Over the last decade, electric utility industry leaders have been confronted by many changes like deregulation, industry restructuring, changing risk profiles of investors, increased customer demand for reliable service (100% availability), and competition. Meanwhile, in many cases there has been less funding available to design, engineer and operate Energy Delivery. As a result, managers have turned to new ways of balancing the many needs with limited resources to best manage the energy delivery assets. One concept that has been introduced in the last decade is Asset Management.
The presentation will discuss the process of utilizing asset management, typical objectives, and compare this approach to the traditional delivery management model. Furthermore the role of the asset manager will be reviewed along with critical success factors.
Wanda Reder recently joined S&C Electric Company as Vice President of the Power Systems Services Division, which offers consulting and engineering services, field services, and project management to utilities and power users.
Since 1987, Wanda has held numerous leadership positions in the utility industry, involving distribution system automation, long-range system planning, and development of conservation and load management initiatives. As VP-Energy at Davies Consulting, she developed asset management and reliability improvement strategies for various utilities.
Wanda joined ComEd as VP of Engineering and Planning in 2001 where she had responsibility for system planning, engineering standards, maintenance, reliability, and mapping. Later, she assumed leadership of Exelon Energy Delivery Asset Management and was additionally responsible for asset investment strategy, electric transmission, substation standards, new business engineering, delivery engineering, and work management for both ComEd and PECO in Philadelphia.
Wanda has served on the IEEE Power Engineering Society Governing Board since 2002 and was Chairperson of the 2002 IEEE PES Summer Meeting. She has been a distinguished lecturer at many conferences and has also served in leadership positions with EEI T&D. Most recently, Wanda has researched the aging workforce of the power industry in the U.S., to prepare a "road map" for actions to be taken. Wanda earned an Engineering B.S. from South Dakota State University in 1986 and MBA from the College of St. Thomas in 1990.
Cheryl Maletich has been employed with Exelon since 1991 and is currently the Manager of Performance Analysis. Her most recent experiences include the implementation of Asset Management at Exelon Energy Delivery which included the prioritization of Exelon Energy Delivery work, the recommended portfolio and the corresponding O&M and Capital budgets.
Prior to Cheryl's role with Asset Management she provided leadership for supporting technical tools used in the delivery organization like the Engineering Design tool, GIS and Passport. Cheryl also has experience in distribution engineering, procurement, supply, and system planning. She has an Electrical Engineering degree from University of Illinois at Chicago and received a MBA from DePaul in June, 2002.
| Location | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bar Association | 11:30 AM | Social | |
| 321 South Plymouth Court | 12:00 PM | Lunch (optional) | |
| (near Jackson & Dearborn) | 12:00 PM | Presentation | |
| Chicago, IL 60604 | 1:00 PM | Adjourn | |
| 312-554-2000 |