NAES · Asset Solutions

Turning asset risk into measurable value

I'm Robert Wolfe, Director of Asset Optimization at NAES Asset Solutions. With 30 years of leadership and consulting experience across operations & maintenance, due diligence, risk & reliability, financial modeling and asset restructuring, I help owners see exactly where their assets stand, and what it takes to get more value out of them.

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Robert Wolfe, Director of Asset Optimization, NAES Asset Solutions
Robert Wolfe
Director, Asset Optimization · NAES
30+ yrs
Leadership & consulting experience in power generation
$50M+
Annual services managed across combined-cycle outage programs
#1
NAES, largest third-party power plant operator in the U.S.
RCM
Reliability centered maintenance & risk management expertise
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NAES Asset Solutions
Asset optimization & risk leadership
About Robert

An asset leader who turns risk into a clear-eyed plan

I bring 30 years of experience in leadership and consulting roles including operations & maintenance, due diligence, risk & reliability, financial modeling, asset optimization, and asset restructuring. I have hands-on experience developing and implementing reliability centered maintenance, business management, and risk management processes for power generation assets.

As Director of Asset Optimization at NAES Asset Solutions, I lead facility operations, maintenance, risk & reliability, and financial assessments, including O&M cost benchmarking with gap closure, heat rate & life extension assessments, and outage services project management. That perspective was built over three decades spanning Director Risk & Reliability at EthosEnergy, Senior Director of Start-Up & Commissioning at PIC Group, and years managing outage and turnaround programs for combined-cycle plants at NextEra Energy Resources.

  • ›30+ years of leadership & consulting experience in power generation
  • ›Deep expertise in due diligence, risk & reliability and financial modeling
  • ›Hands-on experience implementing reliability centered maintenance (RCM)
  • ›Track record managing $50M+ annual outage & turnaround programs
  • ›Experience across O&M, start-up/commissioning & asset restructuring
How I Help

Asset support from assessment to execution

Getting more value out of an asset starts with an honest look at where it stands. I work across assessment, financial modeling and execution to close the gap.

Asset Optimization

  • Facility operations, maintenance & risk assessments
  • Financial assessments & gap closure
  • Facility heat rate & life extension assessments
  • Capital budget & organizational recommendations

Due Diligence

  • Inspections, recommendations & reporting for new assets
  • New facility onboarding
  • Contract management, roles & budgets
  • CMMS & accounting process flow design

Risk & Reliability

  • Single point vulnerability analysis
  • Cost-to-benefit & risk attribute modeling
  • Reliability centered maintenance (RCM)
  • Quality assurance strategy alignment

Financial Modeling & Benchmarking

  • O&M fixed & variable cost benchmarking
  • Revenue & margin variance analysis
  • Forecast accuracy & commercial coverage tools
  • Statistical optimization tools

Outage & Turnaround Management

  • Project management, cost tracking & scheduling
  • Temporary plant, operations & maintenance manager coverage
  • Outage services training
  • Managed up to $50M+ in annual services

Asset Restructuring

  • Asset management & re-structuring
  • Revenue modeling
  • Start-up & commissioning business development
  • Process-driven, repeatable results
Power generation facility

Backed by 30 years assessing & optimizing power assets

When you work with me, you get more than a report, you get an asset lead backed by NAES, the largest third-party operator of power plants in the U.S., who has run outages, built the risk models, and lived with the results.

My Approach

How I turn asset risk into a clear-eyed plan

You can't optimize what you haven't honestly assessed. I work in the same order every time, from the numbers to the plan to the execution.

01

Assess the asset

I start with a clear-eyed operations, maintenance, risk and financial assessment, no assumptions.

02

Benchmark the cost

I compare fixed and variable costs against the market to find exactly where the gap is.

03

Build the plan

I turn the gap into capital budget and organizational recommendations that are actually actionable.

04

Manage the execution

I see outages, restructuring and commissioning through to results, not just to a report.

Experience Snapshot

30 years assessing & optimizing power generation assets

A look at the roles that shape how I lead asset optimization for power industry clients today.

DIR
2025 – Present
Director of Asset Optimization

NAES Asset Solutions

Leading facility operations, maintenance, risk & reliability, and financial assessments, including O&M cost benchmarking, heat rate & life extension assessments, and outage services management.

Asset OptimizationFinancial AssessmentOutages
2yrs
2022 – 2024
Director, Risk & Reliability

EthosEnergy

Led business development for risk & reliability services, including single point vulnerability and cost-to-benefit analysis with risk attribute modeling, plus new facility onboarding.

Risk ModelingReliabilityOnboarding
5yrs
2007 – 2012
Regional Outage (Turnaround) Manager

NextEra Energy Resources

Managed maintenance & start-up/shut-down support for two combined-cycle plants (~3,000 MW net), executing 10-12 projects per year averaging roughly $50MM in services.

Combined CycleOutage Mgmt$50M+/yr
Who I Work With

Built for owners managing risk across their asset fleet

Whether you're evaluating a new acquisition, planning your next outage, or trying to get more value from assets you already own, I work alongside the teams accountable for the numbers.

Asset ownersO&M leadershipRisk & reliability teamsOutage & turnaround teamsFinance & investment teamsStart-up & commissioning teams
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Have an asset worth a closer look?

Whether it's due diligence on a new acquisition, a risk & reliability assessment, or an outage program that needs a plan, tell me what you're working on and let's talk.

Robert Wolfe
Robert Wolfe
Director, Asset Optimization · NAES
info@NAES.com
Email info@NAES.com Address 1180 NW Maple St. Suite 200, Issaquah, WA 98027 USA
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