Luz y Fuerza del Centro (LyFC) was indeed a significant public organization responsible for transmitting, distributing, and marketing electrical energy in the central region of Mexico. LFC with more than 45 thousand employees served a population of more than 30 million people, including Mexico City, 80 municipalities in the State of Mexico, two municipalities in Morelos, two in Puebla, and five in Hidalgo. On October 11, 2009, a presidential decree ordered the extinction of LyFC. The electrical operation previously managed by LyFC was transferred to Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE).
Over a eighteen-years trajectory at Luz y Fuerza del Centro, a Government of Mexico company, I ascended from a technical assistant role to Departamental Manager. This accomplishment established me as one of the company’s top 300 executives among a staff of more than 45,000 and where I successfully met the department’s objectives by managing, planning, and evaluating activities across five work centers located in Mexico City and the State of Mexico. My focus was on ensuring that all practices and processes complied with applicable legislation and regulations.
As a Departamental Manager, I managed approximately 250 union members responsible for preparing electricity contracts and installing electricity meters for residential, commercial, and industrial new customers. Through streamlined processes, we successfully reduced the time required for contracting electricity service and connecting metering equipment by 50%. Also, I provided support and advice to key clients, including shopping centers, bank chains, factories, restaurants, and office buildings. Notable customers included the Walmart Group, Seven Eleven, Starbucks, the Mexico City Subway System, and various federal and state government entities.
My Experience at Luz y Fuerza del Centro
Department: Laboratory
Area: Control and automation
Installation, integration and configurations of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems used for controlling, monitoring, and analyzing substations and transmission lines of the 400 and 230 kV electrical power system.
Department: Oparation Center
Area: North
Within the operation center of the Distribution network of Mexico City, I was responsible for preparing detailed reports of the Electrical Substations. My role involved coordinating the receipt of complaints and managing the control of reports to ensure efficient resolution. Additionally, I handled the reception and authorization of permits to work within the Distribution network, ensuring all regulatory requirements were met.
Department: Overhead Distribution Lines
Area: Installation
I supervised the construction of the electrical energy distribution network with the objective of expanding the overhead line network and having the capacity to provide electricity to new customers in Mexico City.
Department: Laboratory
Area: Quality
As a Quality Engineer I was responsible for the preparation and control of the Entity’s regulations, and I actively participated in national standardization boards for the creation and modification of Mexican standards. My responsibilities included coordinating the development and revision of technical specifications to ensure compliance and enhance quality.
Department: Underground Distribution Cables
Area: Maintenance
In my role focusing on the maintenance of the Underground Network in medium and low voltage in the northern area of the Federal District and State of Mexico. I was responsible for receiving complaints about electricity supply issues reported to the operation center due to failures in Underground Cables. Among my achievements, I ensured timely attention and supervision of fault repairs.