[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! This is just a quick reminder to join us tomorrow, Wednesday, June 16 at 11:00 AM CT, for a discussion around Build or Buy? Reducing Damages Using Internal AI with Rachel Mattix, Sr. Data Performance Analyst and Brian Wilkerson, Sr. Manager, AI Solutions at Duke Energy. I’ve included our Microsoft Teams credentials below and re attached our calendar placeholder to download. If you have any questions or issues joining please let me know.

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Boulder CO
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-10-2021 15:59
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation

Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our June Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, June 16 at 11:00 AM (CT), we’ll be joined by Rachel Mattix, Sr. Data Performance Analyst at Duke Energy and Brian Wilkerson, Sr. Manager, AI Solutions at Duke Energy, who will be leading a presentation on Build or Buy? Reducing Damages Using Internal AI. As this discussion is interactive, we encourage you to come prepared ready to ask questions and share your insight.

Learn more about this session and our speakers below!

Session Description:

Duke Energy designed and implemented an 811-ticket risk ranking model as part of a partnership between the Natural Gas Business Unit and the MADLab. At the time, this service was being provided by a third-party vendor in Ohio and Kentucky, but the business chose to build internally for North Carolina. Rachel and Brian will walk you through the challenges and successes of their citizen data science partnership, from user-centric MVP to implementation and iteration in less than a year.

Rachel Mattix (Sr. Data Performance Analyst at Duke Energy)

Rachel Mattix, Sr. Data Performance Analyst, joined Piedmont Natural Gas in 2015 as part of the Leadership Development Program, working in Risk Management and SOX. During her time in the Natural Gas Business Unit, Rachel provided regulatory and gas accounting process improvement support before joining Gas Data Performance and Analytics. In the past several years, Rachel has partnered with groups across the business to optimize the disconnect for non-pay process, develop a mechanism for the field to track weekly performance and respond to customer needs, and is currently supporting the effort to achieve net-zero methane emissions by 2030. She has education in Communications, Design Thinking, Lean Six Sigma, and Agile.  

Brian Wilkerson (Sr. Manager, AI Solutions at Duke Energy)

Brian Wilkerson is Sr Manager, AI Solutions and has been a team member of Duke Energy for 16 years. Throughout the last 4 years, Brian has been learning and leveraging Artificial Intelligence to accelerate Business Transformation. He is the co-founder of Duke Energy’s “Madlab” (Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning), a team organized to be a “one stop shop” for delivering, deploying, and monitoring AI models. Brian has a passion for AI and loves to discover new ways in which it can solve business problems. He holds a Degree in Computer Science and vows to never stop learning!

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions please let me know otherwise I look forward to connecting next week.

Thanks!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2021 15:17
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation

Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With May coming to an end I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our June (2021) Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation. On Wednesday, June 16 at 11:00 AM CT we’ll be joined by Rachel Mattix, Sr. Data Performance Analyst at Duke Energy and Brian Wilkerson, Sr. Manager, AI Solutions at Duke Energy, who will be leading a presentation on Build or Buy? Reducing Damages Using Internal AI.  I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding this update please let me know or refer to our post in the Ask Your Network Community HERE which provides additional information.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next month!

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

[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Data Science Community Members,

I hope everyone had a nice weekend! This is just a quick reminder to join us tomorrow, Tuesday June 15th at 1:00 PM CT, for a discussion around Using Time-Series Forecast to Capture Gas Pressure Anomalies with Yang Chen, Project Manager II at SoCalGas. I’ve included our Microsoft Teams credentials below and re attached our calendar placeholder to download. If you have any questions or issues joining please let me know.

________________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________________

Thanks and I look forward to connecting! 

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-09-2021 15:28
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Data Science Community Conversation

Hello Data Science Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our June Data Science Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Tuesday, June 15th at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Yang Chen, Project Manager II at SoCalGas, who will be leading a presentation on Using Time-Series Forecast to Capture Gas Pressure Anomalies. As this discussion is interactive, we encourage you to come prepared ready to ask questions and share your insight.

Learn more about this session and our speaker below!

Session Description:

At SoCalGas, engineers used to inspect gauges regularly to monitor pipeline pressures. The newly installed Advanced Meter network and electronic pressure monitors (EPM) generate large volume of high-resolution pressure data. This is a great opportunity. The pressure sensor data can help SoCalGas to mitigate the risk of over-pressure incidents and protect our customers and pipelines. This is also a challenge. The data set is too big for manual examination. It is not integrated with other data such as AM and weather. Its patterns, trends, and correlations are not fully understood. And we don’t have advanced analytical methods for detection or prediction. In this session, you will hear a story where gas engineers, industrial engineers, data scientists, and IT together incubated data analytics ideas to reduce over-pressure incidents.

Yang Chen (Project Manager II at SoCalGas)

Yang Chen is a data scientist at Southern California Gas Company. He supports teams across all areas to solve the most complex business problems. He uses open-source software, cloud services, and self-developed programs to accomplish data analytics tasks, ranging from data reporting and visualization to optimization and machine learning.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions please let me know otherwise I look forward to connecting next week.

