Attachment G - Utilities Advisory Commission Applications Redacted

Utilities Advisory Commission Application
Submitted on 5 March 2024, 1:16am
Receipt number 40
Related form version 8
Name Abraham Bagherjeiran
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
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Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
Yes
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Utilities Advisory Commission?
City Website
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Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address from the attached Board and Commission Application prior to posting to the City’s website.

Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation Applied Researcher, Artificial Intelligence
Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.

I am a Sr Director of Applied Research at eBay where I lead e- commerce search ranking. I have a PhD in Computer Science and specialize in machine learning. I am a member of the Association of Computing Machines, and industry professional group. I was an adjunct faculty member of Northeastern University, Silicon Valley, in the computer science department. For my undergraduate degree I minored in Electrical Power Technology. I own an electric vehicle and am a residential customer of the Palo Alto utilities.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

I am President of the Palo Verde Elementary PTA.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Utilities Advsory Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
I am a regular customer of the Palo Alto utilities. I bring a strong analytical background to decisions. As a customer, I am interested in lowering costs while improving the quality of service.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a Commission meeting, you can view archived videos from the Midpen Media Center.

I am interested in the standing goal of preparing the gas supply for winter. I was hit with a $4000 gas bill in January 2023 and would very much like to do what I can to make sure something like that does not happen again.

3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Utilities Advisory Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
I would like the commission to change usage calculations to be more accurate, especially in light of fluctuating supply prices.

4. Utilities Advisory Commission Members work with the
documents listed below. If you have experience with any of these documents, please describe that experience. Experience with these documents is not required for selection.

I have signed up for the fiber to home project a few years ago and am familiar with that plan.

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Please confirm that you have read the Boards and Yes
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Commissions Handbook.

Signature Name of signatory: Abraham Bagherjeiran
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Date Completed 03/05/2024
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Utilities Advisory Commission Application
Submitted on 17 March 2024, 11:19pm
Receipt number 44
Related form version 8
Name Ambika Pajjuri
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City
Postal Code
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Utilities Advisory Commission?
Community Group
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Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I give permission for the City of Palo Alto to post to the City’s website the attached Board and Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the Palo Alto City Clerk.

Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation Product Management leader: A Product Management leader, I recently left my job at Amazon and am currently on a sabbatical. In ~9 years of experience at Amazon, I built products and teams at multiple organizations at Amazon (Amazon Retail, AWS and Amazon Devices) and we brought delightful products to market ranging from Amazon Echo (Alexa) to Augmented Reality experiences like virtual try-on of Lipstick using ML. Previously I worked at Itron on smart meter networks and demand forecasting. As a leader of the Product organizations I led teams with first defining the vision and then bringing the big picture concepts to life with robust prioritization (using data driven inputs from customers and clarity on business differentiation), collaboration with stakeholders across the organization and building the optimal strategy and right go to market. As a Palo Alto resident of over 15 years, I am looking to give back to the community through volunteering my time and apply my expertise gained through the corporate world.

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If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.

My professional education includes an MSEE degree from Columbia University and have taken various technical, product management and branding courses.

My most recent corporate work experience is at Amazon, where I was a GM that led product teams (product management, design and program management) at various orgs within Amazon over the last 9 years.

Relevant Professional Experience:
- I have completed the Board Readiness program administered by Neythri (https://neythri.org/) and am prepared to join non-profit and corporate boards as a director and advisory board member. I am also an advisory board member at a stealth startup.
- Prior to Amazon, I was an Entrepreneur and Product Management professional at various startups (Inquus/OpenStudy, KidSenz, Itron/Silver Spring Networks, 2Wire, Airvana). My work at Itron on smart meter networks and demand forecasting gave me insights into Utilities and related regulation.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

I have been an active participant in volunteer organizations at school. I believe we need to get more women into STEM and leadership roles and some of my volunteer activities are reflective of this passion. A few activities I have been involved include:
- A registered Girl Scouts volunteer since 2012 to present - Currently volunteer for Space Cookies, a girls-only high school FRC (FIRST Robotics) robotics team.
- 2012-2024, Advisory Board member at WomenStartup, a Bay area organization focused on the empowerment of women entrepreneurs in technology, helping them grow and succeed in the technology sector. - 2011 - 2015 - Volunteer at YMCA Project Cornerstone
Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Utilities Advsory Commission and what experience would you bring to the
I am passionate about leveraging my experience to contribute to a sustainable future. Palo Alto's Utilities Advisory Commission particularly Application Questions
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position? interests me. My skills can be valuable in advising the City Council on long-range planning for our utilities, including water conservation and environmental impact. This aligns with my desire for innovative solutions.

