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Inside This Issue…

The 5th annual Instrumentation Expo supported by ISA Los Angeles Section will be held at theCarson Convention Center off the 405 Freeway at Carson Street on Thursday, March 3, 2011. ThreeISA Co-Sponsored fee-based training courses have been added this year - Cybersecurity, IndustrialWireless and Safety Instrumented Systems. To register or for more info on classes, please seewww.Instrumentation2011.com. Exhibitors call (714) 478-8816. Tables and booths are both available.

Instrumentation 2011 Expo,Feb 09: Virtualization, VirtualMachines & Automation

Mar 3: Instrumentation 2011Expo &Training

Apr 13: Huntington Beach AESPower Plant Tour

Upcoming Events

Training, ISA Courses - March 3

Safety system considerationsThanks to Januray meeting speaker Paul Gruhn, PE, CFSE, of ICS Triplex who presented a

paper offering a scoring/selection criteria for safety instrumented system programmable logic solversbased on three dozen different criteria. Company, hardware and software issues are considered. Paulis a Certified Functional Safety Expert and an ISA Fellow. He started teaching for ISA in 1996. Mr.Gruhn will be conducting the SIS course at Instrumentation 2011 on March 3. The meeting wasannounced earlier by mailed postcard, email and via www.isa.org/~oranc.

Meeting DetailsMeeting Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2011Time: 5:00 pm Networking; 6:00 pm ProgramLocation: Fluor - Irvine Office, 47 Discovery, IrvineRSVP: Fred McEachen (949) 349-2482 or [email protected]

Virtualization & virtual machinesin the automation community

February Section Meeting

To the optimist, the glass is halffull. To the pessimist, the glassis half empty. To the engineer,the glass s twice as big as itneeds to be. - Anonymous

More photos next page

The joint ISA LA and ISA OC Christmas Party was held on December 4, 2010, at Knotts Berry Farm Hotel.

2 - President’s Message

3 - Wireless, Cybersecurity andSIS Local Training by ISA

Congratulations New PE’s!

When the Going Gets Tough

4 - Outstanding MembersHonored

6 - Las Vegas Golf Tournament

7 - LA Golf Outing Planned

8 - Section Meetings

9 - Regional Events

New Year Resolutions

10 - Industry NewsCentral Cal Programs

11 - Section Events

12 - Obituary

13 - Job Shop

14 - ISA Assists UnemployedBenefits and Job Assistance

Virtualization has been used extensively in the Information Technologycommunity. Virtualization is now finding its way into the world of automationsystems. It offers opportunities and some challenges. This presentation will discussthese opportunities and challenges. Presenter, Kenneth Carfagno, is a PrincipalTechnology Consultant with Honeywell. He has over 30 years of experience in theautomation and process industries, and has a BS in Chemical Engineering from

Penn State, and an MS in Electrical Engineering fromthe University of Houston.

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The monthly ISA Section Newsletters and annual Regional Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide are mailed to all ISA section members in Southern California and SouthernNevada and to ISA student affiliates at Cal Poly Pomona, Long Beach State University and Bakersfield College. Newsletters include the Southern San Joaquin Valley Alarm, LosAngeles Annunciator, Orange County Chart, San Diego Signal and Las Vegas Experience. Changes of address can only be processed by ISA by at (919) 549-8411 or www.isa.org.For editorial submissions and feedback, please contact the newsletter editor. Advertising rates, circulation information and style guide is posted at www.TechPubs.net. Billing andpublishing correspondence may be addressed to TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, California 92628. Submissions are copyright by the authors with all rightsreserved. Copyright (C) 2010 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved.

