About SI
Jim Saunders - President and Founder
Education
MBA - Hong Kong University
MSEE - Mississippi State University
BSEE - Mississippi State University
PE - Mississippi Registration #8411
IEEE & PES - Life Senior Member
BSA - Eagle Scout
Highlights
Worked 13 years with IBM GBS as a member of IBM's Maximo Center of Competence (COE) implementing Maximo Spatial, Maximo Linear and Maximo for Utilities systems for clients around the world.
20+ years experience working with Electric Utilities as an Electrical Engineer in System Planning and T&D Operations
20+ years experience working in the GIS Industry for Electric, Gas, Water and Telecom Utilities, Public Works Authorities and Municipalities.
Experienced with ESRI’s ArcGIS and Schneider Electric’s ArcFM and Designer.
Implemented the first Maximo Spatial 7.6 system to go into Production in the IBM Cloud in August 2019.
Maximo Spatial and Maximo Implementations
Major Greek Motorway - Designed and oversaw the build of a Maximo Application Suite (MAS 8.10) Manage (both Spatial and Linear) POC for Motorway facilities.
Major US Northeast DOT - Designed and oversaw the build of a Maximo Spatial 7.6 system for Highway facilities - Used Maximo Migration Manager to move the Spatial Configurations from DEV to TEST to PROD.
Major US Southeast Electric Utility - Designed and oversaw the build of Maximo 7.6 Assets and Locations systems for Electric Transmission and Substation facilities
Major US Southeast Electric and Gas Utility - Designed and oversaw the build of Maximo Spatial 7.6 systems for Electric Distribution Automation and Gas Distribution Facilities.
Municipality, TX - Maximo / Maximo Spatial 7.6 upgrade and migration to the IBM Cloud.
Water Co., NV - Maximo / Maximo Spatial 7.6 Upgrade On Premise
Water Co., Australia - Assisted on the Maximo / Maximo Spatial 7.6 Implementation
Sea Port, Qatar - Maximo / Maximo Spatial 7.6 Implementation
Electric & Gas Co., WA - Maximo / Maximo Spatial 7.5 Implementation
Municipality, VA - Maximo / Maximo Spatial 7.5 Upgrade
Gas Pipeline Operator, TX - Maximo / Maximo Spatial / Maximo Linear 7.5 Implementation with a PODS ArcGIS model
Public Works Authority, Qatar - Maximo / Maximo Spatial / Maximo Linear 7.5 Implementation
Electric & Water Co., Abu Dhabi - Maximo / Maximo Spatial 7.5 Implementation
Electric Co., Finland - Assisted with the Maximo Spatial 7.5 design and implementation
Panama Canal Zone - Maximo Spatial 7.5 Assessment
Previous Positions
2020 to Present - President and Founder - Saunders International, Inc
2007 to 2020 - Executive Consultant - IBM GBS Maximo CoC (Center of Competence) supporting Maximo Spatial worldwide
2006 to 2007 - Senior Staff Engineer - Entergy Services on the Weekly Procurement Process Project
1996 to 2006 - President and Founder - Graphic Technologies, Inc
1993 to 1996 - Executive Manager of Marketing for Utilities GIS - Intergraph Corporation
1990 to 1993 - Industry Sales Coordinator for Utilities GIS - Intergraph Asia Pacific, Hong Kong
1987 to 1990 - Project Manager for Data Conversion - Baker Engineers
1985 to 1987 - Distribution Planning Engineer - Saudi Consolidated Electric Company
1983 to 1985 - Supervisor of System Security - Electricity Supply Commission of South Africa
1982 to 1983 - Transmission Planning Engineer - Middle South Services (now Entergy Services)
1978 to 1982 - System Planning Engineer - Mississippi Power & Light (now Entergy Mississippi)
1974 to 1978 - Student Engineer - Mississippi Power & Light (now Entergy Mississippi)