My proven ability in developing and implementing plans, coupled with my interest in sustainability and prior experience at Itron that pioneered smart meters for utilities, makes me a strong candidate. I'm eager to contribute!

I am interested in the issue that was discussed when presenting the recommendation to amended Palo Alto CLEAN Program Rules and Requirements, Handbook, and Power Purchase Agreement. It was clear that there is a need to make it easy to sell power generated from Solar programs and to entice more participants for the Clean Programs. I am interested in improving the program and potentially revamping it to attract more participants

3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Utilities Advisory Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
My goals would include making it easier to participate in the Palo Alto CLEAN program for apartments and buildings with options for Solar roofs. These establishments could decide to add a solar roof if the program is enticing. Another goal would be to evaluate improving the Fiber-to-the-Premise projects by intentionally combining them with other projects like Storm Water System upgrades and new infrastructure projects.

I do not have direct experience with these plans but have led and participated in rigorous planning and roadmapping of products and services in my corporate job each year.

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Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Ambika Pajjuri
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Date Completed 3/17/2024
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Utilities Advisory Commission Application
Submitted on 17 March 2024, 11:09pm
Receipt number 41
Related form version 8
Name Chris Tucher
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Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City
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Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
No
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Utilities Advisory Commission?
Palo Alto Weekly
City Website
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation Consultant & board member
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Education: Harvard Business School, MBA
Consultant to healthcare and electric battery start-ups Boards:
-Kirkwood Mountain Public Utility District
-Embarcadero Media Foundation (i.e., Palo Alto Weekly news group) Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

In 2024, I was elected to the board of the Kirkwood Mountain Public Utilities District (five candidates, one empty seat, on the public ballot Nov'23 in Alpine County, CA). The KMPUD is responsible for delivering power, water and waste-water services to all residential and commercial customers in Kirkwood, as well as snow removal services. This ties in with my commitment to community service and my interest in utilities, especially electricity.

In 2024, I was appointed to the new non-profit board of Embarcadero Media (aka Palo Alto Weekly). This ties in with my keen interest in local journalism (I began my career as a reporter and a newspaper publisher) and my commitment to the Palo Alto community.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Utilities Advsory Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
After a career in tech and health-tech, I've recently begun working in the field of energy and public utilities, with a special interest in electric grid modernization. Since first applying for UAC in 2023, I subsequently ran for and won a seat on the board of the public utility district in Kirkwood, CA (near Tahoe), which provides electric, gas, water and waste-water serves to all residential and commercial customers of this Lake Tahoe community (Vail Corp. is the largest customer), in addition to snow removal services.

My top interest on the commission would be issues around energy usage, power sourcing and the electrical grid. That said, my interest extends to all aspects of Palo Alto utilities, including gas pricing, fiber- broadband plan and water management.

Grid modernization: There seems to be lack of clarity around several key issues, just a few of which are:
-Timeframe appears to be 5yrs to completion (residential areas), but only after a 2yr planning phase, so that completion isn’t until 2030. Is that unreasonably long?
-Household load 15+ years in future: Do we have solid assumptions and scenarios for load trends? Might load actually fall as "self consumption" and microgrid storage rises?
-How do important future technologies like grid-level battery storage or vehicle-to-grid fit into CPAU's modernization plan?
-What it will take for CPAU to persuasively educate residents on implementing solar and "self consumption" methods (e.g., battery, grid forming inverter) in their homes?
Grid modernization and CPAU’s planning process -- incl. transmitter Application Questions
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upgrades, staffing challenges, load monitoring -- are important to me because (1) the cost will be vast ($80M+?) and (2) our grid will be vital to enabling the city's sustainability goals.

