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10 Duke Energy engineering leaders
These ten current and former Duke Energy engineering leaders hold or have held vice president and director roles in engineering at Duke Energy, including nuclear and transmission engineering. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams at Duke Energy.
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01—10Angela Burkhart
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director Duke New Nuclear Generation · Duke Energy Corporation
Engineering Director Duke New Nuclear Generation at Duke Energy Corporation since February 2024. Former Director of Engineering Corporate Functional Area Manager (2020–2024), Director of Engineering (2020), Assistant Operations Manager (2019–2020) and Shift Manager (2018–2019) at Duke Energy Corporation.
Dave Fischli
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering & Programs · Duke Energy Corporation
Former Director of Engineering & Programs at Duke Energy Corporation (2021–2026), a role in which the profile says Dave Fischli led five regionally based engineering teams. Project Director at Duke Energy Corporation since February 2026, and former Manager - Generator Engineering (2017–2021) and Generator Program Manager (2015–2017) at Duke Energy Corporation.
Jeremy Galloway
LinkedInExperience: Nuclear Engineering Director · Duke Energy Corporation
Nuclear Engineering Director at Duke Energy Corporation since July 2018, a role the profile places at Oconee Nuclear Station. Former Operations Shift Manager (2015–2018), Shift Technical Advisor (2010–2015) and Control Room Supervisor (2010–2015) at Duke Energy Corporation.
Jim Connor PE PMP
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · Duke Energy Corporation
Former Director Of Engineering at Duke Energy Corporation (2014–2023), a role the profile describes as director of engineering for new plants and major retrofits. Former Director of Nuclear Engineering (2014–2015) and Engineering Manager (2011–2014) at Duke Energy Corporation, and former System Engineering Manager at Nextera Energy (2010–2011).
Lee Keller
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director, Central Design Organization · Duke Energy Corporation
Former Engineering Director, Central Design Organization (2023–2024) and former Engineering Director, Corporate Functional Area Manager (CFAM) Group (2019–2024) at Duke Energy Corporation. Former Engineering General Manager (2015–2018) and Engineering Director, Catawba Nuclear Station (2011–2015) at Duke Energy Corporation; the profile lists Lee Keller as retired since 2024.
Rick Bagley
LinkedInExperience: Vice President-Transmission Design Engineering & Asset Management · Duke Energy Corporation
Vice President-Transmission Design Engineering & Asset Management at Duke Energy Corporation, a current role the profile dates from July 2012. Former GM-Transmission Asset Management (2007–2012) and GM-Transmission Construction and Engineering (2004–2007) at Progress Energy.
Rico Ashley, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Duke Energy Corporation
Director of Engineering at Duke Energy Corporation since January 2020, a role the profile places in Clearwater, Florida. Former Manager II - Reliability Engineering (2018–2020), DISTRIBUTION ENGINEERING MANAGER (2016–2018) and ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR - SUBDIVISION DESIGN (2014–2016) at Duke Energy Corporation.
Shawn Gibby
LinkedInExperience: Vice-President Nuclear Engineering · Duke Energy Corporation
Vice-President Nuclear Engineering at Duke Energy Corporation since June 2021, a role the profile places in Charlotte, North Carolina. Former General Manager Engineering (2020–2021), Nuclear Station Maintenance Manager (2016–2020) and Nuclear Fuel Mechanical and Thermal-Hydraulics Engineering Manager (2005–2008) at Duke Energy Corporation.
Steven Fox
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Duke Energy Corporation
Director of Engineering at Duke Energy Corporation since January 2023, a role the profile describes as Plant Reliability Strategic Director; the profile also lists a separate Director of Engineering row at Duke Energy Corporation from 2021 to 2022. Former Manager Fleet Digital Process Engineering (2019–2021) and Manager Fleet Common Design (2013–2018) at Duke Energy Corporation.
Tom Short
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · Duke Energy Corporation
Director Of Engineering at Duke Energy Corporation since June 2016, a role the profile describes as director of a Central Electrical Engineering group supporting Fossil Hydro Generation across multiple geographic regions. Former Station Manager (2014–2015), Station Manager, Noblesville CC (2012–2014) and Combined Cycle General Manager (2006–2012) at Duke Energy Corporation.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a utility split engineering work between central design groups and engineering teams at individual plants?
- 02What does a utility engineering team need to see before approving a major plant retrofit or new generation project?
- 03How do utility engineering leaders decide when to use outside engineering firms versus in-house staff?
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