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Richard G. Pate is a results proven utility industry leader and an expert in AMI technologies, utility operations and workforce management. With over 29 years of visionary leadership and hands-on experience, Richard’s acumen includes electric distribution systems, natural gas distribution systems, coal fired power plant efficiency engineering and customer service technologies and operations.

He has been instrumental in driving AMI technology and its integration in the manufacturing realm of the electric utility industry. Richard has worked with many of the major IOU and COOP utilities in the United States, having served as Distribution Engineering and Distribution Line Department Manager for Indiana & Michigan Power Company, Advanced C&I Product Manager for Landis+Gyr and most recently as Marketing Manager for Electric Products for Sensus, USA.

In addition to his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology from Purdue University, Richard holds an Executive Masters of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters of Science in Human Resources Management & Development from National Lewis University.

International Projects

We have provided consultation and AMI installation strategy for a Middle East project, replacing 18,000 two-way electric smart meters and interfacing 16,000 solid state water meters with two-way communication modules; delivering reliable and billable data from the endpoint to the billing system.

United States AMI Deployment

From 2006 to 2010, we played a leadership role in nearly half of the AMI deployments in the US and Canada – including shipping and installation of more than 8 million meters.

Smart Meter Knowledge Base

We have experience working with two of the world's leading smart meter manufacturers along with direct involvement in the implementation of 2-way communications options into the meters of other meter manufacturers.

Strategic Vision & Leadership

Initiated and led a team to build a complete, all-inclusive generic utility ERP model for a leading GIS company. We offered the expertise and knowledge base for a seamless integration model for disjointed utility IT systems.

Utility Operational Knowledge Base

We have experience as leaders in the day-to-day operations for:

• Electric distribution engineering

• Electric line distribution maintenance workforce (linemen)

• Natural gas line distribution maintenance workforce (gas servicemen)

• Annual $1.6 billion dollar revenue generating meter reading operation

• Power plant performance engineering

• Multiple corporate support functions reporting directly to utility executives

• Attaining contractual agreement for the first successful joint meter reading program in the state of Indiana, resulting in profit margin of 46% in the first year of operation

AMI consulting and project management team development for utilities.

Technology Procurement: Requirements definition; specifications and Requests for Proposals; vendor selection and contract negotiation.

HAN Technology: Requirements definition; specifications and Requests for Proposals; vendor selection and contract negotiation.

Consulting services for case studies, technical, and business development issues on Smart Grid technologies for utilities.

Business Case Development: Needs assessments, economic and financial analyses; value chain modeling to identify the full range of benefits; alternative scenario impact modeling and contingency planning.

Consulting services focused on technical and business development issues for the utility industry, meter industry vendors, and investors.

Reengineering: Process analysis, benchmarking and optimization to ensure that business processes, employees and organization are aligned with the new technologies.

Project Management: Implementation planning; project management, monitoring and control.

Strategic Planning: Identifying and quantifying organizational and customer service-related goals and objectives; developing strategies and tactics to achieve competitive customer relations management.

Customer Satisfaction: Customer focus groups including survey design and administration; programs for managing customer expectations; communications and public relations.