Robert Flaaen Email & Phone Number

Rochester, MN

Integrated Technology Engineering, Inc. was established in 1986 with a focus on industrial and municipal automation. We are a cost conscious team player, mindful of the importance of project scheduling and client communications. Our roots in industrial and municipal automation have grown and diversified to also include a wide range of electrical and.

Farmington, MN

Responsible for creating the long-term vision for the operations systems as wells as developing, planning, implementing and managing technology initiatives for all operations systems. Overall reponsilbility for various technical systems including load management, SCADA, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Outage Management Systems (OMS), Work Management.

Farmington, MN

Primary responsibilities include monitoring and analyzing the performance of the 7.2/12.47 kV electrical distribution system, which includes reliability analysis and investigation of outages. Manage the distribution system overhead material specifications and construction standards, equipment failure analysis and support of field inspections. Support.

St. Paul, MN

Manage the distribution system overhead and underground material specifications and construction standards, perform equipment failure analysis, support of field inspections and support operational issues

Welch, MN

• Owner of site’s AC system analysis including load studies, voltage studies, system coordination and protection.
• Perform and review AC and DC electrical analysis including load flow, voltage studies, system/device coordination and protection.
• Provide recommended device or operating set points based on results of analysis.
• Evaluate design changes for impact on plant operation or equipment.
• Provide recommendations to management for improvements to increase operating margin.
• Provide input to design projects to ensure that design will meet plant or system requirements.

• Perform distribution system analysis including system configuration, load flow, voltage drop, short circuit, coordination studies, and arc flash hazard analysis for municipal and industrial customers.
• Perform distribution system design including medium and low voltage distribution, emergency power generation, and building electrical systems.
• Perform instrumentation and control system design including motor control systems, variable frequency drives, actuators, field instrumentation, analog and discrete inputs and outputs, programmable logic controllers.
• Perform network communication design including wired, fiber optics, and wireless networks.
• Responsible for oversight of the technical aspects of the entire design and implementation including electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation and control plans, specifications and software development. Oversee and.
• Project implementation including shop drawing review, on-site field construction observation, contractor coordination and review, start-up and commissioning, and testing of electrical and control systems.

• Performed electrical system outage analysis on electrical distribution system.
• Analyzed outages to determine number of customers affected, outage duration, and cause.
• Tabulated results into reliability indices to determine performance of distribution system.
• Provided monthly reports of indices, problem areas, and proposed solutions to management.
• Compiled and submitted annual report of distribution system performance to Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
• Organized meetings with line personnel, operators, and engineers to discuss outage details, system problems, and possible solutions.