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Timothy Owens was the senior building inspector for the city of Santa Clara, California, and was previously the senior electrical inspector for the city of San Diego. He is a principal member of NEC CMP-20 and CMP-18 representing the IAEI. He is also a member of the NFPA's Task Group on Emergency and Standby Power Systems for Homeland Security.
Tim was an IAEI board of directors member representing the Southwestern Section. His other volunteer positions include education program chair for the California Electrical Inspectors, member of Underwriters Electrical Council, and member of the Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, and Energy Advisory Committee for the State of California Building Standards Commission. He was a NEC instructor at the San Diego National Joint Apprenticeship Committee School in San Diego for 13 years and is currently an instructor for the IAEI.
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