10 Consumers Energy engineering leaders
Keith Kurdziel, Executive Director of High Voltage Engineering at Consumers Energy, is one of ten Consumers Energy engineering leaders listed here, alongside people who hold director roles in electric design, distribution, generation and gas engineering. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Consumers Energy from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Amanda Ward
LinkedInExperience: Director Gas Engineering Measurement, Regulation & Controls · Consumers Energy
Amanda Ward has been Director Gas Engineering Measurement, Regulation & Controls at Consumers Energy since November 2024 and was Director Gas Operations Strategy, Programs and Tools there from 2022 to 2024. Amanda Ward was Gas Distribution Manager - South at Consumers Energy from 2019 to 2022 and Manager of Gas Distribution Corrosion Control there from 2017 to 2018.
David Thornock
LinkedInExperience: Director Generation Engineering - Ludington Pumped Storage · Consumers Energy
David Thornock has been Director Generation Engineering - Ludington Pumped Storage at Consumers Energy since April 2023 and was Director of Generation Planning there from 2019 to 2023. David Thornock was Director of System Engineering at Consumers Energy from 2017 to 2019 and Director Component Engineering in Asset Management there from 2016 to 2017.
Gregory Griffin
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director of Electric Design · Consumers Energy
Gregory Griffin has been Executive Director of Electric Design at Consumers Energy since September 2019 and was Executive Director of Generation Engineering there from 2017 to 2019. Gregory Griffin was Executive Director of Distribution Performance at Consumers Energy from 2016 to 2017 and Electric Zone Manager for Southeastern Michigan there from 2014 to 2016.
Jeff Parker
LinkedInExperience: Director of Gas Distribution Engineering · Consumers Energy
Jeff Parker has been Director of Gas Distribution Engineering at Consumers Energy since January 2021 and was Director of Gas Customer Deliverability - West there from 2014 to 2020. Jeff Parker was IT Business Relationship Manager at Consumers Energy from 2012 to 2014 and Compliance Assurance Manager there from 2011 to 2012.
Jennifer Partlan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering, LVD Planning - East · Consumers Energy
Jennifer Partlan has been Director of Engineering, LVD Planning - East at Consumers Energy since March 2025 and was Engineer Manager, LVD Planning there from 2017 to 2025. Jennifer Partlan worked in Substation Construction at Consumers Energy from 2013 to 2017 and was Work Methods and Field Tools Manager there from 2012 to 2013.
Jeremy Sall
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Consumers Energy
Jeremy Sall has been Director of Engineering at Consumers Energy since July 2025. Jeremy Sall was Sr Manager Engineering - Renewables at Consumers Energy from 2023 to 2025, Engineering Manager there from 2022 to 2023 and Production Supervisor III there from 2020 to 2022.
Keith Kurdziel
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director of High Voltage Engineering · Consumers Energy
Keith Kurdziel has been Executive Director of High Voltage Engineering at Consumers Energy since July 2025 and was Director of HVD Reliability Engineering there from 2023 to 2025. Keith Kurdziel was Manager of Electric Standards at Consumers Energy from 2019 to 2023 and Manger of Distribution Standards and Materials there from 2017 to 2019.
Lindsey Starken
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - Generation Asset Design · Consumers Energy
Lindsey Starken has been Director of Engineering - Generation Asset Design at Consumers Energy since February 2026 and was Principal Clean Energy Project Development Manager there from 2024 to 2026. Lindsey Starken was Senior Clean Energy Project Development Manager at Consumers Energy from 2023 to 2024 and Clean Energy Project Development Manager there from 2022 to 2023.
Steven R. Brehmer
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Consumers Energy
Steven R. Brehmer has been Director of Engineering at Consumers Energy since January 2026 and describes leading electric distribution standards, grid modernization, and technology enablement. Steven R. Brehmer was Supervising Engineer - New Technology at DTE Energy from 2022 to 2026 and Senior Engineer there from 2019 to 2021.
Steven Sulzman
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Consumers Energy
Steven Sulzman has been Director of Engineering at Consumers Energy since March 2024, with a headline of Director - Electric Supply Engineering, and was Principal Project Development Manager there from 2023 to 2024. Steven Sulzman was Senior Engineer Lead at Consumers Energy from 2014 to 2021 and Assistant Project Engineer at NTH Consultants, Ltd. from 2008 to 2014.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What took most of your time in your current engineering role, and how did you decide what to handle yourself?
- 02How do you balance reliability work on the existing system against new capital projects?
- 03What did you carry over from your own past roles that changed how you lead engineering teams?
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