Erik Felt

Market Development Director, Future Grid
Real-Time Innovations

Erik Felt is the Market Development Director for Future Grid at RTI where he is focused on bringing the benefits of IIoT standards and systems into the utility market. Erik joined RTI after spending seven years with GE Power (including five years with Alstom Grid prior to the GE acquisition) in the Software Solutions/Energy Connections business unit. His focus was on software solutions in the areas of SCADA, Energy Management Systems (EMS), Generation Management Systems (GMS) and Synchrophasor applications. Throughout his career, Erik has worked with utilities, generation companies and ISO/RTOs worldwide where the rapid changes in technology and the market's diverse needs required implementation across the utility spectrum. Early in his career, he worked in distribution engineering at two Midwestern utilities and in a consulting role on numerous automation projects for utilities across the Midwest.