Mr. Griffiths is the Project Manager for Usinas y Trasrmisiones Electricas (U.T.E), the national electricity company of Uruguay. He has administrative responsibility for managing human resources, equipment and materials for all projects in the northern region of the country, overseeing a staff of 195 people. U.T.E. is currently undertaking electrification of the interior regions of Uruguay as part of a long-term national development program.

Mr. Griffiths holds a Bachelors degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Uruguay (1983), and a Master's degree in Civil Engineering (1984) from the University Of Sheffield, U.K.