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Founded in 2017 and based in the Pacific Northwest, Electric Utility Design Tools develops application specific software to help utilities, developers, and consultants be more effective and efficient in the design of power delivery systems. Our goal is to create intuitive software that will allow engineers from a variety of disciplines to contribute to an optimized and environmentally responsible electric grid.

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  • Jon T. Leman, P.E., Ph.D.

    Partner

    Dr. Leman received B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from the University of Idaho in 2001 and 2010 respectively. He received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at Washington State University in 2021 (emphasis in power system electromagnetics).

    Dr. Leman has over 20 years of experience in power systems engineering with emphasis in electrical design of high voltage overhead and underground transmission and distribution systems. Project voltages range to ±600 kV DC and 765 kV AC. Dr. Leman previously worked as a Principal Engineer with the consulting firm POWER Engineers, Inc. He currently works as the Chief Engineer and Technology Officer at Clearwater Power Company. His technical interests include power system electromagnetics, numerical methods, transient analysis, wave propagation, insulation coordination, and transmission planning.

    Dr. Leman is a senior member of IEEE, a member of CIGRE, and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Idaho, USA.

  • Ray D. Seegmiller

    Partner

    Mr. Seegmiller has been working professionally as a software developer since earning his B.S. in Computer Science in 2008. After graduating, he worked at Southwest Research Institute on networked aeronautical telemetry standardization for the Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program. He then moved to Metecs where he developed immersive training simulations for heavy equipment for John Deer and Ditch Witch as well as virtual reality habitat evaluation tools and low-power sensor networks for NASA. He followed that up with some time as a full stack developer at Amazon. Now he spends his time building engineering tools for the electric utility industry. Some philosophies that drive his design and development process are:

    • A tool should do a few things very well
    • Rapid iteration is key for design software

    In his spare time he enjoys developing his own compiler tools, compiler, and programming language.

  • Robert G. Olsen, Ph.D.

    Scientific Advisor

    Dr. Olsen received the B.S.E.E. degree from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, in 1968, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA, in 1970 and 1974, respectively.

    Since 1973, he has been with Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA. Other positions include Senior Scientist with Westinghouse Georesearch Laboratory, NSF Faculty Fellow with GTE Laboratories, and Visiting Scientist with ABB Corporate Research and EPRI. His research interest is application of electromagnetic theory to high-voltage transmission systems. He has nearly 100 publications in refereed journals. He is one of the authors of the AC Transmission Line Reference Book—200 kV and Above (EPRI, 2005).

    Dr. Olsen is an Honorary Life Member of the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society. He is also past USNC representative to CIGRE Study Committee 36 (EMC) and Past Chair of the IEEE Power Engineering Society AC Fields and Corona Effects Working Groups. In addition, he is also the Past Associate Editor for the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY and Radio Science.

    Dr. Olsen is also the author of the two-volume series “High Voltage Overhead Transmission Line Electromagnetics” available online at no cost. Textbook Link.

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