Ian Ramsay joined Siemens in 1988. He has had many roles in the company over his tenure, ranging from FACTS control system design and FACTS software programming to commissioning. Ian programmed the control system for the world’s first ASC/TCSC and wrote the software and commissioning the first Siemens containerized SVC. Following on from that Ian spent time as a project manager for FACTS projects including the first FSC to be built in China and then moved to Sales and Business Development for FACTS devices. Ian spent about 5 years as Regional Director for GIS substation for the US and Canada. After spending around 19 years in Germany, he and his family moved to the US in 2008. After which he was Project Director for a Pump Storage Development project in California. Since 2011 Ian has had numerous positions at Siemens now Siemens-Energy, including FACTS Business Development, Director of Engineering, Director of Project Management and now Head of Technical Sales for FACTS.