Paul started his career at AW in the Information Technology department as a Programmer/Analyst. His primary areas of focus were on meter reading and mobile technologies, meter testing and customer service. He has also supported HR, payroll and financial systems. He was part of a team that introduced a work order management system to field technicians replacing the need for printing paper orders.

In 2011, Paul was the Data Integration Lead for migration of their CIS data into SAP. This led into the designed and implementation of process/solutions to support a 90-day acquisition cycle. He continues to support meter reading implementations for multiple vendors. In 2019, he began a new phase of his career with the Metemeterons Team tasked with identifying and implementing company standards in the meter space. 

Paul has been happily married for the past 24 years and has 1 child. He is the proud parent of an Eagle Scout. He enjoys spending time with my family, vacationing in Maine and sailing. 

Frank Eskridge is the Director of Utility Operations for Columbia Water in Columbia, S.C. Frank’s duties involve managing the Water Treatment, Water Distribution, Wastewater Collection, Wastewater Treatment, Water Compliance, and Wastewater Compliance processes for Columbia Water’s customer base of 155,000 accounts. He is a Civil Engineering graduate of Clemson University from a period of time that was after the slide rule but before the laptop computer and is a registered Professional Engineering in both South Carolina and Alabama.

Frank has been with Columbia Water for approximately 4 years but has 34 additional years of utility management experience in South Carolina and Alabama.

Frank duties at Columbia Water have also included Meter Reading, which has been transformed in Columbia with the Advanced Metering Infrastructure project that occurred between March of 2019 and September of 2022.