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Application No.: A.16-09- Exhibit No.: SCE-13 Witnesses: Various

(U 338-E)

2018 General Rate Case

Witness Qualifications

Before the

Public Utilities Commission of the State of California

Rosemead, California

September 1, 2016

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SCE-13: Witness Qualifications

Table of Contents Witness Name Page

Andersen, Evangeline 1

Anderson, Brandi 3

Angha, Amir 4

Armenian, Zanku 6

Ayorinde, Adebola 8

Bauder, Doug 10

Bennett, Mark 12

Bernaudo, David 14

Billingsley, Jeff 16

Boucher, Timothy 17

Cameron, Todd 19

Carazo, Carlos 21

Castleberry, Jay 23

Champ, Thomas 24

Childs, Mark 25

Condit, Timothy 26

Daigler, Don 27

Desrocher, Nina 29

Duran, Jeffery 31

Edeson, Anthony 33

Fanous, Christine 35

Fisher, Eric 36

Flores, Marcos 37

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SCE-13: Witness Qualifications Table of Contents

Witness Name Page

Garcia, Kimberly 38

Goizueta, Jose Ramon 39

Gunn, David 40

Guntrip, Thomas H. 41

Haddox, Glenn 43

Handschin, Serge 45

Henry, Gregory 46

Hernandez, Colleen 48

Hunt, Paul 50

Inlander, Todd 52

Jeske, Paul 54

Joseph, Paul 56

Kelly, Jason M. 58

Kempf, Dustin 60

Kempsey, Stephen 62

Kim, Douglas 63

Landrith, Ken 65

Lee, David 66

Lim, Jessica 67

Lisbin, Randy 69

Low, Linda 71

Mainardy, Robin 72

Martinez, Andrew S. 73

McCarson, John 74

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Witness Name Page

Menon, Shinjini C. 76

Nagoshi, Syd 78

Neal, Donald 79

Payne, Kevin 80

Pespisa, John 82

Peterson, Alison 84

Pierce, David 85

Provenzano, Mauro 87

Ragsdale, Russell 88

Ramos, Robert 90

Reeves, Tracee 91

Sheng, Hongyan 92

Shotwell, James P. 94

Smolk, John 96

Snow, Douglas 98

Stark, Melvin 100

Swartz, Russell 102

Takayesu, Erik 103

Tasaka, Diane 104

Tessler, Douglas 106

Tran, Joanne 108

Tran, Susan 110

Trapp, Jacqueline 111

Tunnicliff, Daniel 113

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Witness Name Page

Varvis, Alan 115

Verdon, Stephen 117

Walker, Thomas 119

White, Ronald E. 120

Woods, Robert G. 122

Worden, Russell 123

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 1

QUALIFICATIONS AND PREPARED TESTIMONY 2

OF EVANGELINE ANDERSEN 3

Q. Please state your name and business address for the record. 4

A. My name is Evangeline Andersen, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5

Rosemead, California 91770. 6

Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities at the Southern California Edison Company. 7

A. I am the Director of Financial and Contract Audits in the Audit Services Department at Southern 8

California Edison. My responsibilities include supervising the planning and execution of audits 9

of financial matters, power procurement, supply chain, and human resources. I also supervise 10

the successful completion of management’s testing of internal controls and fraud risk assessment 11

to ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Finally, I provide testing and support 12

for our ethics and compliance groups. 13

Q. Briefly describe your educational and professional background. 14

A. I have 15 years of accounting and finance experience, with a particular emphasis on financial 15

reporting and internal controls. Prior to joining Southern California Edison, I held accounting 16

and finance roles with Edison Mission Energy, an independent power producer owned by Edison 17

International, Kilroy Realty Corporation, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, and 18

Vendare Media, an internet advertising firm. I began my accounting career in the Los Angeles 19

office of Deloitte and Touche. I received a Bachelors of Science in Management with a 20

concentration in Finance from Tulane University and a Master’s Degree in Accounting from the 21

University of Southern California. I am a Certified Public Accountant – Inactive. 22

Q. What is the purpose of your testimony in this proceeding? 23

A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of Exhibit SCE-08, 24

Volume 3, entitled Administrative & General (A&G) - Financial Services, Audits and Enterprise 25

Risk Management, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 26

Q. Was this material prepared by you or under your supervision? 27

A. Yes, it was. 28

Q. Insofar as this material is factual in nature, do you believe it to be correct? 29

A. Yes, I do. 30

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Q. Insofar as this material is in the nature of opinion or judgment, does it represent your best 1

judgment? 2

A. Yes, it does. 3

Q. Does this conclude your qualifications and prepared testimony? 4

A. Yes, it does. 5

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OF BRANDI M. ANDERSON 3


A. My name is Brandi M. Anderson, and my business address is 1515 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



A. I am a Principal Manager in the Customer Programs and Services division of SCE’s Customer 8

Service Business Unit. I am responsible for the design, development, and implementation of 9

customer programs and services. 10


A. I earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California, San Diego, and a Master of 12

Business Administration Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. I have worked 13

at SCE for over 20 years in a variety of leadership and project management positions in 14

Consumer Affairs, Customers Service Operations, Customer Program Development, 15

Transmission and Distribution, Business Planning, and Employee Training. 16


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor all portions denoted in the Table of 18

Contents of Exhibits SCE-03 and SCE-09, Volume 1. 19


A. Yes, it was. 21


A. Yes, I do. 23


judgment? 25

A. Yes, it does. 26


A. Yes, it does. 28

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OF AMIR ANGHA 3


A. My name is Amir Angha, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am the Principal Manager of Enterprise Risk Management and Control in SCE’s Finance 8

organization. In this position, I am responsible for identifying, measuring, monitoring, and 9

reporting enterprise risks. I am also responsible for developing a company-wide framework for 10

risk-informed decisions-making process. I have held this position since June 29, 2015. 11


A. I hold Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of 13

California, Los Angeles (“UCLA”) and Management Development from UCLA Anderson 14

School of Management. I have over twelve years of experience at SCE. Prior to my current role 15

as the Principal Manager of Enterprise Risk Management and Control, I worked as the Principal 16

Advisor of Energy Procurement Policy Analysis and the Manager of Natural Gas Planning. Prior 17

to that, I held Senior Project Management positions in the Transmission Planning and Portfolio 18

Development groups. I started at SCE as a business analyst in the Resource Planning and 19

Strategy department in 2004. 20



Volume 3, entitled Administrative & General (A&G) - Financial Services, Audits and Enterprise 23

Risk Management as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 24


A. Yes, it was. 26


A. Yes, I do. 28


judgment? 30

A. Yes, it does. 31

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A. Yes, it does. 2

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OF ZANKU ARMENIAN 3


A. My name is Zanku Armenian, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Ave., Rosemead, 5

CA 91770. 6


A. I am presently the Director of Public Affairs within the Government Affairs organization for 8

Southern California Edison (SCE). I manage external outreach and public engagement efforts on 9

major company and policy issues, working with 200 local and regional governments and 10

community stakeholders throughout SCE’s service territory. I am also a senior member of the 11

company’s emergency preparedness and crisis response teams. 12


A. In addition to my experience at SCE in my role with the Local Public Affairs organization, I also 14

previously served in a leadership capacity in SCE’s Corporate Communications organization. 15

Overall, I have three decades of experience leading public affairs campaigns and 16

communications strategies for major corporations, governments and high-profile issues working 17

out of Washington, DC, Silicon Valley, and southern California. 18

Prior to SCE, I worked at the Motion Picture Association of America leading communications 19

programs. Before that, I was Senior Vice President and Western Region General Manager with 20

Brodeur Worldwide, a global technology public relations firm, having established Brodeur’s 21

Washington, D.C. office earlier. 22

In Washington, I worked with many different industry sectors as a founding member of the 23

public affairs firm Powell Tate, established by President Jimmy Carter’s press secretary Jody 24

Powell and First Lady Nancy Reagan’s press secretary Sheila Tate. I also held positions with 25

global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. 26

I am a graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia with a B.A. in Communication 27

and a secondary concentration in government and politics. I also have advanced certificates from 28

Harvard Business School Executive Education’s Authentic Leadership Development Program 29

and from the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s (FEMA) Emergency 30

Management Institute with certificates in the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the 31

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crisis management system sponsored and organized by FEMA and the Department of Homeland 1

Security (DHS). 2


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of Exhibit SCE-08, Vol. 4

02, entitled Administrative & General (A&G)—Regulatory Affairs, Corporate Communications 5

& Local Public Affairs as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 6


A. Yes, it was. 8


A. Yes, I do. 10


judgment? 12

A. Yes, it does. 13


A. Yes, it does. 15

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OF ADEBOLA AYORINDE 3


A. My name is Adebola “Bola” Ayorinde, and my business address is 3 Innovation 5

Way, Pomona, California, 91768. 6

Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities at the Southern California Edison 7

Company. 8

A. I am the Director of Central Design and Field Accounting (CD&FA) within 9

Southern California Edison Company’s Transmission and Distribution Business 10

Unit (T&D). CD&FA is responsible for the design of the electrical distribution 11

system and the field accounting activities, including facilitation of material 12

management for field crews and work order closure. CD&FA is comprised of four 13

organizations - Technical Design, New Development Planning, Design Support 14

and Field Accounting. Activities in these areas include detailed engineering 15

designs and work order preparation for technically complex capital work, new 16

residential development, select commercial projects, applicant design reviews, 17

process governance, oversight and education and work order closure, 18

timekeeping, record correction and material management. 19


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo 21

University, Ife, Nigeria, a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management 22

from California State University, Northridge, California and a Master of Science 23

degree in Public Administration also from California State University, 24

Northridge, California. I also completed the Executive Management program 25

from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los 26

Angeles. I joined Southern California Edison in 1997 and have held a variety of 27

technical, project and leadership positions in the Transmission and Distribution 28

organization. I became the Director of Central Design and Field Accounting in 29

September 2014. 30


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A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of Exhibit 1

SCE-02, Volume 1, entitled Operational Overview and Risk-Informed Decision 2

Making and SCE-02, Volume 2, entitled Customer Driven Programs as identified 3

in the Table of Contents thereto. 4


A. Yes, it was. 6


A. Yes, I do. 8

Q. Insofar as this material is in the nature of opinion or judgment, does it represent 9

your best judgment? 10

A. Yes, it does. 11


A. Yes, it does. 13

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OF DOUGLAS R. BAUDER 3


A. My name is Douglas Bauder, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5

Rosemead, CA 91770. 6


A. I presently serve as Vice President, Operational Services and chief procurement officer for 8

Southern California Edison (SCE). In this role, I am responsible for the strategic direction of 9

Operational Services, including corporate security, supply chain management, supplier diversity 10

and development, transportation services, corporate safety, environmental services, business 11

resiliency, and corporate real estate. As chief procurement officer, I oversee purchasing of 12

services and materials in excess of $4 billion annually to support the company’s goals to provide 13

safe, reliable, affordable, and clean energy. 14


A. I hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering from LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas, and 16

served as a United States Naval Submarine Officer in Norfolk, Virginia. I am also a graduate of 17

Edison International’s Executive Edge Program. Prior to my current position, I served as vice 18

president and station manager for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) where I 19

was responsible for providing oversight of day-to-day plant activities associated with the 20

operation and maintenance of the plant, security, training, engineering, procurement, and the 21

implementation of major projects. Before joining SCE in 2009, I served as the plant general 22

manager for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Maryland. During my 20 years at Calvert 23

Cliffs, I led all aspects of plant management and implemented a site excellence plan and standard 24

integrated program that directly contributed to improved business performance functions. 25


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor Exhibit SCE-04, Information 27

Technology (IT) Volume 2 – Capitalized Software and Exhibit SCE-07, Volume 05, entitled OS – 28

Corporate Security, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 29


A. Yes, it was. 31

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A. Yes, I do. 2


judgment? 4

A. Yes, it does. 5


A. Yes, it does. 7

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OF MARK BENNETT 3


A. My name is Mark Bennett, and my business address is 1515 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. As of June 13, 2016, I hold the position of Director, Total Rewards and Services in the Human 8

Resources operating unit. In that position, my responsibilities include oversight of the employee 9

benefits function, compensation, occupational health and wellness and HR services, which 10

includes the HR call center, a group to ensure that HR data in our systems is accurate and the 11

processing of onboarding/offboarding. My duties for employee benefits involves benefit plan 12

competitive review and design; benefit program management and administration; coordination of 13

the SCE and EIX Benefit Committee activities; collective bargaining for benefit-related matters; 14

and legislative monitoring and development of policy positions. For compensation, it is to work 15

with executive management to help set the company's total compensation philosophy. For other 16

areas, I help set the strategic direction and ensure that policies, programs and issues that fall 17

under my management are implemented or addressed timely and accurately. Prior to my current 18

appointment, I held the position of Director, HR Operations. In that capacity, I had 19

responsibility for all of the above, as well as for HR’s technology integration, compliance, 20

regulatory, and workforce analytics functions. 21


A. In terms of my educational background, in 1985, I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business 23

Administration from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. My undergraduate 24

major was business management. In 1989, I graduated with a Masters in Business 25

