PROFESSIONAL APS TITLE RESPONSIBILITIES RATE HOURS FEES

James A Mesterharm Managing Director Develop and implement financial restructuring strategies; serve as 

lead AP Services resource on bankruptcy and restructuring issues; 

serve as key interface with creditor constituencies and other 

principal parties in interest; assist counsel in preparing and providing 

support for case motions, including testimony in bankruptcy court; 

provide transactional guidance, direction, and oversight; direct AP 

Services team and management on restructuring workstreams; assist 

management and advisors in development and negotiation of Plan of 

Reorganization

$1,140 91.9 $ 104,766.00 

John Boken Managing Director Develop and implement financial and operational restructuring 

strategies; serve as lead AP Services resource and interface with 

creditor advisors, creditor constituencies, contract counterparties, 

and other principal parties in interest; provide operational guidance, 

direction, and oversight; oversee AP Services team and management 

in financing, liquidity management, operational improvement, 

diligence support, contract assessment, and other key restructuring 

workstreams; oversee development of business plan and long-term 

forecast; coordinate with counsel on support for case motions, 

including testimony in bankruptcy court; assist management and 

advisors in development and negotiation of Plan of Reorganization

$1,140 194.8 222,072.00 

David R Hindman Managing Director Develop and implement operational restructuring and cost reduction 

strategies; serve as lead AP Services resource on energy 

procurement, contract portfolio, and counterparty management 

issues; lead AP Services team and management in identification and 

implementation of cost efficiency opportunities across all business 

units and support functions; assist in interface, communications, and 

diligence support with creditor advisors, creditor constituencies, 

contract counterparties, and other principal parties in interest; assist 

in development of business plan and long-term forecast, 

assumptions, and support

$1,015 287.2 291,508.00 

Robb C McWilliams Managing Director Direct case management activities and priorities of working teams 

across multiple work streams and advise on various matters 

including the review of invoices for the determination of prepetition 

and postpetition, monthly operating reports, claims analysis, 

assessment of contracts for assumption or rejection and the review 

and analysis of the various term sheets and the Plan of 

Reorganization

$1,015 136.5 138,547.50 

Vance L Scott Managing Director Lead the Supplier Reset Negotiations workstream for Tier 1 and Tier 

2 Electric Operations, Gas Operations, Power and Nuclear 

Generation, Corporate Services and IT Vendors as part of the 

assessment of executory contracts. 

$1,015 27.8 28,217.00 

Brooke Hopkins Managing Director Lead cost reduction initiatives relating to Third Party Risk 

Management and Contract Management, including Plan-toProcure-to-Pay process improvements, in collaboration with the 

CPO and Internal Audit. Identify financial control improvements 

to help with underlying issues such as AFPOs, accruals, etc.

$1,015 100.5 102,007.50 

Exhibit B

AP SERVICES, LLC

Summary of Fees and Hours by Professionals and 

Description of Responsibilities of Professionals – Pacific Gas and Electric Company, et al.

For the Period November 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019

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Eva Anderson Director Manage and facilitate development of responses to all diligence 

requests submitted by the Official Committee advisors and ad hoc 

creditor advisors. Support development of presentation materials for 

extensive on-site creditor advisor management meetings. Support 

Company's real estate team on bankruptcy-related owned and leased 

property issues.

$945 126.8 119,826.00 

John Kaplan Director Support cost reduction workstream and drive the Integrated 

Investment Planning & Project Execution Processes Implementation. 

Leading redesign of Main Replacement planning and project 

execution process.

$945 128.3 121,243.50 

Ken Chan Director Support cost reduction workstream activities. Lead overall 

vegetation management cost reduction (wildfire, wood removal, 

technology productivity improvement, contract negotiation, supply 

strategy). Co-lead fleet management cost reduction (outsourcing, 

specs rationalization, process improvement, demand management). 

Assist electrical operations contracting and process improvement.

$945 176.8 167,076.00 

Rus Parashchak Director Support cost reduction workstreams and Integrated Investment 

Planning & Project Execution Processes Implementation. Help drive 

redesign of Main Replacement planning and project execution 

process.

$945 171.8 162,351.00 

Randy Fike Director Support the Supplier Reset Negotiations workstream for Tier 1 and 

Tier 2 Electric Operations, Gas Operations, Power and Nuclear 

Generation, Corporate Services and IT Vendors as part of the 

assessment of executory contracts. Serve as principal negotiator for 

the Power and Nuclear Generation, Corporate Services and IT 

Vendors.

