Eric Sutphin

About Eric Sutphin

Very capable and adaptable communications professional, manager, advisor, problem solver…

Experience

1. Operations Supervisor

   Pacific Gas and Electric Company

   Jul 2014 — Present · Oakland, CA, US

   Operations Supervisor managing the detection and rapid analysis of a wide range of hazards and threats to safety and company infrastructure: wildfire, earthquake land movement/debris flow, flooding, geomagnetic storms, winter hazards and more• Managed the deployment of 600+ wildfire cameras across the service territory, including geo-spatial and viewshed analysis for site selection; oversaw two artificial intelligence (AI) pilots for smoke detection and the ultimate deployment of a customized AI for the HAWC• Planned and oversaw the HAWC’s migration from Epage to Everbridge as a communication platform to enable geo-location and regionalization of hazard alerts to push intel to highly targeted audiences• Led HAWC process and technology development teams, playing a critical role in the team’s evolution from wildfire-centric to all-hazard• Point person for liaison to all Functional Areas within PG & E to align processes, alert thresholds and ensure communication channels are timely, accurate and effective• Served as HAWC Unit Leader during Emergency Operation Center activations for Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS), sever weather and special events

Education

• University of Kent (United Kingdom) / Brussels School of International Studies

  Master's Degree, International Conflict Analysis

  2003 — 2004

• UC Irvine

  Bachelor's, Sociology

  1990 — 1993

Skills

• Community Development
• Press Releases
• National Security
• Command
• Politics
• Political Science
• Security Clearance
• Corporate Communications
• Training
• International Relations
• International Security
• Analysis
• Afghanistan
• Public Policy
• Foreign Policy
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Army
• European Union
• Crisis Management
• Strategic Communications
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Intelligence
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Ngos
• Public Diplomacy
• Leadership
• Social Media
• International Development
• Strategy
• Military
• Editing
• Government
• Policy
• Diplomacy
• Message Development
• Research
• Spokesperson
• Crisis Communications