Russell Chetwynd, a Mechanical Engineering graduate from Staffordshire University in England has worked in the Power Generation industry for his whole career. Russell started his career as a Commissioning Engineer for GEC Turbine Generators (later to become part of Alstom), starting up fossil and nuclear power plants in the UK and overseas. After starting up the San Onofre Nuclear Power Station (SONGS) in Southern California, Russell transferred to Southern California Edison as System Engineer with responsibility for the turbine generators.  Since the closure of SONGS IN 2014, Russell has worked for National Electric Coil as a Service Manager.