David Rodriguez

Vice President, Energy Supply and Distribution Operations

As the Vice President of Energy Supply and Distribution Operations, Mr. Rodriguez leads a team of over 360 employees in all areas of the company’s Energy Supply and Distribution Operations to include Power Generation Engineering and Asset Management, Power Plant Operation and Maintenance, Turbine Outages, Generation Construction Projects, Power and Gas Trading, Energy Imbalance Market participation, and Distribution Operations which includes Distribution Design, Distribution Scheduling, Performance Improvement, and Distribution Construction and Maintenance. 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.

David began his career at El Paso Electric in 2003 and has held various positions.  Prior to his current position as Vice President of Energy Supply and Distribution Operations, where he leads the Power Generation and Power Marketing teams, David also served as the Vice President of Power Generation, 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, Supplier Diversity / Investment Recovery, 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.