3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Utilities Advisory Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
I realize the commission has a broad set of goals. I'll just call out two:
1) Ensure CPA has a good plan for grid modernization, based on well- reasoned assumptions, flexible scenarios, and clear short-term milestones. We need a “grid for tomorrow” that can support more robust transmission and better load management to allow for, among other things, hourly renewable energy matching (not year-end true-ups); smart use of battery storage (incl. Solar+Storage PPAs); vehicle-to-grid two- way charging and the complex billing issues that accompany it. 2) Enable CPA to hit its 2030 energy and sustainability goals ... because today, in my view, the community seems not to have much confidence, or clear understanding of how, we will do that.

I think I can help toward these goals because I have executive leadership experience, because I have at least a modest understanding of the technical and budgetary aspects, and because I can communicate well.

I have read and reviewed these documents but have no other experience with them.

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Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Chris Tucher
Link to signature
Date Completed 03/16/2024
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Utilities Advisory Commission Application
Submitted on 2 March 2023, 9:02am
Receipt number 33
Related form version 6
Name Richard Craig
Address
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Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Utilities Advisory Commission?
Palo Alto Weekly
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

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company/employer name and occupation.

Technical Education: BS Berkeley Physics, PhD UCLA Electrical Engineering
Technical Work Experience: 5 years Laser Research, 5 years Laser product engineering
Management Experience: 25 year managing (CEO & President) multiple public and private companies in areas related to light. For two of these companies the primary value was improved energy efficiency of lighting.

Vast experience dealing with Government agencies is many different roles. Comfortable with all aspects of budgets and finance. Skilled at listening to complex problems.

Company/Employer Name Retired
Occupation Technical Manager
Is your Company/Employer your current one or last? Last Employer Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

No current involvement in civic organization.

Personal and Job Experience

1. What is it about the Utilities Advisory Commission that is compatible with your experience and of specific interest to you, and why?
We face difficult and interesting problems. I view this opportunity as a way to contribute to solutions.

I currently have two areas of interest. The need to phase out natural gas and the move to the all electric household seems both quite important and very tricky to fairly execute. I want to know more. Palo Alto has been talking about fiber optic access for as long as I have lived here (33 years). I would love to see progress on this topic.

3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Utilities Advisory Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
My goals are very generic, improve the vision and working of my city. I cannot take a position on specific projects without more learning.

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Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Richard Craig
Link to signature
Date Completed 03/02/2023
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Utilities Advisory Commission Application
Submitted on 22 February 2024, 12:14pm
Receipt number 39
Related form version 8
Name Sean Holman
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Address
City
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Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Utilities Advisory Commission?
Community Group
City Website
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation Technology (Software)
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I have a BS in Computer Science from the Univ. of Maryland. While my background is in software engineering, I have worked for 10+ years with public utilities and cities on energy sustainability (primarily during my time at Opower). I am now working with a company called Kaluza focused on helping energy retailers to change their business model and serve their customers to support a carbon neutral future.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

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Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Utilities Advsory Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
One of the things I I love about Palo Alto is our community based approach. I care deeply about our shared energy future, data security and my community here in Palo Alto. We have the means to do great things here and I'd like to help serve that purpose. Our energy systems are rapidly evolving and as an engineer I am fascinated to learn and consider how to make the best choice for the people in our community and our planet.

Recent issues of particular interest to me are our cyber security and data protection strategies (as an engineer with background working on these topics) and the Electric Grid Modernization plan. I think the plan is the key to having a strategy for electrification but also for creating an equitable future grid.

3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Utilities Advisory Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
I am particularly interested in evolving a long term strategy that adapts to the changes needed for further electrification and that supports programs that considers the needs of all members of the community including renters (like myself) and lower income households.

From my work with Opower I am familiar with utility strategic plans and integrated resource plans. We were particularly focused on building energy efficiency programs and metrics into those plans.