Administration in Human Resources Management, again from Loyola Marymount University in 26

Los Angeles, CA. In 2007, I achieved my professional designation as a Certified Employee 27

Benefits Specialist (CEBS). This designation is co-sponsored by the International Foundation of 28

Employee Benefit Plans and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In 2011, I 29

achieved the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation. This designation is 30

sponsored by the HR Certification Institute. As to my professional experience, in June 2007, I 31

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joined Southern California Edison as the Manager of Benefits Policy and Planning, which was 1

primarily involved in the development of benefits strategy for the Company. In April 2008, I 2

assumed responsibility over both strategic development of the Company’s benefit plans and 3

policies as well as the administration of its employee benefit programs. In June 2012, I assumed 4

interim responsibility over the Company’s compensation and benefits areas, as well as the HR 5

employee call center. In June 2013, I continued responsibilities over compensation and benefits, 6

but also assumed responsibility over the Occupational Health and Wellness and Disability 7

Management areas. In September 2013, I was promoted to the position of Director, HR 8

Operations. During my tenure at SCE, I have managed the redesign and administration of the 9

Health & Welfare plans, the Edison 401(k) Savings Plan and the retiree health care programs; 10

and represented the Company in collective bargaining of (or provided assistance with) the 11

negotiation of multiple benefits agreements. Prior to joining SCE, I was the HR Operations 12

Manager at IndyMac Bank (which included management of the Benefits, Payroll, Records and 13

HRIS Departments), Benefits Director at EarthLink, Inc., HR Director for InterDent, LLC, 14

Benefits Manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Vice President-Benefits for H.F. 15

Ahmanson & Company. In total, I have more than 29 years of experience in human resources 16

and employee benefits. 17


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of Exhibit SCE-06, HR – 19

Volume 2, entitled HR – Benefits and Other Compensation, as identified in the Table of Contents 20

thereto. 21


A. Yes, it was. 23


A. Yes, I do. 25


judgment? 27

A. Yes, it does. 28


A. Yes, it does. 30

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OF DAVID BERNAUDO 3


A. My name is David Bernaudo, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



A. I am the Principal Manager for the Meter Services Organization in the Customer Service 8

Operating Unit (CSOU). I am responsible for maintaining the integrity of SCE’s electrical 9

metering system and delivering field-based customer service to SCE’s customers. The Meter 10

Services Organization includes meter technicians, field service representatives, revenue 11

protection investigators, and support personnel. 12


A. I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Management degree from Villanova University and am a FEMA 14

certified Planning Chief. I joined SCE in 1980 and have over 30 years of utility experience. I 15

have held various positions within metering throughout my career, including positions as a Meter 16

Technician, Meter Shop Supervisor, Field Test Supervisor, Manager of Direct Access Metering 17

Operations, Manager of Revenue Protection, and Manager of Meter Engineering – Meter Shop. I 18

have been in my current position since 2012. 19



entitled Customer Service – Customer Service Operations, and SCE-04, Volume 2, entitled 22

Information Technology (IT) Capitalized Software, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 23


A. Yes, it was. 25


A. Yes, I do. 27


judgment? 29

A. Yes, it does. 30

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A. Yes, it does. 2

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OF JEFFERY R. BILLINGSLEY 3


A. My name is Jeffery R. Billingsley and my business address is hree Innovation Way, Pomona, 5

California, 91768. 6

Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities at the Southern California Edison Company (SCE). 7

A. I am the Director of Transmission for Southern California Edison’s Transmission, Substations 8

and Grid Operations (TS&O) organization. Transmission is responsible for all activities related 9

to the construction, inspection, and maintenance of transmission and sub-transmission facilities. 10


A. Over the past 36 years, I have served as a Groundman, Lineman, Senior Patrolman, Construction 12

Foreman, Transmission Estimator, Transmission Design Manager, Transmission Asset Manager, 13

Region Manager in the Distribution Business Line, and the Director of Transmission. I have 14

served as the Director since January 2, 2014. Prior to joining SCE in 1980, I worked in 15

construction and in drilling oil wells. I am currently pursuing a bachelor degree in 16

Organizational Management. 17


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor Exhibit SCE-02, Volume 7, entitled 19

Transmission Construction and Maintenance, as identified in the Table of Contents therein. 20


A. Yes. 22


A. Yes, I do. 24


judgment? 26

A. Yes, it does. 27


A. Yes, it does. 29



OF TIMOTHY JAMES BOUCHER 3


A. My name is Timothy James Boucher, and my business address is 4910 Rivergrade Road, 5

Irwindale, CA 91706. 6


A. I am the Director of IT Business Integration and Delivery (BID) for Southern California Edison 8

(SCE). I oversee the planning, demand management, delivery, and optimization of technology 9

products and services to the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) operation unit. 10


A. I hold a Master of Business Administration degree from Loyola Marymount University – Los 12

Angeles and a Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Management from California 13

Polytechnic University – Pomona. Prior to my current role, I was the acting director of Business 14

Process and Technology Integration for T&D, responsible for translating SCE’s operating vision 15

into a comprehensive set of technology and process improvement initiatives. Prior to that I held 16

senior management positions in Business Planning and Benchmarking, Transmission and 17

Distribution Regulatory. I joined SCE in 1997 in the Procurement and Material Management 18

department working on Strategic Sourcing Initiatives. Prior to joining SCE, I worked in the 19

aerospace industry as a senior manager in the Procurement organization where I managed large, 20

technically complex contracts with vendors. 21


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of Exhibit SCE-04, 23

Volume 2, entitled Information Technology (IT)—Capitalized Software, as identified in the Table 24

of Contents thereto. 25


A. Yes, it was. 27


A. Yes, I do. 29


judgment? 31

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A. Yes, it does. 1


A. Yes, it does. 3

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OF TODD CAMERON 3


A. My name is Todd Cameron, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I serve as a Project Manager for the Treasurer’s department focusing on escalation and economic 8

services. My present responsibilities include applying economic and financial analysis to 9

regulatory issues and for internal corporate purposes. 10


A. I received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from San Diego State University and a Master’s 12

degree in Economics from California State University at Fullerton. Prior to joining SCE I was 13

an Econometrician for Xactware Software (1992 – 1996) and an Economist for the Regional 14

Economic Studies Institute (1996 – 1998). In 1998 I joined SCE as a Project Manager focusing 15

on electric market deregulation. At SCE, I have served as a Project Manager in various 16

departments including Customer Service, Human Resources, Transmission and Distribution, 17

Controller’s, and Treasurer’s. I am also a Professor of Economics at California State University 18

Fullerton. 19



Requested Revenue Requirements, Ratemaking, Forecasts of Sales, Other Operating Revenue, 22

Cost Escalation, Post-Test Year Ratemaking, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 23


A. Yes, it was. 25


A. Yes, I do. 27


judgment? 29

A. Yes, it does. 30


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A. Yes, it does. 1

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OF CARLOS CARAZO 3


A. My name is Carlos Carazo, and my business address is 4910 Rivergrade Road, Irwindale, 5

California 91706 6


A. I am the Director of Grid Services within the Information Technology (IT) organizational unit of 8

Southern California Edison (SCE). Grid Services designs, engineers, installs, operates, reports, 9

and maintains the voice, data, and telecommunications networks for SCE. This division 10

manages, operates, and maintains SCE’s communication network to ensure the communication 11

infrastructure is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Grid Services is also responsible for 12

SCE’s SCADA systems. 13


A. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from California 15

State Polytechnic University, Pomona. I joined SCE in 1989 as a part-time business trainee in 16

the Network Installations department within IT, and became a full-time Desktop Support 17

Manager in 1996. Other positions I’ve held within IT include Project Manager for several high-18

profile projects. In 2000, I became the Manager of Telecommunication Special Projects, and in 19

2005, the Manager of Telecommunications Advanced Technology Planning and Client Services. 20

In 2006, I became General Manager of Network Services within IT – Operations. In 2010, I 21

became Director of Network and Telecommunications Services within IT Infrastructure 22

Services; I presently hold the same position, however, the name of the department has been 23

changed to Grid Services. 24


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of SCE-04, Volume 1, 26

Information Technology (IT)—O&M and Hardware, as identified in the Table of Contents. 27


A. Yes, it was. 29


A. Yes, I do. 31

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judgment? 2

A. Yes, it does. 3


A. Yes, it does. 5

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OF JAY A. CASTLEBERRY 3


A. My name is Jay A. Castleberry, and my business address is 4910 Rivergrade Road, Irwindale, 5

California 91706. 6


A. I am the Director of Business Integration & Delivery—Enterprise in Information Technology at 8

Southern California Edison (SCE). I oversee the planning, demand management, delivery, and 9

optimization of technology products and services to the Enterprise. 10


A. I received my B.S., Business Administration and Hotel/Restaurant Management from California 12

State Polytechnic University—Pomona in 1990. I joined SCE in 2012. Before joining SCE, my 13

more recent positions included Information Technology Executive at Ciber from 2008 to 2012, 14

Director of Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and CRM at Lennar from 2007 to 2008, 15

Director of Infrastructure, Technical and Network Services at Fleetwood Enterprises from 2002 16

to 2007. Effective August 1, 2012, I assumed the position of Director for Technology Delivery 17

& Maintenance. 18


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of: SCE-04, 20

Information Technology (IT) Volume 1 – O&M and Hardware, and Information Technology (IT) 21

Volume 2 – Capitalized Software, as identified in the Table of Contents. 22


A. Yes, it was. 24


A. Yes, I do. 26


judgment? 28

A. Yes, it does. 29


A. Yes, it does. 31

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OF THOMAS CHAMP 3


A. My name is Thomas Champ, and my business address is 5000 Pacific Coast Highway, San 5

Clemente, CA 92674. 6


A. I am presently responsible for the Finance Group at San Onofre and for Palo Verde Oversight 8

and Finance. 9


A. I earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Phoenix in Business 11

Administration. I have been employed at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station since June 1983 12

and was hire as a Southern California Edison employee in December 1985. I have held a number 13

of technical and supervisory positions in Maintenance and a number of management positions in 14

Finance while in the Power Supply Organizational Unit. 15


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor Exhibit SCE-5, Volume 1 entitled 17

Nuclear, Chapters I – IV, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 18


A. Yes, it was prepared with my supervision. 20


A. Yes, I do. 22


judgment? 24

A. Yes, it does. 25


A. Yes, it does. 27

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OF MARK W. CHILDS 3


A. My name is Mark W. Childs, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5

Rosemead, California 91770 6


A. I am the Director of Tax for Southern California Edison Company. In this capacity, I am 8

responsible for managing and directing all of the tax accounting and tax regulatory functions for 9

the Company including all tax matters in the CPUC rate filings made by the Company. 10


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Pepperdine University. I joined the 12

Southern California Edison Company in 2010 and was then promoted to my current role shortly 13

after joining the Company. Prior to joining the Company, I spent sixteen years with Mattel, Inc. 14

most recently as the Senior Director of Tax. My primary responsibilities there included the tax 15

implementation and continued compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley as well as managing and 16

directing all of the tax accounting functions. 17


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor those portions of Exhibit SCE-09, 19

Volume 1 and Volume 2 entitled Results of Operations – Plant and Reserve; Depreciation 20

Expense; Taxes; Rate Base; Working Cash, as identified in the Tables of Contents thereto. 21


A. Yes, it was. 23


A. Yes, I do. 25


judgment? 27

A. Yes, it does. 28


A. Yes, it does. 30

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OF TIMOTHY CONDIT 3


A. My name is Timothy Condit, and my business address is 1515 Walnut Grove Avenue in 5



A. I am a Project Manager II within the Power Supply Department. My responsibilities include the 8

preparation of information and documentation to support regulatory filings, data requests, and 9

business analyses. 10


A. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University in 12

1998. I joined SCE’s Northern Hydroelectric Division in 2010. In my initial position as a Project 13

Manager I, I managed construction projects for SCE’s Northern Hydroelectric Division. In 14

September of 2012, I transferred from the Northern Hydro Division to the Energy Compliance & 15

Cost Recovery Division, assuming my current position as a Project Manager II. 16


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor SCE-05 Power Supply—Vol. 3, 18

Hydro O&M and Capital, and accompanying workpapers, as well as two portions of SCE-04 19

Information Technology (IT) Volume 2—Capitalized Software, as identified in the table of 20

contents thereto. 21


A. Yes, it was. 23


A. Yes, I do. 25


judgment? 27

A. Yes, it does. 28


A. Yes, it does 30

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OF DON DAIGLER 3


A. My name is Don Daigler, and my business address is 8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, CA 91770. 5


