10 Evergy engineering leaders
Vice President of Engineering, Director, Substation & Transmission Engineering, Director Distribution Engineering and Director of Strategic Engineering are among the current roles held by these Evergy engineering leaders. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Evergy from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andy Alexander
LinkedInExperience: Director Distribution Engineering · Evergy
Andy Alexander has been Director Distribution Engineering at Evergy since September 2023, based in Independence, Missouri. Andy Alexander was Sr Manager Distribution Engineering and Analytics at Evergy in 2023, Sr Manager T&D Strategy there from 2020 to 2022 and Sr Manager Distribution Design and Training from 2019 to 2020.
B.J. Bayer
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Engineering · Evergy
B.J. Bayer has been Vice President of Engineering at Evergy since August 2025, based in Olathe, Kansas, and was Plant Manager-Wolf Creek at Evergy from 2020 to 2025. B.J. Bayer was System Engineering Manager at Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation from 2017 to 2018 and Maintenance Manager-ANO at Entergy Operations, Inc. from 2014 to 2016.
Carlos Garcia
LinkedInExperience: Director of Support Engineering · Evergy
Carlos Garcia holds the title Director of Support Engineering at Evergy, a role dated from May 2020, based in Burlington, Kansas. Carlos Garcia also lists Manager of Programs Engineering and Supervisor Systems Engineer rows at Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, the first dated from January 2018.
Cong Do, PE, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Evergy
Cong Do holds the title Director of Engineering at Evergy, a role dated from June 2023, and the profile headline reads Director of Generation Engineering at Evergy. Cong Do also lists a Senior Engineering Manager row at Evergy dated from June 2018 and describes expertise in system design, construction and project management.
Dustin Wirth
LinkedInExperience: Director of Design Engineering · Evergy
Dustin Wirth holds the title Director of Design Engineering at Evergy, a role dated from June 2022, and also lists a Senior Engineering Manager row at Evergy from the same date. Dustin Wirth is based in Ottawa, Kansas, and the profile headline reads Design Engineering Director at Evergy.
Jake Ernest, PE
LinkedInExperience: Director of Strategic Engineering · Evergy
Jake Ernest has been Director of Strategic Engineering at Evergy since August 2026 and describes the role as Director of Strategic Engineering at Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station. Jake Ernest was Outage Manager - Wolf Creek at Evergy from 2023 to 2026 and Manager of NSSS Engineering - Wolf Creek Generating Station from 2021 to 2023.
Jim McBee
LinkedInExperience: Director, Substation & Transmission Engineering · Evergy
Jim McBee has been Director, Substation & Transmission Engineering at Evergy since July 2018, based in the Kansas City area. Jim McBee was Director, Substation and Transmission - Engineering, Construction & Maintenance at KCP&L: Kansas City Power & Light from 2012 to 2018 and Manager Engineering there from 2011 to 2012.
Katy Onnen, PE
LinkedInExperience: Director, Transmission & Distribution Planning · Evergy
Katy Onnen has been Director, Transmission & Distribution Planning at Evergy since January 2023 and was Sr. Manager, Transmission & Distribution Planning there from 2019 to 2023. Katy Onnen was Manager, Transmission Planning at KCP&L: Kansas City Power & Light from 2016 to 2019 and a Senior Transmission Planning Engineer there from 2012 to 2016.
Kenny Luebbert
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Generation Engineering · Evergy
Kenny Luebbert is a former Senior Director - Generation Engineering at Evergy, a role held from July 2023 to August 2025, and was Director - Generation Engineering there from 2022 to 2023. Kenny Luebbert has been Senior Director - OT Infrastructure at Evergy since April 2025 and was Director - Operations Support at Evergy from 2020 to 2022.
Paul Herrman
LinkedInExperience: Director Engineering Projects · Evergy - Wolf Creek Nuclear Station
Paul Herrman is a former Director Engineering Projects at Evergy - Wolf Creek Nuclear Station, a role held from February 2022 to January 2023. Paul Herrman has been Senior Director Continuous Learning at Evergy since August 2024 and was Design Engineering Manager at Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation from 2017 to 2018.
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Match the person's engineering area, such as generation and nuclear plant engineering, distribution design, substation and transmission work or system planning, to the decision you face. Check when each role started or ended to judge how recent the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which engineering decisions took up most of your team's time in your role?
- 02How did your team weigh reliability, cost and regulatory needs when planning grid or plant work?
- 03What did you learn about balancing long-term engineering projects with day-to-day reliability work?
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