62 episodes

Schweitzer Drive explores what goes on between the generation of electricity and the light switch. Join Dave Whitehead as he interviews the entrepreneurs, innovators, and experts who are inventing the future of electric power.

Schweitzer Drive Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

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Schweitzer Drive explores what goes on between the generation of electricity and the light switch. Join Dave Whitehead as he interviews the entrepreneurs, innovators, and experts who are inventing the future of electric power.

    Finding the Right Fit: Early-Career Rotations for Long-Term Success

    Finding the Right Fit: Early-Career Rotations for Long-Term Success

    In this episode, host Dave Whitehead chats with SEL Engineers Lyssa Blood and Cameron Blegen. Both in the third year of their careers, Lyssa and Cameron talk about their experience in the SEL Engineer Rotation Program which allowed them to explore different jobs before settling into their full-time roles. They offer advice to those just starting engineering careers and to employers looking to increase retention.

    • 34 min
    Shortening the Supply Chain: Strong Partnerships Bring Us Closer

    Shortening the Supply Chain: Strong Partnerships Bring Us Closer

    In this episode, guest host Diane Maceri, supply chain director at SEL, talks with Tyler Gould, senior electronic sales engineer at Phoenix Contact and Tom Schrader, president of Interconnect Sales, about why good partnerships are key to a more secure supply chain and moving manufacturing to the U.S. 

    • 30 min
    Politics, Climate and Class: Changing the Power Grid Conversation

    Politics, Climate and Class: Changing the Power Grid Conversation

    In this episode, author, filmmaker and podcaster Robert Bryce talks about his new docuseries Juice: Power, Politics & The Grid with guest host David Costello, SEL chief sales & customer service officer.

    • 34 min
    Building a Better Substation

    Building a Better Substation

    The shift to renewables and growing demand for electricity are driving utilities to problem-solve like never before. In this episode, host Dave Whitehead talks with Philip VanSant, manager of T&D Services, System Protection at Dominion Energy, about how the utility has come up with an innovative method to construct and commission new digital substations in an efficient and cost-effective way.

    • 27 min
    Celebrating Innovation: Insights From the National Inventors Hall of Fame

    Celebrating Innovation: Insights From the National Inventors Hall of Fame

    Rini Paiva, executive vice president of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, joins Dave to discuss the common traits inventors share, the importance of honoring their work, and how they're inspiring future innovators.

    • 21 min
    OT Cybersecurity: Understanding the Threat, Determining How Much Protection is Enough

    OT Cybersecurity: Understanding the Threat, Determining How Much Protection is Enough

    In this episode, guest host Nicholas Seeley talks with cybersecurity expert and author Andrew Ginter about the challenges of protecting operational technology used in industrial environments and critical infrastructure, like the power grid, from growing cyber threats.

    • 46 min

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