February 16, 2025

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug 23, 2022–

AiDash, a leading provider of satellite and AI-powered operations, maintenance, and sustainability solutions, today announced the appointment of Gary Huntley, former Vice President of Distribution Services for Entergy, to its advisory board. Huntley brings more than 30 years of experience with industry titans, Entergy and Chevron.

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“With US Department of Energy data showing weather-related power outages have increased 67% since 2000, Gary has timely and unparalleled executive experience in managing plants and directly operations during some of the worst storms in history,” said Abhishek Singh, co-founder and CEO of AiDash. “His first-hand insights will shape the roadmap for our climate technology solutions that transform the utility industry’s climate resilience for the grid, system hardening investments, and post-hurricane restoration . We will continue to drive towards less power outages and customer disruptions, with improved SAIDI and SAIFI indices for our customers. Gary’s real-world experience has been incorporated into our AiDash Disaster and Disruption Management System (DDMS), which we launched at DISTRIBUTECH in May 2022.”

AiDash’s advisory board includes industry leaders with broad, deep domain expertise and extensive operational experience. They shape the company’s clean technology, industry solutions by identifying industry challenges and influencing solutions to success. Huntley will advise on the company’s strategic direction on product development and go-to-market plans in plant management and disaster recovery planning.

“At Entergy, I’m motivated to get quick, accurate information to quickly analyze field conditions and create solutions that increase operational reliability and safety. Quick data and agile solutions are powerful in responding to ongoing challenges in managing vegetation and unique disasters. I’ve experienced more than a dozen hurricanes, including Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta, and Ida in recent years,” Huntley said. .” AiDash’s satellite and AI technology already provides utilities with unprecedented agility and cost-effective solutions for plant and disaster management. I work with product teams to implement comprehensive, satellite-enabled storm management processes, disaster risk reduction optimization, grid hardening, and more.

AiDash’s advisory board is supported by a newly created team of in-house evangelists, including ISA-certified arborists and other specialists hired directly from leading utilities such as PG&E, Oncor, Exelon BGE, and National Grid, with advanced certifications, can use their mastery to develop data-driven approaches in vegetation management, wildfire mitigation, storm hardening, storm risk mitigation, grid resiliency, pipeline integrity, and sustainability.

About AiDash

AiDash is an AI-first vertical SaaS company on a mission to transform operations, maintenance, and sustainability in industries with distributed assets through the use of satellites and AI at scale. With access to a continuous, near real-time stream of critical data, utilities, energy, mining, and other core industries can make more informed decisions and build optimized long-term plans, while reducing costs, improving reliability, and achieving sustainability goals. To learn more about how AiDash is helping core industries become more resilient, efficient, and sustainable, visit www.aidash.com.

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INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: HARDWARE OIL/GAS DATA MANAGEMENT ENERGY SATELLITE GREEN TECHNOLOGY CLIMATE CHANGE LITERATURE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT NATURAL DISASTERS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOFTWARE UTILITIES

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