John Warren

About John Warren

Experienced utility executive. Skilled in strategic planning for in Transmission Operations and Operational Technology. Authored multiple strategic plans for transmission and presented findings and plans to to C-suite. Executive level experience in running Transmission control centers and Operational Technology as well as data center technology. Includes working with multiple stake holders to establish people, process and technology to run and automate transmission control centers including multiple vendors industry standard platforms (GE, OSI, ABB, Seimens). Managed all levels of capital projects including but not limited to control centers, transmission capital plans, generation interconnections. Includes working with financial departments to build budgets and report on financial progress. All levels of experience implementing and automating NERC compliance for both FERC ordered 693 and 706 standards. Design and implemented automated GRC tools for NERC/FERC compliance improving human performance in operations and operational technology.

Experience

1. Director, Transmission Control Center

   Pedernales Electric Cooperative

   Sep 2022 — Present · US

   Managing director building new transmission control center from ground up including facilitating multiple projects. Projects included:Full refresh all substation equipment for telecommunication transport infrastructureControl center from the ground up including all technologyEnergy management system including all SCADA database and display buildsStaffing plan and execution for full transmission control center staffStrategic plan for long term transmission and budget

Education

• Acton School of Business

  Edge Leadership, Organizational Leadership

  2015 — 2015

• Texas A&M University

  Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  1992 — 1994

• The LBJ School of Public Affairs

  Essentials of Leadership , Organizational Leadership

  2014 — 2014

Skills

• Natural Gas
• Integration
• Project Planning
• Engineering Management
• Power Systems
• Energy
• Program Management
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Smart Grid
• Power Generation
• Leadership
• Engineering
• Turbines
• Renewable Energy
• Software Project Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Software Development
• Auditing Standards
• Human Performance
• Wind
• Nerc Compliance
• Smart Metering
• Energy Efficiency
• Digital Photography
• Electric Power
• Project Engineering
• Change Management
• Management
• Transmission
• Contract Management
• Process Improvement
• Sharepoint
• Electrical Engineering
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Ercot Compliance
• Microsoft Office
• Nerc
• Energy Management