Thanks!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
——————————

Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2021 14:57
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Data Science Community Conversation

Hello Data Science Community Members,

I hope all is well! With May coming to an end I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our June (2021) Data Science Community Conversation. On Tuesday, June 15th at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Yang Chen, Project Manager II at SoCalGas who will be leading a presentation on Using Time-Series Forecast to Capture Gas Pressure Anomalies. I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding this update please let me know or refer to our post in the Ask Your Network Community HERE which provides additional information.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next month!

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

[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our June Grid Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, June 16 at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Daniel Burgess, Senior Analyst and Mike Diedesch, PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista Corporation who will be leading a presentation on, Avista Energy Innovation Lab. As this discussion is interactive, we encourage you to come prepared ready to ask questions and share your insight.

Learn more about this session and our speakers below!

Session Description:

The Avista Energy Innovation Lab was built within a Net Zero Campus located at the University District in Spokane, WA. The lab contains sophisticated equipment to allow for simulation and testing of distribution systems. For instance, how would a feeder respond to the addition of batteries and solar. Locating the lab within a campus that contains solar, battery, and thermal resources bridges the operational side to the customer side, which has traditionally been their own centers of gravity. Employee training, data and analytical services, and collaboration with businesses and universities are additional objectives of the lab. This presentation will briefly discuss Avista’s history of innovation, an overview of the campus, an introduction into the lab’s testing capabilities, and finally a few use cases that are currently underway.

Daniel Burgess (Senior Analyst at Avista)

Dan Burgess is a Senior Business Analyst.  He received his B.A in Economics from University of Washington in 1991 and MBA from Eastern Washington University in 1998.  Starting in 2009, he has collaborated across the organization and has participated in many strategic initiatives, research projects, and analyses.  His most recent success was identifying a $16+ million net savings opportunity in the gas meter department.  In addition to work at the Avista Energy Innovation Lab he continues his lead role in Avista’s AMI deployment.  

Mike Diedesch (PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista)

Mike Diedesch is the Avista Grid Innovation Lab Manager. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University in 2008 and is a registered Professional Engineer in Washington. Since joining Avista Utilities in Spokane, WA, he has worked in various engineering roles including Generation Controls, SCADA, System Protection, Metering, and Smart Cities Lead.  

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions please let me know otherwise I look forward to connecting next week.

Thanks!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2021 15:10
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Grid Analytics Community Conversation

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With May coming to an end I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our June (2021) Grid Analytics Community Conversation. On Wednesday, June 16 at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Daniel Burgess, Senior Analyst and Mike Diedesch, PE, Manager Grid Innovation Lab at Avista Corporation who will be leading a presentation on, Avista Energy Innovation Lab. I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding this update please let me know or refer to our post in the Ask Your Network Community HERE which provides additional information.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next month!

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

[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our June Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Wednesday, June 16 at 11:00 AM (CT), we’ll be joined by Rachel Mattix, Sr. Data Performance Analyst at Duke Energy and Brian Wilkerson, Sr. Manager, AI Solutions at Duke Energy, who will be leading a presentation on Build or Buy? Reducing Damages Using Internal AI. As this discussion is interactive, we encourage you to come prepared ready to ask questions and share your insight.

Learn more about this session and our speakers below!

Session Description:

Duke Energy designed and implemented an 811-ticket risk ranking model as part of a partnership between the Natural Gas Business Unit and the MADLab. At the time, this service was being provided by a third-party vendor in Ohio and Kentucky, but the business chose to build internally for North Carolina. Rachel and Brian will walk you through the challenges and successes of their citizen data science partnership, from user-centric MVP to implementation and iteration in less than a year.

Rachel Mattix (Sr. Data Performance Analyst at Duke Energy)

Rachel Mattix, Sr. Data Performance Analyst, joined Piedmont Natural Gas in 2015 as part of the Leadership Development Program, working in Risk Management and SOX. During her time in the Natural Gas Business Unit, Rachel provided regulatory and gas accounting process improvement support before joining Gas Data Performance and Analytics. In the past several years, Rachel has partnered with groups across the business to optimize the disconnect for non-pay process, develop a mechanism for the field to track weekly performance and respond to customer needs, and is currently supporting the effort to achieve net-zero methane emissions by 2030. She has education in Communications, Design Thinking, Lean Six Sigma, and Agile.  

Brian Wilkerson (Sr. Manager, AI Solutions at Duke Energy)

Brian Wilkerson is Sr Manager, AI Solutions and has been a team member of Duke Energy for 16 years. Throughout the last 4 years, Brian has been learning and leveraging Artificial Intelligence to accelerate Business Transformation. He is the co-founder of Duke Energy’s “Madlab” (Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning), a team organized to be a “one stop shop” for delivering, deploying, and monitoring AI models. Brian has a passion for AI and loves to discover new ways in which it can solve business problems. He holds a Degree in Computer Science and vows to never stop learning! 

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions please let me know otherwise I look forward to connecting next week.

