El Paso Electric's Path to Advanced Metering and Grid Modernization
Grisel Ramirez manages the AMS Program PMO. She has been the Supervisor of the Advanced Metering and Analytics Department at EPE since January 2019. Prior to this position, she was a Senior Engineer in the Infrastructure Initiatives Department at EPE for more than three years. She began her career at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulating facilities for Air Quality Compliance. She then progressed to Project Manager at the Border Environment Cooperation Commission where she certified major multi‑million‑dollar projects for the U.S.-Mexico Border Communities and oversaw coordination efforts between various State and Federal entities on Climate Plans. Ramirez then took the role of Utility Engineer with El Paso Water Utilities, responsible for large-scale project management and development. She was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with Honors in 2005 and earned a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering in 2012 from the University of Texas at El Paso. In the same year, she earned her certification as a Professional Engineer from the State of Texas and obtained her Project Management Professional ("PMP") certification from the Project Management Institute in 2015.
As a Supervisor of the Advanced Metering and Analytics Department, she led development of emerging technologies projects and programs, including pilot program initiatives, feasibility studies, assessments of technology investment opportunities, and other related work such as process improvement initiatives. In this capacity, she also managed the transition of the Company's demand response pilot program to a permanent program now managed by EPE's Energy Efficiency Department. She also supervises the project management efforts for EPE's AMS project, and she was responsible for the development of EPE’s Transportation Electrification Plan.
It is no longer possible to register for this event