Tennessee Valley Authority
Charles Barker is an experienced engineering professional currently serving as an Engineering Program Manager at the Tennessee Valley Authority since May 2009, where responsibilities include providing independent oversight of WBN Engineering and contributing to the Browns Ferry 95003 Inspection Readiness Assessment Team. Previously, Charles held the position of System Engineer, overseeing critical reactor coolant, CVCS, and waste disposal systems. Prior to the Tennessee Valley Authority, Charles served in the US Navy from May 1989 to June 2009 as a Submarine Officer on multiple submarines, including USS PITTSBURGH, USS CONNECTICUT, USS NORTH CAROLINA, and USS NEW MEXICO. Academic credentials include a Master of Engineering in Engineering/Industrial Management from Old Dominion University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) operates a public power system and supplies power in Tennessee, northern Alabama, northeastern Mississippi, and southwestern Kentucky and in portions of northern Georgia, western North Carolina, and southwestern Virginia. The Company manages the Tennessee River, its tributaries and certain shorelines to provide navigation, flood damage reduction and electricity, among others. The Company is a wholesaler of power. The Company sells power to local power company customers of TVA (LPCs), which then resell power to their customers at retail rates. TVA's LPCs consist of municipalities and other local government entities (municipalities), and customer-owned entities (cooperatives). TVA has approximately three nuclear sites consisting of over six units in operation and approximately one unit under construction. The Company's transmission system has approximately 70 interconnections with over 10 neighboring electric systems.