As the Vice President of Energy Supply, David leads over 150 employees in all areas of the company’s Energy Supply Division to include Power Generation Engineering and Asset Management, Power Plant Operation and Maintenance, Turbine Outages, Generation Construction Projects, and Energy Resources. El Paso Electric is a regional electric utility providing generation, transmission and distribution service to approximately 450,000 retail and wholesale customers in a 10,000 square mile area of the Rio Grande valley in west Texas and southern New Mexico.

Prior to his current position, David served as El Paso Electric’s Vice President and Senior Director of Power Generation. Prior to leading the Power Generation team, David served as EPE’s Senior Director of Support Services and Supply Chain Management where he led the company’s support services and SCM teams overseeing Facilities Services, Facilities Project Management, Fleet Services, Materials Management, Procurement Contracts, and Supplier Diversity/Investment Recovery.

David joined El Paso Electric in 2003 and has held the various positions noted above and others including Director of Support Services, Manager of Support Services, Project Manager/Business Development Analyst, and Power Plant Operator. 

David was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He served six years of active duty in the United States Navy during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a master’s degree in Business Management with a concentration in Finance, both from the University of Texas El Paso. He is a certified Project Management Professional.