Society for Standards Professionals presents NEMA's Muhammad Ali with Emerging Professional Award

August 15, 2019—The Society for Standards Professionals (SES) presented its Emerging Professional Award to Muhammad Ali, AStd, Technical Program Manager for the Building Infrastructure Division of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). SES honored Ali for his distinguished contributions to the Standards profession and for demonstrating leadership qualities among colleagues in the field.
Ali led the NEMA IoTNOW Strategic Initiative to educate NEMA Members on emerging trends that will help electrical manufacturers in their transition into the era of digitization and electrification. He is currently co-leading a Strategic Initiative to modernize and accelerate the development process for NEMA Standards and other technical documents. Ali also coordinates an initiative to maintain the Association’s status as a world-leading Standards developing organization by training and credentialing all NEMA technical staff.
Ali is also a 2018 recipient of the American National Standards Institute Next Generation Award. Ali manages the technical work of the Conduit Fittings, Cable Ties, Outlet and Switch Boxes, Polymer Raceways, Enclosures, Surge Protective Devices, Fuse, and Steel Conduit and Electrical Metallic Tubing Sections. He is the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Secretary of IEC SC 37A, Surge Protective Devices, and IEC SC 37B, Surge Protective Components, and actively participates in U.S. National Committee activities. Ali is currently serving on SES Board and is also an active participant in several SES initiatives.

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