Mr.
Joseph Castagna
Tagline
Backup and Emergency Power
Contact
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Phone+1-877-861-5040 (Work)
Biography
Research
The Electrical Engineering combined degree program at FIU College of Engineering and Computing in conjunction with over three and a half decades spent internationally in the backup and emergency power system domain has been modified to concentrate on cyber physical systems and security regarding hardening facilities from directed attacks using the electrical grid to penetrate a secured facility.
Certifications
Technical Expertise
Special Skills
Technical Specialties
Providing proven technical advisory services for compliance and risk management in critical infrastructure environments is unique to each client. Each client's needs are remarkable in their operations regardless of geographical location or industry to meet the demands of their customers. The specific solutions focused on the efficiency, optimization, and safe operation of each client's apparatus and facilities. With over thirty-five years of international and domestic technical expertise from the military, manufacturer, distributor, and contractor domains, this insight solves many issues clients face. Furnishing a complete range of technical advisory services developed from working in power generation with a concentration on critical operations which utilize power systems that comprise multiple industries.
Additional Specialties
The area of specialization is backup and emergency power systems typically found in agriculture and food facilities, chemical plants, commercial facilities, communications, critical manufacturing, dams and hydroelectric facilities, information technology/data centers, DoD and DoD contractor facilities, emergency services, energy and power generation, government facilities, healthcare and outpatient surgical centers, petroleum facilities, transportation, and logistics facilities. Additionally, the manufacturer certifications and distributor training courses establish the operational parameters of the apparatus. Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering has provided insight into the most complex systems many rely on for daily operations. Therefore, the advisory services' primary objective is to provide this insight to the end users of these systems to maintain regulatory compliance and seamless operations.
Interests
Experience
Consultant
JVC Consulting & Engineering Services
Publications
Castagna, J., "Facility hardening from cyber attacks originating from the electrical grid," Engineering Cyber-Physical Systems and Critical Infrastructure.
Education
Florida International University
Bachelor of Engineering
Engineering
, 2025
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