Standards Committee Special Election Nomination Form
to Fill a Vacancy for a Term Ending December, 2011
Please complete this form no later than March 8, 2011 and send to Monica Benson at .
Which Industry Segment will this candidate represent? (Check one.)X / Segment 3 / Load-Serving Entities
Segment 5 / Electric Generators
Nominee’s name and contact information.
Name / John Bussman
Job Title / Manager Reliability Compliance
Organization / Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.
Telephone / 417-885-9216
E-mail /
Mailing Address / PO Box 754
Springfield, MO 65712
Has the nominee been contacted to verify willingness to serve on the SC? / Yes X / No
Person making this nomination (if different from nominee).
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Please provide a brief summary of the nominee’s qualifications for this SC position. (The summary should be no longer than a single page of single-spaced text.
John Bussman is currently the Manager, Reliability Compliance at Associated Electric Cooperative Inc., His responsibilities include the management and coordination of all activities within the Reliability Compliance department. The primary areas of technical responsibility and activities are focused around NERC compliance associated with the Reliability Standards. The position is responsible for ensuring compliance procedures are produced, reviewed and revised as needed and required for all standards applicable to Associated set by the North American Electrical Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the SERC Reliability Corporation.
John was a member of the Engineering Compliance Advisory Group (ECAG) and Operation Compliance Advisory Group (OCAG) at SERC Corporation. He was the vice chairman of ECAG prior to SERC dismantling these groups in early 2010. John was an active participant with the SERC Engineering Committee and continues to take a very active role in the standards process. He recently had been participating on the CIP Standards Drafting Team as an observer for CIP-002 Version 4.
John has a diverse background in the area of Compliance requirements. Prior to taking his current position, he worked in Transmission Planning for two years. Prior to this he worked in the Nuclear Industry for 18 years with Sergeant & Lundy and Public Service Electric and Gas in New Jersey as a Project Manager and Project Engineer. He is a Veteran of the USAF and has a BSEE from the University of New Haven and has a current Professional Engineering License with the state of Missouri.
October 15, 2010