Thanks!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
——————————
——————————————-
Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2021 15:17
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation

Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With May coming to an end I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our June (2021) Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation. On Wednesday, June 16 at 11:00 AM CT we’ll be joined by Rachel Mattix, Sr. Data Performance Analyst at Duke Energy and Brian Wilkerson, Sr. Manager, AI Solutions at Duke Energy, who will be leading a presentation on Build or Buy? Reducing Damages Using Internal AI.  I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding this update please let me know or refer to our post in the Ask Your Network Community HERE which provides additional information.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next month!

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

[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Data Science Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our June Data Science Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Tuesday, June 15th at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Yang Chen, Project Manager II at SoCalGas, who will be leading a presentation on Using Time-Series Forecast to Capture Gas Pressure Anomalies. As this discussion is interactive, we encourage you to come prepared ready to ask questions and share your insight.

Learn more about this session and our speaker below!

Session Description:

At SoCalGas, engineers used to inspect gauges regularly to monitor pipeline pressures. The newly installed Advanced Meter network and electronic pressure monitors (EPM) generate large volume of high-resolution pressure data. This is a great opportunity. The pressure sensor data can help SoCalGas to mitigate the risk of over-pressure incidents and protect our customers and pipelines. This is also a challenge. The data set is too big for manual examination. It is not integrated with other data such as AM and weather. Its patterns, trends, and correlations are not fully understood. And we don’t have advanced analytical methods for detection or prediction. In this session, you will hear a story where gas engineers, industrial engineers, data scientists, and IT together incubated data analytics ideas to reduce over-pressure incidents.

Yang Chen (Project Manager II at SoCalGas)

Yang Chen is a data scientist at Southern California Gas Company. He supports teams across all areas to solve the most complex business problems. He uses open-source software, cloud services, and self-developed programs to accomplish data analytics tasks, ranging from data reporting and visualization to optimization and machine learning. 

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions please let me know otherwise I look forward to connecting next week.

Thanks!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
——————————
——————————————-
Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2021 14:57
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Data Science Community Conversation

Hello Data Science Community Members,

I hope all is well! With May coming to an end I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our June (2021) Data Science Community Conversation. On Tuesday, June 15th at 1:00 PM CT, we’ll be joined by Yang Chen, Project Manager II at SoCalGas who will be leading a presentation on Using Time-Series Forecast to Capture Gas Pressure Anomalies. I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding this update please let me know or refer to our post in the Ask Your Network Community HERE which provides additional information.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next month!

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

[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Customer Analytics Community Members,

I hope everyone had a nice weekend! This is just a quick reminder to join us tomorrow, Tuesday June 8th at 11:00 AM CT, for a discussion on Call Center Customer Insights with Matt Wiseman, Sr. Data Scientist at Duke Energy. I’ve included our Microsoft Teams credentials below and re attached our calendar placeholder to download. If you have any questions or issues joining please let me know.

________________________________________________________________________________

Microsoft Teams meeting

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Or call in (audio only)

+1 920-393-6243,,482143015#   United States, Green Bay

Phone Conference ID: 482 143 015#

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________________________________________________________________________________

Thanks and I look forward to connecting!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-02-2021 12:08
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Customer Analytics Community Conversation

Hello Customer Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our June Customer Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Tuesday, June 8th at 11:00 AM CT, we will be joined by Matt Wiseman, Sr. Data Scientist at Duke Energy, who will be leading a presentation on, Call Center Customer Insights. During this session Matt will cover how Duke Energy uses data science to uncover the most frequent topics customers are calling about at the call center. He will give a high level view of the data science used, and some of the insights learned about Duke Energy customers.

Learn more about out speaker Matt below!

Matt Wiseman (Sr. Data Scientist at Duke Energy)

Matt Wiseman is a data scientist on Duke Energy’s Data Science Innovations team utilizing machine learning and deep learning to develop AI solutions. Primarily focused on Python, projects have included analyzing images with AI and natural language processing. 
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions please let me know otherwise I look forward to connecting next week.

Thanks!

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

Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2021 14:45
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Customer Analytics Community Conversation

Hello Customer Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With May coming to an end I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our June (2021) Customer Analytics Community Conversation. On Tuesday, June 8th at 11:00 AM CT, we will be joined by Matt Wiseman, Data Scientist from Duke Energy, and his presentation, Call Center Customer Insights. I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding this update please let me know or refer to our post in the Ask Your Network Community HERE which provides additional information.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next month!

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

[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Customer Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our June Customer Analytics Community Conversation and want to get you excited about the session taking place. On Tuesday, June 8th at 11:00 AM CT, we will be joined by Matt Wiseman, Sr. Data Scientist at Duke Energy, who will be leading a presentation on, Call Center Customer Insights. During this session Matt will cover how Duke Energy uses data science to uncover the most frequent topics customers are calling about at the call center. He will give a high level view of the data science used, and some of the insights learned about Duke Energy customers.

Learn more about out speaker Matt below!

