John Puskar
Prescient Technical Services LLC | President
Chairperson
Track D: Empowering Energy Innovations
Session D1: Artificial Intelligence in Energy Management
June 25, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Session D1 Chairperson
Track D: Empowering Energy Innovations
Session D1: Artificial Intelligence in Energy Management
June 25, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Discover the Power of AI for Energy & Sustainability: 30-Minute ChatGPT Mini-Bootcamp
Join energy engineer John Puskar, P.E., for an engaging AI Mini-Bootcamp. Whether you’re new to AI or ready to dive deeper, this session will show you how to harness ChatGPT’s capabilities in your energy engineering work. Mr. Puskar is an AEE Fellow and has been practicing in the energy field for over 40 years. Besides his engineering credentials and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Mr. Puskar holds an AI Prompt Engineering Certification from Vanderbilt University. Mr. Puskar is a daily ChatGPT user.
Agenda Highlights:
· 15-Minute AI Introduction – Start with the basics: What is AI, and how does it work? Understand ChatGPT, its applications, and the fundamentals of how it processes and generates information.
· Essential Prompt Engineering Tips – Boost your interaction skills with ChatGPT using strategies like persona setting, guiding responses, making tables and graphs (representing data), reviewing documents, reviewing websites, and more.
· Key Session Topics:
1. Support for Basic Energy Audits – Streamline audit processes, access insights, and efficiently generate reports with ChatGPT’s help.
2. Access to Industry References – Quickly find standards, guidelines, and references tailored to your specific energy-related projects.
3. Automating Project Summaries and Reports – Generate concise summaries, polished reports, and organized documentation to keep your projects on track.
4. Data and Image Analysis – Learn to analyze data and interpret images to enhance your understanding and tackle complex information.
5. Creating Photos and Graphics – Use ChatGPT to generate visuals and graphics that improve documentation and communication.
Bring your laptop or smartphone for a hands-on experience, and discover how AI can save time, improve accuracy, and unlock new efficiencies in your energy engineering practice
Speaker Bio
Provide engineering specialized engineering services related to fuel systems and combustion equipment used in manufacturing, power generation, and process industries. These services include forensics, root cause analysis, energy conservation, training and safety. Mr. Puskar's work has been responsible for preventing fires and explosions, carnage, and misery throughout the world in this field.
Specialties: Proprietary training programs related to industrial and process energy savings, natural gas piping and explosions, NFPA codes 86 and 54, boilers, industrial ovens and furnaces,
Mr. Puskar has also done more than 200 energy audits and has prepared and delivered training throughout the world for manufacturing and process energy savings and safety.