Brent Thesen
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LinkedIn User
Brent is both practical and visionary. He has a big plan for asset management and executed the plan progressively. I enjoyed working with him on Asset Plan using RBAM. He asked great questions and were able to execute them with great in depth. As a leader, Brent is inspiring and supportive.
Shamir Ladhani,P.Eng.,M.Eng
Brent is a well-rounded individual who has been an integral part of the Transmission Planning initiatives at ENMAX. I knew he was a high flyer when I hired him for the EIT position in my transmission planning team in 2003. He competed with several candidates - some who had their doctorate-level degrees in the industry and some who had a lot more experience in the transmission utility business. Brent has a unique set of skills including his ability to develop his people, respectfully engage a debate with others, as well as develop transmission planning solutions that are unique and promote 'outside the box' thinking appropriate for the evolving transmission utility industry. His conceptual designs and proposals have been well-received by the executive team who have an eye to ensure prudent development of the provincial power grid. His expertise is well-recognized not only within ENMAX but also in the provincial circles of transmission planning experts. Brent's efforts and abilities have resulted in several promotions with the latest one as Manager, Transmission Planning. I have enjoyed having Brent in my team... .they grow up so fast don't they? :-)
LinkedIn User
Brent is both practical and visionary. He has a big plan for asset management and executed the plan progressively. I enjoyed working with him on Asset Plan using RBAM. He asked great questions and were able to execute them with great in depth. As a leader, Brent is inspiring and supportive.
Shamir Ladhani,P.Eng.,M.Eng
Brent is a well-rounded individual who has been an integral part of the Transmission Planning initiatives at ENMAX. I knew he was a high flyer when I hired him for the EIT position in my transmission planning team in 2003. He competed with several candidates - some who had their doctorate-level degrees in the industry and some who had a lot more experience in the transmission utility business. Brent has a unique set of skills including his ability to develop his people, respectfully engage a debate with others, as well as develop transmission planning solutions that are unique and promote 'outside the box' thinking appropriate for the evolving transmission utility industry. His conceptual designs and proposals have been well-received by the executive team who have an eye to ensure prudent development of the provincial power grid. His expertise is well-recognized not only within ENMAX but also in the provincial circles of transmission planning experts. Brent's efforts and abilities have resulted in several promotions with the latest one as Manager, Transmission Planning. I have enjoyed having Brent in my team... .they grow up so fast don't they? :-)
LinkedIn User
Brent is both practical and visionary. He has a big plan for asset management and executed the plan progressively. I enjoyed working with him on Asset Plan using RBAM. He asked great questions and were able to execute them with great in depth. As a leader, Brent is inspiring and supportive.
Shamir Ladhani,P.Eng.,M.Eng
Brent is a well-rounded individual who has been an integral part of the Transmission Planning initiatives at ENMAX. I knew he was a high flyer when I hired him for the EIT position in my transmission planning team in 2003. He competed with several candidates - some who had their doctorate-level degrees in the industry and some who had a lot more experience in the transmission utility business. Brent has a unique set of skills including his ability to develop his people, respectfully engage a debate with others, as well as develop transmission planning solutions that are unique and promote 'outside the box' thinking appropriate for the evolving transmission utility industry. His conceptual designs and proposals have been well-received by the executive team who have an eye to ensure prudent development of the provincial power grid. His expertise is well-recognized not only within ENMAX but also in the provincial circles of transmission planning experts. Brent's efforts and abilities have resulted in several promotions with the latest one as Manager, Transmission Planning. I have enjoyed having Brent in my team... .they grow up so fast don't they? :-)
LinkedIn User
Brent is both practical and visionary. He has a big plan for asset management and executed the plan progressively. I enjoyed working with him on Asset Plan using RBAM. He asked great questions and were able to execute them with great in depth. As a leader, Brent is inspiring and supportive.
