Wissam Balshe has been involved with the power systems industry since 2002. He joined Cummins in 2007, and led the sales application engineering group, then led the Strategic and New Growth Business Development efforts for the Power Solutions Business. His focus is on Distributed Generation, Micro-grid applications and integrated system solutions. Wissam currently leads the Global New Energy Solutions Business for the Power Generation Segment. Wissam has represented Cummins in multiple codes and standards committees (IEE1547, CSA282, NEMA MG1), and trade associations (Vice Chair of the US CHP Association in 2012-2013). He actively advocates for distributed generation incentives at the Federal and State Levels and is on the board of multiple community organizations in Minnesota and on the board of Exergy Energy. Wissam has a Bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota, and an executive MBA from Indiana University.