Description

The National Electrical Code contains rules that can be applied to today’s electrical installations and systems, and serves as the electrical contractor playbook. This session will provide a real-world look at how to apply the NEC to installations and systems. Learn more about electric vehicle charging, Power over Ethernet utilization equipment and expanding deployment of energy management systems.

Speakers

• Moderated by Kyle Krueger

  NECA

  Kyle Krueger has worked in the Electrical Industry since 1997 as a Journeyman Wireman, Electrical Inspector, and Educator. Krueger currently serves as Director of Codes and Standards for the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). Kyle holds a Master Electrician Licenses, Commercial Electrical Inspector License, and Design Engineer of Electrical Systems, he is also certified thru NFPA as a Certified Electrical Safety Compliance Professional (CESCP).

  Kyle currently represents NECA as Principle on CMP-3 of the NEC® and the Correlating Committee for The National Fire Alarm Code® (NFPA 72). Krueger is the Assistant Secretary of NECA’s Codes and Standards Committee, as well as an active member of NFPA, IAEI, ANSI, SES, and the IBEW.

  

• Mike Johnston

  NECA

  Michael Johnston is NECA’s Executive Director, Codes and Standards. Mike holds a degree in business from the University of Phoenix. Mike is immediate past Chairman of the NFPA NEC Correlating Committee. Mike is an active member of the NFPA Standards Council. Johnston is a member of the IBEW and is an active member of ANSI, IAEI, NFPA, SES, ASSP, the UL Electrical Council, the National Safety Council and he is member of and immediate past Chair of the NFPA Electrical Section.

  

• James Thiele

  BW Systems

  James Thiele has over 38 years of experience in the electrical and electronic security industries, starting his career as an Inside Electrical Apprentice in 1980 and graduating from the Colorado Springs JATC in 1984. James started at BW Systems in 1988 as the foreman for a large DOD access control/intrusion detection project and over the next ten years he successfully managed many access control and electrical projects. In 1991, James started a stock purchase of BW Systems and in 1998 assumed the position of President. James currently serves on both the Denver (VDV) and Colorado Springs Apprenticeship Training Committees and as President of the Southern Colorado Chapter of NECA.

  

• Tim Mikloiche

  Electrical Training Services

  Tim founded Electrical Training Services and has over 35 years of experience in the electrical industry. He started out as an apprentice, then went on to become a State of Connecticut licensed Journeyman, Master Electrician\Electrical Contractor and Electrical Inspector. Along the way he obtained a degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology. He holds State of Connecticut licenses as a Master Electrician\Electrical Contractor, Electrical Inspector, Assistant Building Official, and Building Official.

  Tim has been an electrical instructor for over 20 years. He is on the State of Connecticut Codes and Standards Committee. He is a Principal member on Code Making Panel 3 for the 2026 National Electrical Code and has been a Code Making Panel 3 member since 2017. He is the 2nd Vice Chair on NFPA’s Electrical Inspector Member Section Executive Board. He is on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Section, Connecticut Chapter, of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors, and is on Underwriter Laboratories Standards Technical Panels 467 and 486. Tim is currently a Chief Building Official/Supervisor of Inspections for a municipality in the State of Connecticut.