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Currently searching for several PCS7 systems people for long term contract work in Wyoming. Requirements: Individual must have sufficient expertise and knowledge to work independently without any system specific technical guidance on Siemens PCS-7 Ver 7.1 and the following Siemens products and areas: WinCC HMI, PDM, Asset Management, CFC, SFC, Hardware Config, all aspects of […]

Brevity is the soul of wit…

by Bill Fester on May 18, 2012

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C’mon Honeywell, really? A 360 page manual to migrate from R310 to R400.2?

A Recruiter’s Jerry Maguire Moment

by Bill Fester on April 10, 2012

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From: Recruiter.com By: Marie Larse There has been a lot of talk lately about Recruiting; recruiting as a business, recruiters as professionals and what we do in general.  There have been articles about candidates and clients both hating the Recruiters that they work with.  There have been discussions on how to pick and choose a […]

Microsoft helping Invensys Get Cloudy

by Bill Fester on March 22, 2012

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March 21, 2012 – Invensys Operations Management announced that Microsoft will help migrate some Invensys applications to the Windows Azure cloud. Microsoft will help Invensys accelerate the development of its Wonderware Historian and Workflow applications to enable them to run on the Windows Azure cloud. Initial development activities will extend existing Invensys solutions with managed history […]

Despite Honeywell’s willingness to spend money on training in Scotland and educational competitions,  support for training of active users of TDC3000 and Experion in the Southeast USA seems to be less than enthusiastic.

PURPOSE: I am seeking a Lead Engineering position in the control system field that shall enable and challenge my  DCS, PLC, and SIS experience and knowledge  The position could include project management and direct supervision of system design or system configuration engineers.   EDUCATION: Bachelors of Chemical Engineering Degree, Villanova University, Villanova, PA   PROFESSIONAL […]

Immediate Need

by Bill Fester on March 20, 2012

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OSI Pi experience at a senior administrative level for a process client in the SE US.

Inside the Chinese Boom in Corporate Espionage from Bloomberg Businessweek By Michael Riley and Ashlee Vance on March 15, 2012 Last June, three men squeezed inside a wind turbine in China’s Gobi Desert. They were employees of American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC), a Devens (Mass.)-based maker of computer systems that serve as the electronic brains of […]

(from John Sullivan, considered by some as the Michael Jordan of Hiring) Here is a heads-up alert for you: be prepared because not only will the infamous “War For Talent” be returning to impact your firm, but it is already underway in its full intensity here in the Silicon Valley. Begin planning for this next […]

Refinery Status Report

by Bill Fester on March 19, 2012

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from: DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The following table lists unplanned and planned production outages at U.S. refineries as reported by Dow Jones Newswires. The information is compiled from both official and unofficial refining sources and doesn’t purport to be a comprehensive list. BP will initiate planned flaring at it’s 265,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Carson, Calif., from […]