Speakers

Jon Curtis is the Power IBU Manager in Emerson’s Digital Grid Management (DGM) business unit (formerly OSI/AspenTech) and works from his home office outside of Green Bay, WI where he leads strategic initiatives focused on modernizing grid operations through advanced technologies. Jon started with DGM when it was OSI back in 2015 delivering SCADA solutions before transitioning to a power systems engineering role and delivering ADMS solutions.  In his current role, Jon works with industry partners, utilities, and various national labs to identify new opportunities and challenges that can be solved with OT software.  Jon leads the DERMS track of DGM’s Power & Utilities Advisory Council and works closely with Dr. Eric Sortomme to improve the DERMS product and prepare utilities for DER management.  Jon holds a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on optimization, both from Michigan Technological University.