Orange County SectionOfficers 2010-2011www.isa.org/~oranc/

President’s messageBy Jesus Moncayo, Section President○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

President - Jesus MoncayoSouth Coast Systems, Inc.(714) [email protected]

President-Elect - Fred McEachenFluor Corp.(949) [email protected]

Secretary - Ed NaranjoGeneral Monitors(949) [email protected]

Treasurer - Rafael AgrazsanchezFluor Corp.(949) [email protected]

Past President, Alternate Delegate -Sebastian ZielonkaFluor Corp., (949) [email protected]

Delegate - Romel BhullarFluor Corp.(949) [email protected]

Education Chair - Hiten DalalKinder Morgan(714) [email protected]

HistorianChristine Dorgan, P.E.Disneyland Resort, (714) [email protected]

Honors & Awards, Student Liaison -Craig LanternierFluor Corp., (949) [email protected]

Marketing Chair - Bis MitraFluor Corp.(949) [email protected]

Membership Chair - Mike ParviziFluor Corp.(951) [email protected]

Newsletter Editor - John PrinceAPG Analyzer Systems(714) [email protected]

Nominations Chair - Raj AdaniEmerson Process Management(800) [email protected]

Program ChairManny MartinezFluor Corp.(949) [email protected]

Publications ChairSergei [email protected]

Student Liaison, Cal State Long BeachWalter MartinezCal State Long Beach, (562) [email protected]

Webmaster, Student Section LiaisonBob HarrisonConex Systems(714) [email protected]

District 11 Vice President -Brad RupertCaltrol, Inc.(925) [email protected]

District 11 Vice President ElectGary Campbell, CCST III(623) [email protected]

Jesus MoncayoISA Orange County Section President(714) [email protected]

The joint ISA LA and ISA OC Christmas Party was a success and all attendeeshad a great time! Thanks go to all event Sponsors and the Christmas Party Committeeformed by Linda Meyers (ISA LA), Christine Dorgan and Bis Mitra from ISA OC.

During this event ISA OC recognized Sebastian Zielonka with the Don ZeeAward for his contributions to the Industrial Automation Industry based on hisprofessional contributions as a Fluor Control Systems Engineer and his volunteerleadership to ISA OC Section.

On behalf of the ISA OC Board, I would like to wish you a Happy New Year!


If by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and DisasterAnd treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spokenTwisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,And stoop and build ‘em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winningsAnd risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginningsAnd never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinewTo serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in youExcept the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minuteWith sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,And - which is more - you’ll be a Man, my son!

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ISA brings professional training to SoCalISA Los Angeles Section has arranged for ISA to conduct three

popular courses at Instrumentation 2011 Expo in Carson on March 3.Cost for this co-sponsored training is $250 for a 4-hour class or $445 for8-hours for ISA members. Non-members may join ISA prior toregistering. An additional discount is available for those who registerthrough www.Instrumentation2011.com. To register or for more info,contact Paul Franklin at (310) 524-8605 or [email protected].

Industrial Wireless Systems covers the most relevant detailsassociated with industrial wireless systems with an emphasis towards

Career Training and Education

Continued on page 12

Five ISA members have passed the 2010 PE License Exam forControl System Engineering and have received their licenses.Congratulations to Kuldeep Mathur, PE, PLCs Plus, CentralCalifornia Section; Ron Naldoza, PE, Wunderlich-Malec Engg, LasVegas Section; and Robert Chang, PE, Kanu Kothari, PE and BrianMueller, PE of WorleyParsons, Monrovia, Los Angeles Section. Allcompleted the ISA Los Angeles PE Review Course in October, taughtby Joe Hohn (SD), Victor Wegelin, PE (OC) and Byron Postma, PE(LA). Info on the 2011 course will be posted at www.pe-exam.net.

Congratulations new PE’s!

Industrial wireless,cybersecurity, safetyinstrumented systems


ISA Orange County & Los Angeles Sections

From left, Sebastian Zielonka receiving Don Zee Award from ISA Orange County Section President Jesus Moncayo. Paul Franklin receivingJake Groenewegen Award from ISA Los Angeles Section Honors & Awards Chair Bill Lyons. Bill Campbell, left, presents the ISA DistinguishedSociety Service to John Prince. Normally this award is presented at the ISA Honors & Awards Gala in Houston which John was unable to attend.Photos courtesy of Frank Olmeda.