A. I am the Director of Business Resiliency under the Operational Services Organizational Unit 7

(OU). I am responsible for Southern California Edison's overall Business Resiliency activities. I 8

also manage the company’s emergency management functions for all hazards facing the 9

company’s business lines, facilities, and people and lead the development and implementation of 10

corporate Business Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery Plans. 11


A. I have a BS in Liberal Studies with an educational focus on Health Physics and have more than 13

30 years of experience in the areas of national security and emergency management. My career 14

includes 26 years of service in the federal government, where I have held several senior 15

leadership positions, both in the field and at the policy level in Washington, D.C. Immediately 16

prior to joining SCE, I was the Response Planning Director for the Federal Emergency 17

Management Agency (FEMA), where I led all national and regional response planning activities 18

and was the planning lead during several large scale disasters, such as hurricanes Sandy, Isaac, 19

and Irene. In that capacity, I was also responsible for leading the agency’s chemical, biological, 20

radiological, nuclear, and explosives programs as well as the National Hurricane Program and 21

Remote Sensing Program. Previously, I ran the Technology Integration Program for the 22

Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, which developed specialized 23

emergency response equipment. Before moving to Washington, D.C., I held leadership roles for 24

the Department of Energy’s Nevada Site Office, including the position of Director of the 25

Homeland Security and Defense Division. My federal government experience also includes 26

experience with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Defense. 27



Operational Services – Business Resiliency. 30


27

A. Yes, it was. 1


A. Yes, I do. 3


judgment? 5

A. Yes, it does. 6


A. Yes, it does. 8

28



OF NINA DESROCHER 3


A. My name is Nina Desrocher and my business address is 8631 Rush St., Rosemead, CA 91770. 5


A. I am the Director of the Corporate Real Estate department within the Operational Services unit. 7

In this capacity, I have responsibility for the strategy, planning, forecasting, design, construction, 8

management, and acquisition/disposition of SCE’s real estate portfolio which is comprised of 9

more than seven million square feet across over 1,300 locations and which includes facilities 10

such as offices, service centers, warehouses, substations, and other buildings and grounds to 11

operate and manage the businesses of Southern California Edison (“SCE”). 12


A. I was hired by SCE in February of 2016. I have approximately twenty years of professional 14

experience in the field of corporate real estate. Prior work history includes positions at other 15

large companies with complex facility portfolios, including AECOM and The Walt Disney 16

Company, as well as consulting at premier management services firms, such as Deloitte and 17

Cushman & Wakefield. I hold a Bachelors of Arts in Classical Civilization from Emory 18

University, a Master of City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Certificate of 19

Real Estate from Georgia State University. I have achieved a Master of Corporate Real Estate 20

(MCR) from the world’s leading association for corporate real estate (CRE) and workplace 21

professionals, service providers and economic developers – CoreNet Global. I am also on the 22

editorial board of the Corporate Real Estate Journal. 23



Volume 3 entitled Operational Services, Corporate Real Estate, as identified in the Table of 26

Contents thereto. 27


A. Yes, it was. 29


A. Yes, I do. 31

29


judgment? 2

A. Yes, it does. 3


A. Yes, it does. 5

30



OF JEFFERY D. DURAN 3


A. My name is Jeffery D. Duran, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



A. I am currently the Finance Director in the Operational Finance Organization supporting 8

operational units (OUs) as a financial strategic partner. In this role, I am responsible for the 9

oversight of OU financial planning and forecast activities (capital and O&M), project financial 10

analysis, and financial/business decision support. 11


A. I attended New Mexico State University where I obtained a bachelor’s degree in accountancy. I 13

joined SCE in 2002 and held various titles in the Controllers Organization, leading up to the 14

Assistant Controller position, which I held through January 2015. In the Assistant Controller 15

role, I was responsible for oversight of the monthly close of SCE’s financial records, internal and 16

external reporting with the Securities and Exchange Commission, CPUC, FERC, and other 17

regulators, implementation of new accounting standards, and ensuring compliance with SOX 18

requirements. Prior to joining SCE in 2002, I was an audit manager in a public accounting firm 19

primarily serving clients in the energy industry, including Edison International and SCE. 20


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the Financial Services portion of 22

Exhibit SCE-08, Volume 3, entitled Administrative & General (A&G) – Financial Services, 23

Audits and Enterprise Risk Management, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 24


A. Yes, it was. 26


A. Yes, I do. 28


judgment? 30

A. Yes, it does. 31

31


A. Yes, it does. 2

32



OF ANTHONY P. EDESON 3


A. My name is Anthony P. Edeson, and my business address is 1351 E. Francis Street, Ontario, CA 5

91761. 6


A. I am the Principal Manager for the Metro East Region, which includes the Catalina 8

District/Pebbly Beach Generation Station. I am responsible for all electric distribution activities 9

that occur in the geographic area known as the Metro East Region, which encompasses five 10

districts: Ontario, Covina, Monrovia, Montebello, and Catalina. In addition to the managing 11

responsibilities for electric distribution, I am also responsible for the generation, water, and gas 12

operations performed in the Catalina district. 13


A. I hold a Bachelors Degree of Arts in Business Administration from the University of La Verne. I 15

have been employed at SCE for over 29 years. In June 1987, I began my career as a Meter 16

Reader and served in that position for two years. From there, I promoted through the levels of 17

Groundman, Apprentice Lineman, Journeyman Lineman, Service Planner, General Supervisor, 18

Planning Supervisor, Region Planning Manager, Project Manager in PWRD RPPM, District 19

Manager, and Principal Manager for the Rural Region. I began my current position as Principal 20

Manager for the Orange Region in December of 2012. 21



Volume 5, entitled Transmission and Distribution (T&D) - Distribution Construction & 24

Maintenance and Exhibit SCE-05, Volume 5, Part 2, entitled Power Supply - Catalina, as 25

identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 26


A. Yes, it was. 28


A. Yes, I do. 30

33


judgment? 2

A. Yes, it does. 3


A. Yes, it does. 5

34



OF CHRISTINE FANOUS 3


A. My name is Christine Fanous, and my business address is 3 Innovation Way, Pomona, CA. 5


A. I am the director of the Pole Program Management department within Transmission and 7

Distribution. 8


A. I began my career at SCE in 1998 as an analyst and program manager in the Community 10

Involvement department, where I led an effort to implement an online employee giving system. 11

From 2002 to 2011, I led a variety of cross-functional assignments in Information Technology 12

and Operations Support related to supply chain, safety business resiliency, the GRC, and other 13

areas. From 2011 through 2015, I served as the manager of the Land & Forest Management 14

department and the principal manager of Geomatics & Property Services department within the 15

Real Properties organization. I earned a bachelors degree in Business Administration from 16

Pepperdine University and an MBA from University of Southern California. 17



Volume 9, entitled Poles, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 20


A. Yes, it was. 22


A. Yes, I do. 24


judgment? 26

A. Yes, it does. 27


A. Yes, it does. 29

35



OF ERIC FISHER 3


A. My name is Eric Fisher, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am the Principal Manager of Supplier Diversity and Development at Southern California 8

Edison. In that capacity, I oversee the Company’s Women, Minority, Service Disabled Veteran 9

and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Business Enterprise Outreach Program 10

(WMDVLGBTBE). I ensure the Company’s compliance with all CPUC regulations and public 11

law relating to WMDVLGBT procurements. 12


A. I have six years of experience with Southern California Edison Company. I have held middle and 14

senior management positions in Supply Management and Supplier Diversity and Development. 15

Prior to Southern California Edison Company, I held similar leadership roles within Supply 16

Chain and Strategic Sourcing with Fortune 100 companies for over 20 years. I hold a Master of 17

Business Administration degree in International Business. 18



Volume 6, entitled, Operational Services (OS) - Supply Management & Supplier Diversity as 21



A. Yes, it was. 24


A. Yes, I do. 26


judgment? 28

A. Yes, it does. 29


A. Yes, it does. 31

36



OF MARCOS FLORES 3


A. My name is Marcos Flores, and my business address is Three Innovation Way, Pomona, 5



A. I am the Director of Substation Construction and Maintenance (SC&M) within Southern 8

California Edison Company’s Transmission Substation and Operations (TS&O) organization. 9

I am responsible for directing construction and maintenance activities associated with substation 10

assets and distribution apparatus equipment across SCE’s 50,000 square-mile territory. 11


A. I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of La Verne. 13

I joined Southern California Edison in 1982 and have held various positions in the substation 14

department. I have been in my current position since January, 2014. 15



Transmission & Distribution - Substation Construction & Maintenance as identified in the Table 18



A. Yes, it was. 21


A. Yes, I do. 23


judgment? 25

A. Yes, it does. 26


A. Yes, it does. 28

37



OF KIMBERLY GARCIA 3


A. My name is Kimberly Garcia, and my business address is 8631 Rush St., Rosemead, CA 91770. 5


A. I am the Principal Manager of Strategy & Workforce Insights in Human Resources responsible 7

for developing and implementing SCE’s People Strategy. I lead the organization responsible for 8

strategic planning & integration, workforce planning, data analytics/insights, benchmarking, and 9

portfolio/project management. 10


A. I hold an MBA degree from Pepperdine University, Malibu and a Bachelor’s of Science degree 12

in Human Resource Management from California Polytechnic University, Pomona. I joined 13

SCE in July 2007 as a Senior Project Manager in Human Resources providing organizational 14

development, change management, and project management expertise on strategic customer 15

service initiatives. In 2010, I accepted a senior manager position in the Ethics and Compliance 16

department where I was responsible for managing and implementing enterprise-wide initiatives 17

designed to create employee awareness and education about ethics, and compliance with 18

company policies to enhance and promote an ethical culture. 19

Before joining SCE in 2007, I was an organizational change management consultant for a global 20

management and technology services consulting firm where I developed and implemented 21

strategies to transition individuals and organizations through complex changes. 22



Volume 1, entitled Information Technology (IT)—O&M and Hardware, as identified in the Table 25



A. Yes, it was. 28


A. Yes, I do. 30

38



OF JOSE RAMON GOIZUETA 3


A. My name is Jose Ramon Goizueta, and my business address is Three Innovation Way, Pomona, 5



A. I am the Director of Maintenance, Performance, and Reliability (MPR) within the Asset 8

Management and Operational Services department (AM&OS) of Southern California Edison 9

Company’s Transmission and Distribution organization. MPR is responsible for developing 10

maintenance and reliability strategies, analytics and reporting of operational performance, and 11

maintaining transmission and distribution master data. 12


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California 14

San Diego and a Master Degree in Business from the University of Southern California. I joined 15

Southern California Edison in 2002 and have held a variety of management positions since. I 16

have been in my current position since December, 2014. 17


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor SCE-02, Volume 8, entitled 19

Infrastructure Replacement, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 20


A. Yes, it was. 22


A. Yes, I do. 24


judgment? 26

A. Yes, it does. 27


A. Yes, it does. 29

39



OF DAVID C. GUNN 3


A. My name is David C. Gunn, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am currently a Project Manager in SCE’s Capital Asset Analytics Department. As such, I am 8

responsible for forecasting rate base and depreciation expense, supporting depreciation studies, 9

and developing testimony and workpapers in support of SCE’s filings with the CPUC and FERC. 10


A. I have a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in 12

Accounting from California State University, Los Angeles. Prior to my current role I worked in 13

the Plant Accounting organization and my primary responsibility was designing metrics and 14

modeling tools supporting SCE’s goals of timely and accurate work order accounting. I started in 15

my current position as a Project Manager at SCE in March of 2016. 16


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of SCE’s 2018 18

General Rate Case, preliminarily identified as Exhibit SCE-09, Volume-2, as identified in the 19

Tables of Contents thereto. 20


A. Yes, it was. 22


A. Yes, I do. 24


judgment? 26

A. Yes, it does. 27


A. Yes, it does. 29



OF THOMAS H. GUNTRIP 3


A. My name is Thomas H. Guntrip, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5

Rosemead, CA 91770 6


A. I am the Director of the Transportation Services within the Operational Services Operating Unit. 8

My main duties consist of managing the Company’s fleet operations which includes developing 9

and executing strategies for the acquisition and maintenance of vehicle, crane, and aircraft assets 10

across the service territory. 11


A. I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West 13

Point, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Purdue University’s Krannert 14

School of Management. I have over 25 years of experience combined experience in managing 15

assets and operational activities including developing and executing full life-cycle strategies in 16

the areas of Strategic Planning, Program Management, Technology, and Global Strategic 17

Sourcing at Fortune 500 companies such as General Electric (specifically GE Transportation 18

Services), Time Warner (specifically, Warner Bros. Entertainment), and currently, Southern 19

California Edison. I have also held a diversity of leadership roles across various industries. I 20

have been employed at SCE for over eight years in various roles from Information Technology, 21

Finance, and Procurement, prior to my current role in Transportation Services. 22



Volume 7, entitled Transportation Services, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 25


