Gabriel Hernandez is a vice president in the Transmission & Distribution Division (T&D) at Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, Missouri.

He supports the T&D business operations for substations, high-voltage transmission lines, telecommunication networks and distribution modernization. Hernandez has more than 30 years of experience, specializing in the electric transmission and distribution industry’s design, project management and business development endeavors. In addition to his nationwide responsibilities, he also serves as the executive sponsor for T&D’s international business ventures in the United Kingdom, Canada and Mexico, supporting the in-country business development, client engagement and contracting strategies.

Hernandez earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 1995 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, in 2015. He is a licensed professional engineer, registered in Kansas, Virginia, California and Puerto Rico.

Taking great pride in his alma mater, he currently serves on the KSU Foundation board of directors, Foundation of Engineering at K-State and KSU’s Charitable Real Estate Foundation.

He and his wife, Ann, have a daughter, Gracie.