NAES CORPORATION

Energy is one of its key sectors , which made NAES the leading independent operator of powergenerating facilities , a strategic target for the company . Today , NAES is recognized as the go-to partner across the industry , providing clients with operations , maintenance , fabrication , construction , engineering , asset management , technical / financial advisory , energy management and technical services .

With the financial backing of its parent company , NAES has pursued an aggressive program of acquisition during the last five years . Recent additions include Gridforce Energy Management ( July 2017 ), which ensures that clients ’ power flows reliably while enhancing their profitability and reducing their risk exposure ; and PurEnergy ( June 2016 ), an asset management firm that frees power plant owners and lenders from day-to-day operational duties while optimizing the economic performance of their assets .

These and three other acquisitions have helped to expand the Issaquah , Washington-based company into a $ 750mn enterprise . As CIO Jim Dionisio sees it , NAES cannot merely keep pace with the digital world ; it needs to be led and enabled by IT at every stage , from its office infrastructure right though to customer relations . “ If you don ’ t have a strong relationship with technology in your business , you are probably going out of business ,” he says .

In his 30-year career , Dionisio has created IT solutions for Fortune 500 companies and many state and local government agencies . When he joined NAES in July 2015 , he found that the infrastructure was not entirely ‘ enterprise standard .’ The relatively new leadership team presented him with the challenge of transforming NAES into a leaner , more agile organization while retaining the core values that had made it the industry leader – and not forgetting today ’ s top businesscritical concern , cybersecurity .

130 January 2018