DSI Main Organization

DSI ‘s main organization consists of skeleton staff with focused specializations:

Dr. Atif Debs is President and Founder of DSI since 1978. His background matches the mission needs of DSI –

  • Ph. D. from MIT in Systems & Control Theory
  • 31 years of post-Ph. D. professional experience
  • 3 years industrial experience at Systems Controls, Inc. (SCI), a leader in providing services to the power and other industries (Currently, ABB/SC)
  • 22 years academic experience as co-founder of one of America’s most renowned electric power programs at Georgia Tech
  • 4 years experience as Director of the Engineering Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), responsible for energy, building technology, water, and electronics R&D.
  • 12 years experience as President of DSI, transforming it from a small consulting firm to an internationally recognized leader.

Mr. Dewey Norton, is manager of Conferences & Publications with 10 years experience at DSI.

Mrs. Mary Clarke, aside from being Accounts Manager, is in charge of training program logistics and on-site coordination.

Dr. Debs' Column

The Structuring of Deregulation!

The current economic crisis has given "deregulation" a bad score and the government is now working hard to "regulate." The banking industry is being partially nationalized to avoid the suspected collapse of our financial system. Amazingly, this is happening just over 10 years after major parts of the US introduced deregulation and restructuring in electricity markets on a large scale. This experience in the power industry had major ups, downs and setbacks, but thanks to cool heads and the availability of good options the clock was not rolled back to the full regulation days.

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