Alan Burchardt celebrated 10 years in corporate marketing at Burns & McDonnell, a leading global engineering and construction firm. He is a senior writer/editor specializing in the power sector, with experience ranging from advertising and event communications to magazine articles, blogs and white papers. He previously spent 15 years in editing and design for newspapers, most of it for The Kansas City Star's award-winning Sports Daily section. He is based in west suburban Chicago. (August 2022)