10 PacifiCorp operations leaders
Curt Mansfield, Senior Vice President, Power Delivery at PacifiCorp, heads this list of ten PacifiCorp operations leaders, joined by vice presidents and directors of transmission and distribution, grid, substation and plant operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at PacifiCorp from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Austin Warriner
LinkedInExperience: Director of T&D Operations · Pacific Power
Austin Warriner has been Director of T&D Operations at Pacific Power since July 2024. Austin Warriner was T&D Area Operations Manager at PacifiCorp from 2022 to 2024 and T&D District Operations Manager there from 2021 to 2022, and was Operations Coordinator / Dispatch at SFBP from 2016 to 2021.
Christopher Spencer
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Transmission and Distribution Operations · PacifiCorp
Christopher Spencer has been Vice President, Transmission and Distribution Operations at PacifiCorp since August 2024, based in the Salt Lake City area, and was Managing Director, T&D Operations and Support Services there from 2019 to 2024. Christopher Spencer also held Director, T&D Technical Services and Manager, Substation Operations at PacifiCorp.
Curt Mansfield
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Power Delivery · PacifiCorp
Curt Mansfield has been Senior Vice President, Power Delivery at PacifiCorp since May 2021, and the profile says Curt Mansfield oversees operations, maintenance, construction, engineering, asset management and support organizations for Rocky Mountain Power. Curt Mansfield held Pacific Power - vice president operations at PacifiCorp from 2015 to 2018.
Daniel Koppes
LinkedInExperience: Director of Main Grid Operations · PacifiCorp
Daniel Koppes has been Director of Main Grid Operations at PacifiCorp since January 2023, based in Vancouver, Washington. Daniel Koppes was Senior Project Manager at PacifiCorp from 2019 to 2020 and Senior Substation Engineer there from 2009 to 2019, and was Project Manager at Cache Valley Electric from 2020 to 2023.
James Bolinger
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director Wyodak, Dave Johnston Power Plants · PacifiCorp
James Bolinger has been Managing Director Wyodak, Dave Johnston Power Plants at PacifiCorp since June 2021, based in Douglas, Wyoming, and was Managing Director Dave Johnston Power Plant there from 2018 to 2022. James Bolinger was also Director Wyoming Transmission/Distribution at PacifiCorp from 2011 to 2018.
Ken Meneley
LinkedInExperience: Director Business Operations T&D · PacifiCorp
Ken Meneley has been Director Business Operations T&D at PacifiCorp since November 2020, based in Portland, Oregon. Ken Meneley was Director IT at PacifiCorp from 2018 to 2020 and Mgr. Application Development there from 2001 to 2016, and was Product Manager Utility Sector at Oracle from 1998 to 2001.
Kevin Freeman
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Operations T&D North · PacifiCorp
Kevin Freeman was Director Of Operations T&D North at PacifiCorp from 2020 to 2026 and has been Managing Director, Emergency Management & Wildfire Response there since December 2025, based in Portland, Oregon. Kevin Freeman was Area Manager at PacifiCorp from 2019 to 2020 and Wires Manager there from 2018 to 2019.
Paul Radakovich
LinkedInExperience: VP, Operations · PacifiCorp
Paul Radakovich lists VP, Operations at PacifiCorp as a current role with no start date shown, alongside VP, Strategic Repositioning at PacifiCorp since November 2017, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The profile headline gives VP, Strategic Repositioning at PacifiCorp as the main title.
Tim Barry
LinkedInExperience: Director of Substation Operations · PacifiCorp
Tim Barry has been Director of Substation Operations at PacifiCorp since May 2023, based in Medford, Oregon, and was Substation Operations Manager there from 2012 to 2023. The profile's about section, written as a substation operations manager for Pacific Power, describes overseeing operations and preventative and corrective maintenance on substations.
Zach Barnes
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director - Delivery Assurance & Operations Support · PacifiCorp
Zach Barnes has been Managing Director - Delivery Assurance & Operations Support at PacifiCorp since April 2026, based in Portland, Oregon, and was Director - Strategic Program Delivery there from 2023 to 2026. Zach Barnes was Strategy Manager - Operational Performance Management at PacifiCorp from 2014 to 2023.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current operations role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which reliability or maintenance issues need your attention and which your teams should own?
- 03What has your own work taught you about keeping transmission and distribution operations reliable?
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