Matt Wiseman (Sr. Data Scientist at Duke Energy)

Matt Wiseman is a data scientist on Duke Energy’s Data Science Innovations team utilizing machine learning and deep learning to develop AI solutions. Primarily focused on Python, projects have included analyzing images with AI and natural language processing. 
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions please let me know otherwise I look forward to connecting next week.

Thanks!

——————————
Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
——————————
——————————————-
Original Message:
Sent: 05-27-2021 14:45
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming June (2021) Customer Analytics Community Conversation

Hello Customer Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! With May coming to an end I wanted to reach out and get you excited for our June (2021) Customer Analytics Community Conversation. On Tuesday, June 8th at 11:00 AM CT, we will be joined by Matt Wiseman, Data Scientist from Duke Energy, and his presentation, Call Center Customer Insights. I’ll be providing more information on this session one week prior to our meeting but you can always learn more about each of our upcoming Community Conversations on our Events Page HERE.

As a reminder UAI has a new IT policy in place that prevents me from forwarding calendar invites directly to your inboxes. To work around this I have attached a copy of our calendar placeholder to this message which you can download directly. If you’re having any issues please let me know. Our Microsoft Teams link will still be provided via UAI Connect one day prior but we wanted to give you the option to download to your calendars ahead of time as well.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding this update please let me know or refer to our post in the Ask Your Network Community HERE which provides additional information.

Thanks and I look forward to connecting next month!

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

[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Data Science Community Members,

This is just a quick/final reminder to join us Monday, May 3rd at 1:30 PM CT for our May Data Science Community Conversation Natural Language Processing for Utilities with Matt Wiseman, Sr. Data Scientist at Duke Energy. To join the discussion please use the Microsoft Teams credentials below. Due to recent policy changes by our IT department, I am unable to update our existing Outlook Calendar placeholder with this link so I have included as an attachment to this message so you can download to your calendar if needed. If you have any questions or issues joining please let me know.

 ______________________________________________________________________________

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Phone Conference ID: 315 221 687#

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________________________________________________________________________________

Thanks and we look forward to connecting on Monday!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-26-2021 16:48
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming May 3rd Community Conversation – Natural Language Processing for Utilities

Hello Data Science Community Members,

Happy Monday and I hope you all had a nice weekend! It’s hard to believe but UA Summit is just one week away and we’re very excited to meet with you all Monday, May 3^rd  at 1:30 PM CT (2:30 PM ET, 12:30 PM MT, 11:30 AM PT) for our May Data Science Community Conversation Natural Language Processing for Utilities. During this discussion we’ll hear from Community Leader Matt Wiseman, Sr. Data Scientist at Duke Energy, who will provide an overview of natural language processing (NLP) and use cases for the utility industry. His session will cover high-level theory, and some of the technical hands-on processes to develop NLP models. As this discussion will be part of UA Summit, we recommend you get registered if you have not done so already. Members of UAI can register for FREE using discount code MEMBER21.

Learn more about our speaker Matt below and come prepared to share your insight!

Speaker: Matt Wiseman (Sr. Data Scientist, Duke Energy)

Matt Wiseman is a data scientist on Duke Energy’s Data Science Innovations team utilizing machine learning and deep learning to develop AI solutions. Primarily focused on Python, projects have included analyzing images with AI and natural language processing. 

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Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

This is just a quick/final reminder to join us Monday, May 3rd at 12:00 PM CT for our May Grid Analytics Community Conversation, Using Smart Grid Data to Drive Business Value. To join the discussion please use the Microsoft Teams credentials below. Due to recent policy changes by our IT department, I am unable to update our existing Outlook Calendar placeholder with this link so I have included as an attachment to this message so you can download to your calendar if needed. If you have any questions or issues joining please let me know.

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From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming May 3rd Community Conversation – Using Smart Grid Data to Drive Business Value

Hello Grid Analytics Community Members,

Happy Monday and I hope you all had a nice weekend! It’s hard to believe but UA Summit is just one week away and we’re very excited to meet with you all Monday, May 3^rd at 12:00 PM CT (1:00 PM ET, 11:00 AM MT, 10:00 AM PT) for our May Grid Analytics Community Conversation, Using Smart Grid Data to Drive Business Value. During this discussion we’ll hear from Amelia Badders (Director of Enterprise Advanced Analytics at CPS Energy) and Rolando Vega, PhD., PE (Senior Manager of Advanced Analytics and Intelligence at CPS Energy) who will share how CPS Energy is leveraging AMI data for SmartGrid applications in the area of outage intelligence. As this discussion will be part of UA Summit, we recommend you get registered if you have not done so already. Members of UAI can register for FREE using discount code MEMBER21.

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Session Description:
The opportunities for smart grid analytics are expanding, both in volume and usability for description and predictive analytics. Utilities are not new to data analysis in general, but smart grid data has broadened the value generating opportunity’s and applications of analytics.

Join Amelia and Rolando for this session as they share how CPS Energy is leveraging AMI data for SmartGrid applications in the area of outage intelligence. They will provide practical examples of how data from multiple operations systems (AMI, OMS, GIS) are being initiated to drive value for the enterprise today as well as additional initiatives planned for the near future.

