Ryan Lara

Ryan Lara is a skilled professional with extensive experience in gas facility design and modeling services. Currently serving as Manager of Modeling Services at KAHUNA since July 2019, Ryan specializes in designing and as-building gas facilities for the Colorado system, including low-pressure distribution and high-pressure well heads and compressor stations. Prior experience includes positions as a Senior Piping Designer at Xcel Energy from 2010 to 2018, and Designer II at Hettinger Mayo Black Eagle from 2004 to 2010, where Ryan focused on new construction design of natural gas regulator facilities and structural steel design. Earlier in Ryan's career, a GIS Mapping Technician role at Addecco Tech involved manual drafting of gas and electric distribution facilities for Xcel Energy. Ryan holds an MCSE Certificate in Networking from Red Rocks Community College and a diploma from John F. Kennedy High School.