Brian is the recipient of the 2018 Southeast American Power Dispatchers Association (SEAPDA) Scholarship. He is a native of Tennessee who joined the IBEW back in 2004 while working for Henkel & McCoy from 2004 until 2007 as an IBEW Journeyman Wireman. In this position he was responsible for switchyard and control wiring installations, including SCADA, metering, 161kv and 500kv breakers, protection relaying, and supporting communications equipment.
He then started working for Tennessee Valley 
Authority (TVA) in April 2008 until May 2016 as a Telecommunications Technician & Telecommunication Specialist where he provided maintenance and commissioning of communications equipment for substations and plants to support systems including SCADA, teleprotection, telephony, and networking. In May 2016 he was then promoted to the position of Network Operating Center Operator where he currently provides 24/7 operator desk assistance and is responsible for the monitoring and dispatching duties for all communications and application issues related to the TVA power grid.
In May 2018, Brian was enrolled into the IncSys Academy and he completed all of the Power System Operations Courses (PSOC) in October 2018, and then was enrolled into the NERC Preparation course and passed the NERC Reliability Coordinator Certification exam in December 2018.
In November 2019, Brian accepted a Transmission Operator position with TVA and will be entering their System Operator in Training (SOIT) program starting in March 2020.
We want to congratulate Brian Cope for receiving the SEAPDA 2018 Scholarship, and also congratulate him for passing the NERC Certification exam. We are proud of your success and allowing our scholarship to help shape your future goals and objectives in the utility industry.
“Words from Brian”
I am very thankful to IncSys and the South East APDA for this scholarship, it has opened up a new door in my career path that would not have been available to me. IncSys Academy’s Power System Operations Course is an excellent online program that I felt did a great job preparing me for passing my NERC Reliability Coordinator Certification with confidence. What I loved about the course was that it really helped me understand the material, not just pass the test, I very recently interviewed and accepted a job offer for a Transmission Operator Trainee position. The IncSys Power System Operations Course training content helped me confidently answer all of the technical questions. The fact that I had passed my NERC exam helped tremendously in getting the job offer. I would recommend IncSys Power System Operations Course to anyone wanting to earn their NERC Certification. The Simulator portions of the program are outstanding! Put that together with good fundamental material and good online lectures that you can watch over and over again until you understand the material, and you’ve got a great comprehensive training program. Thank you IncSys Academy for putting together a great program, for your great support with answering my questions while I was enrolled and what you have done to help me succeed.