Dave Herlong,
Kyle Brown, Jow Ortiz and Keith Chinchar Join Executive
Team
FORT
LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 11,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubicquia, Inc., a leader in
intelligent infrastructure platforms for utilities and
municipalities, announces four new appointments to its executive
team: Dave Herlong as Chief
Operating Officer, Kyle Brown as
Chief Revenue Officer, Jow Ortiz as
General Manager of Smart Grid and Keith
Chinchar as General Manager of Smart Streetlighting.
"Dave, Kyle, Jow and Keith have demonstrated leadership track
records and possess deep domain expertise, strategic acumen and
operational excellence that will drive our next major growth phase.
I am excited to have Dave overseeing our business units. He brings
years of diversified utility industry, strategy and operational
experience to Ubicquia. I am equally excited to promote from within
and know that Kyle, Jow and Keith are deserving of their new
leadership roles," said Ian Aaron,
CEO of Ubicquia.
Executive Profiles
Dave Herlong, Chief Operating
Officer, joins Ubicquia after a distinguished 30-year career at
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). Dave's extensive
experience includes leadership roles in Distribution Operations,
Construction, Streetlights, Vegetation, Smart Grid and Cyber
Resiliency. As Senior Director of FPL's state-of-the-art Control
Center and later as Executive Director of Smart Grid and
Innovation, Dave played a pivotal role in modernizing the nation's
electricity delivery infrastructure. Dave is a 5-time U.S. patent
holder, a certified six sigma Black Belt and has earned an
Executive Certificate in Strategy & Innovation from M.I.T. At
Ubicquia, Dave will oversee the daily operations of our Smart
Lighting, Smart Grid, and Public Safety business segments.
Kyle Brown, Chief Revenue
Officer, brings over 15 years of expertise in sales, channel
management, and business development. With a track record of
driving growth and transforming organizational structures at
Juniper Networks, Extreme Networks, Cisco Systems, and
GlaxoSmithKline, Kyle is well-equipped to lead Ubicquia's revenue
generation efforts across global markets.
Jow Ortiz, General Manager of
Smart Grid, will oversee Ubicquia's utilities initiatives,
focusing on solution development, go-to-market strategy, and
P&L. Jow holds dual bachelor's degrees in electrical
engineering and applied physics from the University of Miami and is a certified Six Sigma
Black Belt. With 25 years of experience at FPL, Jow has been at the
forefront of projects in smart grid, clean energy, IoT, analytics,
and AI. He has chaired Edison Electric Institute committees and is
a Senior Member of IEEE.
Keith Chinchar, General
Manager of Smart Streetlighting, will oversee solution
development, go-to-market strategy, and P&L for Ubicquia's
smart streetlighting solutions. Keith has over 25 years of
experience in engineering, business development, and sales for IoT
devices and smart city applications. His leadership in major
outdoor lighting projects at CIMCON, Tesla, Encelium, and Lutron
will be instrumental in enhancing urban infrastructure with
energy-efficient technologies. These strategic appointments
underscore Ubicquia's commitment to leadership in intelligent
infrastructure, paving the way for continued innovation and
excellence.
About Ubicquia
Ubicquia AI platforms make existing critical infrastructure
intelligent to reduce energy consumption, increase grid resiliency,
and enhance operational efficiencies for utilities and
municipalities. The company's advanced analytics platform leverages
more than 2 billion data sets per day to deliver its customers
actionable insights. Ubicquia's platforms, which include sensors,
software, and connectivity, are compatible with over 360 million
streetlights, 500 million transformers, and 1 billion utility poles
worldwide. Ubicquia's platforms are deployed by more than 800
utilities and cities. Ubicquia's technology is integrated on an OEM
basis or otherwise with leading manufacturers of streetlights,
distribution transformers, and public safety solutions. For more
information visit www.ubicquia.com.
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