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Nicole Foust
Director Analyst, KI Leader
Nicole Foust is a Director Analyst within the Gartner Energy and Utility Industry Advisory Services, CIO Research team. Mrs. Foust helps CIOs and technology leaders explore the opportunities and impacts of digital business now and into the future, both broadly across asset intensive industries and with a deeper focus in energy and utility industries. She advises on the use of IT, Operational Technology (OT), and Digital Business to enhance reliability strategies and equipment performance. Mrs. Foust is involved in research spanning renewable energy, utility Field Operations, and Industrial Asset Management. Covering technologies including utility field mobility, geospatial information systems (GIS), asset management systems (EAM, APM, AIP).
Previous experience
In her previous role at Gartner, Mrs. Foust was a Senior Research Content Specialist for the Industry Advisory Services team. Her responsibilities included providing leadership on a departmentwide level by being an ambassador for industry-related questions, collaborating with Gartner's account teams to assist with renewal opportunities and continually develop personal and teammate content knowledge. Prior to joining Gartner, she held various positions within the IT industry, where she provided analysis and business support.
Professional background
Northrop Grumman, Biometrics Technician, 2 years
SCIT, Accounts Analyst, 2 years
US Army, Signals Intelligence Analyst, 2 years
Areas of coverage
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Multi-Industry Technology Insights and Collections
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Energy and Utilities Industry Technology Insights
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Create Tech Solutions for the Energy and Utilities Industry
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Create Tech Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry
Education
B.A., Political Science, American Military University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Using technology to support industrial asset maintenance and reliability strategies
Evaluation and selection of technology to support industrial asset management, utility field operations, and renewable energy
Evaluation of service providers/system integrators for an EAM/APM/AIP, GIS, MWM, REMS project
Understanding business differentiators in asset-centric businesses
Use Case examples, ROI and best practices in digital transformation