This recent Materials Performance (MP) webcast explores how downstream gas distribution and water utilities are setting out on a journey to optimize their cathodic protection (CP) assets in high-consequence areas (HCAs) due to proximity to residential areas.
Tony da Costa, vice president of engineering at Mobiltex (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), joins product manager Will Maize to share some of the unique pain points that distribution utilities must navigate. These pain points include the changing regulatory landscape and HCAs; safety issues for the public and for technicians; in-road operations and traffic permitting; and operating costs. New technology solutions are also explored that help distribution utilities tackle these challenges.
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About the Speakers
Tony da Costa has been with Mobiltex for over 20 years and is currently the VP of Engineering. He is responsible for leading an experienced team of hardware and software development professionals in bringing the future product vision to fruition in a timely manner and ensuring that existing product feature sets grow with the needs of the customers. Tony also oversees all product and assembly processes within the company.
Will Maize started with Mobiltex in 2019 as product manager, with the task of accelerating product development activities and to align with the direction that the industry is headed. Will has previously worked at an international market research firm focused on digital technology trends in built infrastructure markets and as a civil engineer in a variety of projects throughout Ontario.