A. Yes, it was. 27


A. Yes, I do. 29


judgment? 31

41

A. Yes, it does. 1


A. Yes, it does. 3

42



OF GLENN HADDOX 3


A. My name is Glenn Haddox, and my business address is 4910 Rivergrade Road, Irwindale, 5

California 91706. 6


A. I am the Director of Cybersecurity & IT Compliance at Southern California Edison (SCE). I am 8

responsible for information security activities designed to protect information and technology 9

assets. I also lead SCE’s information security governance activities, including regulatory watch, 10

risk assessment, policy development and compliance, security strategy and programs, and 11

incident response and forensics. 12


A. I have served in a variety of management and leadership roles, primarily in the Defense industry. 14

Overall, I have 30 years of U.S. Department of Defense background at Top Secret Level in 15

Cyber, Intelligence, Cryptology, and Communications. Prior to joining SCE in May 2012, I was 16

director of cybersecurity for Honeywell, where I was responsible for overall guidance and 17

direction of cybersecurity. Prior to that, I was employed at Ultra Prologic as the vice president 18

for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I). I have extensive 19

experience in cryptology, technical and product offerings, International Traffic in Arms 20

Regulations (ITAR) control, team composition, training and mentoring programs, CMMI 3, and 21

ISO 9001. I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Organic Chemistry from Armstrong State 22

University in Savannah, Georgia and attended a number of technical schools as an officer in the 23

U.S. Navy. 24



Volume 1, entitled Information Technology (IT)—O&M and Hardware, and SCE-04, Volume 2, 27

entitled Information Technology (IT)—Capitalized Software, as identified in the Table of 28



A. Yes, it was. 31

43


A. Yes, I do. 2


judgment? 4

A. Yes, it does. 5


A. Yes, it does. 7

44



OF SERGE HANDSCHIN 3


A. My name is Serge Handschin, and my business address is 1515 Walnut Grove Ave., Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am a Project Manager within the Power Supply Department. My responsibilities include the 8

preparation of information and documentation to support regulatory filings, data requests, and 9

business analyses. 10


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State 12

Polytechnic University, Pomona. 13


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor SCE-05 Power Supply – Vol. 4, 15

Mountainview, Peakers, and Mohave Closure, as well as SCE-05 Power Supply – Vol. 5, Solar 16

Photovoltaic and Fuel Cells, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 17


A. Though SCE-05, Vol. 4 was not prepared by me or under my supervision, I have reviewed this 19

testimony and am adopting this testimony as my own as the original sponsors of these volumes 20

are no longer employees of the Company. SCE-05, Vol. 5 was prepared by me or under my 21

supervision. 22


A. Yes, I do. 24


judgment? 26

A. Yes, it does. 27


A. Yes, it does. 29



OF GREGORY HENRY 3


A. My name is Gregory Henry, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am the Manager of Investments in the Treasurer’s Department. I am responsible for managing 8

the trust investment programs for SCE’s pension fund, PBOP trusts, nuclear decommissioning 9

trusts, and investment funds for the 401k plan. In this capacity, I work to establish strategic trust 10

investment strategies, select and monitor investment managers, investment funds and other 11

service providers. I am also responsible for trust fund administration related to contributions, 12

withdrawals and investment activity for the pension fund, PBOP trusts and nuclear 13

decommissioning trusts. 14


A. I received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of the West 16

Indies in 1987; a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from California State University, 17

San Bernardino in 1997 and I am a CFA charter holder. 18

I joined the Southern California Edison Company as a Financial Analyst in the Planning and 19

Analysis group of the Treasurer’s Department in 1998 and transferred to the Investments 20

Division in 2000. 21


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of portions of Exhibit 23

SCE-06, HR – Volume 2, entitled HR – Benefits and Other Compensation, as identified in the 24

Table of Contents thereto. 25


A. Yes, it was. 27


A. Yes, I do. 29


judgment? 31

46

A. Yes, it does. 1


A. Yes, it does. 3

47



OF COLLEEN HERNANDEZ 3


A. My name is Colleen Hernandez, and my business address is 1515 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



A. I am the Principal Manager, Compensation for Human Resources (HR). In this capacity, I am 8

responsible for managing Southern California Edison’s (SCE) compensation programs. I 9

establish the strategic direction of all executive and non-executive, non-represented 10

compensation programs and oversee the administration of the compensation programs, including 11

establishing salary ranges, the annual salary increase process, the Short Term Incentive Plan 12

(STIP) program, the Long-term Incentive Program, and reward and recognition programs. 13


A. I hold a BBA degree in Finance from Texas Tech University. In October 2013, I joined SCE as 15

the Principal Manager, Compensation. I have 25 years of experience in Human Resources, the 16

majority of which has been in managing the Compensation Departments of several global 17

financial institutions. I have not previously testified before the California Public Utilities 18

Commission. 19



Volume 2, entitled HR – Benefits and Other Compensation, as identified in the Table of Contents 22

thereto. 23


A. Yes, it was. 25


A. Yes, I do. 27


judgment? 29

A. Yes, it does. 30

48


A. Yes, it does. 2

49



OF PAUL T. HUNT, JR. 3


A. My name is Paul T. Hunt, Jr., and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



A. I am the Director of Regulatory Finance and Economics, supervising the Regulatory Finance 8

Division of the Treasurer’s Department. My present responsibility is to apply economic, 9

financial, and statistical analysis to regulatory issues and for internal corporate purposes. 10


A. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Pomona College in 1975, a Master of 12

Arts degree in Economics from Stanford University in 1976, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree 13

from Stanford University in 1981. I joined the Southern California Edison Company as an 14

Associate Economist in the Treasurer’s Department in July 1980. I was promoted to Economist 15

in 1982 and Senior Economist in 1984. In 1989, I transferred to the Regulatory Policy and 16

Affairs Department as a Regulatory Economics Consultant. I returned to the Treasurer’s 17

Department in 1996 as a Senior Economist. In 1997, I was promoted to Project Manager. In 18

2000, I was promoted to Manager of Regulatory Finance and Economics. I was promoted to my 19

present position in 2010. 20

I have testified before the California Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Energy 21

Regulatory Commission. 22

In late 2009, I was invited to write, with a co-author, a book chapter on cost of capital in 23

regulated industries. The book chapter is titled “Cost of Capital in Regulated Industries,” and it 24

appears in Cost of Capital in Litigation: Applications and Examples, published by John Wiley & 25

Sons, Inc., in November 2010. (ISBN: 978-0-470-88094-4.) A revised version of that book 26

chapter appears in The Lawyer’s Guide to Cost of Capital: Understanding Risk and Return for 27

Valuing Businesses and Other Investments, published by ABA (American Bar Association) 28

Publishing in July 2014. (ISBN: 978-1-62722-723-0.) 29

50

In 2016, I was elected to the Board of Directors of the Society of Utility and Regulatory 1

Financial Analysts (SURFA). The Society’s purpose is to promote improvement and 2

understanding of rate of return analysis. 3


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of Exhibit SCE-09, Results 5

of Operations, Volume 1 – Requested Revenue Requirements, Ratemaking, Forecasts of Sales, 6

Other Operating Revenue, Cost Escalation, Post-Test Year Ratemaking and Results of 7

Operations, Volume 2 - Plant and Reserve; Depreciation Expense; Taxes; Rate Base; Working 8

Cash, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 9


A. Yes, it was. 11


A. Yes, I do. 13


judgment? 15

A. Yes, it does. 16


A. Yes, it does. 18

51



OF TODD INLANDER 3


A. My name is Todd Inlander, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

CA, 91770. 6


A. I am Senior Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for 8

Southern California Edison. In that capacity, I have the responsibility of managing information 9

technology infrastructure and applications. 10


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University College 12

of Engineering. I joined SCE in September 2011 as the Vice President of Client Services, 13

Planning and Controls, and was promoted to Vice President and CIO in May of 2012. I was later 14

promoted to Senior Vice President in February 2016. I have also held the title of Vice President 15

and CIO for Edison Mission Group (EMG). Before joining EMG in 2008, I served as CIO of the 16

homebuilding subsidiary of Lennar Homes, responsible for delivering technology solutions to 17

support the needs of homebuilding and land operations. I was also senior vice president and CIO 18

for Fleetwood Enterprises, where I implemented enterprise resource planning and customer-19

relationship management initiatives to standardize common applications. 20


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of SCE-04, 22

Information Technology (IT) Volume 1—O&M and Hardware and Volume 2- Capital Software, 23

as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 24


A. Yes, it was. 26


A. Yes, I do. 28


judgment? 30

A. Yes, it does. 31

52


A. Yes, it does. 2

53



OF PAUL JESKE 3


A. My name is Paul Jeske, and my business address is 6040 Irwindale Ave, Irwindale, CA 91702. 5


A. I am the Director of Corporate Health and Safety. I am responsible for providing strategic 7

direction for SCE’s safety programs and work within a line governance model to implement 8

safety improvements and good practices. I oversee corporate health and safety programs, 9

including policy and standards development, licensing, compliance management, and integration 10

with company business plan objectives. I also am responsible for developing programs to ensure 11

that operations implement requirements established by OSHA, DOT, and state agencies related 12

to occupational safety and health, transportation safety, and approvals issued by the California 13

Public Utilities Commission. 14


A. Prior to SCE, I worked for Xcel Energy for 28 years in a variety of positions including Heavy 16

Equipment Operator, Plant Supervisor, HR Manager, and various leadership roles in the Safety 17

department for the past 13 plus years. My last position held was Director of Safety. I am a 18

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (since 19

2007). I also have a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus in 20

finance from Metropolitan State University and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Law 21

Enforcement from Inver Hills Community College. 22


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of Exhibit SCE-07 24

Volume 4, entitled Operational Services (OS) - Corporate Health and Safety, as identified in the 25

Table of Contents thereto. 26


A. Yes, it was. 28


A. Yes, I do. 30

54


judgment? 2

A. Yes, it does. 3


A. Yes, it does. 5

55



OF PAUL P. JOSEPH 3


A. My name is Paul P. Joseph, and my business address is 3 Innovation Way, Pomona, CA 91768. 5


A. I am currently a Principal Manager within the Transmission and Distribution Operating Unit 7

(T&D) at Southern California Edison Company managing the Design Support Organization. My 8

responsibilities include the design, oversight, and resource and performance management of the 9

distribution planning process. I began my career at Southern California Edison in 1997 as a 10

designer of distribution line extensions. During my time within T&D, I held positions of 11

increasing responsibility, performing staff and project management work before accepting the 12

position of Principal Manager of Work Management in the IT Center of Continuous 13

Improvement at Southern California Edison in July 2010. I held additional Principal Manager 14

positions within T&D and IT responsible for the development of the T&D work management 15

technology portfolio. Prior to starting my current position, I supported process improvement 16

efforts within the Distribution Business Line and T&D Work Management. I assumed my 17

current position in September 2016. 18


A. I have a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from UCLA and a Master of Business 20

Administration from UCI. 21



Volume 1, entitled Transmission & Distribution (T&D), Operational Overview & Risk-Informed 24

Decision-Making, portions of Exhibit SCE-04, Volume 2, entitled Information Technology (IT)—25

Capitalized Software and portions of Exhibit SCE-09, Volume 3 entitled Results of Operations—26

Depreciation Study, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 27


A. Yes, it was. 29


A. Yes, I do. 31

56


judgment? 2

A. Yes, it does. 3


A. Yes, it does. 5

57



OF JASON M. ‘JAY’ KELLY 3


A. My name is Jason Michael Kelly, and my business address is 4910 Rivergrade Road, Irwindale, 5

California 91706. 6


A. I am the Director of Information Technology’s Enterprise Architecture and Strategy (EA&S) at 8

Southern California Edison (SCE). I am responsible for IT strategic business planning, 9

governance, and technology architecture. EA&S enables timely, well-informed business 10

decisions through established investment strategies and technology standards across the SCE 11

enterprise. 12


A. I have a degree in computer engineering from the University of Washington, over 20 years of IT 14

experience, and a broad range of industry experience including utilities, high-tech, automotive, 15

and media. My experience at SCE has included serving as general manager responsible for data 16

architecture and design services for IT projects. I also managed architecture and engineering 17

services for the company’s SAP application footprint. Before joining SCE in 2007, I worked as a 18

senior technical solution architect with SAP and a product manager for Microsoft. 19



Volume 1, entitled Information Technology (IT)—O&M and Hardware, and Exhibit SCE-04, 22

Volume 2, entitled Information Technology (IT)—Capitalized Software, as identified in the Table 23



A. Yes it was. 26


A. Yes, I do. 28


judgment? 30

A. Yes, it does. 31

58


A. Yes, it does. 2

59



OF DUSTIN E. KEMPF 3


A. My name is Dustin E. Kempf, and my business address is 4777 Irwindale Ave., Irwindale 5

California 91705. 6


A. I am the Principal Manager of High Volume Customer Billing in the Usage & Billing 8

Department of SCE’s Revenue Services Organization. As such, I am responsible for the Billing 9

