DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota (May 13, 2025) SJE is excited to announce that Jake Schwertel has joined the company as Director of IoT Technology within the Cloud Connected Solutions (CCS) division, effective on April 14, 2026. Jake will be based out of New Hope, Minnesota. He will lead the technology vision and execution for CCS, driving innovation across hardware, software, and cloud-based IoT platforms.
Jake has ten years of experience in the IoT industry. Most recently, Jake served as Senior Director of engineering at Irrigreen. Prior to that he held leadership roles at Barry-Wehmiller and assisted Amazon with their fleet management. Throughout his roles he established unified IoT infrastructures and launched new SaaS-driven business models. He applies his expertise in embedded systems, edge computing, and modern data architectures to translate business goals into scalable technology solutions.
President of the CCS division, Henrik Laursen, commented, “Importantly, Jake is deeply aligned with our CCS mission—focusing not just on technology, but on delivering real business value through connected solutions and scalable platforms.” Jake will work closely with SJE’s engineering teams to build scalable, secure, and data-driven solutions that deliver measurable value to their customers in industrial and municipal markets.