Sebastian Zielonka and Paul Franklin were honored by the ISAOrange County and Los Angeles County Sections respectively with theDon Zee Award and Jake Groenewegen Section Service Award.Sebastian is a control system engineer at Fluor and served as theOrange County Section President for two terms, and was Presidentwhen the Automation OC Expo was started. Paul is a training andcertified control system technician at the Los Angeles Department ofWater and Power, and has presented numerous technical trainingcourses for the past several years.

This year’s event was held December 4th at Knotts Berry FarmHotel. All photos are at www.isala.org > Christmas Party link.

Thanks to the following for sponsoring the ISA Los Angeles &Orange County Holiday Party and Award Ceremony: AdvancedProcess Services, Birmingham, Blair Martin, Control Engineering,Dresser, Gayesco, Jenson, Pathfinder and Rosemount.

Special thanks to Linda Meyers, Christine Dorgan and Bis Mitrafor producing another great event this year!

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Las Vegas Section golftournament supported byarea companies

The ISA Las Vegas Section board went all out and produced a first classevent last fall. Thanks to the following companies for generously supportingthe ISA Las Vegas Golf Tournament and Table Top Show held this pastOctober. Companies who sponsored the event, donated golf prizes wereEmerson Process Management, Grove-Madsen Industries, ISA Las Vegas,Palace Station, Panduite, Rockwell Automation, SC Controls and SouthwestElectrical Tech Services.

Individual winners were Alan Batson, Ellen Blue, Vince Brashear,Charles Clark, Richard Dziubanik, Troy Gentry, Jeff Johnson, Justin Kirojan,Chris Lynch, Radiah O’Leary, Dave Schmitt, Stan Spence, Rich Velasco, FayeVelle and John Wickman.

Golf trophy winners were First Place Team (Angel Yumart, Jim Lemar,Vic Hickley, Marty Huerta); Second Place Team (Brad Calihan, LarryMcKenzie, Jeff Solomon, Todd Pickle); Third Place Team (Colin Knight, ChipHeinrich, Brian Shaffer, Steven Shaffer); Extreme Club Users (Brain Oswalt,Dan Fischer, Tim Laws, Jeff Martin); Longest Drive, Brian Shaffer; andClosest to the Pin, Brad Callihan.


ISA Los Angeles Section

ISALA golf outingplanned for April 8th

The Los AngelesSection of ISA is hosting its2011 Golf Outing andNetworking Event onFriday, April 8, 2011 tofund the ISALA Scholar-ship Fund. This will be anexciting event that fostersteam building andfacilitates effectivenetworking.

The event will be heldat Diamond Bar Golf Course, 22751 E. Golden Springs Dr in DiamondBar. Mark the date on your calendar, Friday, April 8, 2011.

Registration begins at 8:30am for the 10am tee time. Lunch willbe served at 2:30pm. The $90 entry fee includes green fees, golf cart,luncheon and prizes. For those who would like to attend the luncheononly, the cost is $30.

The Section is are also looking for Sponsors to offset the cost ofthe outing. Various sponsorships are available. Your support andparticipation is needed in order to make this the best outing possible.

For more information please contact Kandace Peterson by emailat [email protected]. Information will be posted at the ISA LosAngeles Section website as it is finalized. Website: www.isala.org.

Photo from ISALA Golf Outing 2009 courtesy of John Prince.

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Local section meetingsFor more details about any of the section meetings, please contact the section president, website or read each section’s completenewsletter online at www.instrument-news.com.

San Diego Section Summer 2011 Mike Wallace, (858) 522-6866, [email protected]

I&C Expo 2011. When date is confirmed, posted at www.isasd.com.

Los Angeles Section Tues, Feb 15 Bill Campbell, (562)533-0188, [email protected]

Program to be posted at www.isala.org.

Orange County Section Wed, Feb 8 Jesus Moncayo, (714) 834-0232, [email protected]

Virtual Machines in Automation. Info posted www.isa.org/~oranc.

Las Vegas Section Thurs, Jan 27 Vince Brashear, (702) 796-6900, [email protected]

Control Loop Drawings. Info posted at www.isalv.org.

Central California Section Thurs, Feb 17 Fernando Ceja, (661) 330-7956, [email protected]

Low Voltage Switchgear Arc Absorbing Technology. Info posted atwww.isa.org/~ssjv.

