Justin Aleman, P.E., MBA

CIP Compliance Engineer and Program Manager | USC Marshall MBA

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

About

Electrical engineer and program manager for the largest municipal utility in the United States passionate about renewable energy development and cyber security. Technical background in electrical engineering and computer science. Currently pursuing an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business with a focus on Business Analytics. I am capable of bringing engineering principles and business ideas together in a cohesive and easy to understand manner.

Experience

  • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (Full-time · 8 yrs 8 mos)
    • Electrical Engineering Associate III - CIP Compliance
      Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

    • Electrical Engineering Associate II - DER Programs
      Aug 2018 - Sep 2022 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      • Developed customer facing distributed energy resource (DER) programs to incentivize the development of renewable energy projects that will help LA to achieve 100% clean energy by 2035 • Planned, managed, and established partnerships with L.A. City Departments for the development of solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle charger projects to promote grid resiliency • Automated procedures in a $2M monthly program payment process to reduce completion time by 40% and reduce the likelihood of human error significantly • Expanded the capacity one of the nation’s largest Feed-in Tariff programs by 200% and increased program participation by 85% over 4 years

    • Electrical Engineering Associate I - Rotational Program
      Nov 2017 - Aug 2018 · 10 mos

      • Improved maintenance efficiency by designing an asset framework database that allows for easier access to equipment monitoring data and proactive notifications based upon this data • Replaced and designed infrastructure, such as, transformers and circuit breakers, to increase reliability • Created dynamic displays to visualize the real-time status of power distributing stations and interpreted monitoring data to better understand system health • Increased site reliability for a data center by ensuring that servers had two individual sources of power

  • Applications Developer Intern at Sony Interactive Entertainment America
    May 2017 - Aug 2017 · 4 mos

  • Loyola Marymount University (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Engineering Department Teaching Assistant
      Aug 2016 - May 2017 · 10 mos

      Verified code functionality and tested for errors in graded programming homework assignments for HC12 assembly language as well as assignments involving logic design.

    • Mathematics Department Teaching Assistant
      Aug 2015 - May 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

      • Communicated frequently with mathematics professors to ensure timely delivery of graded material. • Evaluated homework for Calculus courses of approximately 50 students. • Tutored individual students and helped them prepare for upcoming exams.

    • Human Resources Administrative Assistant
      Aug 2013 - May 2017 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      • Provided clerical support for the various Human Resources departments – Academic Services, Benefits, Records, Recruiting, and Office Administration. • Filed invoices, letters, and other documents, including some confidential material. • Prepared mass mailings for delivery to campus mail center.

  • Web Development Intern at General Equity Co.
    Jun 2015 - Aug 2015 · 3 mos

    • Cooperated with a small team to design and develop a website using Sails.js. • Developed the front end functionality of the website. • Identified and debugged various errors throughout all portions of the website.

  • Administrative Assistant at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
    Jun 2014 - Jul 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Prioritized assignments based on time sensitivity and/or importance. • Assisted all attorneys and paralegals with administrative tasks, including copying, printing, organizing, and filing legal documents that are of high importance. • Maintained office library, including distributing, keeping inventory, organizing and updating all books in the office. • Organized and distributed office memos to ensure each employee is well informed and up to date with all events and changed throughout the office.