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Dave Lenton is an economist and project manager with 25 years of utilities experience across the whole supply chain in the electricity industry. As well as gaining an excellent overview of the operation of UK, European and Australian wholesale and retail electricity markets he has developed detailed knowledge in smart metering and smart grid.

Expertise

• Societal cost benefits assessments for major investments with comprehensive modelling to include scenario analysis, sensitivity and Monte-Carlo analysis
• Regulatory framework reviews including meter contestability, water competition, demand side management and the assessment of barriers for new technologies
• Development of roadmap and the business case documentation for Smart Grid and operational technology with deliverables for regulatory/board level approval
• Review and analysis of regulatory submission responses and development of supporting documentation
• Wholesale and retail market development

Education and Experience

• Executive MBA (Distinction) from Warwick Business School
• MSc in Technology and Innovation Management from Science Policy Research Unit in Sussex
• BSc in Economics from Warwick University.

Don has over 40 years of experience assisting power utilities in meeting their operational goals. He has a deep understanding of the operation and design of power systems and the business strategies, structures, practices and processes of generation, transmission and distribution utilities. Don’s experience includes many major deployments of Operational Technology systems that monitor, analyse and control power systems and enable efficient control room operations.

Expertise

• Operational Technology Systems Strategy Development
• Distribution Management Systems applications for power distribution utilities
• Energy Management Systems applications for power generation and transmission utilities
• SCADA systems applications for large power utilities, pipelines, and water networks
• Smart Grid strategy development and technology assessments
• Project management of large-scale, complex engineering projects

Education and Experience

• M.Eng.Sc (Power System Control)
• B.E (Electrical Engineering)
• B.Sc(Mathematics)

all from the University of Sydney

Greg has more than 20 years of experience in the operational technology arena, most of it spent in managing real time systems support teams, managing a gas network distribution control room as well as a range of network management system projects. He has a passion to assist utilities to obtain the best from their operational technology to achieve significant benefit to the organisation.

Expertise

• Lifecycle project experience covering development of business cases, user requirements analysis, preparation of detailed technical specifications, conduct of technical, commercial and contractual evaluations, and project management of complex technology implementation projects
• SCADA system applications for power, gas and water networks
• Distribution management system applications for power distribution utilities
• Smart metering expertise through operational involvement in the roll out in Victoria
• Practical experience of the issues facing utilities operating real time systems

Education & Experience

Darren is an Electrical Engineer with a 25-year history in SCADA and related advanced applications for the electricity transmission and distribution sectors. His knowledge and experience further extends to the application of SCADA and other operational technologies to the oil and gas transmission sector, as well as enterprise-scale SCADA for water / waste-water utilities. Darren has formerly held both technical and management roles within major Australian SCADA suppliers and has worked extensively overseas (incl. Saudi Arabia, UK/Ireland, Indonesia, China) in a variety of roles including business development, consulting, training, project management, system design and implementation.

Expertise

• SCADA/OMS/DMS
• Intelligent networks
• SCADA Security

Education and Experience

• Masters of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)

both from the University of Sydney.

Nathan has 20 years experience in energy and critical infrastructure operations – electricity, gas, water and transport. His roles have included project delivery, support, business development and operational management in a broad range of real-time and other operational technologies serving critical infrastructure and network-oriented organisations. He has formerly held both technical and management roles within major OT suppliers and has worked in Australia and Canada in a variety of roles including systems engineering, training, system design, support and business development. His work has given him specific knowledge of the operational demands and practical application of OT systems within the electricity, gas pipelines, water utility environments and intelligent transport systems.

Expertise

• Lifecycle project experience covering development of business cases, user requirements analysis, preparation of detailed technical specifications, conduct of technical, commercial and contractual evaluations, and project implementation advice in complex technology implementation projects
• OT systems applications for large power utilities, gas pipelines, and water networks
• OT Cyber Security
• Operational support models and implementation

Education and Experience

• MBA from the University of South Australia
• M.IT from Monash University
• B. Tech (Computer Studies) from Monash University
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• CISCO CCNA
• Microsoft MSCE

Adam's experience in the Utilities industry  has spanned more than 15 years working extensively in Australia/NZ, South East Asia and North America as a trusted advisor, project engineer and project manager on Smart Grid technology-related initiatives. ​Most recently he worked as the General Manager (Australia) and in VP roles in Product and Hardware Engineering for an ASX listed IoT company.

Expertise

• Operational Technology Systems Strategy Development
• Smart Grid strategy development and technology assessments
• Solution Architecture
• Lifecycle project experience covering development of business cases, user requirements analysis, preparation of detailed technical specifications, conduct of technical, commercial and contractual evaluations, and project management of complex technology implementation projects
• SCADA & Industrial IoT (IIoT) systems applications for large power utilities, gas pipelines, and water networks
• Distribution management system applications for power distribution utilities
• SCADA Security

Education & Experience

• B.Eng. (Electronics) from the University of South Australia
• Serves on the Advisory Board of an Adelaide, South Australia based technology incubator
• Previously served on the Board of Advisors for the School of Computer Science at Adelaide University
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)​

David has over 20 years experience in the Energy and Utilities industry working for DMR Consulting, Logica and Kema Consulting, and has been trained in and applied proven, accepted and effective methodologies, including program and project management, quality management, benefits realisation, strategic consulting, business process modelling, enterprise architecture, maturity models (CMMI and SGMM), SDLC and ICT strategy. This has resulted in high value adding services and deliverables to clients.

Expertise

• Strategic Consulting
• Integration of IT and real time systems (OT/IT convergence)
• Program planning and establishment
• Smart Grid business strategy development and application in energy and utilities
• Organisational Change Management
• Business Case Development

Education and Experience

Bachelor of Applied Science, Simon Fraser University

​Stephen is a Principal Consultant at DGA Consulting.  He is an electrical power systems engineer with 40 years of experience in SCADA/EMS/DMS/AMI and other operational technologies in senior utility and consultancy roles throughout Australia. Experience

• Expert consultant to power utilities in the implementation of SCADA, EMS, DMS, DERMS and AMI projects
• Technical lead, business case development, tender specification and assessment, system design, delivery and support of full AMI/Smartgrid infrastructure

Education

• B.Eng (Electrical Power Systems Engineering) from Curtin University in Western Australia.