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Page 110 1 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Mr. Turteltaub? 2 3 VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION 4 BY MR. TURTELTAUB: 5 Q. Mr. Blanton, if you could, could you 6 please give the board the benefit of your background 7 and experiences, please. 8 A. I have a bachelor of science degree in 9 electrical engineering and have worked for utilities 10 since I graduated from Clemson University in 1982. 11 I have experience doing substation 12 design, maintenance and responsibility for substation 13 sighting, and worked for mainly municipal and 14 electric co-ops over the course of my career. 15 And then starting in 2017, started 16 working for a consulting engineering firm and a 17 working -- continue to work for a consulting firm and 18 -- to this day. 19 Q. And when you say a consulting 20 engineering firm, what firm is that and what is your 21 position with that firm? 22 A. At the present time, I have my own 23 consulting engineering firm, R.W. Blanton PLLC. 24 I work with a couple utilities and do 25 consulting and assist other consultants with work