Providing a forum for distribution and transmission executives from member utilities to learn, develop, and share best practices to enhance the current and future asset management.
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Asset Management Section Managing Committee is to provide opportunities to share experiences, lessons learned, challenges, and successes of SGA member companies. This field is continuously evolving, and it is crucial that companies expand their management principles to include these various systems, processes, and management policies. This committee focuses on systematic processes and practices for the efficient storing and utilization of system data utilized for the operations of utility and pipeline systems. The committee evaluates issues and challenges and makes recommendations to the Executive Council on SGA’s policies, plans, and tactics for addressing identified challenges and opportunities.
The committee provides educational and networking opportunities to industry peers through our roundtable at the SGA Management Conference, oversees the activities of sub committees, and provides guidance to SGA staff on appropriate areas of focus for the association.
The committee meets in person at planning meetings, conferences, and periodically by conference call.
Southern Gas Association
Vice President, Operations Support
CenterPoint Energy
VP Project Execution - Transmission & Gulf Of Mexico
Williams Companies
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
TC Energy USA Pipeline Services, LLC
Manager Asset Integrity
Atmos Energy Corporation
Regional Operations Director
CenterPoint Energy
Managing Vice President, Operations
ONE Gas, Inc.
Director of Technical Operations
Energy Transfer
Director of Operations
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
Vice President Eastern Pipeline Operations
BHE GT&S
Director, SMS and Quality
CenterPoint Energy
Manager, Operations Compliance
Eastern Shore Natural Gas
Vice President Gas Engineering
Xcel Energy
Director, Gas Ops Const and Eng
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
Regional VP Operations
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
Committee Leadership
The mission of the Integrity Management & Compliance Committee is to provide opportunities to share in experiences, lessons learned, challenges, and successes of SGA member companies. This committee leads the charge to gather the industries important operational leaders to consider emerging compliance risks, and to measure their progress on existing compliance risks. This group will also focus on safely, effectively and efficiently managing the lifecycle of pipelines including corrosion control, public awareness & damage prevention, and GIS.
Who We Are? Natural Gas Industry who are strategic thinkers, leaders, and decision makers within member companies.
What We Do? Provide networking and educational opportunities to industry peers through awards programs, best practice sharing and educational development for SGA events.
Where We Meet? The group meets virtually through webinars, in person at planning meetings and conferences, and for monthly committee calls.
Engineer - Distribution Integrity Management
Manager of Distribution and Pipeline Integrity
Supervisor, TIMP
Pipeline Integrity Engineer
Manager, Pipeline Integrity Risk
Senior Integrity Management Consultant
Division Manager -Orlando
Mechanical Engineer III
Territory Compliance Supervisor
Director, Natural Gas Division
Director - Pipeline Safety
SVP Pipeline Division
Compliance Coordinator
Sr Executive Consultant
Director, Integrity Management
Regulatory Compliance Coordinator
Manager of Pipeline Safety and Compliance
Senior Engineer
Energy Project Manager
Supervisor-Engineering Pipeline Compliance
Engineer II
Sr. Corrosion Engineer
Manager of Pipeline Integrity
Director, Integrity and Reliability
Asset Knowledge Business Area Manager
Chief Operations Officer
Manager, Engineering Projects
Safety & Regulatory Compliance Coordinator
Enginer 1
Project Manager-Pipeline Integrity Intrastate
Sr. Integrity Manager
Director-Gas Utility Emergency Response
Vice President Business Development
Director of Reliability Engineering
Sr. Engineer
Manager, Transmission Integrity Management Program
Manager, Pipeline Safety-Distribution (MO)
Director of Asset Integrity
Director, Gas Integrity Management Programs
Centralized Workload Manager
Manager, Operations Compliance
Pipeline Integrity Program Manager
Senior Operations Manager, Damage Prevention
Pipeline Integrity Engineer
Technical Standards Strategic Advisor
Director, Engineering Services
Business Development – Utilities Southeast District
Staff Engineer
Regulatory Compliance Engineer
Integrity Engineer
Vice President, Systems Integrity
TEMP
Engineer
Director - Integrity Management
General Manager, Tubular Sales
Engineer 2
Engineer I
Engineer
Engineer
Committee Leadership
The mission of the Operations, Maintenance & Emergency Management Committee is to provide opportunities to share in experiences, lessons learned, challenges, and successes of SGA member companies. This committee focuses on the safe, reliable, and efficient construction, operation and maintenance of natural gas distribution and transmission systems: technologies, processes, best practices, lessons learned, regulations, SOPs, mergers and acquisitions impacts, material sourcing, emergency response, leak investigation and grading, audit prep, field employee utilization and standards.