Operations Management group that manages, maintains, and supports the end-to-end customer 10

usage and billing processes for all SCE customers. 11


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of La 13

Verne. In May of 1994, I began to work for SCE as a Meter Reader. Since then, I have held 14

various positions within SCE, including the last 15 years as a Manager. My background includes 15

20 years of experience in customer service, in particular Interval Usage, Billing and Rates, 16

Demand Response, Data, Energy Efficiency, and Market Intelligence. I started in my current 17

position in April of 2013. I have previously testified before the California Public Utilities 18

Commission. 19



Volume 1, entitled Customer Service – Operations, Information Delivery, and OOR, and SCE-04, 22

Volume 2, entitled Information Technology (IT)—Capital Software, as identified in the Table of 23



A. Yes, it was. 26


A. Yes, I do. 28


judgment? 30

A. Yes, it does. 31


A. Yes, it does. 2



OF STEPHEN KEMPSEY 3


A. My name is Stephen Kempsey, and my business address is 1166 Avenue of the Americas, New 5

York, NY 10036. 6

Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities related to Southern California Edison Company. 7

A. I work for Marsh USA Inc. I am the Client Executive responsible for the Southern California 8

Edison account. 9


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Washington and a 11

Master of International Management degree from the American Graduate School of International 12

Management (Thunderbird). I have worked in the insurance industry since 1993 and hold the 13

following designations: CPCU (Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter); ARM (Associate 14

in Risk Management); and ARe (Associate in Reinsurance). 15



Volume 1, entitled Administrative & General (A&G)—Property & Liability Insurance, as 18



A. Yes, it was. 21


A. Yes, I do. 23


judgment? 25

A. Yes, it does. 26


A. Yes, it does. 28

62



OF DOUGLAS H. KIM 3


A. My name is Douglas H. Kim, and my business address is 14799 Chestnut Street, Westminster, 5

CA 92683 6


A. I am the Director of the Advanced Technology organization at Southern California Edison 8

(SCE). I am responsible for managing the planning, development and implementation of utility 9

activities needed to create a smarter electric grid. Smart grid efforts include technology and 10

applications assessments for all aspects of the electricity system ranging from transmission and 11

distribution reliability and stability to business and home energy management. 12


A. I hold a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California – Los 14

Angeles and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd College in 15

Claremont, CA. Prior to this assignment, I was general manager of Edison Carrier Solutions, an 16

SCE business unit which provides large-capacity fiber optics-based broadband services to all 17

types of telecommunications companies including wireless carriers, large and small local and 18

long distance telephone companies, alternative telecommunications service providers, cable 19

television companies and internet access companies. I previously worked as a senior manager in 20

various SCE organizations, with primary responsibilities in assessing new business opportunities 21

and developing strategies and detailed business plans. I joined Edison International (EIX) in 22

1996, working on corporate strategic planning and new business development and I have 23

provided internal consulting to many of EIX’s operating units. Before joining SCE, I worked in 24

the aerospace industry leading technical organizations that designed, integrated and tested 25

various systems and managing relationships with large defense industry customers. 26



Volume 11, entitled Grid Technology, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 29


A. Yes, it was. 31

63


A. Yes, I do. 2


judgment? 4

A. Yes, it does. 5


A. Yes, it does. 7

64



OF KEN LANDRITH 3


A. My name is Ken Landrith and my business address is 1 Innovation Way, Pomona, CA 91768. 5


A. I presently serve as SCE’s Director of Supply Chain Management. I am responsible for the 7

procurement of all Indirect and Direct materials and services for the Company which is 8

approximately $4 billion in annual spend. I also manage SCE’s logistics and warehousing 9

operations. 10


A. I have17 years of experience in the utility industry working for Southern California Edison. Prior 12

to my current position, I have held various positions at SCE including Distribution Service 13

Planner, Planning Supervisor, and project management and management positions within 14

Distributor Operations, Grid Operations, Power Delivery, Carrier Solutions, and Supply 15

Management. I hold a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Redlands and a 16

Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematics from California State University, Long Beach. 17


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of SCE-07, Volume 6, 19

entitled, Supply Management & Supplier Diversity, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 20


A. Yes, it was. 22


A. Yes, I do. 24


judgment? 26

A. Yes, it does. 27


A. Yes, it does. 29

65



OF DAVID LEE 3


A. My name is David Lee, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am the Property Tax Manager. My current responsibilities include Southern California 8

Edison’s filing of property statements and payment of property taxes to various state property tax 9

jurisdictions, which include California, Arizona, Nevada, and local jurisdictions. Additional 10

responsibilities include presenting and defending all assessment appeals before State and County 11

Boards of Equalization. 12


A. I received a Masters in Business Taxation and a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Accounting from 14

the University of Southern California. Before joining Edison, I held several positions at Deloitte 15

& Touche, LLP and Ernst & Young, LLP. I joined the Tax Department of Southern California 16

Edison in 2006. In 2011, I transferred to the Property Tax area in Capital Asset Accounting. In 17

2013, I was promoted to my present position as the Property Tax Manager. 18


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of Exhibit SCE 9, 20

Volume 2 entitled Results of Operations – Plant and Reserve; Depreciation Expense; Taxes; 21

Rate Base; Working Cash, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 22


A. Yes, it was. 24


A. Yes, I do. 26


judgment? 28

A. Yes, it does. 29


A. Yes, it does. 31

66



OF JESSICA LIM 3


A. My name is Jessica Lim, and my business address is 1515 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am the Manager of Customer Engagement in the Customer Programs and Services division of 8

SCE. In this role, I am responsible for SCE’s marketing communications and the digital 9

customer experience associated with Customer Service programs, rates, and services. 10


A. I completed a Bachelor’s degree in Administrative Studies from U.C. Riverside in 1992 with 12

emphasis in business administration and marketing. I completed the Masters of Science in 13

Leadership and Management program through the University of La Verne in January 2013. I 14

have worked at SCE for approximately 10 years in Customer Service. Prior to my current 15

function, which I described above, I was the Manager of Offer Management & Marketing in the 16

Customer Service Programs and Services division for approximately three years. Prior to that 17

position, I was the Manager of Planning, Performance, and Integration in the Customer Service 18

Operating Division for approximately two years. Prior to that position, I was the Manager of 19

Customer Strategy in Customer Experience and Management for approximately five years. Prior 20

to SCE, I had over 10 years of experience in business working in disciplines such as advertising, 21

marketing, and e-commerce for a variety of profit and not-for-profit organizations and clients. 22



entitled Customer Service, and SCE-04, Volume 2, entitled Information Technology (IT)—25

Capitalized Software, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 26


A. Yes, it was. 28


A. Yes, I do. 30

67


judgment? 2

A. Yes, it does. 3


A. Yes, it does. 5

68



OF RANDY B. LISBIN 3


A. My name is Randy B. Lisbin, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



A. I am the Manager of Energy Regulation Compliance in the Regulatory Operations organization. 8

My responsibilities include management of SCE’s Energy Regulation Compliance Program; 9

SCE’s response to CPUC and FERC regulatory audits; and compliance oversight related to the 10

CPUC and FERC affiliate transaction rules. 11


A. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Occidental College in 1981. I received a 13

Master's Degree in Business Administration at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management 14

Center at the Claremont Graduate University in 1995. From 1981 through 1993, I held various 15

analytical and managerial positions within SCE’s regulatory organizations with responsibility for 16

regulatory case management, development of regulatory incentive mechanisms, tariff 17

development and implementation, revenue requirement calculations, and regulatory economic 18

analysis. From 1994 through 1995, I was the Regulatory Affairs Manager for SCE’s ENVEST 19

Pilot Program. I returned to Regulatory Compliance in 1996 and have held various management 20

positions within the Regulatory Compliance organization. 21


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor Exhibit SCE-10, entitled 23

Compliance, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 24


A. Yes, it was. 26


A. Yes, I do. 28


judgment? 30

A. Yes, it does. 31

69


A. Yes, it does. 2

70



OF LINDA LOW 3


A. My name is Linda Low, and my business address is 8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, California 5

91770. 6


A. I am the Principal Manager of the Business Planning department in the Customer Service 8

Operating Unit (CSOU). In this role, I am responsible for developing the organization’s 9

operating plan, creating goals, and managing performance metrics. Additionally, I manage 10

various business planning, analytical, and communications teams to meet corporate objectives, 11

drive employee engagement, and address customer needs. 12


A. I hold a Bachelor of Art degree in Economics and Business and a MBA from the University of 14

California at Los Angeles, with an emphasis in Marketing and Finance. I have over 20 years of 15

experience in the utility industry including positions of increasing responsibility in Customer 16

Programs & Services, Regulatory Policy & Affairs, and Consumer Affairs. 17



Volume 1, entitled Customer Service - Operating Unit Management and Support (OUMS) as 20



A. Yes, it was. 23


A. Yes, I do. 25


judgment? 27

A. Yes, it does. 28


A. Yes, it does. 30

71



OF ROBIN ANNE MAINARDY 3


A. My name is Robin Anne Mainardy, and my business address is 5000 Pacific Coast Highway, San 5

Clemente, California 92672. 6


A. I am a Senior Project Manager and support the Decommissioning Project in the areas of Co-8

Participant Coordination and Community Outreach. I also provide support to a variety of 9

projects assigned to the strategic planning group. I have supported testimony in prior CPUC 10

ERRA proceedings. 11


A. I have a bachelor’s degree in business and I am a certified Project Management Professional 13

(PMP). I have worked for SCE for 30 years as a Financial Analyst and a Project Manager. 14


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portion of Exhibit SCE-9, 16

Volume 1, entitled SONGS Decommissioning Credits, as identified in the Table of Contents 17

thereto. 18


A. Yes, it was. 20


A. Yes, I do. 22


judgment? 24

A. Yes, it does. 25


A. Yes, it does. 27

72



OF ANDREW S. MARTINEZ 3


A. My name is Andrew S. Martinez, and my business address is 1 Innovation Way, Pomona, CA 5

91768. 6


A. I am currently the Director of Safety, Training, and Compliance for the Transmission and 8

Distribution Operating Unit at Southern California Edison Company. I began my career at 9

Southern California Edison at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 1991 as a 10

Apprentice Nuclear Plant Equipment Operator. In my time at San Onofre Generating Station I 11

held positions of increasing responsibility before accepting the position of Director of 12

Compliance and Safety in the Power Supply Operating Unit at Southern California Edison in 13

January 2014. I assumed my current position in February 2016. Prior to joining Southern 14

California Edison I served in the United States Navy as an Engineering Laboratory Technician. 15


A. I have a Bachelor of Science in Radiation Protection from Thomas Edison State College and a 17

Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Thomas Edison State College. 18


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of Exhibit SCE-02 Volume 20

12, entitled Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Safety Training & Enviromental Programs, as 21



A. Yes, it was. 24


A. Yes, I do. 26


judgment? 28

A. Yes, it does. 29


A. Yes, it does. 31

73



OF JOHN MCCARSON 3


A. My name is John McCarson, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



A. I am the Principal Manager of Capital Asset Accounting and Non-Energy Billing. In this role I 8

lead an organization responsible for the proper accounting, financial reporting and regulatory 9

recovery of fixed assets. 10


A. I received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Accounting from 12

California State University, Fullerton in 1991, and a Masters of Business Taxation from the 13

University of Southern California in 2002. In 1996, I was licensed in California as a CPA. I 14

retained active license status until 2013. 15

I joined SCE’s tax department in 1998. Between 1998 and 2009 I specialized in accounting, 16

financial reporting, budgeting and regulatory recovery of SCE’s federal and state taxes based on 17

income. In 2005, I accepted the position of Senior Manager of SCE’s accounting for income tax 18

function. In 2009, I accepted a Senior Project Manager position in SCE’s Financial Reporting & 19

Technical Accounting Department with responsibilities for quarterly and annual footnotes and 20

MD&A, analyzing the effects of FASB accounting pronouncements on SCE, and researching 21

complex accounting issues. In 2013, I accepted a Senior Manager position in SCE’s Capital 22

Asset Accounting department, managing the book & tax depreciation function. This organization 23

is responsible for accounting, financial reporting and regulatory recovery of SCE’s book basis 24

and tax basis fixed assets. In 2015, I accepted the Principal Manager position of Capital Asset 25

Accounting and Non-Energy Billing. In this role I continue my focus of leading organizations 26

responsible for the proper accounting, financial reporting and regulatory recovery of fixed assets. 27


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of Exhibit SCE-09 Volume 29

2, entitled Results of Operations Plant, Taxes, Depreciation Expense and Reserve, and Rate 30

Base, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 31

74


A. Yes, it was. 2


A. Yes, I do. 4


judgment? 6

A. Yes, it does. 7


A. Yes, it does. 9

75



OF SHINJINI C. MENON 3


A. My name is Shinjini C. Menon, and my business address is 8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am the General Rate Case Director in SCE’s Regulatory Affairs Organizational Unit. 8

