Reflections on the Past Two Decades: Dave Bryant of CTC Global Corporation, Expert in the Grid Professionals Group - [an Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Expert Interview]
Periodically we like to check back in with our Energy Central Experts to learn about the latest and greatest from their perspectives, and in doing so we found that Dave Bryant recently passed twenty years with CTC Global. He’s also spent several of those years as a part of our Network of Experts in the Transmission Professionals Group, and so in recognition of both of those milestones we wanted to welcome him back for another entry into our Energy Central Power Perspectives Interview Series.
You can check out Dave’s “New Expert Interview” and last year’s “Check-In Interview,” but keep reading below for our conversation where Dave reflects back on the past two decades in the sector and where he thinks this will take us in the years to come.
Matt Chester: Dave, you’ve been with CTC for just over twenty years now. I want to start by asking how your roles and priorities have evolved over that time.
Dave Bryant: Thanks, Matt. As with any start-up (and this was my fourth), everyone initially wears many hats. In the beginning there were only five of us. Now there are well over 500 and our fifth core production facility is slated to open before the end of this year. My various roles at CTC have been very diverse. We started off with extensive R&D, tooling suite development, QA/QC procedures, and testing, and worked very closely with consultants, utility personnel and project financiers. Our relationships and the knowledge shared by our utility customers helped us improve the ACCC® Conductor and hardware technology and complete many successful pilot projects. While we learned a lot in the lab, we learned equally important lessons in the field. Along the entire journey, I’ve done my best to share what I continue to learn with my colleagues, customers, and industry friends. My strategy has always been to ‘work myself out of a job’ while helping others take over various roles and responsibilities.