Learning Series: Ask the Experts - Power Control Systems

Director of Applications Engineering

Pete started his career as an Applications Engineer for ASCO. As an Applications Engineer Pete created proposals for Power Control Systems, Automatic Transfer Switches and Communications Products to meet customer requirements. This included comprehensive bills of material, specification compliances and specific project drawings. In this role Pete was also responsible for project negotiations.

Pete was promoted to Sr. Applications Engineer and then Project Manager. In his role as Project Manager Pete handled all aspects of customer project in the Northeast and Southeast areas from order inception to final commissioning. His Responsibilities included Equipment Submittals, Specification Compliances, System Sequences of Operation, obtaining approval, conducting Factory Acceptance Test and ensuring Power Control Systems and Automatic Transfer Switches were manufactured per customer requirements and delivered on time.

Pete has served as Director of PCS & ATS Applications Engineering and is currently Director of Applications Engineering for Power Control Systems.

He holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Director of Project Engineering

• BSEE in Electrical Engineering
• Started with ASCO in 2002 as an Associate Product Engineer for the Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) group
• Regional Project Manager in the Northeast Region of the USA from 2004-2010
• Executive Project Manager (global special projects with a focus on large data center projects) from 2010-2014
• Director, Project Management 2014- current

Director of Engineering

Anthony (Tony) Landi is the PCS (Power Control Systems) Director of Engineering at ASCO Power Technologies. He has 28 years of tenure with ASCO, where he began as a Technician in the Switch Power Lab. While working in the Power Lab, he achieved the level of Sr. Engineer, performed qualification tests and assisted in the development of several transfer switch product lines, including extensive work on the ‘G’ switch. From there, he took the position of Product Engineer for PCS and began designing and programming power control systems for large Healthcare facilities, financial institutions and Data Centers. During his time in PCS, Tony has worked as a Product and Sr. Product Engineer, Principal Engineer, Engineering Manager and is currently the acting Director of Engineering for PCS.

Tony received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New Jersey.

Tony has extensive experience with generator controls, PLCs, protective relay applications, transfer switches and transfer controls for switchgear.

Director of Power Systems

Doug Head holds his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and is a 20 year veteran at ASCO Power Technologies. He has served as a Field Sales Engineer and District Sales Manager and currently holds the position of Director of Power Systems. This role holds him accountable for business and strategic partnership development, sales and counseling the company on the changing needs of the data center market. His extended responsibilities include counsel with marketing, management, product development and engineering.