About Us

Patterson Power Engineers, LLC is dedicated to providing top quality engineering for our customers and always strive to be the best in our profession.  We take our obligation as licensed professional engineers very seriously.

Below are organizations we are active participants in or with whom we are members/registrants,

• IEEE Power System Relaying Committee (PSRC)
• National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)

Our goal is to earn our customers confidence while meeting their needs to the best of our ability.  We have a passion for our work and strive to be the best engineers  we can be!

Russell W. Patterson, P.E.
Owner

Russ has eighteen years experience in utility generator and transmission protection and managed the system protection department for TVA until his retirement in 2008 to enter full time consulting.  He is a member of the IEEE Power System Relay Committee where he is vice-chair of the line protection subcommittee and a member of the rotating machinery subcommittee.  He is a senior member of IEEE, a member of CIGRÉ, and a registered professional engineer.  He is also an adjunct faculty at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the electrical engineering department. 

Russ has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University. 

Meyer M. Kao, P.E.
Protection Consultant

Meyer has extensive experience in the electric utility industry.  His main expertise resides in the field of protection and analysis.  He was a system engineer in TVA's operation and maintenance organization, responsible for commissioning of new transmission and generation construction projects, performing power equipment and relaying tests, and assessments of transmission system health.  He has over ten years experience in protection and analysis with Tennessee Valley Authority, as a Power System Specialist.  As Lead Analysis Engineer he was responsible for event analysis for all TVA generation and transmission assets.  This work included analysis of generator trips (nuclear, fossil, and hydro) as well as all transmission up to 500 kV.  Meyer actively participates in the IEEE Power System Relay Committee (PSRC) where he currently is the chairman of the line protection working group D2, "Considerations in Choosing Ground Polarizing Methods."  He is a registered professional engineer and a senior member of IEEE. 

Meyer has a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. 

Meeting the needs of our customers is job one.  We hold ourselves to the highest standard both technically and ethically.