EVAN OWEN
Job Title: Project Engineer, Electrical
Company: Core States Group
Location: Bentonville, Ark.
Age: 27
Years on the Job: 5
Interests: Cooking, reading, fitness, spending time with his friends and family, and spending time at church
Electrical engineering classes were interesting and engaging for Evan Owen, whose grandfather was a master electrician.
“I’ve always had an interest in construction as well, so this particular industry is a great fit,” he says.
Born in Bentonville, Ark., Owen earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arkansas, where he graduated in 2019. Upon graduation, he joined Core States Group. His main focus is on power systems engineering, but he has worked on several different teams over the years to gain experience.
“Finding a balance between continuing to gain that variety of experience while deepening my understanding of specific topics is important to improving the quality and efficiency of the work we put out,” he says.
As a project engineer, his day is spent working on power systems study projects.
“We take an existing electrical system, model it in software, run analyses, and produce a report on the overall health of the system and what recommendations we have based on the goals of the client,” he says. “As my experience has grown, the variety of tasks and amount of time spent helping newer employees has grown along with it.”
The power systems studies group at Core States Group is currently working with a large retailer to help it upgrade electrical distribution systems for its stores and fulfillment centers. The team is helping to prepare the retailer for its goals over the next few years.
“It’s exciting to see what the latest plans are for this major company,” he says.
In the energy industry, he says the use of technology is incredibly important, as it will help make them more efficient and accurate with work.
“We are consistently enhancing our existing tools to minimize time wasted and actively exploring new tools to streamline our project operations,” he says.
