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2023 Engineer of the Year
Nominated by IEEE: ROBERT POSMA
Robert Posma is a principal electrical and fire protection engineer with facility, utility, and transportation designs throughout Alaska. His arctic experience translated to his work on the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station and a new data center for the McMurdo Station, currently under construction to consolidate data centers across the Station with a micro-turbine for the facility’s base electrical and heat load. Robert was responsible for the Clear Space Force Station’s new radar complex’s security framework and integration with the Station’s security monitoring system and site electrical design.
Robert received his BS and ME in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After graduation, he joined RESPEC (formerly PDC Engineers), developing custom CAD applications in support of the electrical engineering designs. Robert’s contributions to the AutoCAD A/E industry have been recognized with a lifetime membership to the Alaska AutoCAD Users Group, and he has shared his experience by teaching customization classes at Charter College. Robert is actively involved with the IEEE Alaska Section as its treasurer, where he organized the 2021 and 2023 NEC and NESC safety classes, demonstrating his commitment to the engineering community’s education and safety.
Robert has served the Anchorage community as a little league and high school baseball and softball coach and president of Polar Little League. He has been a member, treasurer, and president of the Mountain View Lions Club since 1999 and organized their spring electronics recycling event since 2021. Robert currently serves as the second vice-district governor of Alaska’s District 49A Lions.
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