Interview: Tim Kittila, Facilities Assessment Manager at Kraus-Anderson

As Kraus-Anderson’s facilities assessment manager, Tim Kittila uses his engineering talents to help building owners make smart decisions related to everything from deferred maintenance to energy efficiency. In a nutshell, he helps owners get the most out of their facilities. Kraus-Anderson recently created his position to build upon its burgeoning facilities assessment services. Before joining Kraus-Anderson, Kittila directed the business data unit at Eden Prairie-based Parallel Technologies. Previously, he was a partner and vice president of St. Paul-based Hypertect, a designer and builder of mechanical systems for data centers. Born and raised on the East Coast, Kittila earned a mechanical engineering degree at Virginia Tech’s Polytechnic Institute and State University in Virginia. He followed that up with an MBA at the University of Delaware’s Lerner College of Business and Economics. In this episode Reporter Brian Johnson speaks with Kittila about his background, his new job, and his Twin Cities roots. Related links: https://finance-commerce.com/2020/03/qa-kraus-andersons-future-in-facilities-assessments/