Helping Utilities Navigate AMI 2.0, MDMS, and Vendor Selection with Confidence
Expert consulting in Smart Grid, AMI, and MDMS with decades of hands-on experience.
Expert Consulting Services for Utilities & Smart Grid
📌 AMI 2.0 Strategy & Vendor Selection
- Guide utilities in selecting and implementing AMI 2.0 solutions.
- Facilitate stakeholder collaboration and define business & technical requirements.
- Support RFP creation and vendor evaluation process.
📌 MDMS RFP & Vendor Selection
- Help utilities select the best Meter Data Management System (MDMS).
- Define business cases, data architecture, and integration frameworks.
- Support data cleansing, database design, and regulatory compliance.
📌 AMI & MDMS Product Evaluation & Testing
- Provide technical oversight for functional testing & product validation.
- Guide utilities through test case execution & compliance validation.
- Ensure proper lab & field testing before deployment.
Why Hire Venki?
Accomplishments
✅ Industry Veteran: 20+ years of expertise in Smart Grid, AMI, MDMS, and utility data.
✅ Executive Leadership Roles: Capgemini, HydroPoint, Xylem, eMeter (Siemens), AutoGrid, Trilliant, Verdeeco (Acquired by Sensus).
✅ Proven Success:
- Built & led a 200+ engineer team for smart grid & water IoT solutions at Xylem India.
- Founded and sold multiple startups, including an MDM company acquired for $3.5M.
- Developed AI/ML solutions for financial forecasting & water conservation at HydroPoint.
- Led enterprise-level MDM, AMI, & smart grid deployments for major utilities.
✅ Patented Innovator: Holds a U.S. patent for meter data validation & editing.
✅ AI & Data Expertise: MSc in AI/ML (Liverpool John Moores University).