Brian M. Harris, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

Direct all electric transmission and substation engineering activities for MEC, including for multi-million dollar projects, as well as oversee all field contractor resources performing maintenance and construction on MEC transmission and substation facilities. Proactively lead electric system protection, equipment and construction standards/specifications, compliance with regulatory requirements, and gas/electric GIS mapping. ✔ Devise and implement strategic plans, coordinating project management of electric transmission and substation projects from conception to completion, guiding 100+ engineers, technicians, drafters.✔ Maintain an impressive safety record by establishing comprehensive safety programs and enforcing safety policies that have achieved zero OSHA recordable incidents and preventable vehicle accidents since 2011.✔ Leverage astute financial management skills to coordinate and prioritize $250M annual electric capital budget and manage monthly capital forecasting.✔ Implemented human performance initiative to limit errors in design and field construction with a continued focus on technical training for engineers and mentoring of new employees.✔ Identified $18.5M in savings by partnering with other Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) platforms to optimize equipment specifications and aggregate bid events. Additional savings of $12M were achieved through a new unit cost initiative to maximize efficiency in design.✔ Collaborate across BHE platforms to resolve operational challenges, such as troubleshooting and solving generator synchronization issues on 150 MW hydro plant in Northern Philippines.✔ Verify compliance with NERC standards and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) requirements. Acted as CIP Senior Manager for MEC, 2011-2013.✔ Oversee transmission inspection/maintenance program, including adherence to NESC. ✔ Manage GIS mapping function completing 50,000 gas and electric revisions per year achieving customer connectivity exceeding 98%.

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

Led full lifecycle of gas and electric distribution design addressing customer needs of all sizes, system rebuilds, relocations, compliance and maintenance. Successfully managed $120M distribution capital budget and supervised 80 engineers and technicians across 13 service centers. ✔ Instilled customer responsiveness and satisfaction as an ongoing priority. Residential customers have ranked MidAmerican Energy Company the highest for overall satisfaction in its category for twelve consecutive years, 2008-2019 (J. D. Power). ✔ Managed electric distribution inspection program and timely issue resolution, including adherence to National Electric Safety Code. Responsible for focused facility improvement program in Illinois service territory that addressed 121,000 issues over a five-year period.✔ Introduced initiatives such as field hazard identification and notification process during design phase to improve safety margin for field employees.✔ Directed research and analyses to formulate and present $23M plan to replace all 65 miles of cast iron and bare steel gas pipelines over a three-year period. Ensured strict compliance with all gas Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) regulations.✔ Coordinated initial development of gas Distribution Integrity Management Plan (DIMP) and played lead role in ongoing gas Transmission Integrity Management Plan (TIMP).

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

Guided 24-hour per day electric control center and gas dispatch operations, managing system operations teams for electric transmission, electric distribution, energy management systems, and gas dispatch. Planned and coordinated real-time switching, outage restoration, and reliability analyses.✔ Successfully achieved NERC System Operator Certification for all 13 transmission coordinators.✔ Redefined job descriptions for 24 position classifications and established new training coordinator positions to raise staff performance levels.✔ Pioneered Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) case study on switching safety and reliability to establish developmental needs and improve performance.✔ Steered investment and expertise in energy management/SCADA systems providing real-time system control and information to operators.✔ Played instrumental role in achieving average gas leak response time of 25 minutes with 98% within 60 minutes, providing guidance and process improvement strategies for dispatching gas customer service orders including gas leaks and hit lines.

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

Managed all field construction and maintenance activities on gas and electric distribution systems in Fort Dodge and surrounding communities. Reduced safety incidences in operation by 50%, decreased inventory by 10%, and added $200,000 in non-traditional sources of revenue. Performed duties as regional economic development lead.

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

Acted as direct contact between MidAmerican Energy Company and large commercial/industrial customers addressing a variety of gas and electric issues. Solved internally and externally generated power quality problems in support of customers.

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

Devised long-term planning criteria and performed engineering studies to determine optimum expansion plans for MidAmerican Energy Company electric generating facilities. Compiled ten-year peak demand and energy forecast using multiple regression econometric model.

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

Evaluated adequacy of MEC’s transmission and distribution systems to identify potential capacity and/or voltage issues. Resolved identified system deficiencies by establishing optimum construction strategy.

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Master'S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics