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Understanding mega-trends in critical national infrastructure

TE Connectivity Partners with CNIguard to Advance Smart Grids

Enhancing overhead and underground grid monitoring with real-time data, visualization and analytics for utilities and industrial customers across the Americas
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Utility Industry Veteran Manny Miranda Joins CNIguard as Strategic Advisor

Miranda's extensive experience and proven track record in the utility industry will be critical to CNIguard’s customer adoption and growth.
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Sentir Unit

Sentir-RT is the future of infrastructure monitoring

Sentir-RT is the next evolutionary step in our Sentir line of infrastructure monitoring products.
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Manhole Events and Risk Management Strategies

Manhole Events and Risk Management Strategies

Manholes or inspection chambers provide access to underground utilities and date back to the Roman era as part of the introduction of sanitary measures.
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Visual Camera Applications

Visual Camera Applications

This month, Ian Courtney looks at the benefits of deploying the latest camera technology in monitoring critical infrastructure.
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Investment from Energy Innovation Capital

Investment from Energy Innovation Capital

CNIguard closes investment from Energy Innovation Capital to accelerate deployment of its utility-focused infrastructure monitoring solutions.
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Mike Westcott

CNIguard welcomes new Chairman

After 16 years as Chairman of CNIguard Ltd and as Vice Chairman before that, Dr Harlan Ullman has decided the time is right to step down.
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Collaboration is preventing manhole explosions and fires

Collaboration is preventing manhole explosions and fires

In America’s biggest cities, hundreds of manholes catch fire or explode every year, with the consequences ranging from serious injury to fatality. Even in the UK, more than 50 incidents a year are reported according to statistics supplied by the UK Health and Safety Executive.
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CNIguard’s Sentir improves manhole safety in NYC

Con Edison innovates to protect public safety and reduce manhole explosions in New York City by deploying CNIguard’s Sentir remote sensoring system using the alias SOS (Structure Observation System).
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Jonathan Taylor
VP Customer Delivery

Jonathan is an engineer and project executive with a combined 15 years of experience in utility, manufacturing, deploying, and implementing solutions utility and heavy industrial sectors. He was previously with Osmose Utility Services and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, after starting his career within Aerospace and Pulp and Paper. Jonathan holds an Executive Leadership Certification and a BSME from the Georgia Tech, as well as an active Project Management Professional license from PMI.


Jens Sterum
VP Business Development

Jens has over three decades of experience in international business development, specializing in complex technology sales. Spanning FMCG, logistics, security and utilities, his experience traverses EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. Prior to joining CNIguard in the USA, he served as MD for a specialized company in industrial automation, having secured and managed a highly successful telemetry framework for the largest water utility in the UK . Jens has a BS in International Economics from Duke University and MS in Management and Organizational Development from University of Aalborg, Denmark.

Jim Darroch
Chief Technology Officer

Jim is a software development executive with 30 years’ experience in designing software and data solutions for Data/Telecoms, Industrial and IoT markets – with an emphasis on reliability, high availability, safety, and security. He has experience in building and leading software teams on a global scale for multiple large corporations (notably HP, Emerson and Honeywell) as well as several small/start-ups; establishing teams to quickly deliver innovative Software solutions. Jim holds a B.Sc. with First Class Honours in Computer Science from Strathclyde University.

Stephen Rose
Chief Financial Officer

30 years qualified accountant with industry based board level experience in the UK, Europe and China. Stephen is a commercially focused accountant having been group financial director for Eaglemoss Publications, an international publishing group for over 20 years. Other roles include management accountant for Porcelanosa and a consultancy role for fashion group, Jumper Retail.

Chris Quire
Chief Executive Officer

Chris is an engineer and technology executive with over 30 years of global experience in designing, manufacturing, deploying, and supporting wireless solutions in the utility and consumer electronics sectors. He was previously with Landis+Gyr and Comverge, after starting his career with Panasonic. Chris holds a MBA from Georgia State and a BEE from the Georgia Tech, as well as two patents.

Jason Wilson
Chief Commercial Officer

Jason is a seasoned sales and business development leader with over 30 years of global experience in high tech and wireless industrial internet of things with a focus on Smart Grid and Digital Oilfield solutions. He was previously with On-Ramp Wireless after starting his career in the United States Air Force. Jason has a Master of Science in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and a Bachelors in Astronautical Engineering from the US Air Force Academy.