Ronald (Ron) Chebra is a Solutions Architect with the Grid Automation Energy Unit of Schneider Electric. Prior to joining Schneider Electric, he was a Vice President at KEMA (now DNV GL) where he was responsible for their North American Advanced Metering Infrastructure/Smart Grid (AMI/SG) Consulting practice. He has an extensive background in communication systems and telemetry services, with a specialty in business requirements and strategy, evaluating technical options, and assisting with economic considerations for Grid Automation and Modernization