Rail Transit Safety Branch Contacts
Sacramento Office: 300 Capitol Mall, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814
Daren Gilbert, Program Manager
916-928-6858, daren.gilbert@cpuc.ca.gov
Michael Borer, Supervisor for Inspectors - Northern California
415-336-5116, michael.borer@cpuc.ca.gov
Sal Herrera, Senior Inspector - Northern California
916-292-2485, Salvador.Herrera@cpuc.ca.gov
David "Shane" Roberson, Inspector – Signal and Train Control
916-661-2136, David.Roberson@cpuc.ca.gov
Mike Rose, Inspector – Operations
916-215-9422, Michael.Rose@cpuc.ca.gov
Laura Espinoza, Inspector – Equipment
916-216-2929, Laura.Espinoza@cpuc.ca.gov
Samuel Herroz, Inspector – Track
916-350-1195, Samuel Herroz@cpuc.ca.gov
Clint Olazava-Broadbent, Engineer – Assigned to Sacramento Regional Transit District and Sacramento Airport Automated People Mover System
916-579-0305, Clint.Olazava-Broadbent@cpuc.ca.gov
San Francisco Office: 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
Steve Espinal, Supervising Senior Engineer – Northern California
415-703-1094, steven.espinal@cpuc.ca.gov
Daniel Kwok, Engineer – Assigned to Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) and Oakland Airport Connector to BART
415-703-2807, Daniel.Kwok@cpuc.ca.gov
415-703-2233, jamie.lau@cpuc.ca.gov
Jimmy Xia, Engineer – Assigned to San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (primary contact)
415-703-2211, jimmy.xia@cpuc.ca.gov
Rupa Shitole, Engineer – Assigned to Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
415-703-2578, rupa.shitole@cpuc.ca.gov
Los Angeles Office: 320 W. 4th Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Ainsley Kung, Supervising Senior Engineer – Southern California
213-576-7056, ainsley.kung@cpuc.ca.gov
213-576-6235, varoujan.jinbachian@cpuc.ca.gov
Bill Lay, Senior Engineer Specialist
213-576-1399, bill.lay@cpuc.ca.gov
Rosa Muñoz, Senior Engineer Specialist
213-576-7078, rosa.munoz@cpuc.ca.gov
Claudia Lam, Senior Engineer Specialist
213-576-5771, claudia.lam@cpuc.ca.gov
Noel Takahara, Senior Engineer Specialist – Assigned to Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Rail operations and all new projects except Crenshaw/LAX Transit and Regional Connector)
213-576-7106, noel.takahara@cpuc.ca.gov
Madeline Ocampo, Engineer - Assigned to Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Crenshaw/LAX Project and Regional Connector) and LAX Automated People Mover
213-503-5243, Madeline.Ocampo@cpuc.ca.gov
Joey Bigornia, Engineer – Assigned to San Diego Trolley
619-417-0815, joey.bigornia@cpuc.ca.gov
Michael Warren, Engineer – Assigned to North County Transit District’s Sprinter, Americana at Brand Trolley, The Grove - Farmer’s Market Trolley, and Orange County Street Car
213-576-1385, Michael.Warren@cpuc.ca.gov
Sally Nguyen, Engineer – Assigned to Angels Flight Funicular and Getty Center Tram
213-576-6818, Sally.Nguyen@cpuc.ca.gov
213-369-4485, James.Matus@cpuc.ca.gov
Eric Madero, Senior Inspector - Southern California
213-507-4909, Eric.Madero@cpuc.ca.gov
Mark Soberg, Inspector – Signal and Train Control
213-408-2151, Mark.Soberg@cpuc.ca.gov
John Madriaga, Inspector – Track
213-925-5335, john.madriaga@cpuc.ca.gov
Richard Fernandez, Inspector – Operations
213-435-5565, Richard.Fernandez@cpuc.ca.gov
Nick Denny, Inspector – Equipment
213-999-8857, Nicholas.Denny@cpuc.ca.gov