Science Olympiad National Tournament 2012
SPONSOR ADdRESS Lyndon Dupont, Progress Energy Florida,Inc., Operations Director Lyndon Dupont, Operations Director at Florida Power Corp. (doing business as Progress Energy Florida, Inc.) of Progress Energy, Inc., has more than 23 years of progressively responsible experience in a company with revenues of approximately $10 billion. Progress Energy Florida, Inc., engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in Florida. It operates oil and gas, coal and nuclear-fired power plants. Progress Energy Florida provides retail and wholesale electric services to approximately 1.6 million customers. Its service territory covers approximately 20,000 square miles in Florida, and includes the areas around Orlando, as
well as the cities of St. Petersburg and Clearwater. The company was founded in 1899 and is based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Lyndon has spent 16 years as an operating leader in a variety of business units within Progress Energy, including engineering management, distribution operations management, region service management, resource management, contract management, vegetation management, metering services, construction process management and plant operations. His understanding of operations, planning and execution encompasses safety, engineering, customer service, system reliability, power
restoration, project management, asset management, financial management, work plan development, business process management, union labor management and organizational design. Among his significant previous positions with Progress Energy, Lyndon served as North Central Region Vice President, Director of Resource Management and Construction, South Central Region Service Manager, South Central Region Engineering Manager, Lake Buena Vista Distribution Operations Manager, Manager of North Florida Combustion Turbine Plants, Energy Delivery Florida Project Review Group Chairman, and Energy Delivery Florida Operations Committee Chairman. Lyndon Dupont holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from The Florida State University.
Keynote Speaker Jan C. Garvaglia, M.D., Florida District Nine Chief Medical Examiner and Discovery Channel’s “Dr. G., Medical Examiner” Jan C. Garavaglia, M.D. (aka “Dr. G”) is the chief medical examiner for the District Nine Medical Examiner Office covering Orange and Osceola counties in Florida and has been a forensic pathologist for more than 23 years. She is also currently a clinical associate professor for The Florida State University College of Medicine. A graduate of the St. Louis University School of Medicine, Dr. Garavaglia completed her internship in internal medicine and her residency in pathology at the University Hospitals in St. Louis, MO. She then completed a fellowship in forensic pathology at the Dade County Medical Examiner Office in Miami, FL. She is certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic, clinical and forensic pathology.
Prior to joining the office in Florida, Dr. Garavaglia was a medical examiner at the Bexar County Forensic Science Center in San Antonio, Texas, for 10 years. During that time, she also served as a clinical assistant professor for the Department of Pathology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and as a member of their Graduate Faculty Council for the Graduate School of Biomedical Science. She has also worked as a medical examiner in Jacksonville, FL., and the metropolitan Atlanta area. Dr. Garavaglia is a member of the National Association of Medical Examiners, the Florida Association of Medical Examiners, and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and is on the editorial board of the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. She has received community service
awards for her work in forensic pathology. In addition, Dr. Garavaglia has given numerous presentations and lectures at various institutions, and has been published in scientific media such as the Journal of Forensic Sciences, Journal of Trauma, and The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. She is also the subject and host of the popular TV show “Dr. G. Medical Examiner,” which appears on the Discovery Fit and Health TV channels, and won an International Health and Medical Media award for “Best Health Series” in 2008. She has also appeared on “Larry King Live,” “Oprah,” “Rachel Ray Show” and “The Dr. Oz. Show.” Dr. Garavaglia is married to Mark Wallace, M.D. They have three sons, Alex, Eric and Luke.
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