Raymond L Hecker, M.B.A., B.S.A.E.,...

Raymond L Hecker, M.B.A., B.S.A.E., is vice president of business growth at Franek Technologies, Inc. and author/instructor of the "Power Protection of Mission Critical Medical and Laboratory Equipment" course, showed at UC Irvine's Learning Center onward Jan. 24, 2004.

Was the Northeast blackout a "told you so" about overconfidence in our power?

It was actually the power shortages and blackouts in California during the first half of 2001 that was the primary reason for developing this course. Political deregulation and industry management in the