Madeline Silva

• Single-handedly built program management office focused on six pillars of performance excellence by PG&E in the South Bay.
• Sustained team of 30+ high-performing individuals to achieve breakthrough outcomes in the San Jose and South Bay communities as a pilot for other communities in the service territory.
• Designed a team to take on large-load interconnection customers effectively, coupled with policy recommendations, tariff creation, and process improvement efforts.

• Assisted in fostering a culture turnaround with CEO, her leadership team, and their subsequent teams.
• Coordinated company-wide events to welcome coworkers and enhanced amenities for the new Oakland headquarters.
• Established collaborative relationships with peer corporations, then coordinating visits for knowledge exchange between senior teams.
• Created and enforced standards, time architecture, and content for executive team operating reviews.

• Led a program management team that successfully executed on major agency and regulatory-driven capital projects totaling in over $200mm per year.
• Drove strategy, key policy decisions, and process improvements in serving large customers.
• Programs included: High-Speed Rail, Caltrain Modernization, Mobile Home Park conversion program, Rule 20A Undergrounding, Google South Bay Redevelopment, BART/VTA Silicon Valley Ph II, DWR Delta Conveyance Project, and Electric Facility Access.

• Temporary assignment under Wildfire Safety Program (WSP) developing customer programs in response to Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events.
• Owned development and execution of Community Resource Centers program.
• Supported research and program proposals for Back-up Generation options for PG&E customers.

• Led team of program managers who manage PG&E’s involvement in statewide projects - a portfolio of approximately $2 billion of work performed in the next 10 years.
• Programs in my portfolio included the High-Speed Rail Project, Caltrain Modernization Project, BART Phase II Extension, Diridon Area Redevelopment, California WaterFix program, and several large Caltrans projects.
• Resolved escalated issues with the agencies and between internal operations groups in a matrix organization.
• Provided discovery responses and testimony preparation on all portfolio regulatory matters at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

• Negotiated and oversaw several contracts with the High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) for the relocation of utility assets, as well as engineering of ten interconnection sites into PG&E’s transmission grid for the electrification of the railway.
• Mitigated political, regulatory, and financial risks developing long-term strategy and tactics for day-to-day issues as PG&E’s single point of contact.

• Liaised with California Energy Commission on behalf of PG&E regarding energy policies affecting the company including combined heat and power, renewable energy, electric vehicles, data privacy issues, and environmental remediation.

Department Research Assistant for Energy & Environment Concentration

• Addressed students’ academic concerns and provided mentorship. Ran a benchmarking study and surveys to help improve the program. Organized department events for both student and faculty.

Research Assistant for the Earth Institute

• Researched and wrote case studies for the Executive Director, Steve Cohen to use in his syllabus and at conferences. Subjects ranged from hydraulic fracturing, the Keystone XL pipeline, and sustainability initiatives.