DISTRIBUTECH 2025

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Meet up with UDC team members at the premier event for power distribution and energy management professionals. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about cutting edge industry advancements, renewable energy technologies, and smart city initiatives as well as network with other professionals. Featured session topics will include artificial intelligence, bulk power, energy storage, and transportation electrification. Look for our UDC team members, Tom Helmer, Ron Yoshimura, William Craft, Tony Palizzi, and Karen Smith, in the Esri Booth #4902.

Meet with our Team

Arrange a 20-minute meeting during expo hours with the UDC team at our kiosk in the Esri booth. We would love to hear about your recent program successes or discuss solutions for a new or existing challenge.

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Presentations

  • GIS Support for Optimal ADMS Results

    Tuesday, Mar 25 / 1:30 PM

    Esri Demo Theater

    Underpinning ADMS, Esri’s Utility Network data model supports electric distribution operators in taking full advantage of many high-value ADMS applications with functions addressing microgrids, electric vehicles, demand response, and sustainability, leading to improved system reliability, safety, and more efficient outage restorations. UDC highlights two utilities using GIS as a foundational system to optimize their ADMS investments and improve the resiliency and efficiency of their electrical grids.

    • Ron Yoshimura – Principal Consultant, UDC

      Ron has 35+ years of experience developing and implementing enterprise software solutions for electric, gas, and water utilities using geospatial products from ESRI, General Electric, Intergraph, and IBM. His background in GIS consulting includes OSI (Open Systems International) project implementations and supporting OSI mobile product development. Ron also developed network models to support OSI ADMS applications. As Principal Consultant for UDC, his main objective is ensuring UDC clients are provided with pragmatic business solutions to their unique and complex challenges.

  • Imagery & Geospatial Analytic Insights

    Wednesday, Mar 26 / 3:00 PM

    Esri Demo Theater

    This presentation will discuss the methodologies for verifying, validating, and authenticating remotely sensed data which is critical to providing comprehensive, accurate, and real-time analysis on vegetation conditions and wildfire threats.

    • Tony Palizzi – Executive Director Integrated Data, UDC

      Tony has 30+ years of industry experience spanning remote sensing and data planning, acquisition, processing/production, analytics, management, provision, integration, assessment, and operations. As Executive Director of Integrated Data, he works closely with UDC’s Practice Area Leaders as well as the Account Management, Business Development, Operations, and Engineering Delivery teams to develop new geospatial offerings.

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