Midwest Reliability Organization
Lawrence A. Johnson is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in compliance engineering, information systems auditing, and cybersecurity. Currently serving as Principal Compliance Engineer/Auditor at Midwest Reliability Organization since July 2018, Johnson evaluates electric utilities for adherence to NERC CIP Standards. Prior roles at ALLETE included Lead Information Systems Auditor, where leadership was provided for IS audit activities, and Information Technology Security Analyst, leading critical cyber security compliance initiatives. Johnson's earlier career included academic roles at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College and technical support positions at Minnesota Power. Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Electronics Technology from the University of Minnesota Duluth.
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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.