Northport's Paul DiBenedetto Celebrated By PSEG LI

From PSEG Long Island:

February 21 2020

UNIONDALE, NY - PSEG Long Island is proud to celebrate Paul DiBenedetto of Northport and dozens of his engineering colleagues for Engineers Week (Feb. 16 - 22, 2020). DiBenedetto studied alternative energy and power generation as part of his engineering education and he works in the company’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy department.

“My job involves finding innovative, greener energy solutions to reliability issues and sustainability,” said DiBenedetto. “My main focus is in helping customers understand how to reduce their energy usage during peak consumption times, reduce their energy bills and reduce carbon emissions.”

PSEG Long Island employs more than 140 people with an engineering job title or role, including Field Engineers, Civil Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Project Engineers, Power Engineers, Resource Planning Engineers, Environmental Engineers, Industrial and Systems Engineers, Substation Engineers, Resource Planners, Lead Designers and more.

“The diversity in job titles and the vast and varied roles engineers play at PSEG Long Island is a source of great pride,” said Daniel Eichhorn, president, and COO of PSEG Long Island, who also holds an electrical engineering degree and is a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE). “Our engineers design and maintain the electric infrastructure and ensure our customers have safe, reliable power today and also in the future.”

PSEG Long Island employees are highly skilled. More than two dozen are Licensed Professional Engineers (PE), which is the engineering profession's highest standard of competence as deemed by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). In New York State, a PE requires a combination of education, several years of work experience and the successful completion of two day-long exams.

Throughout the week of Feb. 16, across PSEG Long Island, engineers’ achievements and contributions will be celebrated for Engineers Week. EWeek, as it is called, is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. The week also celebrates how engineers make a difference in our world.

Community service is important to PSEG Long Island employees, and the engineers are no exception. Engineers played a big role in the 30,000 community service hours PSEG Long Island employees completed last year. Weekends in February and March, groups of engineers and other employees are judging and refereeing robotics competitions. Throughout the year individuals participate in mentoring in local schools assisting girls and boys with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum and also serve as mentors for engineering students at local colleges. PSEG Long Island engineers also participate in community partnership events, including beach and grounds beautifications, food packing activities for Island Harvest Food Bank, and more.

EWeek was founded in 1951 by NSPE. This year it is being celebrated Feb. 16-22. Follow the conversation on social media: #eweek2020 or for more PSEG Long Island employee stories, follow #PSEGLIProud.

This press release was produced by the PSEG Long Island. The views expressed here are the author’s own.