10 Sempra operations leaders
Directors of electric and gas distribution operations, customer operations and electric generation leaders and a chief operating officer at SDG&E and SoCalGas make up this list. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Sempra from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alan Colton, PE, SE
LinkedInExperience: Director - Customer Field Operations · San Diego Gas & Electric
Alan Colton is a former Director - Customer Field Operations at San Diego Gas & Electric, a role held from June 2020 to December 2022, and also held Director - Gas Operations, San Diego Region from 2018 to 2020 and Director - Field Service Delivery from December 2022 to September 2023 at SDG&E. Alan has been Sr. Director - US Midstream at Sempra Infrastructure since October 2023.
Alan Marcher
LinkedInExperience: Director - Gas Operations - San Diego Region · San Diego Gas & Electric
Alan Marcher is a former Director - Gas Operations - San Diego Region at San Diego Gas & Electric, a role held from November 2014 to January 2018, and the profile headline describes Alan as a retired director of San Diego Gas & Electric and Sempra. The listing also shows Director – Support Services – Fleet, Facilities, Land & Real Estate at SDG&E from 2018 to 2022 and Manager of Project Management there from 2008 to 2014.
Darren Weim
LinkedInExperience: Director of Electric Generation · San Diego Gas & Electric
Darren Weim has been Director of Electric Generation at San Diego Gas & Electric since February 2025 and was Director of Electric Regional Operations there from 2021 to 2025 and Director of Transmission & Substation Operations from 2019 to 2021. The listing also shows Director of Operations at Sempra Renewables from 2017 to 2019, and the profile cites large-scale operational improvement and safety performance.
Erin Brooks
LinkedInExperience: Director - Customer Operations · SoCalGas
Erin Brooks has been Director - Customer Operations at SoCalGas since August 2025, a role the listing places in the Operations department at director level. The profile is based in Santa Monica, California, and the listing shows no other work rows, so a reader should ask which parts of customer operations the role covers.
Jorge DaSilva
LinkedInExperience: Director - Electric Regional Operations · San Diego Gas & Electric
Jorge DaSilva is a former Director - Electric Regional Operations at San Diego Gas & Electric, a role held from January 2018 to October 2021, and the profile headline describes Jorge as a retired Director of Electric Operations at SDG&E. The listing also shows Director - Operations and Enterprise Risk Management at Sempra from 2014 to 2018 and Director - Gas Operations at Sempra from 2010 to 2014.
Linh-Chi Hua
LinkedInExperience: Director, Gas Distribution Operations · SDG&E
Linh-Chi Hua has been Director, Gas Distribution Operations at SDG&E since July 2026, and the listing also shows Director - Construction & Vegetation Management at SDG&E since February 2025. Linh-Chi held other SDG&E roles, including Manager of Gas Construction & Compliance Operations from 2021 to 2025 and Manager - Planning, Construction & Outreach from 2019 to 2021.
Nicole Richardson, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Director - Electric Distribution Operations & Field Service Delivery · San Diego Gas & Electric
Nicole Richardson has been Director - Electric Distribution Operations & Field Service Delivery at San Diego Gas & Electric since February 2025. The listing also shows SDG&E roles as Manager of Field Service Delivery from 2023 to 2025, Manager of Construction & Operations from 2019 to 2023 and Operations and Engineering Manager from 2017 to 2019.
Patrick Kinsella
LinkedInExperience: Director - Gas Operations, San Diego Region · San Diego Gas & Electric
Patrick Kinsella is a former Director - Gas Operations, San Diego Region at San Diego Gas & Electric, a role held from September 2020 that the profile headline marks as retired. Patrick also held SDG&E roles as Director - Mobile Home Upgrade Program from 2019 to 2020 and Sr Manager Eastern & Mountain Empire Construction & Operations Districts from 2015 to 2019.
Rodger Schwecke
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Chief Infrastructure Officer · Southern California Gas Company
Rodger Schwecke has been Chief Operating Officer at SoCalGas since March 2025, according to the experience section of the profile, which carries the headline President and Chief Operating Officer. The listing also shows Southern California Gas Company roles as Senior Vice President, Chief Infrastructure Officer from 2020 to 2025 and Senior Vice President, Gas Operations and Construction from 2019 to 2020.
Tyson Swetek
LinkedInExperience: Director Electric Distribution Operations · San Diego Gas & Electric
Tyson Swetek has been Director Electric Distribution Operations at San Diego Gas & Electric since December 2020. The listing also shows SDG&E roles as Wildfire Mitigation Programs Manager from 2019 to 2020, Electric Transmission Engineering Manager from 2017 to 2019 and Electric Substation Operations and Engineering Manager from 2014 to 2017.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's area to your question, since electric distribution, gas operations, customer field service and generation leaders see different parts of the work. Check whether the role is current or former and which Sempra utility the person worked for.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you plan and staff field operations in the area you led?
- 02How did safety and risk considerations shape your day-to-day operating decisions?
- 03How do you measure operations performance and decide where to invest in improvements?
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