Electric utilities
10 transmission line engineering experts
These ten engineers lead or have led transmission line engineering, design or standards teams at electric utilities. A reader can learn how transmission line engineering leaders run their teams at electric utilities.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brian Williams, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Transmission Line Design Manager · Southern Company
Transmission Line Design Manager at Southern Company since 2025. Former Transmission Line Design Supervisor (2021–2025), Transmission Line Design Team Leader (2017–2019) and Transmission Line Design Engineer (2011–2017) at Southern Company, and Power Plant Engineer there (1999–2001).
Catherine Powers
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager Transmission Lines Engineering · ComEd
Senior Manager Transmission Lines Engineering at ComEd since 2024. Former Sr. Manager T&S Engineering Standards and Applications (2022–2024) and Design Engineering Manager (2020–2022) at ComEd, and former Mechanical Design Engineer 3 at Exelon Generation (2015–2020).
Claire Carlson, PE
LinkedInExperience: Manager III - Transmission Line Design · Oncor Electric Delivery
Manager III - Transmission Line Design at Oncor Electric Delivery since 2024. Former Manager II - Transmission Line Design (2023–2024), Manager I - Transmission Line Design (2021–2023), Senior Engineer (2020–2021) and Staff Engineer (2019–2020) at Oncor Electric Delivery.
Justin Bennett, PE
LinkedInExperience: Transmission Line Engineering Manager · American Electric Power
Transmission Line Engineering Manager at American Electric Power since 2025, a role the profile places at AEP - SWEPCO. Former Engineer Senior (2025), Engineer (2022–2025) and Engineer Associate (2020–2022) at American Electric Power, where the profile also lists an Engineering Intern role in 2019.
Les Svatora, PE, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Supervisor - Lines · Nebraska Public Power District
Engineering Supervisor - Lines at Nebraska Public Power District, a role listed from 1978 with no end date. The profile describes responsibility for the engineering design of 34.5kV through 345kV electric lines throughout the majority of Nebraska. The profile headline lists the person as Engineering Technical Lead at Nebraska Public Power District.
Parker Wrozek, PE
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager Transmission Line Engineering · Xcel Energy
Senior Manager Transmission Line Engineering at Xcel Energy since 2017, and former Senior Engineer at Xcel Energy (2011–2017). The profile describes a career designing high voltage transmission lines, with projects ranging from single pole change outs to large 345 kV designs.
Ron Rohr, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Transmission Line Engineering · Evergy
Manager, Transmission Line Engineering at Evergy since 2025. Former Transmission Line Engineer at Evergy (2021–2025) and at Black & Veatch (2015–2021), and former Transmission Engineering Intern at Westar Energy (2013–2015). The profile places the Evergy manager role in the Engineering and Technical department at manager level.
Teja Rao
LinkedInExperience: Manager - Transmission Line Standards · American Electric Power
Manager - Transmission Line Standards at American Electric Power since 2024. Former Supervisor - Transmission Line Standards (2019–2024), Transmission Line Standards Engineer (2012–2019) and Transmission Line Engineer (1995–2012) at American Electric Power.
Thomas Hale, P.E
LinkedInExperience: Transmission Line Engineering Manager · National Grid
Transmission Line Engineering Manager at National Grid since 2024; the profile describes leading the Transmission Line Engineering department at National Grid. Former Lead Supervisor Transmission Design (2022–2024) and Engineer (2017–2022) at National Grid.
Vance Williams, PE
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Manager - Transmission Line Engineering · Duke Energy Corporation
Engineering Manager - Transmission Line Engineering at Duke Energy Corporation since 2025. Former Engineering Manager - Substation Engineering (2022–2025), Senior Engineer - Substation Engineering (2020–2022) and Substation Engineer (2020) at Duke Energy Corporation.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's work to your question, since line design, structural engineering and design standards each call for different depth. Also consider whether you need someone who still does hands-on design or someone who manages a design group and its consultants, and pick a person whose current role fits that need.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide between wood, steel and other structure types when designing or rebuilding a transmission line?
- 02How do you split line design work between in-house engineers and outside engineering firms, and how do you check their work?
- 03What design standards and review steps catch the most expensive mistakes before a line goes to construction?
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