Professional Resume
Joanne G. Phillips
(Vice PResident - ENGINEERING)
Safety-focused professional engineer with a passion for life-long learning. Experienced regulator with a deep desire for positive relationships with Indigenous Peoples. Principal strengths include excellent organizational abilities and communication skills, supported by perseverance in problem solving.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS:
Managed teams focused on a particular regulatory proceeding before the Alberta Utilities Commission. Managed and directed staff and external consultants involved in the electrical, mechanical and civil design, construction and commissioning of capital projects for a vertically integrated utility.
ENGINEERING:
Degrees in electrical, civil and mechanical engineering. Designed oil and gas projects, electrical substations. Acted as a Compliance Consultant for the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. Developed operating procedures for electrical interconnection to a major transmission facility owner.
EXPERIENCED REGULATOR:
Former Commission Member of the Alberta Utilities Commission. Made decisions in the public interest regarding the delivery of Alberta’s utility services (electricity and gas) that ensured that customers received safe and reliable service at just and reasonable rates, taking into account environmental, social and economic considerations.
PROVEN ORAL & WRITTEN SKILLS:
Author of business cases, professional practice management plans, various technical reports, government grant applications, and a PhD thesis (see Technology Foresight for Small- to… | ERA (ualberta.ca)).
EDUCATION:
– Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Specialization in Engineering Management | University of Alberta (2003 – 2013)
– Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering, Specialization in Engineering for the Environment | University of Calgary (1994 – 1998)
– Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering | University of Manitoba (1982 – 1986)
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Joanne Phillips, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Ph: 403-278-4597
Email: [email protected]