The Milwaukee section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has elected Metro MLS Chief Information Officer Chris Lambrou its vice-chair. Lambrou will serve a two-year term as the vice-chair, starting Jan. 1, 2021, before assuming a two-year term as the Milwaukee section’s chair.
Lambrou, a 15-year IEEE volunteer, serves as the IEEE Milwaukee Science Kits for Public Libraries program lead. It is a program he brought to the Milwaukee section in 2019. IEEE Milwaukee provides grants to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) activities to communities through the Milwaukee-area public libraries. The goal is for science kits to be just as easy to check out as a library book.
“I’m honored to help serve on this prestigious executive committee,” Lambrou said. “It is a distinguished group of individuals volunteering their time and efforts towards the same goal.”
IEEE touches a variety of industries and plays an impactful role in society. IEEE has the Smart Grid initiative, Smart Cities program, and the Green and Clean Technology standards that directly relate to the real estate industry.
Smart Grid is a worldwide revolutionary initiative that entails new communications and control capabilities, energy sources, generation models, and adherence to cross-jurisdictional regulatory structures.
The organization also has the Smart Cities initiative. It brings together IEEE’s technical societies and organizations to advance state-of-the-art smart city technologies.
Lambrou is actively involved in the Milwaukee community. He also serves on committees at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and Real Estate Standards Organization.
Lambrou joined Metro MLS as its CIO in March 2016. He also is the vice president of WIRE data Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Metro MLS. He oversees data services, focusing on quality, accuracy, and delivery methods.