23 Jul Gage Bickler
Gage Bickler is the Regional Telecommunications Engineer for the Upper Great Plains region in Western Area Power Administration. Responsibilities in this role include coordinating the planning, organization, directing, and execution of telecommunications projects that affect the power system and communications network across WAPA’s territory throughout the states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from North Dakota State University and is a registered engineer in the state of North Dakota. Over the past 10 years he has worked in both the private and public sectors in the electric utility industry with an emphasis on operations technology and telecommunications. He has been integral to the design, procurement, planning, deployment, and maintenance of Upper Great Plain’s current MPLS network utilized to transition away from the legacy SONET/TDM communications system and acts as the regional technical advisor supporting communications-related items impacting Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance efforts.