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Our scientific and technical experts represent UL Solutions and our safety science at its best. This network of specialists diligently works both inside the company and outside to contribute to a global, interdependent environment where safety science thrives and customers are empowered to create a safer world.
As renowned leaders, they spearhead standards committees, serve on boards and as members of influential industry and trade associations, and work with regulatory bodies to drive a shared understanding of safety requirements.
This active participation in the greater landscape of safety science allows them to incubate ideas and create requirements that address the needs of you and your customers, helping you bring new innovations to market more confidently.
UL Solutions experts are disrupters of the best kind in the business of working for a safer world.
Meet the experts
Each of our experts has a specialized expertise and a collaborative approach. They’re well equipped to contribute to the array of products and services UL Solutions offers in the following areas:
Sustainability and Energy Transition | Building Technologies and Construction | Health & Life Sciences | Councils
Sustainability and Energy Transition
Sustainability is crucial for the future of our planet. The principal engineers at UL Solutions serve at the center of our efforts, concepting and consulting on the rigorous science that supports your sustainability and energy transition initiatives.

Ken Boyce
Vice President, Principal Engineering,
Industrial Segment
Energy Transition | Shaping engineering approaches to safety science in renewable energy generation, storage, transition and more.

Michael Slowinske
Director, Principal Engineering,
Energy and Industrial Automation
Decarbonization of Power Generation | Addressing unique safety considerations of renewable energy and energy storage technologies.

LaTanya Schwalb
Principal Engineer,
Energy and Industrial Automation
Safer, More Sustainable Energy Storage | Advocating for safer, more sustainable battery storage technology through the development of technical requirements.

Scott Picco
Principal Engineer,
Energy and Industrial Automation
Modernizing the Power Grid | Promoting grid interconnectivity and safety by validating the grid connection compatibility of green technologies.

Tim Zgonena
Principal Engineer,
Energy and Industrial Automation
Modernizing the Power Grid | Developing certification requirements that demonstrate product safety, grid code compliance and grid integration.

Dwayne Sloan
Director and Principal Engineer,
Built Environment
Built Environment | Advancing energy-efficient and sustainable technologies while balancing fire protection attributes through standard and code development.

Joseph Bablo
Manager, Principal Engineering,
Energy and Industrial Automation
Transportation | Shaping electric vehicle charging standards while pioneering safety innovations in megawatt charging, automatic connection devices, and power export equipment.
Building Technologies and Construction
We are dedicated to helping you meet evolving requirements for safety, quality, performance, sustainability, interoperability and security in building materials and technologies. With our team of industry-leading scientific and technical experts, we drive these initiatives on a global scale.
Dwayne Sloan
Director and Principal Engineer,
Built Environment
Building Technologies and Construction | Focusing on new and evolving standards and innovative technologies that help advance building safety and performance.

Health and Life Sciences
Medical technology and safety concerns are advancing quickly. Principal engineers at UL Solutions are committed to staying at the cutting edge of those changes to help you overcome critical challenges in markets worldwide

Pamela K. Gwynn
Principal Engineer,
Consumer Medical Information Technologies
Health and Life Sciences | Collaborating with manufacturers to navigate complex challenges in market access testing, certification and standards compliance.
Experts in collaboration
At our core, we foster a culture of collaboration that harnesses the specific strengths of each expert on our team. Our specialists seamlessly partner with each other, our customers, industry associations, standards committees, governing bodies, regulatory agencies, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs). This synergy powers our mission of working for a safer world.
Councils and leaders that care
Fire Council
For more than 100 years, the Fire Council has advised us on safety performance requirements for fire suppression equipment, fire resistance, building designs and more.

Led by Dwayne Sloan
Director and Principal Engineer, Built Environment
Electrical Council
Formed in 1913, the Electrical Council advises on opportunities to support and further safety with the electrical authority and inspection community.

Led by Ken Boyce
Vice President, Principal Engineering, Industrial
Security Council
Formed in 1921, the Security Council advises on safety considerations relative to the development, use and application of physical security, cybersecurity and property protection.

Led by Christopher James
Manager, Principal Engineer, Built Environment
Convening of the Councils
Each council meets and works within and across its respective area on a continual, collaborative basis. Once a year, these councils and their stakeholders meet formally at Convening of the Councils, where experts share learnings, insights, recommendations and conclusions, expanding the breadth and depth of each participant’s knowledge. Read this year’s report to learn about what’s top of mind and at the forefront of tomorrow’s safer world.
The Code Authority
The Code Authority community helps support a safer tomorrow. Connect with UL Solutions experts and easily access UL Standards, tools and other resources needed to work confidently and efficiently in the field.
Explore our services
Our products and services are the culmination of our shared expertise. Our offerings are continually changing to help meet the needs of evolving safety concerns, your business needs and your customers’ demands: always backed by science, and never at the expense of safety.

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