Speaker: Amelia Badders (Director of Enterprise Advanced Analytics at CPS Energy)

Amelia Badders was named Director of Enterprise Advanced Analytics Department at CPS Energy in July 2018. CPS Energy is $2 billion organization which serves over 800,000 retail electric customers and nearly 350,000 retail gas customers. In this role, she is responsible for establishing the advance analytics discipline as well as ensuring value creation through analytics. During Mrs. Badders nearly 25-year career at CPS Energy she has served in a variety of roles including Director of Commercial Analytics and Pricing in the Energy Supply and Market Operations area of CPS Energy, Director of Strategic Services for the Transmission and Distribution system, Chief of Staff to the CEO (2003) and manager in the Rates and Regulatory Department. She received her Bachelor’s degree in physics from East Carolina University in 1992 and her Master’s of Science Degree in Management of Technology from UTSA in 2003.

Speaker: Rolando Vega, PhD., PE (Senior Manager of Advanced Analytics and Intelligence at CPS Energy)

Dr. Vega has been in the energy and analytics space for + 12-years. Dr. Vega has led development of workforce in analytics and contributed to the recent creation of a brand new department called Enterprise Advanced Analytics at CPS Energy. He currently leads a staff of engineers, analysts, and data scientists to perform predictive analytics and provide business insights. He is responsible for the analytical skills of the team, as well as the data and associated systems required to effectively provide solid analytics. He worked for 2-years in energy market operations where his team created insights worth millions of dollars. Before his current position he led the R&D and technical performance in the subjects of renewable energy forecasting, GIS LiDAR analytics, building load forecasting and grid integration at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Dr. Vega has led the development of 3 patent pending in the area of distributed energy forecasting and has been leading the development of technologies for distributed IoT traffic monitoring, cyber abnormality detection and prediction for the electric utility industry. He started the Renewable Energy consulting business in US, Mexico, Brazil, and China for a global 1700+ employee consulting company. Dr. Vega helped develop the company’s consulting renewable energy annual revenues to about $6M in 3-years. He drives teamwork, effectively draws from the strengths of his team and focuses in innovative ideas and great communication to provide solutions.

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Hello Enterprise Analytics Community Members,

This is just a quick/final reminder to join us Monday, May 3rd at 1:30 PM CT for our May Enterprise Analytics Community Conversation, How to Market, Sell & the Adoption of Enterprise Analytics presented by Hema Sundaram, Director, Data Strategy & Management at Portland General Electric. To join the discussion please use the Microsoft Teams credentials below. Due to recent policy changes by our IT department, I am unable to update our existing Outlook Calendar placeholder with this link so I have included as an attachment to this message so you can download to your calendar if needed. If you have any questions or issues joining please let me know.

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From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming May 3rd Community Conversation – How to Market, Sell & the Adoption of Enterprise Analytics

Hello Enterprise Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! It’s hard to believe but UA Summit is just one week away and we’re very excited to meet with you all Monday, May 3^rd at 1:30 PM CT (2:30 PM ET, 12:30 PM MT, 11:30 AM PT) for our May Enterprise Analytics Community Conversation, How to Market, Sell & the Adoption of Enterprise Analytics. During this discussion we’ll hear from Hema Sundaram, Director, Data Strategy & Management at Portland General Electric, who will be addressing the themes and factors that influence how you market, sell, and adopt analytics within a utility, no matter the business model your utility uses to manage data and analytics. As this discussion will be part of UA Summit, we recommend you get registered if you have not done so already. Members of UAI can register for FREE using discount code MEMBER21.

Learn more about this session and our speaker below!

Session Description:

The use of analytics to gain insight and make better business decisions is a mainstream business practice. During this session, Hema will address the themes and factors that influence how you market, sell, and adopt analytics within a utility, no matter the business model your utility uses to manage data and analytics. You will learn about the marketization of data and why it is important, who you should be partnering with and how best to develop partnerships with the right experts across the enterprise to gain buy-in and sell analytics, and the importance of providing context of where you are and understanding your problems and challenges from circumstances around you. We will also discuss the value of building your analytics strategy using your overall utility’s strategy, tracking metrics and identifying measurable outcomes to get actionable results, and most importantly the execution process and transparency throughout your journey.

Speaker: Hema Sundaram, Director, Data Strategy & Management at Portland General Electric

Hema Sundaram has 20+ years of experience in providing data & analytics solutions using data science, data lake and cloud platforms for the utilities and energy industries. Sundaram has deep expertise in setting up information management & governance and is a highly innovative, passionate, energetic, and results-oriented leader.

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Hello Customer Analytics Community Members,

This is just a quick/final reminder to join us Monday, May 3rd at 12:00 PM CT for our May Customer Analytics Community Conversation, Enhancing Your Customer Experience with Analytics and Insights. To join the discussion please use the Microsoft Teams credentials below (also included on our calendar placeholder) and let me know if you have any questions or issues joining. This discussion will be taking place on conjunction with our virtual UA Summit event. Members can register for UAS for FREE using discount code MEMBER21.

