NAES · Asset Solutions

Cybersecurity built by someone who has run the plant floor

I'm Justin Grabe, Director of IT/OT at NAES Asset Solutions. With an engineering background, hands-on field experience from millwright to operations leadership, and graduate education in management underway, I build NIST- and NERC-compliant cybersecurity and technology programs for plants I understand from the inside out.

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Justin Grabe, Director of IT/OT, NAES Asset Solutions
Justin Grabe
Director, IT/OT · NAES
18+ yrs
Power plant field & operations experience
200+
Internally managed power plants supported by NAES technology programs
#1
NAES, largest third-party power plant operator in the U.S.
19k MW
Combined generating capacity supported across career
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NAES Asset Solutions
IT/OT & cybersecurity leadership
About Justin

A technology leader who started on the plant floor

I'm a power plant professional with an engineering background and hands-on field experience, currently pursuing graduate education in management. I have a knack for returning and enhancing profitability and reliability at power plants, that's what I enjoy doing. I take complications and develop plans to overcome them.

As Director of IT/OT at NAES Asset Solutions, I lead end-to-end development of NIST- and NERC-compliant product lines that support cybersecurity and regulatory needs across 200+ internally managed power plants and a growing base of external customers. That perspective was built through Director of IT Projects at Caithness Energy, Operations Support Manager, Regional Manager and Operations Manager roles at EthosEnergy supporting up to 40 plants and 19,000 MW combined worldwide, and my start as a Maintenance Supervisor and Millwright at Veolia North America.

  • ›18+ years of power plant field, operations & technology leadership
  • ›Engineering background with hands-on millwright & maintenance roots
  • ›Pursuing graduate education in management
  • ›Experience developing NIST & NERC compliant cybersecurity programs
  • ›Track record supporting plants totaling 19,000+ MW combined capacity
How I Help

Technology programs built on plant-floor reality

Cybersecurity and IT/OT programs work best when they're built by someone who understands the plant they're protecting. Here's where that experience applies.

Cybersecurity & Compliance

  • NIST & NERC compliant product lines
  • Regulatory needs across internal & external customers
  • Network administration & cybersecurity
  • End-to-end program development

IT/OT Integration

  • Bridging plant operations technology with enterprise IT
  • Product line development
  • Support across 200+ internally managed plants
  • Growing base of external customers

Operations Leadership

  • Operations Support Manager & Regional Manager background
  • Daily operations of gas & steam turbine assets
  • Multi-site operations coordination
  • Support across 40 power plants worldwide

Plant Maintenance & Field Experience

  • Millwright & maintenance supervisor roots
  • Boiler & steam turbine maintenance
  • Hands-on repair & modification experience
  • Senior millwright qualification

Reliability & Profitability Improvement

  • Returning & enhancing plant profitability
  • Taking complications & developing plans to overcome them
  • Engineering background applied to real problems
  • Continual improvement mindset

Multi-Site Program Management

  • Programs spanning 40 plants & 19,000 MW worldwide
  • Regional support across 8 plants & 6,500 MW
  • Consistent execution across a growing fleet
  • Coordinated internal & external rollouts
Power generation facility

Backed by nearly two decades on the plant floor and in the network

When you work with me, you get more than a compliance checklist, you get a technology leader backed by NAES, the largest third-party operator of power plants in the U.S., who started as a millwright and knows what's actually running behind the firewall.

My Approach

How I build technology programs the plant can actually run

A compliant program that doesn't fit how a plant really operates doesn't last. I build mine from the plant floor up.

01

Understand the plant

I ground every technology decision in real hands-on field & operations experience, not just a network diagram.

02

Assess the risk

I map cybersecurity & compliance needs against NIST and NERC requirements before writing a single line of policy.

03

Build the product

I develop repeatable, compliant product lines rather than one-off fixes that don't scale.

04

Scale across the fleet

I roll programs out across internal plants and external customers alike, consistently.

Experience Snapshot

From the millwright floor to enterprise cybersecurity

A look at the roles that shape how I lead IT/OT & cybersecurity for power industry clients today.

DIR
2025 – Present
Director, IT/OT

NAES Asset Solutions

Leading end-to-end development of NIST- and NERC-compliant product lines supporting cybersecurity & regulatory needs across 200+ internally managed power plants and a growing external customer base.

CybersecurityNIST/NERCIT/OT
4yrs
2021 – 2024
Operations Support Manager

EthosEnergy

Supported 40 power plant operations capable of generating a combined total of 19,000 MW worldwide, following earlier roles as Regional Manager and Operations Manager.

Operations Support19,000 MWGlobal
6yrs
2007 – 2014
Millwright & Maintenance Supervisor

Veolia North America

Started as a Millwright, qualifying as senior millwright in 2010, then oversaw maintenance, modification and repairs on a ten-boiler district energy steam plant as Maintenance Supervisor.

Field MaintenanceSteam PlantsFoundational
Who I Work With

Built for teams where plant operations meet technology

Whether you're securing OT networks, meeting NERC compliance requirements, or need a technology leader who actually understands the plant floor, I work alongside the teams responsible for keeping both sides running.

Operations & plant teamsIT & OT security teamsCompliance & regulatory teamsMaintenance & field teamsExecutive stakeholdersExternal customers
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Have an IT/OT challenge worth solving?

Whether it's NERC compliance, a cybersecurity program you're building, or a technology need grounded in real plant operations, tell me what's going on and let's talk.

Justin Grabe
Justin Grabe
Director, IT/OT · NAES
info@NAES.com
Email info@NAES.com Address 1180 NW Maple St. Suite 200, Issaquah, WA 98027 USA
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