Schweitzer Drive
The Schweitzer Drive bimonthly podcast explores what goes on between the generation of electricity and the light switch. In each episode, host Dave Whitehead, CEO of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, talks with the entrepreneurs, innovators, and experts who are inventing the future of electric power. Electricity is so fundamental to our daily lives, and yet it’s something so many take for granted. Come learn about, explore, and celebrate electric power on Schweitzer Drive!
Latest episode
Episode 27
Protecting the Grid: What Are Electromagnetic Pulses, and How Do They Affect the Power System?
with guest Travis Mooney
Episodes
| Ep. 26 | The Drive Toward Electric Vehicles: Powering Mobile Loads, Part 2 Steve Pekarek, Ph.D. | Listen Now |
| Ep. 25 | The Drive Toward Electric Vehicles: Powering Mobile Loads, Part 1 Dr. Brian Johnson | Listen Now |
| Ep. 24 | Protecting the Grid: Creating Cyber Solutions That Are Inherently Secure Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer, III | Listen Now |
| Ep. 23 | Predictive Power System Control in an Unpredictable Environment Steve Pekarek | Listen Now |
| Ep. 22 | People, Power Density, Cost and Scale: The Challenges of Renewable Energy Robert Bryce | Listen Now |
| Ep. 21 | Protecting Critical Cyber Systems: Building a Threat-Aware Network Samantha Madrid | Listen Now |
| Ep. 20 | Unleashing the Power of Women in STEM Noel Schulz | Listen Now |
| Ep. 19 | Electricity—Empowering People David Dolezilek | Listen Now |
| Ep. 18 | It Can't Be That Simple: How Creativity and Simplicity Combine to Create Innovative Solutions Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer, III | Listen Now |
| Ep. 17 | Vertical Integration: Supplying Customers with Products and Services Faster, Better, and Cheaper Jessi Hall | Listen Now |
| Ep. 16 | IT-OT Convergence: When One + One = Three Phil O'Reilly | Listen Now |
| Ep. 15 | Texas Blackout: Why the Lights Went Out and How to Keep Them On Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer, III | Listen Now |
| Ep. 14 | Safeguarding Civilization: A Few Thoughts on Cybersecurity Robert M. Lee | Listen Now |
| Ep. 13 | "How May I Help You?"–The Customer Service Playbook Todd Bridges | Listen Now |
| Ep. 12 | Product Developers: Better to Have Skills a Mile Deep or a Mile Wide? Tony Lee | Listen Now |
| Ep. 11 | Employee Ownership: Owning a Career Vs. Renting a Job Joey Nestegard | Listen Now |
| Ep. 10 | Application Engineers: When You Really Need to Phone a Friend Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer, III | Listen Now |
| Ep. 9 | Creating Value for Customers Laura Stento | Listen Now |
| Ep. 8 | Free Enterprise: America’s Innovation Engine Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer, III | Listen Now |
| Ep. 7 | FLISR, VVO, and DERMS, Oh My! Putting Distribution Automation to Work Bryan Fazzari | Listen Now |
| Ep. 6 | Turning the Lights Back on After a Blackout William J. Cook | Listen Now |
| Ep. 5 | Supply Chain Management: Getting Parts to Make Parts Diane Maceri | Listen Now |
| Ep. 4 | The Need for Speed and the Future of Power System Protection Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer, III | Listen Now |
| Ep. 3 | The Eyes and Ears of the Power System Greg Zweigle | Listen Now |
| Ep. 2 | Starting a Company, Building SEL—Part 2 Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer, III | Listen Now |
| Ep. 1 | Starting a Company, Building SEL—Part 1 Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer, III | Listen Now |
| Ep. 0 | Welcome to Schweitzer Drive | Listen Now |
Meet the Host
David Whitehead
CEO, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
A recognized leader in utility and industrial control system cybersecurity, Whitehead has testified before the U.S. Senate and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the importance of innovation and protecting against cyberattacks. He has presented at numerous cybersecurity conferences and authored dozens of papers on the topic.
For more than a decade, Whitehead led the SEL Research and Development Division, an 800-person multidisciplinary team responsible for the research, design, development, and testing of systems that manage, monitor, and control critical electric infrastructure.
Since joining SEL in 1994, he has been a driver of product and talent development and been instrumental in the development of the steady stream of inventions to come out of SEL. He has been awarded more than 73 patents around the world.
Whitehead received his BSEE from Washington State University and his MSEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a senior member of IEEE and a registered Professional Engineer in Washington, New York, Michigan, and North Carolina.
