Gary W. Mullis
CFEI
Senior Managing Engineer
Biography
Mr. Mullis brings over 40 years of engineering experience, including three decades of design and analysis consulting in the electric utility industry. His expertise spans transmission and distribution systems up to 250 kV, as well as generation facilities powered by diesel, gas, combustion turbines, hydroelectric, and renewable energy sources. With more than 10 years as a forensic engineer, he has investigated large-scale losses (up to $200 million), electric shock and arc flash incidents, and conducted equipment condition assessments. Mr. Mullis has also served as a subject matter expert for the U.S. Department of Justice in a False Claims Act case and advised a major electric utility on standard of care issues related to a $500 million reliability upgrade involving 500 kV, 230 kV, and 69 kV transmission and substation infrastructure.
Credentials
- CFEI
Representative Consulting Assignments
- Steel Mill | Personal Injury | 35 kV Electrical contact accident - Plaintiff Expert
- Utility Transmission Line | Personal Injury | 115 kV Fatal Electrical Contact Accident - Defense Expert
- Nursing Home | Personal Injury | 120 Volt - Electrical contact accident - Defense Expert
- Hospital | Personal Injury | 120 Volt - Electrical contact accident - Plaintiff Expert
- Cable TV Outside Plant | Personal Injury | Vehicular Fatality - Defense Expert
- Cable TV Outside Plant | Personal Injury | 4 kV Fatal Electrical Contact Accident - Defense Expert
- Aluminum Truck Wheel Plant | Fire Damage | Cost of Loss calculation | >$100 million
- Cable Manufacturing Plant | Fire Damage | Cost of Loss calculation | >$100 million
- Aluminum Smelting Plant | Fire Damage | Cost of Loss calculation | >$100 million
- Float Glass Plant | Furnace breakout | Cost of Loss calculation | >$200 million
- Regional Wastewater Utility | Hurricane Damage | Cost of Loss calculation
- Municipal Water and Wastewater Utility | Hurricane Damage | Cost of Loss calculation
- Municipal Wastewater Utility | Hurricane Damage | Cost of Loss calculation
- 200 MW Solar Farm | Inverter Damage | Root cause analysis and scope of damage assessment
- 74 MW Solar Farm | Inverter Damage | Root cause analysis and scope of damage assessment
- 90 MW Solar Farm | Inverter Damage | Root cause analysis and scope of damage assessment
- Utility Substation | 230 MVA Transformer Damage | Root cause analysis and scope of damage assessment
- PPL Electric Utilities | $500 million reliability upgrade to 500 kV, 230 kV, and 69 kV transmission and substation facilities
- 115 kV Transmission Line | Structural failure of 17 double-circuited 115 kV transmission structures during a wind event – Root Cause Analysis
Professional Experience
- 2025 - Current | Senior Managing Engineer | YA Group
- 2014 - 2025 | District Engineering Manager, Consulting Engineer | EDT
- 2011 - 2014 | Electrical Engineering Department Manager | Charlotte Hydro Group - HDR
- 1989 - 2011 | Partner | UTEC
- 1085 - 1989 | Project Engineer | Black & Veatch
Education
- NC State University - Master of Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Raleigh - North Carolina
- NC State University - Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering - Raleigh - North Carolina
- Appalachian State University - Bachelor of Science - Business Administration - Boone - North Carolina
Training Courses
Licenses
- PE51945 - Alabama
- 22245 - Arkansas
- 0997 - California
- PEN.0034391 - Connecticut
- 91018 - Florida
- 039434 - Georgia
- 30469 - Kansas
- 34502 - Kentucky
- PE.0046253 - Louisiana
- PE18461 - Maine
- 57853 - Maryland
- 58389 - Massachusetts
- 6201066593 - Michigan
- 15482 - New Hampshire
- 24GE05864700 - New Jersey
- 102611 - New York
- 015448 - North Carolina
- E-80292 - Ohio
- PE092566 - Pennsylvania
- 15418 - South Carolina
- 117764 - Tennessee
- 135772 - Texas
- 018.0135415 - Vermont
- 0402024204 - Virginia
- 024069 - West Virginia
- 16222 - Wyoming