Andrew Martinez is vice president of Safety, Security and Business Resiliency at Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the largest electric utilities in the country. He is responsible for the company’s programs and activities focused on worker safety, corporate security and business resiliency, which are all key priorities for SCE. Martinez provides to safety leaders across the company the support, mentorship and quality programs needed to successfully achieve their work group safety goals.
Before assuming his current role, Martinez was director of Safety, Training and Compliance for Transmission & Distribution at SCE. Prior to that, he served as director of Safety and Compliance for Power Supply and Operational Services at SCE.
During his 30 years at SCE, Martinez has held several leadership positions in corrective action and performance improvement programs, including roles at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) focused on protecting employees and the public from hazards.
Martinez was an Edison International Chairman’s Award winner in 2011, recognized for leading the SONGS Corrective Action Program recovery, which focused on compliance with the federal regulations associated with the identification, evaluation and correction of issues at SONGS.
Prior to joining SCE in 1991, Martinez served in the U.S. Navy aboard nuclear-powered submarines.
Martinez holds a bachelor’s degree in radiation protection and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey.
