[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

Thanks for everything you do for the UAI Community, @Matthew! It is a pleasure to work with you on the Data Science Community Leadership Team and we appreciate the value you add to this Community and UAI as a whole.

Hi UAI Members — We are celebrating Matt over on LinkedIn as well. Make sure you go over to the post on LinkedIn and give it a like! You can find it here: LinkedIn Post.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Cheers!

     Leslie ​

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Leslie Cook
Membership & Digital Engagement Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-02-2022 10:00
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: September (2022) Member Spotlight: Matt Wiseman (Duke Energy)

@Matthew is an active UAI member and provides outstanding influence and contributions to the UAI community through any of our multiple channels, including, but not limited to engagement on UAI Connect, volunteering with UAI, involvement and/or leadership in monthly Community Conversations, and/or speaking at UAI events, plus so much. As thanks, we are featuring him in the UAI Member Spotlight. Matt is a data scientist at Duke Energy working on a variety of AI and data science projects including computer vision and natural language processing.   

 

Kevin: How did you get into the utility analytics industry?

Matt: I have worked as a data science consultant in different industries and came across a data science role at Duke Energy.  I have now been in the utility industry for 5 years and have come to appreciate the wide variety of data science opportunities from operations to finance to customer service. 

 

Kevin: What project have you enjoyed working on most in your career?

Matt: I have loved working on a project called DERMS (distributed energy resource management systems) which provides data science models and a GUI for solar and battery site managers to monitor their sites’ performances. It is rewarding to help shift utilities to cleaner energy sources. 

 

Kevin: What has been your biggest professional challenge and how did you work through it?

Matt: I came from an economics academic background which didn’t emphasis coding, so when I first started my data science career I was learning coding on the job. Solving real world problems was a great way to ramp up my skills faster than taking courses. Python coding has now become a favorite part of my day!     

 

Kevin: If you could go back in time and give yourself one piece of advice before entering the utility analytics industry, what would it be?

Matt: Continue to learn about data science/AI, but also take time to learn about utilities and how different parts of the business work.  I think data scientists can be most impactful when they have not only data science expertise, but understand the industry they work in.

 

Kevin: What would you like to talk to fellow colleagues and members about in UAI Connect? Or, what issues or topics would you like to see more discussions on in UAI Connect?

Matt: Data is a common bottleneck for data science projects, so it would be great to collaborate with utilities sharing datasets.

 

Kevin: Thank you so much for sharing with us and for being a highly engaged member of UAI!

Do you have any final thoughts, ideas, or comments you would like to share with your fellow UAI members?

Matt: It is a cool opportunity to be in an industry where different companies in the same field aren’t competing and can collaborate with UAI!

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