10 Exelon engineering leaders
VP transmission and substation engineering, director of engineering, director of transmission and substation engineering and director of relay and protection engineering are among the roles held by these ten Exelon engineering leaders, some of whom have since moved on. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Exelon from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Aaron Smith
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Pepco Holdings
Aaron Smith has been Director of Engineering at Pepco Holdings since April 2024, based in Washington, D.C., and the profile describes central engineering work covering reliability programs, QA/QC and distribution automation. Aaron Smith was Sr Manager Transmission Engineering at Pepco Holdings (2021–2024).
Angie Schuler
LinkedInExperience: Director - T&S Engineering · ComEd
Angie Schuler has been Director - T&S Engineering at ComEd since June 2026, based in Chicago. Angie Schuler was Director - Testing & Commissioning Engineering at ComEd (2023–2026) and Vice President of Power Systems Solutions at SC ELECTRIC COMPANY (2020–2023).
Ben Kregel
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · ComEd
Ben Kregel has been Director of Engineering at ComEd since June 2025, based in the Greater Chicago Area. Ben Kregel was Sr. Manager - Grid Modernization (2024–2025), Sr. Manager - Engineering and Design (2022–2024) and Manager - Reliability Engineering (2020–2022) at ComEd.
Carla Frieh
LinkedInExperience: VP Transmission and Substation Engineering · ComEd
Carla Frieh has been VP Transmission and Substation Engineering at ComEd since April 2022, based in the Greater Chicago Area, and the profile places the role in the engineering department at vice president level. Carla Frieh also lists a Director of Engineering role at ComEd since 2019.
Darryl Stokes
LinkedInExperience: Director Engineering & Standards · Exelon
Darryl Stokes was Director Engineering & Standards at Exelon from June 2007 to April 2014, based in Ellicott City, Maryland. Darryl Stokes was also Vice President - Electric Transmission & Substations (2014–2018) and Vice President - Transmission Operations (2018–2021) at Exelon, and the profile headline describes that last role as retired.
Hector Garcia
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · ComEd
Hector Garcia was Director of Engineering at ComEd from January 2024 to November 2025, based in Lombard, Illinois, and also lists a Sr. Director Distribution Asset Strategy role at Danovo Energy Solutions since August 2025. Hector Garcia was Sr. Manager Reliability Programs (2022–2024) and Sr. Manager Engineering & Design (2020–2022) at ComEd.
Hugo Castaneda
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering REACTS · ComEd
Hugo Castaneda has been Director of Engineering REACTS at ComEd since November 2024, based in the Greater Chicago Area. Hugo Castaneda was Sr Manager Regional Engineering & Design (2022–2024), Manager DA Engineering (2022) and Mgr DA Field Engineering (2019–2022) at ComEd.
Peter Tyschenko
LinkedInExperience: Director, Distribution Engineering · ComEd
Peter Tyschenko was Director, Distribution Engineering at ComEd from December 2018 to July 2020, based in the Greater Chicago Area, and has been Director, Asset Performance & Investment Strategy at ComEd since July 2020. Peter Tyschenko was also Sr Mgr, Distribution Capacity Planning (2016–2018) and Sr Mgr, Distribution Engineering Standards (2007–2016) at ComEd.
Rahul Chhabra
LinkedInExperience: Director, Relay & Protection, SCADA Engineering · ComEd
Rahul Chhabra has been Director, Relay & Protection, SCADA Engineering at ComEd since April 2024, based in Chicago. Rahul Chhabra was Director, Projects & Contracts Management at ComEd (2020–2024) and Manager, Transmission Ops Support at Pepco Holdings (2014–2016).
Vince Cuce
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · PECO
Vince Cuce has been Director Of Engineering at PECO since May 2021, based in the Greater Philadelphia area. Vince Cuce was Manager, Reliability & Capacity Planning at PECO (2019–2021) and Manager, Emergency Preparedness at PPL Electric Utilities (2014–2019).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's utility and area, such as transmission and substations, protection and SCADA, distribution automation or reliability, to the decision you face. Weigh how recently each person held the role and which Exelon utility they worked for.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide which grid and substation projects to fund first?
- 02What did you learn about improving reliability in your role?
- 03How did you work with operations and outside contractors on engineering standards?
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