Jeff Nichols
Jeff Nichols is the Sr. Director of IT Infrastructure Services for the Sempra Energy Utilities. The Utilities serve the energy needs of over 20 million customers in a 24,000 square mile southern California service area. Mr. Nichols’ organization provides the complete range of computing and communications infrastructure for the utilities’ 12,000 employees. His organization also supports numerous Smart Grid initiatives focused on communications, cybersecurity and computing infrastructure.
Mr. Nichols was previously the Director of Networks and Communications for the Sempra utilities. Before coming to Sempra, he was Executive Director of IT Infrastructure at Kaiser Permanente; a divisional VP and CTO at Science Applications International Corporation; and VP/General Manager at a private software development firm.
Mr. Nichols is a member of the IEEE, a Board member of the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) and is Chairman of the UTC’s Smart Networks Council. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky and a master’s degree in business administration from Kent State University.
Session: Spectrum for Smart Grid and Government Networks
Date: Monday, Oct. 24
Time: 3:00 PM
