John was formerly Director of Engineering and Planning of Southern California Edison’s Transmission and Distribution Business Unit, with responsibility for transmission, distribution and substation planning and engineering, protection engineering, project management, advanced technology integration, and research activities in distributed generation resources. Prior assignments included managing the day-to-day operation of Edison’s generation and transmission systems; managing the utility's capital, operating, and personnel budgets, and corporate planning process; and various system planning responsibilities, including long-range generation, transmission and load management planning, and short- and long-range forecasting of system peak loads and energy requirements.   John led teams that were responsible for designing and implementing the market and operations portions of the California Independent System Operator. 

John has over thirty-four years of utility experience, including extensive experience in WECC on operations, transmission, reliability, and dispatch. 

John holds a BSEE degree from the University of California, Berkeley.  He is a member of IEEE, and a registered professional electrical engineer in the State of California.  John was the 2002 recipient of the IEEE-USA Divisional Professional Leadership Award.