$945 194.9 184,180.50 

Lisa Perfetti Director Support the effort to prepare materials for the board review of Third 

Party Risk Management and Contract Management including Planto-Procure-to-Pay process improvements in collaboration with the 

new CPO and Internal Audit. Identify financial control 

improvements to help with underlying issues such as AFPOs, 

Accrual process, etc.

$945 105.5 99,697.50 

Virgilio E Sosa Director Support the Supplier Reset Negotiations workstream for Tier 1 and 

Tier 2 Electric Operations, Gas Operations, Power and Nuclear 

Generation, Corporate Services and IT Vendors as part of the 

assessment of executory contracts. Serve as principal negotiator for 

the Electric Operations Vendors.

$945 144.2 136,269.00 

Bradley Hunter Director Lead liquidity and cash management workstreams. Manage 

development and maintenance of cash forecast and actual tracking 

models. Coordinate production of periodic cash forecast reports for 

internal and external reporting. Participate in regular meetings with 

management to review cash flow trends and liquidity status.

$895 13.2 11,814.00 

Erik Bell Director Support the operation of the Spend Governance Committee. 

Participate in cost reduction efforts around the Gas Operations and 

Power Generation groups including the identification and evaluation 

of specific opportunities to reduce or defer expenditures in an effort 

to lower customer energy rates.

$895 114.5 102,477.50 

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John C Labella Director Lead and manage team of PGE, AP Services and temporary staffing 

in the review of vendor invoices for a determination if services or 

goods provided were in the pre or post-petition period. Design and 

implement updated semi-automated invoice review processes to 

expedite invoice reviews as necessary. Provide support to PGE 

accounting group in identifying and aggregating financial data for 

preparation of Monthly Operating reports for July and August. 

Develop and manage claims review teams to perform reconciliations 

of vendor trade claims against relevant company records and assist 

in resolution of causes for variances.

$895 139.1 124,494.50 

Denise Lorenzo Director Design and manage process for submitting, approving and 

processing prepetition payments authorized under various first day 

motions (Supplier Management Committee), including the 

assessment of Operational Integrity Supplier designations. Design 

and manage process for reporting of executed prepetition payments 

and maintaining controls to ensure compliance with granted first day 

authority. Design and manage process for designating all executory 

contracts for assumption, rejection and renegotiation.

$830 109.6 90,968.00 

Michelle R Repko Director Design and manage process for all claims resolution efforts across 

various company functional teams. Assist Company in performing 

preliminary analysis on existing claims population. Assist Company 

in development and execution of high dollar claim assessment 

process to facilitate Q3 financial reporting requirements. Support 

various other case management efforts.

$830 120.0 99,600.00 

John Galiski Director Work on the effort to prepare materials for the board review of Third 

Party Risk Management and Contract Management including Planto-Procure-to-Pay process improvements in collaboration with the 

new CPO and Internal Audit. Identify financial control 

improvements to help with underlying issues such as AFPOs, 

Accrual process, etc.

$830 139.2 115,536.00 

Brent Robison Director Lead cross-functional effort with AP Services team and company 

team members in development and implementation of a process to 

resolve over 600 asserted 503b9 claims. Assist company in 

development and formation of claims steering committee and 

organization-wide process for resolving claims. Assist company in 

preforming preliminary analysis on existing claim population. 

Support various other case management efforts. 

$775 132.8 102,920.00 

Eric J Powell Director Lead Construction Services and Engineering cost savings assessment 

which includes external sourcing labor and non-labor work and 

internal work and resource optimization; coordinate interaction and 

work across the electric and gas lines of businesses

$775 154.5 119,737.50 

Patryk P Szafranski Director Serve as lead AP Services resource on business plan development; 

lead AP Services team and client staff in 5 year forecast 

consolidation, scenarios modeling; assist in interface, 

communications, and diligence support with potential investors and 

other internal and external stakeholders

$775 235.6 182,590.00 

Elizabeth Kardos Director Assist in the preparation of retention documents, relationship 

disclosures reports and monthly staffing and compensation reports

$685 7.1 4,863.50 

Rod G Maclean Senior Vice President Provide analytical support to cost reductions workstream and 

analysis of PGE internal labor spend for each line of business.

$725 16.6 12,035.00 

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Jorge L Wallis Iribarren Senior Vice President Support the Supplier Reset Negotiations workstream for Tier 1 and 

Tier 2 Electric Operations, Gas Operations, Power and Nuclear 

Generation, Corporate Services and IT Vendors as part of the 

assessment of executory contracts. Serve as principal negotiator for 

the Gas Operations Vendors.

