Thursday, January 4, 2018

Conway Joins Pend Oreille PUD as Compliance, Training Manager (Pend Oreille PUD, Newport, WA)

(NEWPORT, WA) – With over thirty years of experience in the utility industry, Kevin Conway has joined Pend Oreille County PUD as the Compliance and Training Manager.

Conway spent nine years as Vice President of Operations at Intellibind Technologies LLC, a consulting service that supports utilities in meeting North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards. Conway has also worked for the Grand Coulee Hydro Electric Authority, NERC and Grant County Public Utility District.

Conway’s experience will build on the success of the PUD’s Compliance program to ensure national and state level requirements are met. He will also play a key role working with each department within the PUD on required compliance training and professional development.

“Despite its rural character, the PUD in fact owns and operates a complex interconnected system made up of generation and transmission facilities—and takes the associated compliance responsibilities very serious,” said Colin Willenbrock, PUD General Manager. “Kevin and his years of experience will be critical in helping the District continue to meet its reliability and security obligations.”

Conway fills the vacant position after the former manager left to take another job with a consulting company.

Conway has a son, twin daughters, seven grandchildren and another on the way. He enjoys riding his motorcycles, hunting, fishing and watching hockey.