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PG&E: Corrosion Integration Into SGO

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2015

Student Team

  • Luyi Chen—EGP (MSE Industrial and Operation Engineering)
  • Zach Duncan—Master of Business Administration
  • Sneha Venkatachalam—Master of Business Administration

Project Sponsors

  • Mallik Angalakudati—Vice President, Financial & Resource Management
  • Bikram Chatterjee—Senior Operations Analyst, Process & Quality Excellence
  • Daniel Jarmel—Director, Process & Quality Excellence
  • Nick Raad—Senior Manager, Gas CI & Analytics

Faculty Advisors

  • Len Middleton—Ross School of Business
  • Siqian Shen—College of Engineering

The team piloted a lean workflow for PG&E’s gas pipeline corrosion operations. Centralized work plans, tiered huddles, performance metrics, and clearer roles improved visibility into compliance work and helped supervisors prioritize field operations.