Ben O'Rourke

Technical Specialist at NYISO

Rensselaer, New York, United States

About

Experienced Planning Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the utilities industry. Skilled in Microsoft Word, Matlab, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, and Engineering. Strong operations professional with a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) focused in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Clarkson University.

Experience

  • NYISO (10 yrs 5 mos)
    • Technical Specialist
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Senior Planning Engineer
      Mar 2020 - Mar 2025 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    • Planning Engineer
      Mar 2016 - Mar 2020 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • United Technologies ()
    • Process Engineer
      Sep 2013 - Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Develop work instructions, assembly line process control, non-conformance identification and RCCA.

    • Component Engineer
      Jul 2012 - Sep 2013 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Assess obsolescence issues for CCAs, recommend alternate components for existing builds and new components for new builds.

  • Research Assistant at Clarkson University
    Aug 2010 - Jun 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Research demand response, direct load control, and network reconfiguration.