My responsibilities include overseeing the development and approval of SCE’s 2018 9

GRC. 10


A. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering from Indian Institute of 12

Technology, Banaras Hindu University, India in 1991. Subsequently I received Master of 13

Science in Electrical Engineering in 1993, and Masters of Science in Applied Statistics in 14

1997 from Purdue University. I was employed as a Research and Development Engineer 15

in Corning Incorporated from 1998 to 2004. I joined SCE’s Transmission and 16

Distribution (T&D) Operating Unit in 2004, and have held various project management 17

and management positions in Operations Planning and Business Process and Operational 18

Improvement initiatives. From 2009 to 2015, I have managed the T&D portions of the 19

2012 SCE GRC and 2015 SCE GRC. Since 2013, I have also been involved in 20

developing an integrated asset management and risk-informed planning approach within 21

T&D. 22


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of Exhibit 24

SCE-01, entitled Policy, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 25


A. Yes, it was. 27


A. Yes, I do. 29


judgment? 31

76

A. Yes, it does. 1


A. Yes, it does. 3

77



OF SYD NAGOSHI 3


A. My name is Syd Nagoshi, and my business address is 9500 Cleveland Avenue, Rancho 5

Cucamonga, California 91730. 6


A. I am the Principal Manager of Contact Center Technology and Workforce Management in the 8

Customer Service Operating Unit (CSOU). In this role, I am responsible for managing a 9

department focused on systems, technologies, and resource management for business operations 10

within the Customer Contact Center. 11


A. I hold a Bachelor of Art degree in Business Administration from California State University, Los 13

Angeles, and am a MBA candidate at the University of La Verne. I have over 25 years of 14

experience in the utility industry including positions of increasing responsibility in Transmission 15

Civil Operations, Business Customer Support Services, and Credit and Receivables 16

Management. 17


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor all portions of Exhibit SCE-03, 19

entitled Customer Service, and SCE-04, Volume 2, entitled Information Technology (IT) 20

Capitalized Software, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 21


A. Yes, it was. 23


A. Yes, I do. 25


judgment? 27

A. Yes, it does. 28


A. Yes, it does. 30

78



OF DONALD NEAL 3


A. My name is Donald Neal, and my business address is 6040 Irwindale Ave, Irwindale, CA 91702. 5


A. I am the Director of Corporate Environmental Services. I am responsible for developing and 7

implementing programs necessary for SCE to comply with applicable environmental 8

requirements. 9


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Biology from the University of Massachusetts – 11

Boston (1980) and a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Biology from the University of 12

Massachusetts – Boston (1983). I also received a Certificate in Safety Management from the 13

American Society of Safety Engineers. I have worked for SCE for over four years. Prior to 14

joining SCE, I was the head of corporate environmental health and safety for Calpine 15

Corporation, where I led initiatives to establish an incident management system, increase near 16

miss reporting, and promote safety culture. 17


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of Exhibit SCE-02 19

Volume 12, entitled Safety, Training & Environmental Programs and SCE-07 Volume 2, entitled 20

OS – Corporate Environmental, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 21


A. Yes, it was. 23


A. Yes, I do. 25


judgment? 27

A. Yes, it does. 28


A. Yes, it does. 30

79



OF KEVIN M. PAYNE 3


A. My name is Kevin M. Payne, and my business address is 8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, 5



A. I am the Chief Executive Officer of SCE. My duties encompass the management of transmission, 8

distribution, customer service, information technology, power production and energy 9

procurement, and related corporate functions of the company. 10


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of 12

California, Berkeley and I am a registered Professional Engineer in the state of California. I 13

have worked for SCE for over 25 years, holding a variety of leadership positions. Prior to my 14

current position, I was the Senior Vice President of Customer Service, Vice President of 15

Engineering & Technical Services for Transmission & Distribution, and led SCE’s 16

implementation of SAP as Vice President of Enterprise Resource Planning. In 2004 and 2005, I 17

had responsibility for SCE’s renewable and alternative power portfolio as Director of Qualifying 18

Facilities Resources. Prior to that I held a number of leadership positions in Customer Service, 19

including business customer account management and technical positions. 20



entitled SCE Policy, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 23


A. Yes, it was. 25


A. Yes, I do. 27


judgment? 29

A. Yes, it does. 30

80


A. Yes, it does. 2

81



OF JOHN MATHEW PESPISA 3


A. My name is John Mathew Pespisa and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Ave, 5


Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities at Southern California Edison Company 7

(SCE). 8

A. I am Director of SCE’s NERC Compliance Program in the Ethics and Compliance 9

Department. In this capacity, I oversee corporate NERC Compliance governance 10

functions, oversee SCE’s compliance with federal Reliability Standards, which have been 11

promulgated to ensure the safe, reliable operation of the power grid, and to protect the 12

grid’s critical infrastructure against cyber threats. 13


A. I am a graduate of Cal State Los Angeles and hold degrees in Electrical Engineering and 15

Business Management. I began my career with Southern California Edison in 1987, 16

starting in transmission operations and electrical substations. I have held supervisory 17

positions at SCE’s Energy Control Center, Management roles in short term power 18

marketing, and Real-Time Power Operations. I assumed my current position in 19

November of 2011 as the Director of SCE’s NERC Compliance Program. 20


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of Exhibit 22

SCE-08 Volume 1, entitled A&G – Ethics and Compliance, as identified in the Table of 23



A. Yes, it was. 26


A. Yes, I do. 28


judgment? 30

A. Yes, it does. 31


A. Yes, it does. 2

Alison Peterson Alison is a Partner and national practice leader of Aon Hewitt’s Broad-based Compensation Consulting and Co-Sourcing businesses in the United States. Alison has 23 years of experience managing our business, leading significant consulting assignments, and working with clients in all facets of talent and compensation management including: • Aligning business and HR strategies;

• Optimizing total rewards; • Creating pay for performance systems and incentives, and • Developing, communicating, and implementing compensation strategies and programs. Clients with whom Alison has worked include American Electric Power Company, Inc.; Boston Scientific, Inc.; DIRECTV; Lineage Logistics, Inc.; Hawaiian Electric Company, McKesson Corporation; Ormat Technologies; and Southern California Edison. In addition to her extensive consulting experience, Alison has been in leadership positions within Aon Hewitt since 1998 including her current national leadership role for Broad-based Compensation. Alison has led research at Aon Hewitt in evaluating the link between employee engagement and compensation and how top performing companies design compensation systems. She co-founded Aon Hewitt’s proprietary Variable Compensation Measurement Database that includes prevalence and effectiveness information on variable compensation design. She is also a frequent speaker and contributor to compensation journals. Prior to joining Aon Hewitt, Alison worked for approximately 10 years at Ameritech in a variety of finance and human resource capacities including talent management, human resource strategy, executive and broad-based compensation, and organization design. Alison holds a B.A. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Marquette University.

84



OF DAVID PIERCE 3 Q. Please state your name and business address for the record. 4

A. My name is David Pierce and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



Company. 8

A. I am currently the Director of Corporate Accounting Operations, responsible for 9

Capital Asset Accounting and Non-Energy Billing, Capital Asset Analytics and 10

Depreciation, and Corporate Payroll. 11


A. I have a Master in Business Administration from the University of La Verne and a 13

Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in 14

Management Science and Business Law, from the California State Polytechnic 15

University, Pomona. 16

Since joining Edison in 1981, I have held a number of positions in the areas of 17

accounting and finance. From 1981 to 1988 I held Property Accounting Analyst 18

positions, performing and supervising depreciation analysis in the Controller’s 19

Department. During the period 1988 to 1995 I held Financial Analyst positions, 20

performing investor relations, financial planning, and regulatory finance functions 21

in the Treasurer’s Department. In 1995, I returned to the Capital Recovery 22

Division of Controller’s Department where I was promoted to a manager position 23

responsible for rate base and depreciation. In 2004, I was promoted to Manager 24

of Capital Recovery with the expanded responsibilities to include rate base, book 25

and tax depreciation, property tax, and valuation services. Subsequently, in 2008 26

I was promoted to Director of Capital Asset Accounting responsible for fixed 27

asset accounting. In 2011 I transferred to Director of Corporate Accounting 28

Operations, responsible for Accounts Payable, Remittance Processing, Corporate 29

85

Payroll, and Non-Energy Billing. In 2015 my oversight shifted to my current 1

areas of responsibilities. 2



SCE-04, Volume 2, entitled IT - Capital Software, as identified in the Table of 5

Contents thereto. 6


A. Yes, it was. 8


A. Yes, I do. 10



A. Yes, it does. 13


A. Yes, it does. 15

86



OF MAURO PROVENZANO 3


A. My name is Mauro Provenzano, and my business address is 4910 Rivergrade Road, Irwindale, 5

CA 91706. 6


A. I am the director the Service Management Office and Operations, with responsibility for 8

transformational activities required to implement a multi-vendor global IT sourcing strategy. 9


A. I received my Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of 11

Southern California, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology from Azusa 12

Pacific University. I am a Certified Novell NetWare Engineer and hold an Associates of Applied 13

Science in Electronics certification from DeVry Institute of Technology. Prior to my current 14

position, I was the Principal Manager in Enterprise Information Management & Architecture 15

responsible for data and information management planning, projects, and operations. This role 16

included developing staffing plans for software asset management, Commercial Off The Shelf 17

(COTS) implementations, infrastructure optimization, and operational support. 18


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of SCE-04, Volume 1, 20

Information Technology (IT)—O&M and Hardware, and SCE-04, Volume 2, Information 21

Technology (IT)—Capitalized Software, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 22


A. Yes, it was. 24


A. Yes, I do. 26


judgment? 28

A. Yes, it does. 29


A. Yes, it does. 31

87



OF RUSSELL RAGSDALE 3


A. My name is Russell Ragsdale, and my business address is 8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, CA 5

91770. 6


A. I am currently a Principal Manager in our Strategy, Integrated Planning and Performance 8

department responsible for SCE Strategic Planning. My responsibilities include development of 9

an end state vision that supports state and regulatory policies and evolving customer needs. I am 10

also responsible for development of a strategic plan that includes objectives for safe, reliable, and 11

cost-effective service to SCE customers, reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, grid 12

modernization, and integration of Distributed Energy Resources. 13


A. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the California State 15

Polytechnic University at Pomona and I received my Master of Science degree in Electrical 16

Engineering from the University of Southern California. I hold a Professional Engineering 17

License in the State of California. I joined SCE in 2002 as a field engineer in the Distribution 18

Engineering Department. I held various jobs within SCE in the Distribution Engineering 19

Department including supervision of regional engineers and Division Manager for the southeast 20

division. I was promoted to be the Principal Manager of Grid Modernization in January of 21

2015, and I moved to my current position as Principal Manager of Strategic Planning in July of 22

2016. 23


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of Exhibit SCE-2, Volume 25

10, entitled Grid Modernization, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 26


A. Yes, it was. 28


A. Yes, I do. 30

88


judgment? 2

A. Yes, it does. 3


A. Yes, it does. 5

89



OF ROBERT E. RAMOS 3


A. My name is Robert E. Ramos, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



A. I am the Director of Risk & Claims Management and oversee the investigation and litigation of 8

third party claims as well as the collections of property damage claims. 9


A. I earned a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from USC in 1989. I joined SCE in 11

1997 as a Claims Representative in the Law Department. I have worked in this department since 12

then. I became Investigations Manager in 2002 and Manager of Claims in 2010. 13



Volume 4, entitled Administrative & General – Law, Claims, & Workers Compensation and 16

Disability Management, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 17


A. Yes, it was. 19


A. Yes, I do. 21


judgment? 23

A. Yes, it does. 24


A. Yes, it does. 26

90



OF TRACEE REEVES 3


A. My name is Tracee Reeves, and my business address is 1 Innovation Way, Pomona, CA 91768. 5


A. I am the Manager of the T&D Contract Management & Financial Operations group. In this 7

capacity, I oversee the management of FERC and CPUC third-party construction-related 8

contracts whereby the customer provides a contribution (either monetary or deeded) to SCE. I 9

also oversee the payment of contractor-procured services and provide accounting guidance on 10

Transmission & Distribution matters related to construction charging, non-energy billing, and 11

various other accounting-related issues. 12


A. I am a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and hold a Masters Degree in Finance from Loyola 14

Marymount University, Westchester CA, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from 15

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA. I began my career with SCE in 1998 and 16

have held various professional and management positions within the Transmission & 17

Distribution Department. I have previously testified before this Commission. 18


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor Exhibit SCE-02, Volume 13, 20

entitled Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Other Costs, Other Operating Revenues, as 21



A. Yes, it was. 24


A. Yes, I do. 26


judgment? 28

A. Yes, it does. 29


A. Yes, it does. 31

91



OF HONGYAN SHENG 3


A. My name is Hongyan Sheng, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



A. I am the Manager of the Demand and DER Forecasting Group within the Integrated Planning 8

and Analytics Division in Edison’s Strategy, Integrated Planning and Performance Business 9

