Dr.-Ing. Joachim Schmid

• Born on 30. January 1954 in Crailsheim / Germany
• Nationality: german
• married, 2 children

education:

• 18. 06. 1985    Dipl.-Ing.  Universität Stuttgart
• 30. 01. 1991    Dr.-Ing. Universität Stuttgart, Institut für
                          Energieübertragung und Hochspannungstechnik, 
                          Prof. Kurt Feser 

professional career:

• 1985 - 1990   Research assistant at Institut für Energieübertragung und
                        Hochspannungstechnik, Universität Stuttgart
                        main topic: Influence of atmospheric parameters
                                          on elecrical discharge in air
• 1991 - 1994  development engineer at Emil Haefely & Cie AG 
                        in Basel / Switzerland
                                development projects for line traps, air core coils,
                                bushings, capacitors and instrument transformers
• 1994 - 1997  Head of product development at Haefely-Trench AG 
                        in Basel / Switzerland
                                Products: Instrument transformers, bushings, 
                                                capacitors
• 1997 - 2000  Head of engineering and development instrument 
                       transformers
• 2000 - 2003  Expert in Trench Transmission Technology 
                        at Trench Switzerland in Basel
                                 development of new instrument transformer 
                                                       technologies
                                 know how transfer within the international 
                                     Trench group, mainly to China and Canada
• 2004 - 2008  Head of Trench Transmission Technology 
                        at Trench Switzerland in Basel
                                  responsible for know how of Trench instrument
                                     transformers, capacitors and bushings for the entire
                                     Trench Group
                                  develop and maintain common designs 
                                      in the Trench Group
• 2009 - 2015  Global development instrument transformer for the 
                        entire Trench Group
                       Head of development instrumet transformer 
                        at Trench Switzerland
• 2011 - 2015  Responsible for the Basel Location of 
                        Siemens Switzerland ltd.
• since 2015    free consultant in high voltage engineering
                                            

committee work:

• CES TK38 Instrument Transformers
• member since 1999
• chairman since 2008
• IEC TC 38 Instrument Transformers
• member in WG 29  (2006 - 2007)
• member in WG 37  (since 2007)
• Project leader 61869-10, 61869-11, 61869-12 within WG37
  (since 2009)
• liasion member TC38-TC33 (since 2009)
• member in CAG (since 2009)
• member in WG 42 (2010-2013)
• member in MT48 (since 2015)
• CIGRE
• member in WG 12.16 (1999 - 2002)
     Instrument Tranformer Technology
• member in WG A3.06 (2009 - 2012)
     Reliability of High Voltage Equipment
• member in WG A3.15 (2005 - 2009)
     Non Conventional Instrument Transformer

personal membership:

• VDE
    (Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik, Informationstechnik e.V.
     / Germany), 
    personal member since 1988
• Electrosuisse
    (Verband für Elektro-, Energie- und Informatiostecnik / Switzerland)
    personal member since 1997
• CIGRE
    (International Council on Large Electric Systems)
    personal memeber since 2012