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VASS Solutions listens to Clients, understands their needs, solves their problems, and builds sustaining partnerships that help its Clients succeed. VASS Solutions’ passion is to exceed the expectations of our Clients and become their trusted advisors.
VASS Solutions is an AMI and smart utility professional services company that focuses on municipal, cooperative, and IOU utilities providing electric, gas and water services. VASS Solutions provides AMI and Smart Utility professional services for the lifecycle of electric, gas and water utility initiatives. VASS Solutions’ delivers subject matter expertise built upon the diverse utility, vendor and professional services backgrounds of its experienced, team-oriented principals.
VASS Solutions tackles the tough situation. VASS Solutions’ consultants “git-er-done”. VASS Solutions’ listens to clients, understands client needs, and solves client problems with adaptive and creative solutions to fit each individual need.
Clients are why we exist. By employing highly capable, team-oriented individuals with proven industry knowledge and demonstrated ability to build sustaining Client partnerships, VASS Solutions provides our Clients with superior opportunity for success. Our goal is to exceed the expectations of our Clients, earn their respect, and become their “trusted advisors” and partners. Providing outstanding value to our Clients is at the core of VASS Solutions.
Our team
Scott Stein
Executive Consultant
With over 28 years of experience in the utilities, wireless and telecommunications industries, Scott offers expertise specializing in enterprise architecture and systems integration. His 23 years as a Senior IT Manager and Executive Consultant within the utility AMI, MDMS, Mobile Workforce Management, and Enterprise Asset Management markets and engagements with SUEZ Water, Jacksonville Electric Authority, Colorado Springs Utilities, Puget Sound Energy, and Frankfort Plant Board provides him with an in-depth and practical understanding of the utility enterprise.
Mark Michaels
Executive Consultant
With over 39 years of professional experience in the electric, gas and water utility industry, Mark offers expertise in Smart Grid, AMI, AMR, Distribution Automation, and telecommunications technologies. His 15 years at Pacific Gas & Electric and the past 23 years as an Executive Consultant, Director, Program Manager and Project Manager at a large AMI provider and as an AMI Consultant, provides for a broad utility and Smart Grid experience.
Jeff Evans
Executive Consultant
With more than 30 years of energy/utility experience, Jeff offers expertise in advanced metering, smart grid technologies, and the digital customer experience. His 15 years at ComEd and Exelon Energy Delivery and the past 15 years as an AMI and Smart Grid Consultant enables him to effectively leverage a strong utility understanding to identify and communicate opportunities for improvements that increase efficiency and profitability.
Toni Pietrantoni
Principal Consultant
With more than 20 years of industry and consulting experience, Toni offers expertise in advanced metering, meter data management, end point installation management, work order management, and smart grid technologies. His 5 years at Elster Solutions and the past 11 years as an AMI and Smart Grid Consultant coupled with program and project management expertise has positioned him as trusted advisor to critical utility smart grid projects.
Tom Williams
Executive Consultant
With over 30 years of professional experience in the electric, gas and water utility industry, Tom offers expertise in Smart Grid, AMI, AMR, Distribution Automation, Electric Meter Engineering/Design, Water Meter Engineering, Smart Lighting and Telecommunications Technologies. His 8 Years with Northeast Utilities, 10 years at Sensus and 7 years at Trilliant in multiple roles from Project Direction to Contract Management and Product Marketing provides for a broad vendor and Smart Grid experience.
Dave Elve
Executive Consultant
With almost 30 years of utility industry experience, Dave offers expertise in the customer experience, customer programs and tools, advanced metering and smart grid technologies. Dave was previously responsible for customer acquisition activities for flexible billing and payment solution vendor PayGo®. Dave was named one of The 15 Most Influential People in Energy and previously served in executive roles for Smart Grid vendors Landis+Gyr, Atos Origin, and Schlumberger. Dave has shared his expertise as a consultant to gas, water and electric utilities while at Black & Veatch and Enspiria Solutions. Dave earned an undergraduate degree from Auburn University and an MBA from Mercer University.