Utility Industry Veteran Manny Miranda Joins CNIguard as Strategic Advisor

ATLANTA - Nov. 5, 2024 - PRLog -- CNIguard (https://www.cniguard.com/), an industry leader in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platforms for underground environmental, safety and reliability monitoring and analytics for electric utilities, is proud to announce that Manny Miranda has joined the company's strategic advisory team.

A 40-year veteran of the utility industry, Miranda played an integral role in driving growth and profitability, managing a combined capital and O&M budget of over $4 billion for Florida Power and Light Company. Delivering day-to-day operational improvements in reliability, customer service, employee engagement and safety, the organization saw a 40 percent improvement in its operational reliability under Miranda's leadership. In addition, his efforts led to improving customer satisfaction by 67 percent, and his strong focus on employee engagement and safety created a positive work culture, resulting in enhanced employee morale and a significant decrease in workplace injuries.

"We are pleased to welcome Manny to our strategic advisory team," said Chris Quire, CEO of CNIguard. "His extensive experience and proven track record in the electric utility industry will be critical as we scale and innovate CNIguard's platform and increase customer adoption."

"CNIguard's platform delivers critical intelligence and awareness for one of the toughest domains in the electric utility grid," said Miranda. "As the aging electric grid sees more and more demand from electric vehicles, data centers and other new loads, solutions from companies like CNIguard will provide actionable insights critical to effective grid operations, increased reliability and enhanced public safety."

Miranda joins a strategic advisory team that includes James Kelly, the retired senior vice president of transmission and distribution for Southern California Edison.

About CNIguard

CNIguard develops hardware and SaaS (Software as a Service) that monitors critical underground infrastructure for combustible gases, provides real-time infrared and visual imaging to proactively identify thermal anomalies that contribute to reliability and safety issues, as well as overall environmental monitoring for flood conditions and other parameters. The system supports the continuous monitoring recommendations from IEEE Guide 2417-2022. Additionally, CNIguard partners with industry leading sensing companies to provide fault and outage detection of underground circuits. All monitoring, alerts, notifications, reporting and analytics are visualized in CNIguard's SensorView™ SaaS offering and can be integrated into existing utility back-office systems. CNIguard's platform is secure by design and is ISO27001 certified. To learn more about CNIguard, visit www.cniguard.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn and X.