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Sent: 04-26-2021 17:36
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Subject: Upcoming May 3rd Community Conversation – Enhancing Your Customer Experience with Analytics and Insights

Hello Customer Analytics Community Members,

Happy Monday and I hope you all had a nice weekend! It’s hard to believe but UA Summit is just one week away and we’re very excited to meet with you all Monday, May 3^rd at 12:00 PM CT (1:00 PM ET, 11:00 AM MT, 10:00 AM PT) for our May Customer Analytics Community Conversation, Enhancing Your Customer Experience with Analytics and Insights. During this session three utilities – Tacoma Public Utilities, Exelon Utilities, and Consumers Energy – will share their customer experience analytics and insights to show how they are enhancing their customer experience, from developing a customer experience board and working group, journey mapping and customer segmentation to design thinking and voice of the customer. As this discussion will be part of UA Summit, we recommend you get registered if you have not done so already. Members of UAI can register for FREE using discount code MEMBER21.

Learn more about this session and our speakers below and come prepared to share your insight!

Session Description:

In the new era of customer-centric digital business models, it takes more insights and analytics than ever before to craft and drive better customer experiences. The bar has been raised and the business needs a complete view of the customer experience – one that covers every angle of interaction to provide a 360-degree view of your customer. During this UAI Community Conversation, three utilities – Tacoma Public Utilities, Exelon Utilities, and Consumers Energy –will share their customer experience analytics and insights to show how they are enhancing their customer experience, from developing a customer experience board and working group, journey mapping and customer segmentation to design thinking and voice of the customer.

Speaker: Treena Colby, Program Development Manager, Tacoma Public Utilities

Treena Colby is currently Program Development Manager at Tacoma Public Utilities. She has more than 20 years of business and program development, marketing, industry analysis, and program management experience. Treena is a strong strategic thinker with solid business and technical acumen with a focus on the customer and client. She has a proven record in designing, implementing, marketing, and managing utility programs. Deep knowledge of energy efficiency, renewable energy, demand response, water conservation, electric vehicles, advanced metering, and energy-efficient products and services. 

Speaker: Tim Krall, Director of Customer Analytics, Exelon

Tim Krall is currently Director of Customer Analytics for Exelon Utilities. In this position, he is responsible for collaborating with business leaders and experts across Exelon to develop and deploy an overall Customer analytics strategy and platform. Tim’s background working for over 20 years in various positions across Exelon provides him with a unique expertise across the industry. Before joining Exelon Utilities in 2017, Tim worked as Director of Market Initiatives and Analysis where he focused on strategic development, analysis and project management for GenCo and Utility related initiatives. Prior to that, he spent time with PECO focused on project management and analysis of Customer initiatives. Tim spend the previous 13 years working on the commercial side of the industry, with experience as an energy trader, portfolio manager and manager of various analytics and operational functions including market fundamentals and transmission analysis. Tim holds a bachelor’s degree in Meteorology from Penn State.

Speaker: Poonam Yadav, Sr. Manager, Insights and Research, Consumers Energy

Poonam Yadav, Sr. Manager, Insights and Research at Consumers Energy is a subject matter expert with over a decade of experience in customer research, analytics, experience design, problem solving and voice of the customer. She is a strong customer advocate with a passion to build best in class customer and product experiences.

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Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

This is just a quick/final reminder to join us Monday, May 3^rd at 12:00 PM CT for our May Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation, Crawl, Walk, Fall, Run: Integrating Analytics Solutions into Business Systems and Processes, presented by Community Leader Kaleb Thompson, Data Science Supervisor at ONE Gas, and Michael Cliff, IT Manager, Enterprise Analytics Organization at ONE Gas. To join the discussion please use the Microsoft Teams credentials below (also included on our calendar placeholder) and let me know if you have any questions or issues joining. This discussion will be taking place on conjunction with our virtual UA Summit event. Members can register for UAS for FREE using discount code MEMBER21.

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Sent: 04-27-2021 19:02
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming May 3rd Community Conversation – Crawl, Walk, Fall, Run: Integrating Analytics Solutions into Business Systems and Processes

Hello Natural Gas Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! It’s hard to believe but UA Summit is just one week away and we’re very excited to meet with you all Monday, May 3^rd at 12:00 PM CT (1:00 PM ET, 11:00 AM MT, 10:00 AM PT) for our May Natural Gas Analytics Community Conversation, Crawl, Walk, Fall, Run: Integrating Analytics Solutions into Business Systems and Processes. During this discussion we’ll hear from Community Leader Kaleb Thompson, Data Science Supervisor at ONE Gas, and Michael Cliff, IT Manager, Enterprise Analytics Organization at ONE Gas, who will share lessons learned around developing and integrating solutions within business systems at ONE Gas. As this discussion will be part of UA Summit, we recommend you get registered if you have not done so already. Members of UAI can register for FREE using discount code MEMBER21.

Learn more about this session and our speakers below!

Session Description:

Michael and Kaleb will share lessons learned developing and integrating solutions within business systems at ONE Gas. Topics to be discussed include creating proofs of value, operationalizing analytics solutions within data visualization tools, integrating machine learning models into systems of record and the challenges and opportunities encountered along the way.

