Biography: José Marcondes Brito de Carvalho graduated with degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering from Escola Federal de Engenharia de Itajubá, Brazil in 1954. He later specialized in Power System Operation at Eletricité de France (EDF) in Paris and Toulouse, France. He started his career at Companhia Hidrelétrica do São Francisco (CHESF). He later held leadership positions in different companies and played a key role in the interconnection of the Brazilian power grid, as well as the organization and implementation of the National System for Supervision and Coordination of Interconnected Operation (SINSC). For a period of time he was the President of Brazilian CIGRE.

He is currently Technical Director of Cooperativa de Serviços de Engenharia Ltda. - COOSENGE, a consulting company.

More