Speaking & media
Keynotes, panels, podcasts, webinars and articles on smart metering, AI in power utilities and program leadership.
LinkedIn articleJanuary 28, 2026
Why 80% of Smart Meter Projects Struggle with Data Latency (And How We Fixed It)
LinkedIn Executive Thought Leadership · LinkedIn Pulse / Article · Author & Industry Expert
When deploying 3M+ smart meters, the bottleneck is rarely the physical meter—it is the Headend System (HES) thread pool exhaustion during 15-minute interval syncing. Here is how we redesigned the ingestion queue using distributed Kafka streaming and achieved sub-second latency.
- Decoupling meter ingestion from MDMS persistence via distributed message queues
- Configuring cellular modem sleep/wake cycles to prevent cell tower congestions
- Automated anomaly tagging for missing profile data
LinkedIn articleDecember 08, 2025
The 5 Non-Negotiable PMP Principles for Large-Scale DISCOM IT Transformations
LinkedIn Executive Thought Leadership · LinkedIn Pulse / Article · Author & PMP Leader
Managing a multi-state utility transformation requires disciplined risk logs, transparent governance, and relentless alignment between State Government Officials, System Integrators, and Meter Manufacturers. Here are my top 5 PMP frameworks for complex public sector IT execution.
- Weekly steering committee cadence with quantifiable milestone burn-downs
- Vendor SLA benchmarking with automated penalty triggers
- Change management workshops for non-technical field supervisors
LinkedIn articleOctober 19, 2025
From 28% AT&C Loss to 11.2%: A Real-World Smart Grid Case Study
LinkedIn Executive Thought Leadership · LinkedIn Pulse / Article · Author & Digital Transformation Strategist
By deploying automated energy auditing across 12,000 distribution transformers combined with prepaid smart meters, a major Indian DISCOM reduced technical and commercial losses from 28% to 11.2% in just 18 months. Here is the exact data blueprint.
- Comparing DT energy input against sum of consumer smart meter reads
- Prioritizing high-loss feeder zones for immediate field inspection
- Sustaining revenue collection efficiency above 99.8%