Bakersfield College Student Section No Information Sean Caras, (661) 395-4393, [email protected]

Please contact advisor Sean Caras for the latest section information.

Cal State Long Beach Student Committee No Information Walter Martinez, (562) 577-3605, [email protected]

The Long Beach State Robotics Team is completing the roboticstournament at Cal State Fullerton. Financial support for the StudentCommittee is from ISA Orange County and Los Angeles sections.Website: www.isacsulb.org.

Cal Poly Pomona Student Section No Information Eric Nunnally, (562) 760-5279, [email protected]

Please check the website for the latest section information.Website: www.isacalpoly.org.



Regional events & trainingDates subject to change. Always contact the sponsoring partybefore making your final plans to attend. To include an ISA ornon-ISA event, please contact the editor.

April 8, 2011ISA Los Angeles Section

Golf Outing andScholarship Fundraiser

Diamond Barwww.isala.org

Thursday, March 3, 2011ISA Los Angeles SectionInstrumentation 2011EXPO and Training

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April 2, 2011Spring BBQ at Santa AnitaISA Los Angeles, Arcadiawww.isala.org

April 8, 2011Golf Tournament &Scholarship FundraiserISA Los AngelesDiamond Bar, www.isala.org

Apr 13, 2011AES Power Plant TourISA Orange Co, Huntington Bchwww.isa.org/~oranc

April 14, 2011Areva Solar Power Plant TourISA Central Calif, Bakersfieldwww.isa.org/~ssjv

May 12-13, 2011Golf Tournament, TabletopShow & Technical TrainingISA Central Calif, Bakersfieldwww.isa.org/~ssjv

May 17, 2011San Fernando Valley EventCanyon Country, Details PendingISA Los Angeles, www.isala.org

Aug 21-25, 2011SPIE Nano, Optics, Photonics &Solar Conf & Expowww.spie.org

What was naughty andwhat was nice...by Jennifer Palais

No matter which list your activities fell inthis past holiday season, the New Year is a goodtime to take a look back and make new plans!

Naughty:1. Aiming for perfection. Boo!

2. Skipping self-care (workouts, meditation,healthy meals, water...). Detention!

3. Attempting to buy attention, love,communication or influence. Demerits!

4. “I’ll pay it off later.” Bad to the bone.

5. Too many “have to” parties. Spankings!

Nice:1. Time with people you really enjoy. 10 Santa points

2. A conversation long overdue...express the love and gratitudeyou feel while there is time. 20 Santa points

3. Doing nothing. Going nowhere. 30 Santa points

4. Volunteering in some way. Kids, pets, the environment, thehomeless...anyone/something who needs your help. 40 points

5. Cultivating real compassion for everyone. Self-defense isexhausting. 50 Santa points.

Jennifer Palais is a professional organizer who makespeople’s lives easier and has made presentations on professional andpersonal organization at ISA Los Angeles events. Jennifer can bereached at [email protected] or (310) 990-6751.


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Unless otherwise noted, all are at Petroleum Club “Sky Bar”-5060 California Ave 12th Floor in Bakersfield. See the Sectionwebsite for contacts and more info at www.isa.org/~ssjv.

Thursday, February 17, 2011 11:30 AM-1:00 PM - “LowVoltage Switchgear Arc Absorbing Technology” - Rob Ryan of GE

Thursday, March 17, 2011 11:30 AM-1:00 PM - “SafetyInstrumented Systems- Single Loop Solutions” - Charlie Fetty ofMoore Industries

Thursday, April 14, 2011 11:30 AM-1:00 PM - “Clean EnergyRocket and Areva Solar Power Plant Tour” (18 miles north ofBakersfield at the Kimberlina Road exit)

Thursday, May 12, 2011 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Golf Tournamentand Scholarship Fundraiser (Rio Bravo Country Club)

Friday, May 13, 2011 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Tabletop Show,Technical Training, Cajun Feast (Veteran’s Hall, Norris Rd)

Blair-Martin announcesthe hiring of two newfield salesmen

Replacing the retiring Bill Campbell will be Bill Marshallcovering Central Los Angeles, San Fernando and Simi Valleys toVentura. Bill has a degree in mechanical engineering and previousexperience in selling bearings and designing/building/selling custommotorcycle racing products.