Who We Are? Natural Gas Industry who are strategic thinkers, leaders, and decision makers within member companies.
What We Do? Provide networking and educational opportunities to industry peers through awards programs, best practice sharing and educational development for SGA events.
Where We Meet? The group meets virtually through webinars, in person at planning meetings and conferences, and for monthly taskforce calls.
Manager of Engineering Codes & Standards
Manager Of Operation
Staff Engineer
Manager, Regulatory Compliance
Gas Engineering & Planning Manager
Director, Gas Operations
Regional Manager
Engineer
Operations Supervisor
Division Manager -Orlando
Division Manager
Director, Operations Services
Manager Gas Transmission Operations
Director of Operations
Director, Natural Gas Division
Director, Gas Control
Operations Supervisor
Gas Engineer II
Vice President
Supervisor, Asset Protection
Regional manager
Manager, Operator Qualification
Mgr., Operations Center
Safety & Regulatory Compliance Coordinator
Leader Facilities Services- Gas Controller I
Director-Gas Utility Emergency Response
Compliance Coordinator II
District Director - Gas Operations
Environmental Planner
Director Resource Management Forecasting
Senior Emergency Preparedness Administrator
Lead, Crisis Management
Manager, Forecasting
Supervisor, Gas Emergency Resp
Director Shared Services
Transmission Integrity Business Area Lead
Manager - Transmission Planning
Assistant General Manager - Gas Operations
Director - Shared Services
Manager, Planning and Scheduling
Safety & Health Specialist III
EA & Mgr Emergency Response
South Region Manager
Operations Manager
Manager-Dispatch Operations
SGA’s Compression committee focuses on safe, reliable, effective and efficient application of automation and controls in midstream, transmission and distribution facilities. They also manage training and education relevant to this interest group.
Areas of Focus: Cyber Security, PLC & DCS Systems, ESD and Shunt Trip, Control System Networking, Auxiliary System Automation, Fire and Gas Detection, Wireless Devices and Controls, Human Machine Interface, Over-Pressure Protection, Engine/Motor/Turbine Controls, Safety Instrumented Systems, Hazardous Area Locations, Device Testing, Control of Main Line Valves, Compressor Station & Unit Reliability, Fuel Optimization
Who We Are? Natural gas employees dealing with automation and controls within their respective companies.
What We Do? Engage and build a community within this peer group to facilitate the exchange of information.
Where We Meet? The committee meets at planning meetings, conferences and monthly committee calls.
Operation Technician 3
Manager of Engineering - Automation & Controls East)
Team Leader-Storage Operations
Principal Automation and Electrical Engineer USNGO
Chief Operating Officer
Lead Electrical Engineer
Sr VP
Civil Engineer
Sr. Operations Manager
Lead Automation & Electrical Engineer
Committee Leadership
The mission of the Engineering, Design, and Construction Committee is to provide opportunities to share in experiences, lessons learned, challenges, and successes of SGA member companies. This committee focuses on the safe, reliable, effective, timely, and cost-efficient quality construction of pipeline facilities, current labor/right-of-way issues through the application of engineering and construction management from project concept to project completion.
Who We Are? Engineering, construction, land management and/or right of way management. professionals within our respective companies.
What We Do? Provide networking and educational opportunities to industry peers through best practice sharing and sessions at the SGA conferences and events.
Where We Meet? The committee meets at planning meetings, conferences, and periodically by conference call.
