Esri Electric GIS Heroes

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GIS heroes are GIS champions. They have gained respect from electric industry colleagues who see them as problem solvers. Their humble natures and genuine love of GIS make them the people everyone wants to work with. They inspire others to imagine how GIS can help them do their work better. Join us in celebrating these industry leaders who are making a difference every day at their organizations. 

Jeffrey Grussing | Great River Energy

Jeff has worked at Great River Energy (GRE) for 32 years. He established a team of GIS experts who are responsible for building the company's enterprise GIS system. He and his team also helped many of GRE's 28 owner cooperatives and regional electric utilities with their GIS solutions.

As manager of GIS development and technology, he focuses on building and maintaining GRE's business GIS solutions and backend infrastructure. More than 20 years ago, he founded multiple user groups in the northern Midwest. Around 150 GIS professionals attend these forums annually.

Jeff is an avid motorcyclist and enjoys spending time with his three grandkids.

Jeffrey Grussing smiling overlaid on a yellow and purple background

Past GIS heroes

  • Kristen Conrad smiling and wearing business casual clothing overlaid on a yellow and purple background

    Kristen Conrad | FirstEnergy

    GIS Application Supervisor

    Kristen focuses on keeping system data relevant and reliable for downstream systems and critical decision-making.
  • Patrick Gans smiling and wearing a black collared shirt overlaid on a yellow and purple background

    Patrick Gans | Lincoln Electric System (LES)

    Business Solutions Supervisor

    Patrick guides LES’s GIS vision, which includes migrating to ArcGIS Utility Network and replacing their outage management system.
  • Portrait of Lucas Rodrigo Halpern Rivera smiling in a brown suit with a flat yellow background

    Lucas Rodrigo Halphen Rivera | ETESA

    Engineering Director

    Lucas modernized field data collection at ETESA with ArcGIS QuickCapture and ArcGIS Survey123, boosting workflow efficiency.
  • Amanda Opp smiling overlaid on a yellow and purple graphic background

    Amanda Opp | Flathead Electric Cooperative

    Integrated Services Manager

    Amanda implemented ArcGIS Collector for field data collection, which replaced paper-based processes—a significant improvement for FEC.
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