10 NiSource engineering leaders
Senior vice president, vice president, senior director and director titles in engineering, standards, gas engineering and generation engineering are held today by these NiSource engineering leaders. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at NiSource from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alejandro Cervantes
LinkedInExperience: Director Substation, Vegetation Management, & Electric Measurement · NiSource
Alejandro Cervantes was Director Substation, Vegetation Management, & Electric Measurement at NiSource from 2018 to 2021 and has been Director Utility Transformation there since February 2021. Alejandro Cervantes was Director Vegetation Management, Electric Metering, and Production Management at NiSource from 2015 to 2018 and Manager of Construction Planning there from 2011 to 2012.
Bryan Burns
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering and Outage Planning for Generation at Nipsco · NiSource
Bryan Burns has been Director of Engineering and Outage Planning for Generation at NIPSCO, a NiSource role, since January 2026 and lists Director of Renewable Assets at NIPSCO as a current role from 2021. Bryan Burns held Plant Manager roles at NIPSCO from 2016 to 2021 and was Turnaround Supervisor at bp from 2007 to 2008.
Chirag Patel
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · NIPSCO
Chirag Patel has been Senior Director of Engineering at NIPSCO since February 2026, responsible for T&D Planning, Protection, NERC Compliance, Engineering and Asset Management, and was Director - Transmission at NIPSCO from 2024 to 2026. Chirag Patel was Manager - Electric System Planning at NiSource from 2017 to 2020.
David A.
LinkedInExperience: Director, Transmission · NiSource
David A. was Director, Transmission at NiSource from 2021 to 2023 and Director, Gas Control & System Planning there from 2023 to 2025, and has been VP Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania and Maryland at NiSource since April 2026. David A. was also Director, Gas Operations - COH at NiSource from 2025 to 2026 and Director System Monitoring, Control & Dispatch there from 2018 to 2021.
David Roy
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · NiSource
David Roy was Director of Engineering at NiSource from 2009 to 2012 and has been Vice President of Major Projects there since September 2024, responsible for the execution of electric and natural gas major projects. David Roy was Vice President, Supply Chain at NiSource from 2023 to 2024 and Vice President & General Manager at Columbia Gas of Kentucky from 2019 to 2023.
Eric Belle
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Engineering and Standards · NiSource
Eric Belle has been Vice President of Engineering and Standards at NiSource since May 2021, a role the profile headline lists as Vice President of Engineering and Asset Risk Management. Eric Belle was Managing Director Asset & Risk Management at NiSource from 2019 to 2021, Director Capital Planning there from 2016 to 2018 and Manager Field Engineering from 2009 to 2016.
Jared Webb
LinkedInExperience: Director, Gas Engineering · NiSource
Jared Webb has been Director, Gas Engineering at NiSource since November 2024 and was Director, Field Engineering there in 2024. Jared Webb was Regional Director at Campos EPC from 2021 to 2024, Project Manager there in 2021 and Project Engineer at Matrix PDM Engineering from 2017 to 2021.
Kevin D. Swiger
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director of Engineering · NiSource
Kevin D. Swiger was Managing Director of Engineering at NiSource from 2019 to 2022, retiring in March 2022, and Director of Engineering there from 2012 to 2019. Kevin D. Swiger held manager roles in engineering and operations at NiSource from 1982 to 2009 and has been a Senior Consulting Engineer at ALLSOURCEPPS, INC. since May 2022.
Phil Winter
LinkedInExperience: Director, Power Delivery T&D Line and Forestry · NIPSCO
Phil Winter was Director, Power Delivery T&D Line and Forestry at NIPSCO from 2019 to 2024 and has been Sr. Director, Power Delivery Excellence at NiSource since April 2026. Phil Winter was Director, Gas Operations at NiSource from 2024 to 2026 and lists Director, System Modernization and AMR at NIPSCO/NiSource for 2004 to 2022.
Russell Atkins
LinkedInExperience: SVP Engineering and Construction · NiSource
Russell Atkins has been SVP Engineering and Construction at NiSource since March 2015, based in Merrillville, Indiana. Russell Atkins was Vice President Engineering at Duke Energy Corporation from 2012 to 2015 and General Manager Distribution Design at Duke-Energy from 2009 to 2012.
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