Executive Consultant

Dr. Stipe Fustar is a visionary and vendor-neutral expert in the utility industry, bringing over 35 years of hands-on experience across all facets of the electric utility sector. His deep understanding of power system operations is complemented by a strong background in consulting, project and team management, system design and development, data modeling, IT architecture, web development, enterprise integration, and business process automation.

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Throughout his career, Stipe has led and contributed to every phase of the design, development, and implementation of complex utility systems, including Distribution Management (DMS), Outage Management (OMS), Energy Management (EMS), Market Management (MMS), and SCADA solutions. His technical strengths span market and distribution management systems, network calculations and optimization, outage management, GIS technologies, smart grid solutions, demand response (DR), wide-area monitoring systems (WAMS), and overall system integration and architecture design.

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With a comprehensive view of the industry and a practical, future-focused mindset, Stipe continues to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that enhance operational efficiency, reliability, and adaptability across the utility landscape.  He has a working knowledge and expert understanding of IEC CIM and provides a unique blend of electric utility industry expertise and strong IT/Integration/Web Technologies background.

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Stipe has promoted an innovative approach for a SOA-based integration where IEC CIM was leveraged extensively. He is one of the few consultants who were involved in an impact role in number of the largest integration projects in the utility industry. He combines Architecture / Integration / IT Expertise, Enterprise/Solution Architecture skills, latest Web and Integration Technologies (ESB, Micro Services, EAI, EII, ETL, Semantic Mapping), Internet Security, Cloud Computing, leadership skills, along with electric utility industry expertise.

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Years of Experience

35

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Countries of Work Experience

USA, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Croatia, Turkey, Thailand, Philippines, India, United Arab Emirates (Dubai), Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, and Switzerland

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Education

E Ph.D. / Electrical Engineering / University of Zagreb, Croatia (1989)

M.S.E.E. / M.Sc.Tech/ Electrical Engineering / University of Zagreb, Croatia (1983)

B.S.E.E. / Dipl. Eng./ Electrical Engineering / University of Split, Croatia (1977)

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Languages

English, Croatian, Russian (read)

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