David Costello is the chief sales and services officer at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL), where he leads the engineering services, sales and customer service, and marketing divisions in supporting customers and addressing power industry challenges with SEL technologies and solutions.
After graduating from Texas A&M University with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering, David worked as a system protection engineer for companies in Texas and Oklahoma.
In 1996, David joined SEL as a field application engineer and has since held roles including technical support director, regional service manager, national sales and customer service director, and senior vice president of sales and customer service.
He is the author of more than 30 technical papers and 25 application guides and has received numerous recognitions, including the 2008 Walter A. Elmore Best Paper Award from the Georgia Institute of Technology Protective Relaying Conference, the 2013 Outstanding Engineer Award from the Central Texas section of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, and the 2016 Best Overall Technical Presentation Award from the NETA PowerTest Conference.
David completed the Utility Executive Course at the University of Idaho in 2017. He is a senior member of IEEE, a registered professional engineer in Texas and Michigan, and was a member of the planning committee for the Conference for Protective Relay Engineers at Texas A&M University for over 20 years.