Andrew Johnson

About Andrew

Andrew Johnson

President & Chief Consultant, Vibrant Blue · MBA, PMP, PMI-PMOCP

Andrew leads every Vibrant Blue Business Services engagement and is accountable for every deliverable. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he brings more than 20 years in PMO design, project controls, and utility and energy infrastructure. He founded Vibrant Blue in 2018 and moved to it full time in 2025, offering that same leadership on a fractional or interim basis.

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By the numbers.

Highlights from different points in Andrew's career. That range shapes every engagement: governance that works for large teams, forecasts that hold up at the job level, and plans that stand up to regulators.

  • 45people led

    A team of PMO staff and regulatory and rate case specialists

  • 130+contract crews

    Oversight of crew schedules, support, planning, and forecasting

  • $250Mproject portfolio

    Nearly $250 million, managed as project manager

  • $500Mcontrols portfolio

    Portfolio covered in a project controls role

What Andrew does

Where Andrew can help.

Fractional and interim leadership, PMO design, project controls and long-range planning, and utility and regulatory programs. Roles, engagement structures, and procurement details are on Offerings.

Background

Career & credentials.

Career history

  1. President & Chief Consultant
    Vibrant Blue
    Full-time fractional leadership and consulting in PMO design, project controls, long-range planning, and utility and energy programs.
  2. Founder & Consultant
    Vibrant Blue
    Side practice providing PMO consulting and project leadership advisory to utility and energy clients alongside full-time employment.
  3. Founder
    Second Star Advisory
    Andrew's own professional coaching firm. He built it with the same Vibrant Blue tools and process now offered to small businesses, and it runs as a separate, independent company.
  4. Technical Manager
    Actalent, engineering and sciences services
  5. Senior Project Manager
    PFES / Qualus, power and utility engineering services
  6. Resource Planning Supervisor
    AEP (American Electric Power), investor-owned electric utility
    Earlier roles at AEP: Project Manager and Project Coordinator.
  7. Board / Volunteer
    Board Member
    Camp Wyandot
    Governance and strategic oversight for a nonprofit outdoor education organization serving youth in central Ohio, including the Conservation Easement, Facilities, and Membership committees.

Education & certifications

  • MBACapital University
  • BA, EconomicsThe Ohio State University
  • PMP, Project Management ProfessionalProject Management Institute
  • PMI-PMOCP, PMO Certified ProfessionalProject Management Institute
Who Andrew works with

Selected client relationships.

A few of the organizations Andrew works with directly. More detail on recent work is on the Results page.

DCCM (Binkley & Barfield)

Business development and relationship support for a multi-state engineering and design firm, focused on growing its utility-sector client relationships.

High Castle Energy

Project support for a renewable energy developer, spanning permitting, interconnection, and coordination across its solar development portfolio.

Professional memberships

Professional affiliation.

Get in touch

Start a conversation with Andrew.

Whether you have a specific challenge in mind or are still exploring, a free 30-minute call is the quickest way to find out whether Andrew can help, and how.

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Calls are on Microsoft Teams. Prefer to write? Send a message, email ajohnson@vibrantbluesolutions.com, or call 614-783-6678.