Speaker: Kaleb Thompson (Data Science Supervisor at ONE Gas)

Kaleb Thompson is an analytics professional who has worked at ONE Gas for almost 5 years in a variety of roles such as Data Engineer, Data Scientist and now supports the advanced analytics efforts at ONE Gas. 

Speaker: Michael Cliff (IT Manager, Enterprise Analytics Organization at ONE Gas)

Michael Cliff is an IT professional with over 20 years of experience. He has worked in various technical roles and has been in leadership for the last five years at ONE Gas Inc. Michael currently supports the Enterprise Analytics organization as the IT Manager. This includes Advanced Analytics, Business Intelligence and Enterprise Reporting solutions. Previously, he was the Service Assurance Manager responsible for Enterprise Monitoring, Disaster Recovery, Service Management, Management of Data Centers, Automation, and costing of IT Services. He is a graduate of Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University and holds a degree in Management Information Systems. 

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Hello Safety Analytics Community Members,

This is just a quick/final reminder to join us Monday, May 3rd at 10:00 AM CT for our May Safety Analytics Community Conversation, Evergy’s Safety Event Lifecycle, presented by Dean Larson, Senior Manager, Safety Operations at Evergy. To join the discussion please use the Microsoft Teams credentials below (also included on our calendar placeholder) and let me know if you have any questions or issues joining. This discussion will be taking place on conjunction with our virtual UA Summit event. Members can register for UAS for FREE using discount code MEMBER21.

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Sent: 04-28-2021 12:53
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming May 3rd Community Conversation – Evergy’s Safety Event Lifecycle

Hello Safety Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! It’s hard to believe but UA Summit is just one week away and we’re very excited to meet with you all Monday, May 3rd at 10:00 AM CT (11:00 AM ET, 9:00 AM MT, 8:00 AM PT) for our May Safety Analytics Community Conversation, Evergy’s Safety Event Lifecycle, presented by Dean Larson, Senior Manager, Safety Operations at Evergy. As this discussion will be part of UA Summit, we recommend you get registered if you have not done so already. Members of UAI can register for FREE using discount code MEMBER21.

Learn more about this session and our speaker below!

Session Description:

“As a health and safety professional, safety reporting has always been close to my heart. Honestly, I enjoy it and believe that, when done at a high level, it forms a major pillar in any successful occupational health and safety management system. In this presentation, I’ll explore the lifecycle of an Evergy safety event from report submission to investigation to development of action items to mitigate findings to our various communication methods. Hopefully, it will inspire a spirited conversation on the topic and encourage participants to further develop their safety reporting programs based on our collective knowledge and experience in the spirit of continuous improvement.”

Speaker: Dean Larson (Senior Manager Safety Operations at Evergy)

Dean Larson, CSP, CCEP is currently the Senior Manager Safety Operations at Evergy. Dean has 10 years with Kansas City Southern Railway as a Sr. Mgr. Regulatory Reporting & Safety Analysis and 10 years with Kansas City Power & Light (Evergy) as the Sr. Mgr. Safety Operations. Dean currently oversees the Evergy Medical Department, Industrial Hygiene Team and Corporate Safety Group. He holds a M.S. in Industrial Safety from the University of Central Missouri. He is currently pursuing a M.S. in Industrial Hygiene.

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Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! I just wanted to send a quick reminder for our meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, April 28 at 2:00 PM CT, on An Analytics Approach To Vegetation Management and hope you all can join us. I’ve provided our Microsoft Teams link below and on our calendar placeholder. If you have any questions or issues joining please let me know.

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Sent: 04-21-2021 17:25
From: Kevin Praet
Subject: Upcoming April 28 (2021) Community Conversation – An Analytics Approach To Vegetation Management

Hello Asset Health Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We have a very exciting Community Conversation planned for this month and hope you all can join us. On Wednesday, April 28 at 2:00 PM CT we’ll be joined by several speakers discussing the topic An Analytics Approach to Vegetation Management. This meeting is a “do not miss” opportunity to learn and connect with speakers from different utility and solution provider companies on the topic of analytics in vegetation management. Special thanks to the following members/speakers for their involvement:

• Facilitator: Charlie Schaeffer, IT Director – Ameren
• Panelists:
  • David Martin, Sr. Manager, Vegetation Management – Evergy
  • Rebecca Afsar, Civil Engineer – WAPA
  • Ron Adams, General Manager of Vegetation Management – Duke Energy
  • Tom Martin, Vice President of Product, Data Science Division – E Source

To learn more about this session and our speakers see below!

