Joe is experienced in power contracts and power plant design and operation.  Since March 2001 he has assisted the State of California oversee its power contracts including negotiation, performance management, technical review, due diligence, and analysis. 

Previously, Joe was employed by Southern California Edison Company (SCE).  At SCE, his responsibilities included contract negotiations with Independent Power Producers to terminate/restructure long-term power purchase contracts with SCE.  Joe has over twenty-five years of experience in the electric utility industry in areas of contract management, legal agreements, negotiations, design engineering, construction, start-up and operation, maintenance, and technical and economical viability assessments of power generating facilities.  He successfully managed several multi-million dollar projects from conceptual stage to final engineering, including cost benefit analyses, construction, startup and initial operation.

Joe also has experience at nuclear power plants including SCE’s San Onofre Nuclear Power Plants 2 and 3, Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Station Unit 2 restart project, and Louisiana Power and Light Company’s Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant.

Joe received his B.S.N.E. in 1976 from Texas A&M University.