Pjoy Chua is the Assistant Director of Fuel and Purchased Power at the Los Angeles Department Water and Power (LADWP) responsible for all external renewable generation resources, wholesale energy marketing, and natural gas transactions. With over 18 years of experience in the power utility industry, the first woman Electrical Services Manager to lead power transmission and distribution crews in both the Los Angeles Basin and Owens Valley, and the only woman to serve as an Assistant Director in various Power System Divisions at LADWP. She has also completed numerous 34.5kV circuit design projects. In addition, her ergonomic solution to 35-kV air-insulated switchgears was recognized in the first Safety by Design Program.