$665 1.3 864.50 

Yong Zheng Senior Vice President Support the Supplier Reset Negotiations workstream for Tier 1 Gas 

Operations, as part of the assessment of executory contracts and 

overall spend reduction efforts. Serve as support to the principal 

negotiator for the Gas Operations Vendors.

$665 207.0 137,655.00 

Arnab Mukherjee Senior Vice President Support cost reduction workstream with specific focus on Integrated 

Investment Planning & Project Execution. Support assessment of 

current processes and development of recommendations for Main 

Replacement.

$665 117.6 78,204.00 

Jarod E Clarrey Senior Vice President Design and manage process for all claims resolution efforts across 

various company functional teams. Conduct training session with 

PGE claims review teams to provide process overview and webbased analytical instruction. Led efforts to amend Schedules of 

Assets and Liabilities related to PGE real property. Support contract 

management workstream.

$615 0.8 492.00 

Jennifer A McConnell Senior Vice President Support diligence response workstream with development of 

response materials to diligence requests, coordination with company, 

counsel and other constituents, tracking of response status, and 

reporting/presentations related thereto.

$615 138.0 84,870.00 

Wally Li Senior Vice President Support and maintain the claims and contracts website including 

user management and system/software/security upgrades and 

patches; support and resolve user technical issues; develop and test 

requested changes (such as new functions/modules); handle data 

update, import, export, and archive upon requests.

$600 31.2 18,720.00 

Kaitlyn A Sundt Senior Vice President Assist in the preparation of retention documents, relationship 

disclosures reports and monthly staffing and compensation reports

$490 0.8 392.00 

Laurie C Verry Senior Vice President Assist in the preparation of retention documents, relationship 

disclosures reports and monthly staffing and compensation reports

$490 0.7 343.00 

Christopher S Atkins Vice President Support spend governance workstream with a focus on IT. Assist 

with cost reduction initiative development and implementation 

through data mining and analysis. Transition to PMO to begin 

developing structure and execution timeline.

$600 205.3 123,180.00 

Sid Joshi Vice President Support the Supplier Reset Negotiations workstream for Tier 2 

Supplier Outreach, as part of the assessment of executory contracts 

and overall spend reduction efforts.

$565 174.2 98,423.00 

David M Purcell Vice President Support liquidity and cash management workstream and business 

plan development workstream. Build and maintain cash forecast, 

track and analyze actual results, and develop cash forecast reports 

for internal and external parties. Additionally assist client staff in 5 

year forecast consolidation and scenarios modeling.

$565 251.6 142,154.00 

Jeremy P Egan Vice President Support the Supplier Reset Negotiations workstream for Tier 1 

Electric Operations, as part of the assessment of executory contracts 

and overall spend reduction efforts. Serve as support to the principal 

negotiator for the Electric Operations Vendors.

$565 152.4 86,106.00 

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Drew J Willis Vice President Support the Supplier Reset Negotiations workstream for Tier 1 and 

Tier 2 Electric Operations, Gas Operations, Power and Nuclear 

Generation, Corporate Services and IT Vendors as part of the 

assessment of executory contracts. Serve as principal negotiator for 

the Gas Operations Vendors.

$565 129.9 73,393.50 

Bryce Pyle Vice President Support business plan development workstream with focus on 

validation of five-year forecast. Assist in diligence support with 

internal and external stakeholders.

$565 282.5 159,612.50 

Ryan N Witte Vice President Support cost reduction workstream activities within vegetation 

management and fleet management. Ryan will co-lead the support 

to fleet and aviation cost reductions (outsourcing, specs 

rationalization, process improvement, demand management). 

$565 153.4 86,671.00 

Nitesh Neelanshu Vice President Support cost reduction workstream with specific focus on analytics 

and documentation support related to construction and engineering 

services spend optimization. Support PMO, steering committee and 

additional cost reduction efforts as necessary.

$565 172.2 97,293.00 

Spencer Dorsey Vice President Support liquidity, cash management and vendor management 

workstreams. Prepare daily cash report to monitor post-petition 

liquidity for PGE Treasury department/CRO/Deputy CRO. Build 

and maintain disbursements database to support payment tracking 

initiatives related to prepetition vs. postpetition payments and 

payments permissible under first day motion authority.