Sergei Seleznev of the ISA-Orange County board will be coveringOrange County, all Fluor locations and the state of Hawaii. Sergei hasa mechanical engineering degree and previous experience with CCIand Caltrol sizing, selecting and selling control valves.Blair-Martin Co., Inc. has been providing technical support to processindustries in Southern California since 1954 and added the servicecapabilities of Basin Valve Company in 1999.

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ISA Los Angeles Section will be having several events around thecounty in the new year, plus the regular meetings in Downey.

Instrumentation 2011 Expo, the largest event on the west coastdedicated to process instrumentation andcontrol, will be held on Thursday, March 3 atthe Carson Convention Center. As ofDecember, the exhibit hall was already at two-thirds capacity. Companies interested inexhibiting should contact John Prince at (714)478-8816 or [email protected]. Those whopre-register online will receive an extra 10tickets for the wide-screen HDTV drawing.Visit the website for the latest information atwww.instrumentation2011.com.

BBQ at Santa Anita RaceTrack inArcadia will be Saturday, April 2. Guests willenjoy great barbeque and watch thoroughbred racing from the Infield.Prepare for exceptional entertainment and a great feast! Contact PaulFranklin (818) 692-6669 or [email protected].

Oggi’s in Santa Clarita Valley is the location for the Tuesday,May 17 meeting, which will be Tuesday, May 17 meeting, which will

be held in Canyon Country, at Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Co., justnorth of the 405/5 Freeway junction, equidistant from Palmdale,Burbank and Simi Valley. As usual, dinner will be provided at

no cost to ISA members for the first 20who RSVP. Online map: http://tinyurl.com/Oggis-LA. For moreinformation, please contact Paul Bodeauat (562) 299-8331 [email protected].

Information and details about allthese events will be published in thenewsletter and posted at www.isala.orgas details are confirmed. Companies arealways welcome to sponsor any meetingand give a 5-minute presentation beforethe program. Contact Charles Huang for

sponsorship info at (310) 512-3825 [email protected].

Information and contacts about all these and other events isposted at the Los Angeles Section website, www.isala.org.

ISA Los Angeles Section

Events planned for Carson, Arcadia, Santa Clarita


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Jesse HainesWe are saddened to learn of the

passing of Jesse V. Haines of Orange,California, who died at his home onFriday, November 19, 2010, at the ageof 58.

Jesse was well liked and respectedby his peers, having worked in thepetrochemical industry for over 33years. He was employed by CameronInternational as an account manager forprocess valves at the time of hispassing and had worked previously forJacobs Engineering.

Jesse had a love of sports, playingbaseball at Ohio Dominican College and continuing into his 40s.He was also an accomplished musician and composer, and afounding member of the rock blues band “Reverend Blue.” Multi-talented with numerous instruments, his gift of song and spirit willbe missed.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, on June 5, 1952, Jesse is survived byhis three sons Jake, Jon and Joe all of Orange, his financee NoreneYamatani and his brother Jerold.

“Over a hundred people attended his memorial service,” wrotecolleague Bill Campbell. The family requests that donations bemade to St. Norbert Catholic School Library. Information obtainedfrom the memorial service program.

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how the various technological choices coexist, interoperate, and interactwith each other. Numerous examples of real-world deployments forfacilities will be covered. Considerable emphasis is placed specificallyon ISA100 (the standard for industrial wireless) including deep divesinto some of the standard’s most pertinent details. Comparison ofISA100 with other protocols and specifications (e.g., IndustrialBluetooth, ZigBee, Wireless HART) are provided.

CyberSecurity: Introduction to Industrial Automation Securityand the ANSI/ISA99 Standards teaches you the basics of the ANSI/ISA99 standards on security for Industrial Automation and ControlSystems (IACS) and how they can be applied in the typical factory orplant. You will be introduced to the terminology, concepts, and modelsof ANSI/ISA99 cybersecurity. In addition, the elements of creating acybersecurity management system will be explained along with howthese should be applied to IACS.

