Amber E. Orr, P.E., is a Professional Engineer in the United States and serves as a Vice President with IEEE-USA. She is a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), and sits on the IEEE Region 6 Executive Board. From 2005 to 2020, she chaired the IEEE Spokane Section.

Amber received the IEEE Special Directors Award for Excellence in Performance (2019) and the IEEE MGA Leadership Award (2018), the only recipient in the Western Hemisphere that year. She also serves on multiple IEEE committees.

With experience in the industrial and power & energy sectors, Amber is currently Director of Engineering, representing several industrial and HPC organizations developing large-scale infrastructure and renewable generation projects across the U.S.

She started her career in the Industrial sector working with an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) company on a variety of large industrial projects primarily in the Western United States. She then worked for an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) that designed and built large custom machinery for clients globally. After this she moved into several consulting engineering roles before taking a position in the Power & Energy Sector.

Amber has functioned as the Director or Engineering Manager of a Power Utility in Washington State for multiple years and also as an independent Electrical Engineering consultant and expert witness. She has over 20 years of engineering experience including supervision of electrical design work for utility, commercial, municipal, industrial, and governmental projects including but not limited to: high and medium-voltage up to 230 kV, utility design and construction, protection systems, power distribution systems; switchgear; motor control centers (MCCs); dry-type and liquid-immersed transformers; motors; communication systems; lightning protection systems; and grounding systems. She is also versed with the National Electrical Code (NEC), the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and has a substantial amount of direct field and inspection experience. In her capacity as a forensics engineer she has provided claims investigations, litigation support and expert opinions to utilities, attorneys, insurance companies, and fire investigators for evaluation and analysis of electrical systems, components and products. She has had the opportunity to serve as an adjunct Engineering Professor for a period of approximately 7 years, as well.