Mr. Kennedy is the Director, Industry Standards for Schneider Electric. In this position, Mr. Kennedy is responsible for managing company activities relating to codes and standards for Microgrids, Energy Storage, Electrical Vehicles, Renewable Energies, Energy Management and Power Equipment products.
Mr. Kennedy is a resident of Columbia, South Carolina, USA. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Carolina and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of South Carolina.
Mr. Kennedy is a member of NFPA, serving on the NEC Correlating Committee, Code-Making Panels 13 and 15, NFPA 855 Installation of Energy Storage Systems, NFPA 3 & 4 Commissioning of Fire and Life Safety Systems, and NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code Electrical Systems and Correlating Committee. He also participates on the NFPA Advisory Committee on Electrical Safety Research.
Additionally, he participates in the development and application of microgrid, energy storage, renewable energy solutions and the integration of metering within new and existing equipment for these systems. He is the Chair of the NEMA Energy Storage Section, an active member of NEMA Distributed Automation and NEMA Transformer Sections, and a voting member of IEEE 2030.10 standards for dc microgrids. He is also active in UL, NEMA, and IEEE technical committees associated with power equipment standards, application and design.