is a recognized expert on information integration technology, distributed object technology, and communication, having served on and chaired numerous industry technical committees. He received his MS-EE in electrical engineering from Northwestern University. Mr. Falk has been involved in the creation of IEC 61850 and is one of its editors. Additionally, he is the United States lead delegate for cyber security to International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Committee (57) Working Group (WG) 15.