Organization. My primary responsibilities include supervising the preparation of corporate’s 10

long-term sales forecast update, managing the integration of the impacts from Demand-Side 11

Management Programs, electric vehicle and transportation electrification development, and 12

future regulatory and policy changes into the long-term demand forecast, support the regulatory 13

proceedings such as the Generate Rate Case (GRC), Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR), 14

Long-Term Procurement Plan (LTPP), Distributed Resource Planning (DRP), and ERRA. 15


A. My educational background includes a Master of Arts Degree in Mathematical Behavioral 17

Science (1997) and a Ph.D degree in Economics (1999) from University of California, Irvine. I 18

received the Charted Financial Analyst Designation in 2004. I have over 17 years of experience 19

in various aspects of Power Procurement and Risk Management. I assumed my current 20

responsibilities in May 2016. Prior to my current position, I was the manager of Long-term 21

Demand Forecasting Group. 22


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of SCE-09 Results of 24

Operations Volume 1, entitled Requested Revenue Requirements, Ratemaking, Forecasts of 25

Sales, Other Operating Revenue, Cost Escalation, Post-Test Year Ratemaking, as identified in 26

the Table of Contents thereto. 27


A. Yes, it was. 29


A. Yes, I do. 31

92


judgment? 2

A. Yes, it does. 3


A. Yes, it does. 5

93



OF JAMES P. SCOTT SHOTWELL 3


A. My name is James P. Scott Shotwell, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



A. I am the Director of Compliance, Policies and Information Governance. I am responsible for the 8

implementation of the Company’s Ethics and Compliance Management Program, along with the 9

operation of the Information Governance, Policy Management, Privacy Compliance, 10

Government Contracting Compliance and Disability Rights Compliance Programs. 11


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Economics from Arizona State University and a 13

Juris Doctorate from the University of Arizona College of Law. I have worked for Southern 14

California Edison for over 25 years. Prior to accepting my current position in 2009, I worked in 15

Southern California Edison’s Washington, D.C. office, where I served as the primary liaison 16

between SCE and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Previously, I was a Senior 17

Attorney with the Company, practicing chiefly before the California Public Utilities 18

Commission. 19


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor Chapters I, II and III of Exhibit 21

SCE-08 Volume 1, A&G, Ethics and Compliance and also to sponsor portions of Exhibit SCE-11, 22

entitled Center for Accessible Technology and portions of Exhibit SCE-04, Volume 2, entitled 23

Information Technology (IT)—Capital Software, as indicated in the Table of Contents thereto. 24


A. Yes, it was. 26


A. Yes, I do. 28


judgment? 30

A. Yes, it does. 31

94


A. Yes, it does. 2

95



OF JOHN SMOLK 3


A. My name is John Smolk, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Ave., Rosemead, CA 5

91770. 6


A. I am a Principal Manager in the Workers’ Compensation Division, with responsibility for 8

workers’ compensation and disability management for Southern California Edison. These 9

responsibilities include claims and leave administration, self-insurance program management, 10

completion of an annual actuarial studies to determine liabilities and trends related to workers’ 11

compensation, long term disability and comprehensive disability program liabilities and 12

expenses. 13


A. I received a B.S. in Health Sciences from Western Illinois University. I have professional 15

designations including the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and the Associate 16

in Risk Management (ARM) and over 35 years of experience in risk management and workers’ 17

compensation working for insurers, service providers and self-insured employers. I am past 18

President of the Illinois Self Insurers Association and a past member of the Illinois Workers’ 19

Compensation Commission Medical Fee Advisory Board and I am a member of the Research 20

Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute. 21



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A. Yes. 27


A. Yes. 29


judgment? 31

96

A. Yes. 1


A. Yes. 3

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OF DOUGLAS A. SNOW 3


A. My name is Douglas A. Snow, and my business address is 8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am the Director of CPUC Revenue Requirements and Tariffs in SCE’s State Regulatory 8

Operations Department. As such, I am responsible for the recovery of SCE’s authorized revenue 9

requirements and oversee the operation of various balancing and memorandum accounts, 10

including the recovery of the balances in those accounts, and I am responsible for managing the 11

implementation of SCE’s tariffs and advice letters. 12


A. I graduated from Texas A&M University in May of 1982 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 14

Industrial Engineering. In June of 1982, I went to work for Southwestern Public Service 15

Company (SPS) in west Texas. While there, I was a supervisory engineer, responsible for 16

revenue requirement calculations and rate design for both retail and resale customers. I filed 17

testimony on behalf of SPS before the Texas Public Utility Commission and the Federal Energy 18

Regulatory Commission. In November of 1993, I began to work for SCE as a financial analyst in 19

the FERC Pricing section in the RP&A Department. While working in the FERC section, I was 20

responsible for the rate design for SCE’s requirements sales for resale, Wheeling Access 21

Charges, and wholesale Distribution Access Charges. In March 1998, I became a supervisor in 22

the Revenue Requirements division of RP&A, responsible for supervising a group of analysts 23

that oversee the forecasting and recording entries associated with all CPUC regulatory 24

mechanisms. In December 2001, I was promoted to the position of manager in the Revenue 25

Requirements division of RP&A. In August 2006, I was promoted to Manager of CPUC 26

Revenue Requirements, and in March 2013, I became the Director of CPUC Revenue 27

Requirements and Tariffs taking on the additional responsibilities for managing SCE’s tariffs, 28

and advice letters. I have previously testified before the California Public Utilities Commission. 29


98


Volume 1, entitled Results of Operations and Exhibit SCE-12, entitled Catastrophic Event 2

Memorandum Account Testimony 2012 – 2014 Bark Beetle, as identified in the Table of 3

Contents thereto. 4


A. Yes, it was. 6


A. Yes, I do. 8


judgment? 10

A. Yes, it does. 11


A. Yes, it does. 13

99



OF MELVIN A. STARK 3


A. My name is Melvin A. Stark, and my business address is 3 Innovation Way, Pomona, CA. 5


A. I am the Manager of Maintenance & Reliability Strategy in the Maintenance, Performance & 7

Reliability (“MPR”) organization within SCE’s Transmission and Distribution organization. 8

In this capacity, I am responsible for developing and setting strategy for the implementation of 9

maintenance and inspection policies and practices on the Transmission and Distribution electric 10

systems for T&D. 11


A. I graduated from the University of La Verne in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business 13

Administration. I received an MBA degree from ULV in 1992. In 1999, I added a Finance 14

concentration to my graduate degree. I joined SCE in December 1987 as a financial analyst in 15

the Treasurer’s Department. Since July of 1991, I have held a variety of positions involving 16

regulatory and legislative matters. During this time, I have had extensive regulatory and 17

legislative experience working with the California Public Utilities Commission, the Federal 18

Energy Regulatory Commission, and state and federal legislative bodies. From 1998 to 2004, I 19

was a project manager in the California Public Utilities Commission Regulation section of 20

TDBU, and worked on such projects as the Order Instituting Investigation into SCE’s line 21

maintenance practices. I became the Manager of Maintenance & Inspections in the Power 22

Delivery business line in 2004. In October of 2011, I began a temporary cross-training 23

assignment as a manager in our Substation Construction and Maintenance organization. 24

I returned to my current role as Manager of Maintenance & Inspections in April of 2013, and 25

remain in that role today although the title has changed. 26



Volume 04, entitled Distribution Maintenance and Inspection and Exhibit SCE-12 entitled 29

Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account Testimony - 2012 – 2014 Bark Beetle, as identified in 30

the Table of Contents thereto. 31

100


A. Yes, it was. 2


A. Yes, I do. 4


judgment? 6

A. Yes, it does. 7


A. Yes, it does. 9

101



OF RUSSELL C. SWARTZ 3


A. My name is Russell C. Swartz, and my business address is 8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Southern California Edison Company. The 8

Legal Organization I oversee consists of the Law Department, Claims, Workers’ Compensation 9

and Disability Management, and Corporate Governance. 10


A. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Southern 12

California, Los Angeles, in 1974, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, 13

Los Angeles in 1977. I have been an employee of Southern California Edison since 1993. 14



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A. Yes, it was. 20


A. Yes, I do. 22


judgment? 24

A. Yes, it does. 25


A. Yes, it does. 27



OF ERIK T. TAKAYESU 3


A. My name is Erik T. Takayesu, and my business address is Three Innovation Way, Pomona, 5



A. I am the Director of Electric System Planning and Modernization for the Engineering and 8

Technical Services (E&TS) group within Southern California Edison Company’s Transmission 9

& Distribution (T&D) organization. Electric System Planning and Modernization is responsible 10

for transmission, distribution, substation subtransmission planning, interconnection studies and 11

customer support. 12


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University of 14

Long Beach, and am a licensed Professional Engineering in California. I joined Southern 15

California Edison in 1991 and have held a variety of planning, engineering, and management 16

positions since. I have been in my current position since January, 2014. 17



System Planning, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 20


A. Yes, it was. 22


A. Yes, I do. 24


judgment? 26

A. Yes, it does. 27


A. Yes, it does. 29

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OF DIANE TASAKA 3


A. My name is Diane Tasaka and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove 5

Avenue, Rosemead, California, 91770. 6


Company. 8

A. I am the principal manager of Brand & Creative for Southern California Edison 9

(SCE), with overall responsibility for the company’s brand management, 10

advertising, translations, social media, web production, graphics and video 11

production and communications research. 12


A. I joined SCE in July 2012. For seven years prior to SCE, I owned a 14

marketing/communications consulting practice. I spent 13 years with Farmers 15

Insurance Group as Director of Corporate Communications, responsible for the 16

company’s national multicultural marketing efforts. Prior to this role, I was also 17

responsible for Farmers’ media relations, community relations and philanthropy 18

programs. I received a bachelor’s degree in Biology from UC Irvine and master’s 19

degree in Public Policy and Administration from Columbia University. 20


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor Chapter II of 22

Exhibit SCE-08, Volume 2, Administrative & General (A&G) Regulatory Affairs, 23

Corporate Communications, Local Public Affairs, as identified in the Table of 24



A. Yes, it was. 27


A. Yes, I do. 29



104

A. Yes, it does. 1


A. Yes, it does. 3

105



OF DOUGLAS A. TESSLER 3


A. My name is Douglas A. Tessler, and my business address is 8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, CA, 5

91770. 6


A. I am currently the Manager of CPUC Revenue Requirements in the Revenue Requirements and 8

Forecasting Department. I am primary responsible for development of the Standardized 9

Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Capital Expenditure workpapers for all GRC and non-10

GRC CPUC Revenue Requirements. I am also responsible for maintaining the Results of 11

Operations (RO) model used to calculate the CPUC revenue requirement. 12


A. I received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Accounting from California State Polytechnic 14

University, Pomona in 1999 and Masters of Science Degree in Business Administration from 15

California State University, Fullerton in 2006. I am also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). 16

I began my career at Southern California Edison in 1997 as an Accounting Assistant in the 17

Property Accounting area of the Controller’s Department. From 1999 to 2005 I worked in 18

various accounting positions within the Controller’s Department. In 2005 I moved to the Audit 19

Services Department where I worked as a Corporate Auditor. In 2008 I transferred to the 20

Investor Relations Department at Edison International (the parent and holding company of 21

Southern California Edison) where I worked as a Senior Financial Analyst. In 2010 I began 22

working in the Revenue Requirements & Forecasting group in State Regulatory Operations as a 23

project manager where I assumed my current position in 2015. 24



Volume 1, entitled Results of Operations, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 27


A. Yes, it was. 29


A. Yes, I do. 31

106


judgment? 2

A. Yes, it does. 3


A. Yes, it does. 5

107



OF JOANNE TRAN 3


A. My name is Joanne Tran, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I currently hold the position of Director of SCE’s Settlements and Operations Services 8

Department. I have held this position since March 2013. The Settlements and Operations 9

Services Department’s major responsibilities include: settling of complex bilateral conventional 10

and renewable power transactions, physical and financial gas transactions, transmission and 11

GHG products, and complex Independent System Operator market transactions, managing 12

CAISO disputes; providing data to support contract litigations; developing and documenting 13

business processes; managing information and data functions including acquisition and reporting 14

of meter data to CAISO; and providing administrative and capital work order support for Power 15

Supply Operating Unit. 16


A. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, majoring in Accounting, from 18

California State University, Los Angeles in 1994. I received Certified Management Accountant 19

and Certified Financial Management designations in 1995. In 1998, I received a Certified Public 20

Accountant designation in the State of California. Following my graduation from business 21

school, I joined Southern California Gas Company from 1994 to 2005 where I held various 22

positions in Cost Accounting, Audit Services, Financial and Budgeting, and Gas Acquisition 23

departments. In 2005, I joined SCE’s Gas Trading group as a Senior Financial Gas Trader and 24

was promoted to Manager of Gas Trading in 2009. In 2011, I became the Manager of 25

