Nicholas Kingsbury, CEO – Phase Technologies, Rapid City, SD Nick earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 2007 from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) in 2007. Prior to joining Phase Technologies he worked for Caterpillar in QCT Electrical as the lead electrical design engineer for the 100 ton 777G. At Phase Technologies, Nicholas has worked a number of different roles progressing from Director of Business Development, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Chief Operating Officer, President, and now, CEO. As the CEO, he is hands-on in developing new markets, managing key customers and the direction and timing of new product development. A recent focus in the industry has been on efforts to help electric utilities understand compliance with IEEE 519-1992 and IEEE 519-2014, a standard for allowable harmonic distortion on utility systems. Nick has lead several presentations and field demonstrations across the country to educate utilities and their customers on IEEE 519-2014 and the impact of harmonics from Variable Frequency Drives.