Stewart Cedres is a former senior technical lead and strategist of Electric Grid Resilience Capabilities within the Office of Electricity. Mr. Cedres was a recognized energy expert specializing on critical infrastructure resilience and on advanced complex systems. He has nearly 25 years of experience in the federal government where he has been actively engaged in a wide range of energy activities including R&D, modeling & analytics, policy, and field operations. He managed the Phase 2 UAV projects and Phase 1 technology to mitigate workforce shortages projects.