Operational Planning, Control & Automation Technologies

The Operational Planning Control & Automation Technologies Committee advises the AFPM Board and the AFPM staff on information technology issues. The committee develops the program for the annual AFPM Operational Planning Control & Automation Technologies Conference which focuses on practical experience with the application and management of information technology in areas including process control, modeling, IT networks, and Internet-based applications.

Current members of Operational Planning, Control & Automation Technologies:

Position

Name

Organization

City

State

Chair

Patrick Robinson

Phillips 66

Linden

NJ

Vice-Chair

Adinarayana Punuru

ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company

Spring

TX

Member

Karen Kuhn

Cenovus Energy Inc.

Lima

OH

Member

Vikram Gokhale

Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Houston

TX

Member

Billy Boes

CHS Inc.

McPherson

KS

Member

Yangdong Pan

Delek US

Big Spring

TX

Member

Anne Emberson

Ecolab Inc.

St. Paul

MN

Member

Chris Kominar

Ergon-West Virginia Inc.

Newell

WV

Member

Scott Flanagan

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Texas City

TX

Member

Thomas Cobb

Motiva Enterprises LLC

Port Arthur

TX

Member

Terrill W Pitkin

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc

Houston

TX

Member

Ross Cansino

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions

George West

TX

Associate Member

Craig R Harclerode

AVEVA Software LLC

Houston

TX

Associate Member

Bill Poe

AVEVA Software LLC

Houston

TX

Associate Member

David Dericotte

Elessent Clean Technologies

Overland Park

KS

Associate Member

Arnold Ray Austin Jr.

Emerson Automation Solutions

Baton Rouge

LA

Associate Member

Darwin Logerot

Emerson Automation Solutions

Houston

TX

Associate Member

Tim Olsen

Emerson Automation Solutions

Baton Rouge

LA

Associate Member

Allison Buenemann

Imubit, Inc.

Houston

TX

Associate Member

Gilad Cohen

Imubit, Inc.

Houston

TX

Associate Member

Aaron Durke

Imubit, Inc.

Houston

TX

Associate Member

Abi Mukund

Imubit, Inc.

Houston

TX

Associate Member

Kate Smith

Imubit, Inc.

Houston

TX

AFPM Secretary

Tanya Cooper

AFPM

Washington

DC

Staff Coordinator

Mawusi Bridges

AFPM

Washington

DC

Staff Coordinator

Julie McQueen-Foster

AFPM

Washington

DC