The Department of Public Utilities' Senior Management Team operates under the jurisdiction and control of the Board of Public Utilities, a group of five citizens, each appointed by the Los Alamos County Council. The County Manager (Harry Burgess) and Utilities Manager (Philo Shelton) are ex officio, non-voting members of the BPU. Our Management Team shares decades of design, engineering, and management experience in multi-service utilities, power systems and public works organization.
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Philo S. Shelton, III
Title: Utilities Manager
Mr. Shelton is a registered Professional Engineer in the Civil Engineering discipline. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute and received his Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also a Certified Public Manager and holds a Master of Public Administration degree from University of Colorado at Denver. Mr. Shelton joined the County in June 2012 and served as the County’s Public Works Director until June 2019. Prior to joining the County, Mr. Shelton had been a Public Works Director since 2001 serving in the communities of Steamboat Springs and Black Hawk, Colorado.
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James Alarid
Title: Deputy Utility Manager - Engineering Division
Mr. Alarid joined the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) engineering staff in
2002. In 2008 Mr. Alarid became the Deputy Manager of
Engineering. Prior to joining the DPU staff Mr. Alarid worked as an
engineer for 10 years in a combination of private and public sector
positions. Mr. Alarid's engineering experience in land development,
utilities and roadways prepared him for the challenges of leading an engineering
staff of six who support the natural gas, water distribution, water production,
wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, electric distribution and electric
production utility operations and infrastructure. Mr. Alarid is a
registered Professional Engineer in the state of New Mexico and has a bachelors
and masters degree from the University of New Mexico in Civil
Engineering. Mr. Alarid is a member of the American Society of
Engineers since 1994 and a member of the American Water Works Association since
2000.
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Jordan Garcia
Title: Deputy Utility Manager - Power Supply
Jordan Garcia is in charge of the preschedule and real time, regulatory, and generation resource supply. This involves preparing annual power forecasts that include monthly, daily, and hourly updates to match generation to load. A portion of his staff cover the real-time desk 24/7/365 performing transmission and marketing functions for the Los Alamos Power Pool, including Sandia National Laboratory and Kirtland Airforce Base. Additional staff operate Hydro Generation Resources at El Vado and Abiquiu. Mr. Garcia has a master’s degree in business administration and has been with Los Alamos County for more than 10 years.
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Clay Moseley
Title: Deputy Utility Manager - Gas, Water, and Sewer Services
Mr. Moseley is responsible for operation of the natural gas distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, and water production and distribution systems. He joined DPU's engineering division in 2000 to bolster the post-Cerro Grande Fire recovery program team. While he boasts more than 25 years of experience in infrastructure evaluation, planning, design and project management, his first job out of college was with an Albuquerque architecture/engineering firm that specialized in facility condition assessments and operational evaluations that included both LANL and Los Alamos County facilities. He later worked for Johnson Controls Northern New Mexico with the Facilities and Waste Operations group at LANL for two years. Mr. Moseley holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and a Master of Science in Engineering Construction Management. In managing the GWS divisions, he earned level 2 certifications as NM Water Treatment Operator and NM Wastewater Operator.
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Heather Garcia
Title: Deputy Utility Manager - Finance & Administration
Heather Garcia joined DPU in 2018 as the Business Operations Manager under the Finance and Admin Division, and now serves as the Deputy Utilities Manager for Finance and Administration. She has 14 years of experience in budget and finance with Los Alamos County and Los Alamos National Labs. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business and a Master of Business Administration from New Mexico State University. Ms. Garcia is the chief financial officer responsible for financial planning for the electric, gas, water and wastewater services, billing, and contract management of the Electric Coordination Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy. She also oversees the Customer Care Center that serves as a centralized customer service for both the Los Alamos County and the DPU. She is a member of the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association and the Government Finance Officers Association.
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Stephen Marez
Title: Deputy Utility Manager - Electric Distribution
Stephen Marez joined the County in June 2001 just after the Cerro Grande Fire. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Electrical Engineering discipline who earned his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, with a specialization in power distribution, from New Mexico State University. He received his Master of Information Systems degree from the University of Phoenix. Additionally, he is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute. He maintains additional memberships in the Institute for Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). Mr. Marez manages a crew of 10 lineworkers in the Electric Distribution Division and supervises two associate engineers on DPU's engineering team. The Electric Distribution Division provides design and project management for all projects within the county that require new or upgraded electric distribution systems.
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