PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (PG&E)
Expert Engineer, GHG Emission Strategies
2022 - Present
- Serve as technical witness in the CPUC proceeding for California's first utility-scale gas transmission hydrogen blending demonstration, presenting its technical feasibility, safety and prudence (decision pending).
- Direct technical strategy for hydrogen blending across a 50,000-mile natural gas pipeline system, guiding feasibility assessment and infrastructure readiness planning.
- Developed and delivered PG&E's first "Hydrogen Blending 101" training to 1,000+ employees, building company-wide awareness of hydrogen's carbon reduction potential, system impacts and PG&E's current readiness.
- Served as interim manager of a 5-person team (2.5 months, 2024), documenting key processes, balancing workload and ensuring a smooth leadership transition.
Principal Hydrogen Program Manager (1-year rotation)
Feb 2026 - Feb 2027
- Develop enterprise hydrogen transport strategy, informing pipeline planning with anticipated production methods and the customers pipelines would serve.
- Serve on a California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) committee, providing input on hydrogen policy.
Senior Engineer, R&D and Innovation
2018 - 2022
- Led 25+ hydrogen, RNG and carbon management R&D projects to completion across a $5M portfolio, partnering with 12 global research organizations (Sandia, PRCI, etc.) and 15+ technology vendors.
- Established gas decarbonization expertise at PG&E in a new R&D area, developing whitepapers and technical analyses published on PG&E's public biomethane webpage.
- Led the 2020 PRCI hydrogen state-of-the-art study team, coordinating a consulting contractor and member companies worldwide to document the state of knowledge, gaps and research needed for hydrogen blending.
- Evaluated the technical merit and business value of emerging decarbonization technologies, presenting business cases to senior management to justify supporting their development.
- Authored a 10-year technology roadmap defining ~$2M/yr of R&D investment across hydrogen, RNG and carbon capture, aligned with California's 2045 carbon neutrality target.
- Mentored a summer intern (2020) and a career-level engineer (from 2021) on the decarbonization R&D portfolio.
Gas Engineer, R&D and Innovation
2016 - 2018
- Led a $2M+ asset traceability program from inception through field pilot to deployment readiness, partnering with a 5-engineer vendor team to develop software capturing high-accuracy GPS coordinates and material specifications of newly installed gas assets, enabling 100% traceability and stronger data integrity.
- Formed and led a cross-functional team across lines of business, including union representatives, to prepare internal processes for company-wide adoption of the asset traceability program, managing scope, cost, schedule, technology and procurement risks.
- Resolved a critical-path barrier to the asset traceability program's deployment by partnering with manufacturers to make ASTM F2897 barcodes on plastic gas assets reliably readable.
- Drove compliance with a new asset encoding standard across 6 OEM partners, enabling digital asset management for all gas distribution pipeline components.
Operations Engineer, Gas Control Center
2014 - 2016
- Designed and implemented a gas distribution emergency response process, adopted by 2,000+ personnel, that positions the Gas Control Center to provide system-wide situational awareness and coordinate plans to resolve emergencies.
- Drove adoption of the emergency response process through cross-functional consensus building, new company standards and procedures, web-based training, and in-person roadshows at company yards.
- Applied operational incident analysis to identify systemic risks and communicated lessons learned to Gas Control personnel, driving safety improvements.
ENBRIDGE GAS DISTRIBUTION
Senior Engineering Project Leader, Construction and Operations
2013 - 2014
- Justified a $0.5M capital investment in hydrovac excavation equipment through an executive business case, delivering $1M+ in annual O&M savings.
- Supervised 10-person contractor crews during high-pressure pipeline construction, ensuring safe and efficient execution.
- Developed an algorithm, grounded in fluid mechanics, to calculate odorant concentration in a pipeline and purge stack.
Engineering Project Leader, Engineering Materials Evaluation Centre
2011 - 2013
- Improved pipeline reliability through root cause failure analysis of material faults and resulting changes to system operation.
- Managed New Product Introduction programs from evaluation through testing to operational deployment.
- Led the transition to 250+ standardized pipeline materials, strengthening system integrity across the gas pipeline network.