Charles G. Forster
Charles Forster organized
Forster Electrical Engineering in January 1981 as a consulting firm. Mr. Forster has provided professional
design services to electric and water utilities in Wisconsin and neighboring
states, and has provided consulting services to industrial and commercial
clients throughout the United States.
The areas of professional
activity Mr. Forster presently pursues are similar to those pursued since 1968.
Education: University
of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
BSEE degree, 1967
Registered
professional engineer in the following states:
Wisconsin-Active Michigan-Retired
Indiana-Retired Illinois-Retired
Iowa- Retired Minnesota-Retired
New Mexico-Retired Arkansas-Retired
Texas-Retired Kansas-Retired
Continuing Education Credits:
Insulation coordination
- University of Wisconsin
Construction safety -
University of Wisconsin
Transmission line
structure design - University of Wisconsin
Energy auditing -
University of Wisconsin
National safety code
seminar - ANSI Seminar
Microprocessor
fundamentals - University of Illinois
Engineering expert and
the courts - University of Wisconsin
Power cable clinic -
University of Wisconsin
Experience:
Oak Manufacturing
Company, Crystal Lake, IL (1967-68)
Applications engineer
Waters &
Associates, Madison, WI (1968-1981)
Forster Electrical
Engineering, Oregon, WI)
President and owner (1981-2000)
Senior Consultant (Since 2000)
Phasor Labs
(Proprietor)
Professional Societies:
Institute of Electrical
and Electronic Engineers - SW Wisc.
Membership Chair, VP and Chair 1981-1984
Illuminating
Engineering Society of North America
Seminar Presentations:
Power line problems in Los
Angeles, CA (1986-87)
industrial
environments Houston, TX (1986-87)
Univ. of Wisconsin (1988-05)
Advanced power quality Univ.
of Wisconsin (1994-00)
Power quality
investigations MEUW -(1997-99)
WECA/WFC -(1997-03)
Stray voltage on the
farm Wisconsin Electric
Co-ops (1984)
Univ. of Wisconsin - Stout (1985)
Moraine Technical Institute (1985)
Stray Voltage Roundup (1990)
Wisconsin Farm Elec. Council (1992-94)
Midwest Rural Elec. Council (2002-05)
NRAES (2003)
Stray voltage training Univ.
of Wisconsin Ext. (1993-10)
Electrical power Univ. of Wisconsin
(1984-99)
in marinas International Marina Conf. (1997)
Lift station design Univ. of Wisconsin
(1994-03)
Metering and harmonics WECA/WFC
- Eau Claire, WI (1993-96)
Natural Resource,
Agriculture
and Engineering Service NRAES
- Camp Hill, PA (2003)
Professional Committees:
Wisconsin Electrical
Code Committee for NEC Code (1990-96)
Wisconsin Electrical
Code Committee for NESC Code (1990-96)
Wisconsin Electrical
Inspection Committee (1990-94)
Wisconsin Utilities
Assoc., Stray Voltage Committee (1989-96)
Wisconsin International
R-O-W Committee (1989-10)
Wisconsin DNR Lift
Station Code Committee (1990-91)
Wisconsin
Power/Communications Committee (1989-96)
Wisconsin Joint Use
Committee (1996-10)
Wisconsin Dept. of Ag.,
Stray Voltage Advisory Council (1989-99)
Public Service
Commission of WI, Stray Voltage Docket 106 (1989-90)
Public Service
Commission of WI, EMF Docket 108 (1990-96)
Public Service Commission
of WI, Stray Voltage Steering Committee(1994-96)
Wisconsin Dept. of
Agric.-"Other Electrical Phenomena" Committee-(2000-06)
Publications:
American Society of Civil Engineers. Planning and Design Guidelines for
Small Craft Harbors. ASCE Manuals
and Reports on Engineering Practice No. 50. Inner harbor electrical design. Revised edition.
New York, NY: American
Society of Civil Engineers, 1994.
www.phasorlabs.com
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