susan bragagnolo

vice president, business operations - west

About

A senior leader in the energy and utilities industry with over 30 years of progressive supervision, management and leadership experience. Portfolio and project management expertise for technical and non-technical projects. Key Competencies include: Functional management of - hydroelectric and fossil power design, project management, and construction; electric transmission project management; gas & electric distribution engineering and project management; T&D asset management; utility real estate portfolio and transaction management; environmental compliance and permitting.

Country

united states

City

san francisco

Industry

environmental services

Skill

power generation, project management, energy, engineering, program management, power plants, electric power, contract management, construction, project control, project portfolio management, environmental awareness, process improvement, construction management, environmental compliance, water, asset managment, hydroelectric, electric transmission, inspection, asset management, civil engineering, contract negotiation, environmental permitting, electric transmission and distribution, construction project management, employee development, large group facilitation, public speaking, real estate transactions, training delivery, management, substation, workshop facilitation, energy policy, ms project, analysis

Experience

associate vice president and program director

trc companies, inc.

2018-2 - Present · 8 yrs 8 mos

Responsible for managing TRC's utility program with Pacific Gas & Electric Company. Our team supports PG&E in their execution of electric transmission capital projects.

director - utility development, west coast

trc companies, inc.

2017-4 - 2018-2 · 11 mos

Responsible for West Coast business development for TRC's Power, Oil & Gas, and Environmental sectors in the utility industry.

vice president, business operations - west

trc companies, inc.

2019-2 - Present · 7 yrs 8 mos

director, environmental services

pacific gas and electric company

2007-11 - 2009-9 · 1 yr 11 mos

Managed department of over 100 employees and provided oversight for PG&E's environmental compliance activities related to air quality, water quality, natural resource management and hazardous substance management. Team included a centralized support function and decentralized field support personnel who provide support to lines of business.

assistant to vice president - general services

pacific gas and electric company

1996-10 - 1998-3 · 1 yr 6 mos

Provided support to the Vice President of General Services, comprising seven shared corporate services functions. Acted as Officer's representative in various forums.

civil engineer and design engineer

pacific gas and electric company

1985-8 - 1993-5 · 7 yrs 10 mos

Provided project management and engineering support for substations, service centers, gas transmission and distribution facilities, hydroelectric powerhouses and fossil-fueled power plants. Managed small environmental, civil and mechanical projects.

vice president - energy

parsons corporation

2012-6 - 2016-4 · 3 yrs 11 mos

supervisor - power generation project management

pacific gas and electric company

1996-3 - 1996-10 · 8 mos

Supervised 13 project managers, outage managers and project controls analysts who provided project support for fossil-fueled power plants in Northern California.

director, generation projects, engineering and construction

pacific gas and electric company

2009-9 - 2011-5 · 1 yr 9 mos

* Led team of nearly 200 employees responsible for engineering, project management and construction in Power Generation, primarily supporting PG&E's hydroelectric generation assets. Department provided civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering support * PMO and project management for portfolio with annual spend of $250 million * civil and electrical/mechanical construction services * and construction contracting and inspection services.

manager - transmission projects and san francisco reliability and asset management

pacific gas and electric company

2002-4 - 2007-11 · 5 yrs 8 mos

Responsible for leading project management and engineering teams in three roles during this time period. Projects included large electric transmission line installations and reconductorings, substation improvements, gas distribution pipeline replacements and various electric distribution projects. Portfolio under oversight ranged from $400 million to well over $1 billion. Managed from 15 - 22 project managers and/or project management/engineering supervisors.

real estate specialist - portfolio management and real estate transactions

pacific gas and electric company

1998-9 - 2002-4 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Asset management of PG&E's real estate portfolio in San Francisco and Peninsula. Performed strategic planning, financial analysis, lease negotiation and property sales. Also managed corporate real estate sales program, which included a portfolio of well over 100 properties. Led team that identified and prepared properties for sale, marketed and negotiated sales terms, and closed escrow. Managed consultants, brokerage firms and legal support to assist in sales.

sap implementation manager

pacific gas and electric company

1994-4 - 1996-3 · 2 yrs

Team member during implementation of SAP financial accounting system. Experience with CO, AM, MM and PS modules. Provided analysis and recommendation of policy changes, system configuration, and training development and delivery.

lead project manager

pacific gas and electric company

1993-5 - 1994-4 · 1 yr

Coordinated project management activities for fossil-fueled power plants in San Francisco. Managed projects/overhauls and supervised three project managers.