Brett Benson

About Brett Benson

Tirelessly working with the expert Emerson team to develop innovative solutions for today\'s thermal and renewable power industry issues and opportunities by leveraging my 30+ years working in process industries; the majority of which has been working in various engineering roles at a major utility including gas turbine engineering, simple/combined cycle power plant operations, and power plant construction and start-up.Outside of professional work, I serve my country and community as a group commander and search & rescue pilot in the Civil Air Patrol (USAF Auxiliary) and I enjoy sharing my passion for aviation with others.

Experience

1. Global Power Solutions Marketing and Business Development Director

   Emerson Ovation Automation Platform

   Oct 2025 — Present

   Lead the team responsible for development and marketing of new control solutions that improve thermal and renewable power plant reliability, availability, performance, environmental compliance, and safety - with emphasis on gas/steam turbines, combined cycle plants, data center power islands, and grid management.

Education

• Auburn University

  BS, Electrical Engineering

  1987 — 1992

Skills

• Commissioning
• Instrumentation
• Combined Cycle
• Energy
• Electrical Engineering
• Energy Management
• Engineering Management
• Engineering
• Dcs
• Power Plants
• Boilers
• Gas Turbines
• Distributed Control System (Dcs)
• Power Generation
• Electricians
• Turbines
• Steam Turbines