$480 193.3 92,784.00 

Margarita Kucherenko Vice President Support claims management workstream with specific focus on 

development of the overall claims process workflow materials to 

facilitate claims assessment by PGE functional assessment teams.

$480 136.6 65,568.00 

Robell G. Wondwosen Vice President Support cost reduction workstream with specific focus on 

implementation of PMO structure to support cost reduction 

initiatives. Provide ad hoc support to business plan development 

workstream.

$480 198.8 95,424.00 

Daniella Negron La Rosa Vice President Support the EO (Electric Operations) cost reduction team with 

specific focus on AFPO activity and management of contractor 

rates.

$480 158.3 75,984.00 

Michelle E Meyer Vice President Support Supplier Reset Negotiations workstream for Tier 1 and Tier 

2 Electric Operations, Gas Operations, Power and Nuclear 

Generation, Corporate Services and IT Vendors as part of the 

assessment of executory contracts. Coordinate with PG&E Project 

Management Office for negotiations and contract cure amounts, and 

assist in analysis for Tier 1 and Tier 2 negotiations.

$480 170.4 81,792.00 

Bruce Smathers Vice President Support the cost reduction workstream within Gas Operations by 

identifying, evaluating, and tracking initiatives in an effort to lower 

customer energy rates.

$440 173.1 76,164.00 

Tammy Brewer Vice President Assist with the preparation of monthly staffing and compensation 

reports

$430 8.3 3,569.00 

Melanie McCabe Vice President Assist with the preparation of monthly staffing and compensation 

reports

$400 6.0 2,400.00 

Andrea M LeBar Associate Assist with the preparation of monthly staffing and compensation 

reports

$360 51.0 18,360.00 

Austin Simon Associate Support cost reduction workstream activities within vegetation 

management and fleet management. Provide support to the principal 

negotiation team.

$240 122.9 29,496.00 

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Brian Beilinson Consultant Support compliance with accounts payable segregation requirements 

by (1) designing a process and methodology for designating invoices 

as prepetition or post-petition and (2) training and managing a team 

of 30 billing analysts tasked with reviewing and classifying all 3-

way match PO invoices as pre-petition or post-petition. Managed 

the Claims Review Team by 1) creating and teaching the general 

claims reconciliation training materials, 2) reviewing templates 

submitted by the claim reviewers for accuracy, and 3) managing the 

claims WIP queue and tracking results.

$425 119.4 50,745.00 

Zachary A Pollack Consultant Support compliance with accounts payable segregation requirements 

with development of SQLite database to analyze daily open invoices. 

Utilize daily SAP reports and the open invoices database to 

distribute daily invoice assignments queue to the invoice review 

team as well as report on payment blocks and their dispositions.

$425 173.4 73,695.00 

Zachary E Courie Consultant Support supplier management committee process with the design 

and implementation of payment request forms, management of 

committee meeting agendas, and creation of payments report. 

Advise company on proper adherence to supplier management 

committee guidelines/requirements, designation of prepetition 

invoices and analysis required to support evaluation of potential 

operational integrity suppliers. Support the assessment of executory 

contracts by creating a contracts database, managing updates to the 

contracts webtool and database, and creating contracts reporting for 

management. 

$425 181.4 77,095.00 

Tim T Kan Consultant Perform analysis and support for the Supplier Reset Negotiations 

workstream for Tier 1and Tier 2 Electric Operations, Gas 

Operations, Power and Nuclear Generation, Corporate Services and 

IT Vendors as part of the assessment of executory contracts.

$425 132.4 56,270.00 

Kevin French Consultant Support cost reduction initiatives relating to Third Party Risk 

Management and Contract Management, including Plan-toProcure-to-Pay process improvements, in collaboration with the 

CPO and Internal Audit. Identify financial control improvements 

to help with underlying issues such as AFPOs, accruals, etc.

$425 51.2 21,760.00 

Katharine G Glasscock Consultant Support claims management workstream and manage database 

containing all filed and scheduled claims as well as claims 

objections. Develop and maintain automated process to facilitate 

initial analysis and categorization of filed claims as well as matching 

to scheduled claims. Assist company in preliminary assessment of 

existing claims population.

$385 164.8 63,448.00 

Barbara J Ferguson Paraprofessional Support claims management workstream $305 53.3 16,256.50 

Derrick Q Irving Paraprofessional Support claims management workstream $305 24.1 7,350.50 

Total Professional Hours and Fees 7,206.8 4,941,332.00 

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