John Bickley has been hired as the vice president of sustainable utility sales at Hydrotex, a manufacturer and distributor of high performance lubricant and fuel improver solutions. Bickley has over 35 years of experience in electric utility operations, maintenance and technical support, collaborative R&D, consultative sales, transmission systems reliability and compliance monitoring. He has held various positions at previous employers, including; TXU (Luminant), The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Pavilion Technologies, The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) and Shermco Industries. Bickley earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University and a masters in engineering management from Southern Methodist University. In addition, he has a registered professional engineer license in the State of Texas and is a member of several engineering associations including; American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers and Texas Society of Professional Engineers.