Session Description:

Maintaining vegetation is one of the leading challenges for utility companies. Trees and branches can cause power lines to fall – leading to service interruptions and potential wildfires. Vegetation can be one of the leading drivers in power outages. Traditional approaches to vegetation management has involved time-consuming and costly on-site inspections, relying primarily on human observation. Now, to address this challenge more proactively, utility companies are moving towards an analytics approach to vegetation management. Join us for this panel discussion to learn from multiple utilities, including:

• How an analytics approach to vegetation management gets put into action
• What does the data science approach to vegetation management look like
• Business benefits that have been realized with an analytics approach to vegetation management
• We will learn how a utility will use existing asset management data for transmission lines and apply that data to solve vegetation management project priorities. This utility has information on consequence of failure of transmission lines, but they don’t currently apply it to their vegetation management methodology. they will share information on a proposal in the works to help fix that
• A solution provider will share how they have helped their utility partners deploy vegetable management data science projects to help them reduce their veg budget with no negative impact to safety or reliability.

Facilitator: Charlie Schaefer (IT Director at Ameren)

Charles Schaeffer directs a team of managers, engineers, and software developers within Ameren Digital’s application development function. Solutions including OMS, DMS, Asset Management, Field Work Management, and various analytic and analysis systems for the Distribution and Generation business units.

Panelist: David Martin (Sr. Manager of Vegetation Management at Evergy)

David Martin, Senior Manager – T&D Vegetation Management at Evergy Inc. David leads all aspects of Evergy’s Vegetation Management programs with 13 years of experience in the Utility Vegetation Management industry. Prior to joining Evergy (KCP&L) in 2013, David held various roles as a vegetation management consultant and transmission forester at Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Liberty Utilities Central (Empire District Electric). His primary point of focus at Evergy is leveraging technology, data, and novel ideas to drive operational efficiencies and cost savings within Vegetation Management Workflows without sacrificing reliability.  

Panelist: Rebecca Afsar (Civil Engineer at WAPA)

Rebecca Afsar is a civil engineer at the Western Area Power Administration who specialties in transmission line risk assessments and asset criticality analysis. Her work has focused on engineering analysis to evaluate transmission infrastructure performance and provide tools to prioritize capital investment and improve maintenance practices. Her consistent and clear communication of asset management products continues to be her primary objective to ensure decision-makers have the information and tools they need to measure and assess equipment performance, improve maintenance practices, and develop capital budgets.  

Panelist: Ron Adams (General Manager of Vegetation Management at Duke Energy)

Ron Adams currently manages Duke Energy’s Transmission Vegetation Management Strategy team. He has been in the utility industry for over 35 years and spent the past several years managing various functions of either or both T&D Vegetation Management programs. Ron holds an Electrical Engineering Degree from Clemson University and is a registered Professional Engineer as well as a Senior Member of IEEE. Also, Ron is a former Chair for the NERC Standard Drafting Team for FAC-003-4 (Transmission Vegetation Management) and the Utility Arborist Association Summit Committee.  

Panelist: Tom Martin (Vice President of Product, Data Science Division at E Source

In his current role, Tom Martin works to bring AI and Data Science products, known as Solvers, into utilities by focusing on the actionable use cases and insights that enable changes to business practices and produce measurable value around data-driven insights for Grid Optimization and Vegetation Management. Prior to joining E Source (through its acquisition of TROVE Predictive Data Science), Tom led the Emerging Grid Technology team at Pacific Gas & Electric leading the implementation of new technology and analytics in support for PG&E’s Electric Operations as PG&E looked to reduce operational costs, improve safety, and increase reliability through a renewed focus on implementing a data-driven culture.

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Hello Safety Analytics Community Members,

Happy Monday and I hope everyone had a nice weekend! I just wanted to send a quick reminder for our Using Data to Support the Defensive Driving Program at SoCalGas meeting tomorrow at 2:00 PM CT and hope you all can join us. I’ve provided our Microsoft Teams link below and on our calendar placeholder. If you have any questions or issues joining please let me know.

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Subject: Upcoming April 27 Community Conversation – Using Data to Support the Defensive Driving Program at SoCalGas

Hello Safety Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We have a very exciting Community Conversation planned for this month and hope you all can join us. On Tuesday, April 27 at 2:00 PM CT we’ll be joined by Miriam Ezmirilian, SMS Technology & Analytics Manager at SoCal Gas and Tawny Young, SMS Technology & Analytics Team Lead at SoCal Gas who will be leading a discussion on, Using Data to Support the Defensive Driving Program at SoCalGas. During this discussion Miriam and Tawny (both from SoCal Gas’ Safety Management team) will be sharing how they use data to support their company’s Defensive Driving Program and the successes they’ve seen thus far.

Learn more about our speakers below!

Miriam Ezmirilian, SMS Technology & Analytics Manager at SoCal Gas

Miriam Ezmirlian is the SMS Technology & Analytics Manager at SoCalGas. Miriam has been with SoCalGas for over 14-years and has held various roles in the areas of customer service, project management and data analytics. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in management from University of Redlands, California and is perusing a masters in legal studies at American Public University, California.  

Tawny Young, SMS Technology & Analytics Team Lead at SoCal Gas

Tawny Young is currently the SMS Technology & Analytics Team Lead at SoCalGas. Tawny has been with SoCalGas for over 5-years as a business system analyst. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from the University of Los Angeles, California and certification in Project Management from the Caltech Institute of Technology, California.

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