
February 22, 2012
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3B Introduces Products for Turbine Blade Manufacturing
AWEA Regional Wind Energy Summit—Midwest 2012
Crane Service Installs 68-ton Shunt Reactor
David Brown to Participate at Wind Operations and Maintenance SummitÂ
ISO New England Selects GL Garrad Hassan as Wind Power Forecaster
Right Angle Gear Drives From Zero-Max
Sandvik Coromant Appoints New Director of Education
Web Conference on Countering Wind Energy NIMBYism
New Vice President/GM at NAES Power Contractors
NAES Corporation announces the addition of William “Will” Day as vice president and general manager of the NAES Power Contractors office in Hillsboro, Oregon. He is responsible for all activities for NAES Power Contractors emanating from the Hillsboro office.
Day has over 30 years’ experience in the generation industry. Before joining NAES he served as vice president of development engineering and construction at Calera Corporation, a Silicon Valley startup technology venture. Prior to that he spent 20 years in various leadership roles at NRG Energy and Cajun Electric Power Cooperative. During his career Day has held director level roles in transmission, operations, construction, business development, and mergers/acquisitions. He has also represented companies on industry and partnership boards both domestically and internationally.
Headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, NAES is the world’s leading provider of comprehensive services to industries that generate or consume power. For over 30 years, it has specialized in providing services centered on safe, reliable, and cost-effective performance including operations and maintenance; retrofit and maintenance services; on-site turbine inspection/overhaul services; staffing solutions; and customized services designed to improve plant and personnel effectiveness. NAES is owned by ITOCHU International, Inc., the U.S. affiliate of ITOCHU Corporation. With operations in over 80 countries covering a broad range of industries, ITOCHU is among the world’s largest corporations. Go online to www.naes.com.