Stephen Seewald is an asset management and 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 90's. Over the past 30 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 Modernization Committee responsible for developing EPCOR’s “Smart Grid” strategy.