reduce energy costs
Dominion, Richmond, VA 1988 to 2010
Account Manager
Responsible for Account Management for largest transmission and distribution level industrial, municipal, military and
intelligence community customers.
• Established effective and highly visible relationships with large national industrial, municipal, military and intelligence
community customers. Served as key customer contact with these assigned customers. Responsible for providing
premier customer service to these customers. Added value to Dominion shareholders through these customer
relationships built to promote customer loyalty and retention.
• Analyzed customers' business and energy needs and helped to implement energy related projects to increase their
productivity and competitive advantage.
• Coordinated efforts to provide transmission level service and improved reliability/power quality to several customers.
• Negotiated contracts with industrial and U.S. Government customers, including excess facilities charge contracts, to
ensure the proper application of company Terms and Conditions.
• Developed innovative Action Plan for analyzing and resolving customer power quality and reliability concerns.
• Coordinated implementation of cyber and infrastructure security project at defense and intelligence community
locations
• Provided project management for installation of new services, transmission and distribution, for large industrial and
governmental customers.
Robertshaw Controls Company, Richmond, VA
Senior Applications Engineer
Provided technical expertise to national and international sales groups to design and ensure proper application of building
energy management system products and services for large commercial and industrial customers. Solved customer
energy problems through application engineering. Organized and conducted extensive energy management system,
HVAC controls and sales training programs for national and international employees and customers.
Allied Chemical Corporation, Chesterfield, VA
Electrical Engineer

2. Designed, installed and maintained complex plant process systems such as computerized packaging systems, adjustable
speed drives, and power distribution systems. Maintained power distribution and substation equipment using such
techniques and skills as infrared heat scans, transformer oil tests, motor and cable insulation testing and circuit breaker
calibration. Designed projects and implemented programs to conserve energy.
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, Chesterfield, VA
Electrical Engineer
Evaluated and solved industrial process equipment problems.
• Supervised Nylon Plant Instrument & HVAC maintenance group.
Education
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
M.B.A., Marketing Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
Affiliations
Senior Member, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1966 to 2010
Member, Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America
Certifications
Certified Energy Manager, Association of Energy Engineers
Training
Federal Contracting Basics, ESI International
Energy Manager Training Courses, Assoc. of Energy Engineers, Virginia Tech and NC State University
Six Sigma Blue Belt Training, Dominion
Honors
Community Service Award, Richmond Joint Engineers' Council
Citation of Honor, IEEE-USA
Volunteer of the Year, Dominion
Innovation Award, Centennial Medal and Millennium Medal, IEEE
Volunteer
Virginia Department of Education
Virginia Gifted Education Advisory Board
Richmond Mathematics and Science Center Foundation
Board of Directors
IEEE CPMT Society
Board of Governors & Global Strategic Director for Membership & Chapter Development

3. IEEE
Chair, IEEE emeritbadges.org Project & Co-Chair IEEE GirlsGoEngineering.org Project
Organized Electricity and Electronics Merit Badge Booths at eight National Scout Jamborees.
IEEE-USA
Registered Virginia Lobbyist
Member IEEE-USA Government Activities Committee
IEEE-USA, Washington, DC
Energy Policy Committee
Pre-College Education Committee