Accounting and Reporting group in SCE’s Power Supply Finance department. I have over 22 26

years of experience in various aspects of the energy industry including utility accounting, utility 27

auditing, gas procurement, and risk management. I have previously testified before the 28

California Public Utilities Commission. 29


108


Power Supply (PS)—Energy Procurement, as well as portions of SCE-04, Volume 2, entitled 2

Information Technology (IT)—Capitalized Software, as identified in the Table of Contents 3

thereto. 4


A. Yes, it was. 6


A. Yes, I do. 8


judgment? 10

A. Yes, it does. 11


A. Yes, it does. 13

109



OF SUSAN TRAN 3


A. My name is Susan Tran, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am a Project Manager of Legal department’s Operation Analytics group. My current 8

responsibilities include managing special projects and acting as the technical lead in analysis and 9

reporting. 10


A. I received an Honors Bachelor’s degree in Labor Management and Economics from University 12

of Toronto. Prior to joining SCE, I was the Lead Senior Financial Analyst at Indymac Bank and 13

held several positions at BMO Financial Group including project management. I joined 14

Southern California Edison in 2008 as a Senior Business Analyst and was promoted to my 15

present position as a Project Manager in 2009. 16



Volume 4, entitled Administrative & General – Law, Claims, & Workers Compensation and 19



A. Yes, it was. 22


A. Yes, I do. 24


judgment? 26

A. Yes, it does. 27


A. Yes, it does. 29

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY


OF JACQUELINE TRAPP 2


A. My name is Jacqueline Trapp, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 4



A. On June 13, 2016, I was appointed as Vice President, Human Resources, Edison International 7

and Southern California Edison. In this capacity, I have responsibility for all human resources 8

functions including staffing, learning and development, succession and talent management, labor 9

and employee relations, total rewards, diversity and inclusion, and client services for Edison 10

International and Southern California Edison. Prior to this appointment, I served as the HR 11

Director of Executive Talent and Rewards for Edison International and Southern California 12

Edison. Working closely with the company’s most senior executives, I was responsible for 13

building and administering the company’s executive compensation programs, executive bench 14

strength, succession planning and top talent development programs. I also acted as the strategic 15

business partner for Edison International’s top corporate officers, providing HR guidance to 16

build business capabilities through talent acquisition, retention and performance management. 17


A. I have a BA degree in Communication with a minor in Business Administration from California 19

State University, Fullerton. I began my career at Southern California Edison in May 1988, and 20

have served in a variety of line organization and HR leadership roles, including Human 21

Resources Manager from September 1998 to February 2000, General Manager in Information 22

Technology from February 2000 to June 2007, and HR Strategic Business Partner for the 23

Information Technology operating unit from June 2007 to June 2009. I assumed the position of 24

HR Director of Executive Talent and Rewards in June 2009. In July 2012, I began leading the 25

Executive Compensation department at Southern California Edison. I have more than 12 years’ 26

experience in Human Resources. I have not previously testified before the California Public 27

Utilities Commission. 28


111


Volume 1, entitled HR – O&M, and Exhibit SCE-06, HR – Volume 2, entitled HR – Benefits and 2

Other Compensation as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 3


A. Yes, it was. 5


A. Yes, I do. 7


judgment? 9

A. Yes, it does. 10


A. Yes, it does. 12

112



OF DANIEL TUNNICLIFF 3


A. My name is Daniel Tunnicliff, and my business address is 7300 Fenwick Lane, Westminster, 5

California 92863. 6


A. I am currently leading SCE’s Strategic Customer Solutions group, which is focused on how SCE 8

works with large/strategic customers to meet their energy needs by partnering with them to 9

address their issues, meet their requirements, and integrate new technologies on either side of the 10

meter. 11


A. I am a Registered Professional Engineer and hold Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees of Science in 13

Civil Engineering, both from California State University, Long Beach. I have more than 24 years 14

of utility experience and have been with SCE since 1999. 15

Prior to my current role, I served as the Interim Director for the Government, Institutions & 16

Agriculture segment and led various account management teams. In addition, I was a Senior 17

Project Manager responsible for managing regulatory matters and issues involving Commercial, 18

Industrial, and Governmental & Institutions customers. 19

Prior to joining SCE, I held positions with the Orange County Sanitation District and the Los 20

Angeles Department of Water and Power, primarily in functions related to Environmental, 21

Health, and Safety. 22



entitled Customer Service, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 25


A. Yes, it was. 27


A. Yes, I do. 29


judgment? 31

113

A. Yes, it does. 1


A. Yes, it does. 3

114



OF ALAN D. VARVIS 3


A. My name is Alan D. Varvis, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am the Principal Manager of Capital Asset Analytics, Depreciation, and Property Tax in the 8

Controllers Department. I am currently responsible for the forecasting and budgeting related to 9

plant-in-service, book and tax depreciation, and regulatory cost recovery. I am also responsible 10

for the preparation of the property tax returns and associated payments and accounting entries. 11


A. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in 13

Accounting, from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1994, and a Masters of 14

Business Administration from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 2001. I joined 15

Southern California Edison’s Transmission/Substation Division in 1990 and held various analyst 16

and supervisor positions in field accounting, budgeting and regulatory finance. In 2003, I became 17

a Manager in the Transmission and Distribution Business Unit and held various roles responsible 18

for budget coordination/planning, regulatory finance, and financial reporting/forecasting. In 19

2015, I assumed my current role as Principal Manager of Capital Asset Analytics, Depreciation, 20

and Property Tax in the Controllers Department. 21


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of Exhibit SCE-9, Volume 23

1, entitled Requested Revenue Requirements, Ratemaking, Forecasts of Sales, Other Operating 24

Revenue, Cost Escalation, Post-Test Year Ratemaking, and Volume 3, entitled Depriciation 25

Study, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 26


A. Yes, it was. 28


A. Yes, I do. 30

115


judgment? 2

A. Yes, it does. 3


A. Yes, it does. 5

116



OF STEPHEN VERDON 3 Q. Please state your name and business address for the record. 4

A. My name is Stephen Verdon, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove 5

Avenue, Rosemead, California 91770. 6


Company. 8

A. I am a financial analyst in the Rate Design Group in the Regulatory Operations 9

Department. My responsibilities include the development, analysis and reporting 10

of the rate group level forecast and Present Rate Revenue models in support of 11

regulatory proceedings, pricing, and forecasting activities. 12


A. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of California Los 14

Angeles (UCLA). I also completed all coursework required for a Ph.D. in 15

Economics at the George Washington University, with special emphasis in 16

Econometrics and Public Finance. I joined SCE in 1998, as a Financial Analyst in 17

the Regulatory Policy and Affairs Department. I began working on SCE’s rate 18

group forecast in 1998, and in 1999 took over the Present Rate Revenue Model. In 19

that capacity, I was involved in all aspects of forecasting customers, usage and 20

demand by rate group including, program design, data extraction and verification, 21

econometric modeling, and revenue calculations. 22



SCE-09, Volume 1, entitled Requested Revenue Requirements, Ratemaking, 25

Forecasts of Sales, Other Operating Revenue, Cost Escalation, Post-Test Year 26

Ratemaking, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 27


A. Yes, it was. 29


117

A. Yes, I do. 1



A. Yes, it does. 4


A. Yes, it does. 6

118



OF THOMAS M. WALKER 3


A. My name is Thomas M. Walker, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, 5



A. I am the Director of the CS Re-Platform Program, SCE efforts to replace more than 60 percent of 8

the enterprise customer service systems. I have responsibility for the overall development and 9

integration of the new customer service systems and relevant business processes required to 10

support SCE’s five million customers. 11


A. I received my B.A. degree in Economics from University of Redlands in 1991. I have worked for 13

Southern California Edison for more than 15 years. I have held various operational, managerial, 14

and senior leadership positions in Customer Product and Program Development, Business 15

Integration, the Customer Contact Center, Billing, QF Contracts, Information Systems, Direct 16

Access, Credit and Payment Services, ERP, and Edison SmartConnect (smart metering). I have 17

also worked at a large internet provider and held consulting positions focusing on implementing 18

projects in large billing systems. 19



Volume 3, entitled Customer Service Re-Platform, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 22


A. Yes, it was. 24


A. Yes, I do. 26


judgment? 28

A. Yes, it does. 29


A. Yes, it does. 31

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OF DR. RONALD E. WHITE 3


A. My name is Ronald E. White. My business address is 17595 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 260, Fort 5

Myers, Florida 33908. 6

Q. What is your occupation? 7

A. I am President of Foster Associates Consultants, LLC. Foster Associates is a public utility 8

economic consulting firm offering economic research and consulting services on issues and 9

problems arising from governmental regulation of business. Areas of specialization supported by 10

the firm’s Fort Myers office include property service–life forecasting, depreciation estimation, 11

and valuation of industrial property. 12


A. I earned a B.S. degree in Engineering Operations and an M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in 14

Engineering Valuation from Iowa State University. I have taught graduate and undergraduate 15

courses in industrial engineering, engineering economics, and engineering valuation at Iowa 16

State University and previously served on the faculty for Depreciation Programs for public utility 17

commissions, companies, and consult-ants, sponsored by Depreciation Programs, Inc., in 18

cooperation with Western Michigan University. I also conduct courses in depreciation and public 19

utility economics for clients of Foster Associates. 20

I have prepared and presented a number of papers to professional organizations, committees, and 21

conferences and have published several articles on matters relating to depreciation, valuation and 22

economics. I am a past member of the Board of Directors of the Iowa State Regulatory 23

Conference and an affiliate member of the joint American Gas Association (A.G.A.) – Edison 24

Electric Institute (EEI) Depreciation Accounting Committee, where I previously served as 25

chairman of a standing committee on capital recovery and its effect on corporate economics. I 26

am also a member of the American Economic Association, the Financial Management 27

Association, the Midwest Finance Association, and a founding member of the Society of 28

Depreciation Professionals. 29


120

A. Foster Associates was engaged by Southern California Edison Company (SCE or Company) to 1

estimate service life and net salvage parameters for a 2016 depreciation rate study. The purpose 2

of my testimony is to describe the parameters estimated by Foster Associates that were provided 3

to SCE for use in the Company’s calculation of requested depreciation rates. 4


A. Yes, it was. 6


A. Yes, I do. 8


judgment? 10

A. Yes, it does. 11


A. Yes, it does. 13

121



OF ROBERT G. WOODS 3


A. My name is Robert G. Woods, and my business address is Three Innovation Way, Pomona, 5



A. I am the Managing Director of Asset Management & Operations Support for Southern California 8

Edison, responsible for developing strategies for deployment, inspection, maintenance and 9

replacement of Transmission and Distribution assets. 10


A. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University of 12

Long Beach. I joined Southern California Edison in 1985 and have held a variety of planning, 13

engineering, and management positions since. I have been in my current position since January, 14

2014. 15



Operational Overview and Risk-Informed Decision-Making and SCE-02 Volume 1 Appendix to 18

Operational Overview and Risk-Informed Decision Making, as identified in the Table of 19



A. Yes, it was. 22


A. Yes, I do. 24


judgment? 26

A. Yes, it does. 27


A. Yes, it does. 29

122



OF RUSSELL G. WORDEN 3


A. My name is Russell G. Worden, and my business address is 8631 Rush Street, Rosemead, 5

California 91770. 6


A. I am presently the Director of State Regulatory Operations in SCE’s Regulatory Affairs 8

Department. In this capacity, I oversee all California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or 9

Commission) jurisdictional ratemaking, revenue requirements, revenue forecasting, load 10

research, pricing and tariff functions. My responsibilities also include management oversight of 11

SCE’s CPUC General Rate Cases (GRC) and Energy Resource Recovery Account (ERRA) 12

proceedings. I have previously served as the case manager for SCE in the CPUC investigation of 13

the outages at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), investigation (I.) 12-10-14

013, and SCE’s 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2012 general rate cases. 15


A. I received an Associate of Arts degree from Cabrillo College, in Aptos, California in 1974. I 17

graduated from San Francisco State University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 18

Political Science, cum laude. After college, I joined the Washington, D.C. staff of U.S. Senator 19

Richard Stone (D-FL) where I served as a Legislative Aide until December 1980. From January 20

1981 until March 1985, I served as a Legislative Assistant to then Congressman Ron Wyden (D-21

OR). In March 1985, I joined the Washington, D.C. office of Southern California Edison as a 22

Governmental Affairs Assistant, and in May 1988, I transferred to Edison’s Revenue 23

Requirements Department. I promoted to my current position in February 2015. 24


A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor portions of Exhibits SCE-06, 26

Volume 2, entitled HR- Benefits and Other Compensation and Exhibits SCE-08, Volume 2, 27

entitled Administrative & General (A&G)—Regulatory Affairs, Corporate Communications & 28

Local Public Affairs, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. 29


A. Yes, it was. 31

123


A. Yes, I do. 2


judgment? 4

A. Yes, it does. 5


A. Yes, it does. 7

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