Stephen is an information system professional with over 30 years’ experience in the utility business. He first learned asset management on the job in Alberta’s largest coal fired power station in the early 90s. Over the past 20 years, Stephen has held a verity of roles implementing project, work, and asset management systems for both water and electric utilities. He is currently the chair of the Reliability and Risk Management Councils for EPCOR’s Power Distribution business serving the City of Edmonton’s one million citizens. Stephen is a founding member of EPCOR’s Grid Management Committee responsible for developing EPCOR’s “Smart Grid” strategy. Lastly, for the past two years Stephen has been an industry advisor to the Graduate Student Internship Program at the University of Alberta.