Ed Cortez has over 30 years of experience in the electric utility industry from working at both private and public agencies. Ed possesses excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with diverse staff. - Extensive experience in developing and recommending electric transmission and distribution system capital improvement, reliability, automation, and power quality projects that meet current and future needs. - Broad integration experience in the delivery of implementation services for GIS, ODMS, OMS, SCADA, CIS, and AMI projects. - Experienced in defining and implementing new business processes to leverage new technology and achieve business objectives. - Experienced in leading and developing new capabilities while sustaining the core business.