[Leslie Cook (Adm)]

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2023 UAI Excellence Award Finalists! We cannot wait to recognize and celebrate you during UA Week 2023 in Orlando!

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Leslie Cook
Membership, Engagement, & Training Manager
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
719-203-8650, lcook@utilityanalytics.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-05-2023 12:01
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Breaking News! Nine Finalists Selected for the 2023 UAI Excellence Awards

UAI Excellence Awards Honor Individuals, Teams, and Organizations Leading the Way in Utility Analytics!

Hello UAI Members,

We have BREAKING and EXCITING news this morning as we announce the finalists for the 2023 UAI Excellence Awards! UAI honors the best in the utility analytics profession, recognizing the individuals, teams, and organizations that have achieved and maintained excellence through innovation.

The 2023 UAI Excellence Awards finalists will be recognized, and winners will be announced during Utility Analytics Week 2023, taking place October 31 – November 2nd, 2023, in Orlando, FL hosted by Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC).  

Awards that will be announced during UA Week 2023 include: 

·       Analytics Ambassador

·       Best Innovative Utility Analytics Team

·       Best Utility Analytics Leader

·       Best Utility Analytics Professional

·       Community Engagement

·       Most Engaged Individual Member

·       Most Engaged Utility Member

·       Most Engaged Solution Provider Member

·       UAI will also unveil the Top 25 Thought Leaders in Utility Analytics

Three prestigious awards with a multi-phase judging process that will be presented at the 2023 UA Week event are the Best Innovative Utility Analytics Team, Best Utility Analytics Leader, and Best Utility Analytics Professional, all specifically dedicated to the analytics segment of utilities.

Best Innovative Utility Analytics Team recognizes teams that have set and achieved the highest standards of excellence in utility analytics for problem solving in innovative ways and take the time to instill that culture in their employees. The 2023 finalists are:

·       Austin Energy – Corporate Quality Services

·       Consumers Energy – Operations Performance, Analytics and Process

·       Exelon – Exelon Analytics

Best Utility Analytics Leader acknowledges and honors a utility analytics leader who has excelled at supporting any or all analytics work within their utility and who most clearly demonstrates the ability to serve and advance analytics within the utility industry. The 2023 finalists are:

·       @Chris, Senior Manager, Data & Analytics – Snohomish County PUD

·       @Bert, VP, Operational Support Services – CPS Energy

·       @Yong, Manager, Data Science – DTE Energy

Best Utility Analytics Professional recognizes the utility analytics industry’s top professional who possess the knowledge, skills, experience, passion, and business acumen required to provide consistent, quality, and innovative effort that is directly relevant to the utility analytics industry. The 2023 finalists are:

·       @Tom, Advisory System Engineer, US Energy – SAS

·       @Cara, Sr Data Scientist, Infrastructure & Safety Analytics – Exelon

·       @Michael, Senior Data Scientist – Consumers Energy

A blue-ribbon panel of judges engaged in a rigorous selection process to identify the most deserving finalists for the three aforementioned award categories. The award finalists will now step into phase two judging for a personal interview with our judges who will then select the winner in each award category. Comprised of utility analytics professionals and long-time industry experts, phase one and phase two judges are tasked with selecting leading individuals, teams, and organizations.

 

“We sincerely thank our dedicated volunteer judges for their steadfast commitment, time, and encouragement,” says Leslie Cook, UAI’s Membership, Engagement, & Training Manager.

“In the context of the UAI Excellence Awards, the peer review serves as a vital pillar. It upholds the integrity of the process and allows experts in the field to assess the candidates. These peer accolades hold genuine value, resonating within our community and uniting us in celebration.“

2023 UAI Excellence Volunteer Award Judges*:

·       @Glory, Smart Grid Digital Programs Lead – AES

·       @Eric, Senior Financial Analyst – JEA

·       @Sean, Business Analytics Manager – Entergy

·       @Kelly, Director, Information Technology – City Utilities of Springfield

·       @Abdul-Rahman, Director – MISO

·       @david, Sr Manager, Technology Support – Santee Cooper

·       @Haley, Data Services Program Manager – Tacoma Public Utilities

·       @Gary, Data Scientist – Salt River Project

·       @Mark, Section Manager, Customer Analytics – Con Edison

*Judges not judging the same category where they are finalists.

To learn more about the UAI Excellence Awards visit https://utilityanalytics.com/awards/.

To witness, in-person, the exciting announcement of our 2023 UAI Excellence Awards winners, register for UA Week 2023 at https://www.utilityanalyticsweek.com/.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Thanks!

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