Alpen Systems
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About Alpen

Experienced operators, not just advisors

Our team has run capital programs, built project controls and led economic development from the inside. That experience comes with every engagement.

Why Alpen

Large programs rarely fail on the technical work. They fail on the systems surrounding it: risks leaders can’t see early, approvals that stall, governance that can’t keep pace and communities that push back. Scott Cuthbertson saw it from both sides, first advising on multi-billion-dollar programs at PwC and Booz Allen Hamilton, then as the executive responsible for bringing major investment to Utah.

Alpen exists to close that gap. We put operators, analysts and data scientists on the same team, so people who have run capital programs and led economic development work side by side with those who build the tools that keep leaders ahead of risk.

150+Years of combined leadership and capital project consulting experience
2020Founded in Salt Lake City
$100B+In capital programs advised
3Core markets: data centers, energy and power, and the public sector

What we value

Certainty over comfort

We tell clients what is actually true about cost, schedule and risk.

Tech-forward

We bring advanced technology into every engagement to improve value and performance.

Operators, not observers

We have run programs ourselves, so we build what teams can use.

Build with communities

Projects succeed when the people around them share in the benefit.

Leadership

Scott Cuthbertson

Scott Cuthbertson

CEO and Managing Partner

Scott brings 22 years of experience to Alpen’s capital program and economic development work, as both a Big 4 consultant and a chief executive. He spent 15 years at PwC and Booz Allen Hamilton, led the Economic Development Corporation of Utah and served as COO of a state land authority. His work has included advising Fortune 5 technology companies on billion-dollar capital programs and scaling hyperscale data center programs internationally. At PwC he led practice development, go-to-market strategy and engagements across the energy, utilities, telecommunications, transportation, public and asset management sectors.

M.Sc., University of Oxford; MRED, Georgetown University; B.S., Brigham Young University.

Board and public appointments: Commissioner, Utah Unified Economic Opportunity Commission (Governor appointee); National Board, American Institute of Constructors; National Council, Urban Land Institute Public Infrastructure and Development Council.

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Josh Crawford

Josh Crawford

COO and Partner

Josh brings 30 years of capital project and public-private partnership program leadership, including military construction and P3 delivery for the US Air Force and US Army. As SVP of Asset Management and Development at Mayroad, he led design-build capital programs for the Air Force, oversaw a team of 100 people and briefed flag officers and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. Earlier, as VP at Corvias, he managed a portfolio of nationwide projects and built a Primavera P6 scheduling and EPPM system from scratch across a $1B annual construction operation.

Former civilian program leader with the Department of the Air Force; Utah B100 general contractor; Primavera P6 certified; critical path management and project controls.

Recent thinking
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Connel Petterson

Connel Petterson

Director

Connel brings 20 years in finance, transformation and capital programs, including tenure at PwC and AECOM. In nearly a decade at PwC he led digital transformation work for Fortune 15 clients, contributing to more than $2B in realized M&A integration synergies and implementing a PMO and governance model for a $50B global company. He has assessed more than 150 acquisition targets as a diligence advisor, and at AECOM managed more than $3B in capital programs, including a $240M-a-year DOD demilitarization program reported monthly to the Pentagon.

MBA, Brigham Young University; Agile Scrum Master.

Our team

Pete CodellaPete CodellaDirector30 years in economic development and strategic communications, including seven years as a managing director at the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and advisor to governors on high-profile initiatives; MBA, University of Utah.
Branden EspinozaBranden EspinozaSenior Manager15 years leading product and delivery teams at American Express, Truist and Bullish, with deep governance, risk and compliance experience; B.S., Brigham Young University, with undergraduate study at Cornell.
Gregory JackGregory JackSenior ConsultantFormer Fellow and program analyst at the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, with experience in business intelligence automation platforms; MPA, Brigham Young University.
Laurel Galli-GravesLaurel Galli-GravesData ScientistLed a Department of Defense data science team and founded a national natural language processing working group; former BYU adjunct professor of data science; MPA, Brigham Young University.
Dillon PapenfussDillon PapenfussSenior ConsultantInvestor-ready financial modeling and stress testing for energy and infrastructure projects, after roles at Deloitte and tech start-ups; MBA, Chicago Booth; MAcc, BYU.
Ruchika GoelRuchika GoelSenior ConsultantEngineer and MBA who models markets and project economics for infrastructure and development finance work, after roles at GE Healthcare and Capgemini; MBA, Brigham Young University.
Davey RunnellsDavey RunnellsSenior ConsultantTen years in public sector transformation and governance, including Deloitte Government and Public Service engagements for USPS and HUD and service with AmeriCorps; GIS and econometrics; MPA, Indiana University.
Malika SoatovaMalika SoatovaData and Analytics EngineerNine years building Power BI, SQL, ETL and business automation solutions for organizations including SAIC and PepsiCo; B.A., Business Administration, Florida International University.

Partners

Foresight Works

AI scheduling and risk platform for capital projects. As Foresight’s official consulting partner, Alpen embeds its predictive insight into day-to-day execution.

Kindhouse Capital Asset Advisory

Teaming partner led by Mark Kindhouse, PE, CCM, CCA, CCP, with 21 years of owner-side capital program and construction management experience.

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