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Sean.Holman.Resume.pdf
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Signature Name of signatory: Sean Holman
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Date Completed 02/22/2024
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VERIZON – San Jose, CA – 2016-2018
Currently at 121M+ subscribers as the largest wireless carrier in the U.S. 5G Solutions Strategy & Engineering Manager
Retained by Verizon following its purchase of Sensity to accelerate product development on multi-access edge computing.

Founded an engineering team and provided leadership for the Sustainable City Solutions Group. Formulated and deployed solutions using ML, Kubernetes, computer vision, real-time sensors, and vehicle-to-infrastructure technologies. ◆ Awarded patent for an interface to aggregate real-time curb usage and availability data. Applied for patent based on work with MapQuest, securing a patent to benefit Verizon on immediate and future goals. ◆ Launched some of the first 5G solutions in major cities in partnership with Intel, Samsung, and others, including New York, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Seattle.

SENSITY SYSTEMS – Sunnyvale, CA – 2014-2016
Specializing in a smart lighting IoT network and API developer platform NetSense that enables conversions to energy-saving LEDs.

Director, Solutions Architecture
Hired to lead the Solutions Architecture function and team. Managed multiple global partner integration and deployment activities with Cisco, Verizon, and GE. Assisted cities in leveraging LED lighting solutions to save energy and create an open IoT sensor platform in 35+ cities, including Dubai, Copenhagen, Tel Aviv, Guangzhou, Seattle, and Kansas City. ◆ Contributed to the $350M acquisition of Sensity Systems by Verizon through role as Technical Expert in the Verizon partnership. Delivered demonstrations that highlighted the viability of Sensity’s product offering. ◆ Accelerated the launch of 30+ new U.S. and international deployments with Cisco Systems, working closely with cities to ensure successful rollouts and mitigate/resolve issues. ◆ Spearheaded a 50+% reduction in pilot scoping and delivery times while leading the expansion to international deployments.

OPOWER – 2008-2013
Software platform that helps the world’s largest utilities transform their customer experience and facilitate energy savings.

Director, Solutions Architecture (2011-2013)
Customer Success Manager (2009-2011)
Data Engineer (2008-2009)
Hired as the company’s 12 th employee and progressed rapidly through increasingly responsible positions. As Director of Solutions Architecture, built and managed a global Solutions Architecture team within the Sales organization as the business grew from $1M to $150M ARR. Served as the primary customer point of contact and managed the program design/measurement functions. As Data Engineer, accelerated and scaled ETL process, data QA and deployment timelines. ◆ Spearheaded launch of Opower platform at 16 utility partners (initially worth $30M+), including Exelon, EDF, and National Grid. Redefined the company’s demos and product storytelling to customers. ◆ Created a scalable ETL process and data pipelines to ingest utility data and automate data quality analysis. ◆ Reduced implementation times by 35% through rollout of a project management system.

ADDITIONAL POSITIONS:

Software Engineer, ATG (2007-2008) – Developed click-to-call technology that powered online sales conversions at leading companies, including Amazon, Best Buy, American Airlines, Dell, TD Bank, and 500+ additional companies.

Team Leader, U.S Department of State (2003-2007) – Led software deployments onsite at 20+ embassies and consulates.

Software Engineer, Sun Microsystems/ Scient / Aspex (1999-2003) – Focused on Java and web application development and managed production Oracle databases. Customers included MLB, Chase, Verizon, DoD and others.

EDUCATION & SKILLS
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND – College Park, MD Professional Training – Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate , Deep Learning Specialization (Andrew Ng), Coursera Technology Skills – Systems Architecture, API Design, ETL/ELT, Enterprise Software, Authentication, applied ML, TensorFlow, IoT, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis, PostGIS, BigQuery, JavaScript/Typescript, Python, Go, Java, Google Cloud Platform, AWS Lambda, Jira, Git, ArgoCD
Patents/Honors – Patent: Obtainment and display of real-time information for a set of block-faces. Issued Mar 16, 2021; Banneker Key Scholarship (full merit-based academic scholarship)

Utilities Advisory Commission Application
Submitted on 18 March 2024, 1:40am
Receipt number 45
Related form version 8
Name Utsav Gupta
Cell Phone Number
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Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
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Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Utilities Advisory Commission?
Email from the City
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation Startup Co-CEO
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EDUCATION
Georgetown University Law Center, JD, 2015
UC San Diego, BS in Bioengineering: Biotechnology and BA in Political Science, 2011

SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE
Co-CEO, Filarion, Inc. - working in spatial computing and artificial intelligence, 2021-present
Previously a patent litigator at Tensegrity Law Group and Dechert LLP from 2015-2021. One litigation involved understanding internet service provider technology.