Shamir Ladhani,P.Eng.,M.Eng
Brent is a well-rounded individual who has been an integral part of the Transmission Planning initiatives at ENMAX. I knew he was a high flyer when I hired him for the EIT position in my transmission planning team in 2003. He competed with several candidates - some who had their doctorate-level degrees in the industry and some who had a lot more experience in the transmission utility business. Brent has a unique set of skills including his ability to develop his people, respectfully engage a debate with others, as well as develop transmission planning solutions that are unique and promote 'outside the box' thinking appropriate for the evolving transmission utility industry. His conceptual designs and proposals have been well-received by the executive team who have an eye to ensure prudent development of the provincial power grid. His expertise is well-recognized not only within ENMAX but also in the provincial circles of transmission planning experts. Brent's efforts and abilities have resulted in several promotions with the latest one as Manager, Transmission Planning. I have enjoyed having Brent in my team... .they grow up so fast don't they? :-)
Experience
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President
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May 2019 - Present
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ENMAX
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Canada
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Director Asset Management
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Jan 2015 - Apr 2019
• Accountability for ENMAX Power Distribution Assets (valued at over $2.0B)• Accountability for ENMAX Power Transmission Assets (valued at over $0.5B)• Develop ENMAX Power Asset Management Policies• Develop ENMAX Power Strategic Asset Management Plan• Lead a team of professionals to: o Maintain ENMAX Power assets to ensure the safe, reliable, and economic operation of the interconnected electric system; o Assess the integrity of ENMAX Power assets and make asset replacement decisions; o Manage capital forecasting related to capital maintenance budget; o Manage operational forecasts related to operational maintenance budget; o Develop asset management standards and policies aligned with departmental targets for reliability, security, and system availability.
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Manager, Transmission Planning
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2014
Defend ENMAX Power capital additions in written and oral regulatory proceedings. Manage capital forecasting related to growth capital budget. Ensure the team’s long term strategy is aligned with department’s goals and objectives. These include meeting or exceeding expectations and targets related to leadership attributes, succession planning, regulatory and process improvement initiatives. Ensure that all team activities and operations are carried out in compliance with provincial regulations and laws governing team activities in addition to corporate policies, guidelines and standards. Contributing to change management requirements in the department. Lead a team of professionals to: o Assess transmission system capacity, efficiency and reliability, and develop medium and long term plans to address deficiencies; o Manage capital forecasting related to growth capital budget; o Investigate and recommend capital investment in technologies that enhance operational efficiencies and reliability; o Facilitate distribution and generation interconnection proposals in accordance with AESO requirements for transmission interconnection; o Develop planning standards and policies aligned with departmental targets for reliability, security and system availability; o Contribute to the development of conceptual plans for substation layout, as well as protection and control in order to ensure maintainability and reliability.
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Senior and Specialist Engineer
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Jun 2003 - Jan 2012
Promoted three times into positions of increasing responsibility.Manage a team of technical professionals and Specialist Engineers.Manage consulting budget and consultant resources. Work with cross functional teams to develop solutions to complex problems.Create interconnection proposals and system plans for capital addition of transmission and substation assets.Facilitated the progress of high voltage system developments (~$400 million completed or in progress) through the regulatory and design processes.Provide support as a subject matter expert to protection, design, and equipment engineers.Completed system studies - load flow, short circuit, voltage stability, transient stability, power quality, etc.Represented ENMAX with regulators, other utilities, and project stakeholders.Present, explain, and defend capital projects to senior and executive level management.
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ENMAX Power
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Canada
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Utilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineer in Training
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Feb 2002 - Jun 2003
Rotated through several areas of the company to gain exposure to several facets of an electric utility. Rotated through several areas of the company to gain exposure to several facets of an electric utility.
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Syncrude Canada Ltd.
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Engineering Intern
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2001 - 2001
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Education
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1998 - 2001
University of Alberta
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering -
2008 - 2011
University of Calgary
Certificate, Professional Management for Engineers
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