Midwest Reliability Organization
Alex Pratt is an experienced IT professional with a career spanning over 16 years in various roles related to IT infrastructure and support. Currently, Alex serves as the Manager of IT Infrastructure at Midwest Reliability Organization since August 2016, following a progression from IT Infrastructure Lead. Prior experience includes positions as IT Engineer - Wintel Systems and Desktop Administrator at Enerpac Tool Group (formerly Actuant Corporation) from November 2011 to August 2016, and as Senior Service Desk Administrator at VMware between December 2009 and October 2011. Earlier in Alex's career, roles included System Administrator and Technical Support Intern at Noridian Mutual Insurance from December 2006 to December 2009. Alex holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from North Dakota State University, earned from 2001 to 2007.
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Midwest Reliability Organization
Welcome to Midwest Reliability Organization! Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) is dedicated to achieving its vision of a highly reliable and secure North American bulk power system. The MRO region spans the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and all or parts of the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The region is comprised of more than 200 organizations that are involved in the production and delivery of electricity, including municipal utilities, cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, transmission system operators, federal power marketing agencies, Canadian Crown Corporations, and independent power producers. MRO's primary responsibilities are to: ensure compliance with mandatory Reliability Standards by entities who own, operate, or use the interconnected, international BPS; conduct assessments of the grid's ability to meet electricity demand in the region; and analyze regional system events. Additionally, MRO creates an open forum for stakeholder experts in the region to discuss important topics related to addressing risk and improving reliable operations of the power grid.