Student Counsel, Appellate Litigation Clinic, Georgetown University Law Center, 2014-2015
Clerk, United States Senate Judiciary Committee, 2013

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS
California Bar
Patent Bar
Admitted in the following U.S. courts: Federal Circuit, Ninth Circuit, Northern District of California, Central District of California Please see LinkedIn for further information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/utsavgupta/
Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations, including dates and any offices held.

Board of Visitors, Georgetown University Law Center, 2023-current South Bay Chair, Northern California Alumni Board, Georgetown University, 2019-current
SELECTED PREVIOUS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

Member, SF Bay Area IP Inn of Court, 2017-18
Board of Governors, Georgetown University Alumni Association, 2014-15 President, South Asian Law Students Association at Georgetown Law, 2014-15
Georgetown International Environmental Law Review (now Georgetown Environmental Law Review), 2014-15
Director of Alumni Initiatives and Delegate, Student Bar Association at Georgetown Law, 2014-15
Board, Student Intellectual Property Law Association, 2014-15 President, Associated Students of UC San Diego, 2009-2010 Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Utilities Advsory Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
I’d like to help as I can with the city's FTTP plans. The UAC has done a great job leading this effort. I am excited for Phase 1 and the planned Dec 2024 start. Once available, how can we best encourage residents to use the service and meet our projected take-rate, so that we can expand the service to remaining residents? I have litigated networking and internet service patent disputes and have some understanding of the technology.

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My interest also extends to water quality. Palo Alto has excellent water.

How can we explore options to continue to improve the health of our water, particularly to address any trace contaminants that may pose health risks, such as forever chemicals and microplastics? On microplastics, there have been proposals to help reduce their infiltration into the water supply, including by Samsung at CES 2023 with filters compatible with their washing machines (clothes are a large source of microplastics). What options are there and what can we do as a city?

The SCADA and AMI cybersecurity presentation that came before the Commission on February 7, 2024, was of particular interest, where I was happy to see there is a focus on being prepared for *when* a cyberattack happens. Along with my technology interests, I have had an appreciation for cybersecurity and how to secure endpoints like user devices (that is, how to prevent attacks on the human layer). Having witnessed these sophisticated phishing attacks successfully unfold against sharp and technologically colleagues, these issues will only become harder to prevent and more prevalent with the distribution and democratization of generative artificial intelligence.

3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Utilities Advisory Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
I would like to see FTTP eventually offered to every resident in Palo Alto.

High-bandwidth applications are the future. It has always astonished me that large, commercial ISPS provided legacy service despite Palo Alto as a center of innovation in the Silicon Valley. I even investigated running my own fiber installation to this condo building downtown, or using a line- of-sight 1G or 10G microwave dish connection from 3000 El Camino (Palo Alto Square) (unfortunately, no line-of-sight). To help achieve reaching everyone, I believe I can help be an advocate for FTTP and why our residents should use community fiber. including performance aspects like cost, shared vs unshared connections, latency, bandwidth, jitter, reliability, and most importantly upload speeds.

Having an interest in community fiber, I have reviewed the FTTP Master Plan a few times from curiosity. I have also reviewed the City of Palo Alto Special Meeting on September 19, 2022, at that time concerning FTTP and the corresponding UAC Sub-Committee Recommendations presentation and corresponding report "Joint Study Session With City Council and Utilities Advisory Commission (UAC) Regarding Fiber-to- the-Premises Efforts."
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Signature Name of signatory: Utsav Gupta
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Date Completed 03/18/2024
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