David is a electrical and electronics engineer consulting in the area of substation automation. He has experience in the transmission, distribution and generation sectors of the electricity supply industry, having worked in a range of system analysis, testing and product development roles. His PhD research assessed in detail the performance of IEC 61850-9-2 process buses, the Precision Time Protocol and the IEEE Std C37.238 PTP Power System Profile. David is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (Australia), a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Chartered Member of Engineers Australia and an APEC Engineer.