[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Enterprise Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our August Enterprise Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Thursday, August 26th at 1:00 PM CT, we have an exciting panel themed discussion planned around, Big Data/AMI Data and will be joined by the following facilitator and panelists:

FACILITATOR:

• Andy Fusco, Vice President, Member Services and Corporate Planning – ElectriCities of NC

PANELISTS:

• Mario Correa, Program Manager – SoCalGas
• Sung Yee (Paul) Lam, Team Lead, Customer Service Consumption Analytics Development – SoCalGas
• Norv Clontz, Director, Data Science Innovation – Duke Energy
• Brad Gall, Sr. Data Architect, Connected Analytics – The Energy Authority

Learn more about this session and our speakers below!

Session Description:

During this session, each panelist will share their implementation of big data/AMI data, their validation process, use of AMI (What are utilities doing with it? How are their utilities using it?), better practices and challenges. Come prepared to asks questions, because panelists will take time to answer questions about the topic from the audience.

Facilitator: Andy Fusco, Vice President, Member Services and Corporate Planning – ElectriCities of NC

Andy’s a visionary leader with deep electric utility knowledge and experience. He’s strong at assessing the industry landscape, devising winning strategies, and implementing successful programs. He’s capable of seeing the big picture while understanding the details of successful strategies, tactics, and metrics. He has broad utility experience in strategic planning, portfolio planning, asset valuation and deal structuring, renewable energy, smart grid, retail customer engagement, power plant construction, distribution operations and safety, and compliance with various regulatory standards.

Panelist: Mario Correa, Program Manager – SoCalGas

Mario Correa joined SoCal Gas in 2016.  He led and established the first multi-disciplinary team of Data Scientists, Data Analysts and Business Analyst for Customer Services that has implemented big data and operational analytics for the company.  He recently established the SoCalGas Model Review Board.  The board is a cross-functional, diverse and experienced core group of data scientists that provide guidance for designing, developing, deploying, governing and maintaining machine learning models which support strategic and operational goals of SoCalGas business units.  

Prior to SoCal Gas, Mario worked at Raytheon Company on augmented GPS systems in various capacities that included algorithm team lead, hardware team lead and software developer.  Mario’s background is in mathematics and computer science.

Panelist: Sung Yee (Paul) Lam, Team Lead, Customer Service Consumption Analytics Development – SoCalGas

Paul Lam joined SoCalGas in 2013 as an Advanced Meter software developer. He currently holds the team lead position with Customer Service Consumption Analytics Development team where he is responsible for advanced analytics project development and support. He has over 8 years of experience with big data analytics in the utility domain, and successfully implemented solutions with different technology stacks on prem and in the cloud. Prior to joining SoCalGas, Paul was a system engineer at Raytheon Company working on SBAS systems. Paul holds both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California. 

Panelist: Norv Clontz, Director, Data Science Innovation – Duke Energy

Norv Clontz is the Director of Data Science Innovation at Duke Energy, where he is responsible for leading advanced analytics initiatives and developing internal competency in emerging areas such as deep learning for video & image analytics and natural language processing. His previous experience at the utility includes roles in Grid Solutions, Customer Insights, Telecoms, Customer PMO, and Natural Gas. Prior to joining Duke Energy, Norv led the business analytics practice at a management and IT consulting firm. He has led consulting engagements for Fortune 500 clients around the world in industries such as utilities, oil & gas, automotive, retail, and financial services. Norv brings over two decades of strategy and implementation experience in data science, system implementation, and channel analysis. Norv earned a B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University and an M.B.A. from the University of South Carolina. He also holds a PMP certification. 

Panelist: Brad Gall, Sr. Data Architect, Connected Analytics – The Energy Authority

Brad Gall is a Cloud Data Architect with over 20 years’ experience in Information Technology and Data Analytics.Working primarily with Microsoft data platforms, Brad has successfully delivered data driven projects across multiple industries in both corporate and consulting roles.In his current role as Senior Data Architect with The Energy Authority, Brad works on the Connected Analytics team to help utilities leverage value from the increasing amount of data pouring in from big data sources such as Smart Meters.

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A calendar placeholder for this community conversation was sent out earlier in the month via my alternate email address (kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com). If you are not seeing a placeholder on your calendar for Thursday, August 26th at 1:00 PM CT, please reach out to me so I can be sure you are forwarded the invite an alternate way.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-02-2021 15:57
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming August (2021) Community Conversation

Hello Enterprise Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With August just kicking off, I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our August (2021) Enterprise Analytics Community Conversation. On Thursday, August 26th at 1:00 PM CT, we will have a panel themed discussion around, Big Data and AMI Data. More information on this session, such as facilitator and panelist info, will be provided one week prior. As a reminder you can always stay up to date on future Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

Our latest IT update allows me to send meeting placeholders directly to your calendars through my alternate email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com. I sent out invitations for this community and each of our other communities this morning. If you did not receive a calendar invitation let me know so I can help troubleshoot. As this seems to be an issue with some of our members firewalls, we recommend whitelisting my new email address kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com to ensure any invites don’t go to your spam/junk folders.

Again please let me know if you have any questions/concerns or do not have a calendar placeholder on your calendar.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting with you all this month!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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