Designing Safety Instrumented Systems. Learn what type oftechnology should be used (electric, electronic, or programmable), whatlevel of redundancy is appropriate (single, dual, or triple), how oftenshould systems be tested (monthly, quarterly, yearly, or once pershutdown), field devices applications (technology, level of redundancy,and test intervals). This short course will cover the basics of what needsto be done in the design and selection of safety systems.

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Job ShopCirculation is 1400-1500 ISA members and other industry personnel in California and Nevada. To place a Job Shop ad, call (714) 968-5501.The standard cost to place a job ad is $25 per block of 25 words. For ISA members placing ads, the first 75 words are at no cost.

Automation Technician – Santa Maria, CA. CANNON ISN’T JUST ANOTHER CONSULTING FIRM. For34 years, we have provided creative solutions to clients in the energy industry, commercial and residentialdevelopment, water resources, and public infrastructure. We are a group of individuals that thrive on newchallenges and working together as a team. Our culture provides exciting outlets for team building andprofessional growth. With offices throughout California we continue to grow!

Automation Technician: Requires 3 years experience working with automation equipment and programmable controllers. Must havefirm understanding of Programmable Logic Controllers and familiarity with process instrumentation (RTU’s, HMI, SCADA, flowmetersand transducers) including installation, calibration, and maintenance.

Visit www.CannonCorp.us and click on “Careers” for a complete description and to apply. We offer full benefits and competitive salaries.

Position Wanted. With Electrical/ Electronics or AnalyticalInstrument Manufacturer. Cal State Long Beach EE MS 2010,Instrumentation & Controls Engineering BS 2007. Two yearsinstrumentation and control experience at thermal power plant withheat exchangers, boiler feed pumps, booster fans, PLCprogramming, flue gas desulphurization, fly ash managementsystem, boiler drum lever control system, particulate emissioncontrols. Experience with design, commissioning, operation ofoxygen, temperature, moisture, GC, hydrogen purity, CO2 analyzers.Computer skills include AutoCAD, LabVIEW, MS Office, Simulink,network processors, C/C++, Assembly language, VB. Ketaki Kunte,[email protected], (562) 912-5375.

Position Wanted. Automation Technician and Design. Dedicatedhard working ethical professional in technical environments lookingfor a challenging position the automation industry. Background inmapping and piping design for utility Companies (electrical, and gas)and Power Plants (Oil and Petroleum). Field walks for pipelines,surveys of tanks farms, and right-of-way areas. PLC (ProgrammableLogic Controllers) course in Allen Bradley PLC’s with basic andpneumatics and understanding of ladder logic programming. Great attroubleshooting PLC’s, Motor Controls and residential - commercialand industrial problems. Please contact Larry Mullaly at 714-943-8633.

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Free membership extension offeredAs just one component of a larger effort on the part of ISA to assistmembers who have become unemployed, ISA is offering an extensionof membership benefits for a limited time during these difficulteconomic times. ISA is granting an extension of membership benefits tounemployed Members for a period of one year. To find out more aboutthis and other benefits, contact your section president or contact ISAdirectly at (919) 549-8411 or [email protected].

Unemployed ISA memberscontinue to receive benefits

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Job Search Aides from ISA The following sites offer assistance to unemployed members:

- www.isa.org/ISAJobs- www.automationtechies.com- www.automation.com/career-job-center

