Operations Conference – Operational Leadership

Committee Members

Aaron Anderson

City of Tacoma

Network & Communication Manager
Member

Brad Belluz

Hydro One Inc.

Customer Operations Manager
Member

Lawrence Buchanan

NW Natural

Utility Field Services Sr. Manager
Session Leader

Aaron Caldwell

POWER Engineers, Inc.

Sr Project Manager
Member

Jason Christiansen

Dominion Energy

Operations Supervisor Dominion Energy
Member

Derk DeVries

NV5

Power Delivery Vice President, Director of Business Development
Member

Kimberly Escamilla

Southern California Edison

Manager of Contractor Safety Programs
Member

Justin Freeman

Southern California Gas Company

Gas Operations Area Manager
Session Leader

Andrew Gutierrez

Southern California Gas Company

Gas Operations Area Manager
Chair

Kirk Gyllenskog

Salt River Project

Design Manager
Session Leader

Brian Hampton

KPMG LLP

Member

Alexander Hicks

Southern California Gas Company

Distribution Engineering Team Lead
Member

Cheryl Jones

Southern Cross

Products Distribution Manager | Account Executive
Member

Jaie Jones

Puget Sound Energy

Manager, Electric Operations
Member

Efren Mejia

Riverside Public Utilities

Utilities Electric Engineering Manager
Member

Kelly Miller

Salt River Project

Manager, Distribution Improvements Engineering & Support
Member

Lisa Muirden

NW Natural

Utility Field Services Manager
Member

Deanna Orpen

SaskPower

Director, Distribution Operations
Member

Rebecca Prich

Portland General Electric

Manager of Field Operations - Substation Operations
Member

Shaurya Kumar Sinha

ENMAX Corporation

Business Planning Manager
Member

Yaphet Wiltz

Asplundh Construction Corporation

Division Manager
Member

Louise Woodruff

FortisBC

Regional Manager - Project Management Office
Member

Carlos Wright

Colorado Springs Utilities

Manager - W/WW Construction & Maintenance
Member