Lead Design Engineer - Standards
Engineering Director
Vice President
Gas Engineering & Planning Manager
Staff Engineer
Project Engineer
Director, Project Management and Engineering
Engineering Manager
Director Analysis Strategy
Director, Natural Gas Division
Gas Engineer II
Senior Engineer
Director Engineering, Development & Interconnects
Gas Section Manager - Design/Permitting
Manager of Engineering Services
Project Manager
Senior Vice President of Business Development
Pipeline Safety Program Manager
Engineer I
Manager of Facilities Engineering
Director of Business Development
National Program Manager
Manager - Gas Design
Business Development Lead
Manager, Engineering
Mgr Pipeline Engineering
Director, Engineering
Manager, Engineering
Engineer
Area Manager
Vice President Engineering Operations
Engineer / Construction
Program Manager
Distribution Business Area Lead
Director - Construction
Project Manager - Pipelines
Committee Leadership
The mission of the Control Room Management Committee is to provide opportunities to share in experiences, lessons learned, challenges, and successes of SGA member companies. This committee focuses on the safe, effective, and efficient operations of control room facilities, including communications, standards, regulations, processes, technologies, etc.
Who We Are? Gas control employees in the natural gas industry.
What We Do? Engage and build a community within this peer group to facilitate the exchange of information.
Where We Meet? The Committee meets in person at planning meetings and conferences, and for monthly committee calls.
Manager, Gas Control
Group Leader, Gas CRM Engineering
Manager Gas Control
Instructor
Director - Gas Control & SCADA Controls
Manager Gas Control
Manager, Gas Control & Compression
Gas Control - Supervisor
Operations Support Analyst
Manager - Gas Control
Gas Administration Coordinator
Senior Integrity Management Consultant
Director-Gas Control
Gas Control Supervisor
Supervisor Gas Control
Engineer
Director, Gas Transmission
Gas Transmission
Gas Control Manager
Maintenance Coordinator
Regulatory Compliance Specialist Sr.
Director of Regulatory Compliance
Committee Leadership
The mission of the Measurement & Communications Committee is to provide opportunities to share in experiences, lessons learned, challenges, and successes of SGA member companies. By focusing on the accurate measurement of natural gas, this committee will expand efforts related to meters, field proving, station design, research, and more.
Who We Are? Engineers and natural gas employees that deal with gas measurement and regulations.
What We Do? Facilitate the exchange of measurement and regulations information through roundtables, webinars and open dialogue.
Where We Meet? The committee meets on monthly conference calls, at an onsite planning meeting and holds a roundtable as part of the SGA Natural Gas Connect.
Engineer III
Engineer III
Engineer
Vice President, Sales
Sales Initiative Leader
Gas Control - Supervisor
Regional Sales Director
Principal Engineer
Manager, Measurement Engineering and Analytics
Measurement Design Engineer
Engineer
Product Manager, Gas
Leader, Customer Solutions & Measurement
Supervisor-Gas System Operations
Committee Leadership
The mission of the Storage Committee is provide for opportunities to share in experiences, lessons learned, challenges, and successes of SGA member companies. This committee focuses on operations, inventory management, growth and expansion issues, deliverability assurance, PHMSA audit, encroachment /land issues, station facility, and more.
SGA’s Storage Committee focuses on the safe, effective and efficient storage of natural gas.
Who We Are? Directors, Managers, Supervisors of underground storage duties in the natural gas industry
What We Do? Engage and build a community within this peer group to facilitate the exchange of information.
Where We Meet? The Committee meets in person at planning meetings, conferences and monthly committee calls.
Pipeline Integrity Program Manager
Director, Reservoir Engineering
Supervisor-Process & Controls Engineering
Systems Planning Engineer
Engineer Senior - Gas Storage
Geologist
Gas Storage Consultant
Specialist | Gas Storage Compliance
Storage and Compression Engineer 2
Vice President, ESG
Operations Supervisor Gas Storage South
Principal Engineer - Gas Storage
Director of Storage & Compression
Reservoir Storage Manager
Committee Leadership
The mission of the Land Committee is to provide opportunities to share in experiences, lessons learned, challenges, and successes of SGA member companies. This committee focuses on addressing Right of Way issues, Right of Way Management, and Land Acquisitions for pipelines by building bridges of communication with groups impacted by landowner issues, regulations, and standards.
Who We Are? Natural gas employees focused on land management and/or right of way management.
What We Do? Build a community within its peer group and engage the interest group in dialogue to facilitate the exchange of information.
Where We Meet? The Right of Way committee meets on monthly conference calls, at an onsite planning meeting, and holds a roundtable as part of SGA Events.
Manager- Land Services
Sr Agent Siting & Land Rights
Director of Land
Engineer
Sr. Land Representative
Manager, Siting & Land Rights
Right-of-Way Agent 2
Operations Manager