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Instrument Engineer. Provide instrument designs support for routine daily operation of process units. Prepareinstrumentation work scopes, cost estimates, schedules, material specs, sketches, construction work packages, andother required documentation. Troubleshoot instrumentation problems & issues, develop alternatives, and propose& implement solutions for long-term reliability. Answer technical inquiries, make technical recommendations,improve design tools, & develop design procedures and provide training. Carry out studies to improve plant safety,reliability, and economics; engage others in economic comparison of alternatives and prioritization of jobs.Provide input to annual Business Plan; utilize Business Plan to develop and execute strategies in area ofresponsibility. Provide design analysis & evaluation of instrument portion of major capital projects. Coordinatedesign work for small projects performed by an engineering contractor. Manage, design & execute instrument-related capital projects. Document & manage information related to instrumentation systems & equipment. Ensure

all work is performed in accordance with applicable Environmental, Health, Safety, & Building codes as required by Federal, State, Local, &Refinery regulations. Lead & manage overall design & construction of projects including management of project team to best utilize resources. Use estimatingtools & cost control measures to budget & monitor approved funds. Assemble work packages to ensure safe execution of construction work.Monitor projects & workloads to meet deadlines & schedules. Act as a Project Engineer on jobs which involve guiding the efforts of 2-4 lessexperienced Engineers and/or designers. Specify, purchase, install, commission & troubleshoot field instrumentation. Read, understand & develop drawings including P&IDs,schematics and connection diagrams. Design instrument loops including selection & sizing of flowmeters, control valves and other fieldinstrumentation. Develop design standards, procedures and training materials. Evaluate & select suppliers for specific instrumentationapplications. Lead incident investigations; use systematic approach to determine root causes and develop corrective actions for elimination ofplant worst actors. Basic (Required) Qualifications. Bachelor of Science in an Engineering related discipline (EE is preferred). A minimum of 10 years offield instrument systems design experience. Strong knowledge of field instrumentation and controls including sensors, transmitters, finalelements, process control systems, communication protocols and wiring methods. Experience as a designs engineer. Familiarity with processsafety information, management of change work process, engineering work orders, turnaround planning, and working knowledge of plantdesign issues. This is a safety sensitive position. Preferred Qualifications. Has an understanding of refinery processes & equipment and the interaction between refinery units. Experiencewith turnaround planning and capital project work. Experience with instrument design database software. Relocation Options. Relocationmay be considered within Chevron parameters. International Considerations. Expatriate assignments will not be considered.Where to Apply. Submit your resume to Requisition #006115452 at the Chevron Careers web site: http://www.chevron.apply2jobs.com/.

Outside Sales Engineer. Ponton Industries is in immediate need ofan another qualified Outside Sales Engineer! Previous salesexperience with instrumentation and/or variable frequency drives isa must. Territory is the counties of Riverside, San Bernardino andImperial. The position pays a very competitive salary/draw/commission, and includes generous medical, auto, dental, lifeinsurance, and tax deferred retirement benefits. Please send yourresume to [email protected], or call 714-998-9073 should youhave any questions. Please ask for Marty.

Inside Sales and Technical Support Position. Ponton Industriescurrently has a new position for an inside sales support person.Very competitive salary, tax deferred retirement package, health,dental and life insurance benefits. Candidates need to be good onthe phone, computer literate, and preferably have experience in theinstrumentation industry. Excellent opportunity for the rightcandidate! For more information please email us [email protected] or call 714-998-9073.

Senior Mechanical Test Engineer. Southland company seeksengineer to plan schedule, labor, and equipment required for testing;evaluate standard and special devices, act as liaison with productgroups. BS ME or Aerospace Eng, ten years mechanical engineeringand technical experience, excellent organizational, planning andcommunication, and leadership, project and program managementskills. Facility design, control valve and duct sizing, distributedcontrol systems, pneumatic controls, heat transfer, turbo-machinery,refrigeration, AC, compressible flows, hydraulic systems a plus.Respond in confidence to [email protected].

Vice President of Sales. Applied Valves and Controls, located inSouthern California specializes in valves, valve automation andprocess control products, has an immediate opening for an OutsideSales Rep in the greater LA/OC area. This position requires sellinginto the biopharm, commercial HVAC, industrial process, and water/waste industries. Applicant must be highly motivated with a positiveattitude and have excellent communication and organizational skills.Minimum 3 years sales experience. Engg degree preferred, but notrequired. Excellent compensation package including a base salary pluscommissions, benefits, and a fun professionally encouragingenvironment. For immediate consideration please contact Ray Herreraat 760-438-4840 or email resume to [email protected].


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