Project Duration: June 2020 - May 2022
Roles: Sr Project Manager, Director of Process Improvement
Client: PG&E 

Project Overview:

The Tower Assessment Project addressed the challenges of aging infrastructure within a utility's electrical transmission grid. Tasked with evaluating over 1,000 structures initially recommended for replacement, the project aimed to develop an engineering-based evaluation system to determine whether structures needed to be replaced, repaired, or closely monitored. This new approach, which included collaboration with subject matter experts, ultimately saved the client millions of dollars by identifying structures that could be remediated rather than replaced.

Skills

• Engineering Analysis.
• Subject Matter Expert Collaboration
• Process Development
• Cost Optimization
• Data-Driven Decision Making.
• Project Scalability:
• Asset Management
• Client Value

Key Contributions:

• Criteria Development:
  Collaborated with subject matter experts to establish the factors and weighting system used to assess the structural health of each tower. This included considerations for construction type, past modifications, and environmental impacts.
• Evaluation Process Creation:
  Developed a systematic process for creating detailed evaluation reports for each structure. This process evolved over time, incorporating lessons learned to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Retroactive Application:
  Applied the refined evaluation criteria retroactively to previously assessed structures, leading to the discovery that many could be repaired rather than replaced, significantly reducing the scope and cost of the replacement program.
• Categorization and Monitoring:
  Introduced a categorization system that identified structures as candidates for repair, replacement, or continued monitoring. This approach enabled a more targeted and cost-effective maintenance strategy.
• Cost Savings:
  The engineering-focused evaluation system saved the client millions of dollars by reducing unnecessary replacements and focusing resources on structures that truly required attention.
• Scalability for Future Use:
  The process was designed to be scalable, with the long-term goal of enabling quick and reliable evaluation of the entire electrical transmission grid, helping prioritize future review efforts effectively.

Notice: This project was completed while employed and is summarized here as a resume of my experience.