Madeline May Knipfing

About Madeline May Knipfing

14 years of diverse utility experience, specializing in managing teams and leading engineering and design projects for distribution utilities of various scales. Enjoys developing and implementing methods, processes, and tools to identify and mitigate risks, manage scope, schedule, and budget, and finds opportunities to optimize performance and outcomes. Have a proven track record of effective leadership, consistently driving both people and processes to achieve maximum performance and profitability.Experience in project engineering providing scoping, engineering, and design direction on electric distribution overhead for two fire hardening programs. Experience providing technical and functional supervision to a team of electric designers, gas fielders and gas designers. Experience managing gas distribution compliance programs. Experience in gas distribution high pressure pipeline planning and construction, and OH electric distribution construction. High attention to detail and extremely organized. Effective at establishing good working relationships among various inter-dependent departments. Bachelor\'s degrees in Civil Engineering and Business. California Professional Engineer. Specialties: GO95, 49 CFR 192, GO112F 143.5, natural gas pipeline construction, understanding of operation and maintenance of gas distribution system, SynerGEE, AutoCAD lt, SAP, Gas Calc, Visio, Revit/BIM, Rate Case support for Capital Gas Distribution, NMS, GO95, O-Calc, ClickUp, Procore.

Experience

1. Regional Sector Leader

   Stantec

   Apr 2025 — Present

Education

• San Francisco State University - Civil Engineering

  B.S., Civil Engineering

• University of Southern California - Architecture

  Architecture

• San Diego State University - Business

  B.S. Business Administration, Marketing