Robert Otal

Robert Otal is a Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience working in the areas of asset management, distribution system planning, load & capacity forecasting, equipment loading & power flow analysis, power quality, data and data management & grid resiliency analytics. Mr. Otal has leveraged this collective experience in developing asset management practices for organizations, including the development of foundational AM Policies, Plans & SAMPs, as well as AM analytics, risk and reliability-driven decision-support systems, business case development, failure curve calibration and failure mode development, financial modeling, and process automation solutions.

Mr. Otal has previously worked for the two largest utilities in Canada: Alectra Utilities and Toronto Hydro-Electric System respectively – in delivering AM, distribution system planning, load forecasting and power flow analysis, as well as power quality analysis initiatives. Mr. Otal has spent considerable time in developing digital-twin-driven spatial analytics solutions that optimize data channels to better support decision-making analytics to create prudent business cases and justification for investment decisions. Mr. Otal is a Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) and has an Asset Management Diploma with Distinction from the Institute of Asset Management (IAM).