David Wyland has been at City Light for more than four years. As part of the Asset Data Services group, David works within the Technology & Engineering Innovation business unit. “People don’t realize that data is an asset that needs to be managed to support sound decision-making practices at the… [ Keep reading ]
As the winter snow settled across Puget Sound, residents delighted in it and shared fun photos of snowmen, sledding and other activities. But with snow comes the potential of power outages, road closures, extreme temperatures and slick roads — many of which were experienced today. Here at City Light, our… [ Keep reading ]
Jeanie Ahn has been at City Light for two and a half years. She began in financial planning but now works as a Budget Analyst in the budget office where she sets budgets and helps keep groups on track. “I’ve always been a numbers nerd and enjoy numbers and their… [ Keep reading ]
Cindy Reside Hensel celebrated 20 years with City Light in November 2018. Her work as a Student Engineer and Energy Management Analyst led to her current role as an Electrical Service Engineer in the Customer Construction Services division. “I love being part of the Electrical Service Engineering group because I… [ Keep reading ]
Quan Tharngtrakul joined City Light in 2015 as a receptionist in Human Resources. From there, she moved to Talent Acquisition before landing her current role in Transmission & Distribution Operations. “I’m an Administration Specialist lll and support our network, substations and service operations teams,” Quan explained. “My responsibilities include compiling… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE: As of 6:38 p.m. (12/16/18), there are 13 remaining outages from Friday’s windstorms impacting 43 customers in north & south Seattle. The majority will be restored by midnight. Crews are setting service poles & working as quickly and safely as possible. UPDATE: As of 6:11 p.m. (12/15/18), crews continue to… [ Keep reading ]
In 2013, Dejene Mersha started at City Light as an intern in the Network Engineering group. Since then, he’s worked as an assistant electrical engineer with Network Engineering and Systems Planning team and is now part of the Generation Operations & Engineering division as an associate electrical engineer. “My internship… [ Keep reading ]
Electrical Engineer Jessica Coleman began her City Light career as an intern with Energy Delivery Engineering’s Street Lighting team. She later became a full-time employee with the Generation Operations and Engineering division. “I work mostly on capital projects,” Jessica explained. “I can be assigned to any electrical project within our… [ Keep reading ]
Chad Hawkings has worked at City Light for six years. Based in Newhalem, Chad is part of the administrative team for the utility’s Skagit Hydroelectric Project. He works in different areas of the site—from facilities to hospitality. A Skagit County local, Chad graduated from Concrete High School and lives in… [ Keep reading ]
Peggy Gramling has worked at City Light for just over 30 years. She began her career as an assistant electrical engineering specialist in the mapping group. From there, she’s worked as a power analyst in Power Supply; a service engineer in Network Engineering and a supervisor in the NetGIS group…. [ Keep reading ]
