Bried, F., "Rick" (M’78, SM’91)

Current Employment:

Equilon Enterprises LLC
P. O. Box 2099
Houston, TX 77252-2099
Tel. No.:(713) 241-7411
FAX:(713) 241-3517
e-mail:f.bried@ieee.org or fbried@equilon.com

Residence:

6914 Billingham Court
Spring, TX 77379-7674
Tel. No.:(281) 376-8699
Spouse:Mary

IEEE Memberships:

• Industry Applications Society
• Power Engineering Society

Education:

• Purdue University - BSEE - 1968

PCIC Activity:

• Active in PCIC since 1986
• Chair Historical Subcommittee: 1996 - present
• Vice Chair Historical Subcommittee: 1994 - 1995
• Chair Transportation Subcommittee: 1992 - 1993
• Vice Chair Transportation Subcommittee: 1990 - 1991
• Secretary Transportation Subcommittee: 1988 - 1989
• Member: Codes and Regulations Working Group, Awards Nominating, Executive, General Program, Historical, Papers Review, Safety and Transportation Subcommittees

Papers Authored/Co-Authored:

• PCIC 1992: API RP 500 - Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities, First Edition, D. N. Bishop, F. Bried and P. S. Hamer
• PCIC 1987: Application of Programmable Logic Controllers for Pipeline Local and Remote Control, F. Bried and J. E. Wilson, Published: IA Transactions - 1988
• PCIC 1986: Electrical and Instrumentation Features of the Cortez and Choctaw CO₂ Pipelines, F. Bried and J. E. Wilson, Presented at IAS - 1987
• Published: IA Transactions - 1987
• PCIC 1981: Advances in Capacitor Starting, F. Bried, J. E. Harder, W. H. Nichols and
• R. D. Valentine, Published: IA Transactions - 1984

Other Professional Achievements:

• Registered Professional Engineer: Indiana and Louisiana
• Member NFPA Electrical Section and NEC Code Making Panel 11 (API): 1996 - present
• Member API Electrical Equipment Interdepartmental Advisory Group (EEIAG) on API RP 500, RP 505 and the NEC: 1991 - present
• Chair API RP 500C Working Group: 1988 - present
• Member IEEE P1349 (Motor Applications in Classified Locations) Working Group: 1994 - present
• Member International Society for Measurement and Control (ISA): 1965 - present
• Member International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI): 1992 - present