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Frank Lawson became our general manager in June 2016.  As general manager, Frank directs an approximately 500-employee utility that serves about 200,000 people with electricity and water in the Eugene metropolitan area and the lower McKenzie River Valley.

Frank has over 30 years of technical and management experience in various areas including engineering, marketing, operations, customer service, sales, and finance.

During his career, he has lead the development and launch of technology, products, systems, and services used in power generation and delivery, drinking water treatment, pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturing, and a variety of other industries. He has worked for small entrepreneurial organizations, as well as large companies including Danaher, Pacific Scientific, and JELD‐WEN.  More recently, as EWEB's Electric Systems Engineering Supervisor, Frank was responsible for many aspects of electric transmission & distribution infrastructure planning, system reliability and regulatory compliance, capital financial planning, and capital project execution for the utility. 

Frank is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Oregon. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Oregon State University, and a Master of Business Administration from Northwest Christian University.

As a public utility, we offer employees a unique working culture where dedication to public service is combined with state-of-the-art technology.

Here, you'll have opportunities to maximize your career growth while enjoying the personal satisfaction and reward of working for a public utility. You will be supported and encouraged by a collaborative spirit that guides how we work together every day.

As a customer-owned utility, transparency and accountability are important to us. Our annual budget, strategic plan, quarterly updates and other reports are available to the public.