Brian Lydic, Chief Regulatory Engineer for IREC, has been active in renewable energy since 2005, starting in installation and then working on standards and regulatory issues for PV inverter manufacturer Fronius. At IREC since 2017, he has worked with regulatory stakeholders to further the organization's mission to increase access to sustainable energy and energy efficiency, particularly through interconnection rule proceedings. He is a member of UL 1741, UL 3141, and IEEE 1547 working groups, helping to improve the grid integration of PV and energy storage systems. Brian is a founding member and chair of the Forum on Inverter Grid Integration Issues (FIGII), an ad-hoc consortium of DER experts that seeks to address emerging high penetration issues through research and standardization. Working with utilities, manufacturers, and experts, Brian helps to craft and revise technical requirements and processes for grid interconnection in states across the country.