William Knapek received a BS degree in Industrial Technology from East Carolina University in 1994. He retired from the US Army as a Chief Warrant Officer after 20 years of service in 1995. During his time with the Army Corps of Engineers, he held positions as a power plant instrumentation specialist, a writer/instructor for the Army Engineer School, and a Facility Engineer for a Special Operations compound. He has been active in the electrical testing industry since retiring in 1995. He worked for NETA companies in the Nashville, TN area until joining OMICRON as an application engineer in April of 2008.
He is currently the Area Sales Manager for the Southeast region. He is certified as a Senior NICET Technician and a former NETA Level IV technician. Will is a member of IEEE.
Jacob Chacko is the Utility Marketing Manager at Eaton. He is responsible for the development, coordination and implementation of utility marketing programs across North America. He has a BSEE from Iowa State University and a MBA from St. Ambrose University. He is a registered Professional Engineer (Colorado) and a certified project management professional. Mr. Chacko’s experience includes Engineering, system modernization, training, construction, operations and project management both in the electrical utility and industrial environment.