Our Founders

Ken Maness

Ken has been working in the utility industry since 2002. He worked for 12 years at Energy Central and provided advertising services, research, and content offerings for the global power network. His focus then shifted for the next six years to a sales professional of utility related software. In August of 2020, he was hired by TMG Consulting to start a new division, TMG Research where he was responsible for the overall growth and direction. Under TMG Research, Ken co-founded the Utility Imagery & Inspection Consortium which he led for over three years and garnered membership from utilities all over the globe. Ken is now co-founder and VP of Utility Research at the Utility Inspection & Geospatial Alliance, where he is responsible for overall growth and the group’s alignment of connecting utilities to their peers and the right technology partners to better enable their transition into a more automated, digital grid.

Ken Maness

Co-Founder

Todd Hagen

Todd Hagen has served the utility industry since 2006. He started his energy career at Energy Central where he sold advertising services, event sponsorships, research, memberships, and content marketing for brands like EnergyBiz, Intelligent Utility and Utility Analytics Institute (UAI). Most recently Todd was Director of Industry Research at TMG Consulting where he helped to co-found Utility Imagery & Inspection Consortium (UIIC). Todd has now co-founded Utility Inspection & Geospatial Alliance (UIGA) where he continues to serve utilities and solution providers who are dedicated to transitioning to a more automated and digital grid through the use of imagery and geospatial intelligence.

Todd R. Hagen

Co-Founder

  • “It’s our goal to collaborate with utilities, industry associations, and solution providers to foster a community of thought leaders who will play a role in accelerating the remote inspection and geospatial space in a responsible and meaningful way.”

    Ken Maness, Co-Founder

  • “When you boil everything down; there are two common themes that you must be prepared for: This is hard work. You need to have a culture that is accepting of change.”

    Todd R. Hagen, Co-Founder