Buddy Rogers has thirty-nine years of experience working in the energy industry. He has a proven track record in organizational dynamics, team building, operations management, resource management, asset plan development, and resource utilization. Buddy also has experience working with the international Transmission Operations Maintenance benchmarking study which consists of twelve different utilities throughout the world. He has both domestic and international acquisition experience and has led many corporate and departmental teams overseeing everything from operational execution issues, organization design and implementation issues to corporate strategic directives such as branding and employee engagement.

Buddy holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University, 1983 and a Master of Business Administration from Queens University of Charlotte McColl School of Business, 2009. Winner of the 2009 David C. Stephens Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award and also holds a Professional Certifications Engineer in Training Certification NC.