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November - December 2011 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1

Feb 22: Instrumentation2012 Expo & Training

Upcoming Regional Events

Nov -Dec 2011

Inside This Issue…

Jan 11 -- Biofuel Engineering

Feb 8 -- Electrochemical andSemiconductor Sensors

Feb 22 -- Instrumentation2012 Expo & Training

Mar 14 -- Steam GeneratorTube Replacement

Upcoming Regional Events

Next Meeting DetailsDate: Wednesday, January 11, 2012Time: 5:00 pm Networking; 6:00 pm ProgramLocation: Fluor, 47 Discovery, Irvine

RSVP: Manny Martinez, (949) 349-2099,[email protected]

Biofuel, sensor programs planned The coming year is shaping up to have some excellent programs. Details will be be posted atwww.isaoc.org. The January meeting is Biofuel Engineering. In February, Ed Naranjo of General

Monitors will present Electrochemical & Semiconductor Sensors.Then on March 14, a presentation will be given on Steam GeneratorTube Replacement. Later in the year, a tour of Orange CountyWater Supply in Yorba Linda has been scheduled for June.

ISA Orange County Website

Instrumentation 2012 Expo & TrainingWednesday, Feb, 22, 2012 at Carson Convention Center Instrumentation 2012 is the largest exhibition and training event on the westcoast dedicated to process instrumentation, control and automation. Once again theLos Angeles County one-day event will be held at the Carson Convention Centernext to the Hilton Doubletree Hotel. All classes, workshops, seminars and exhibitsare free to those who pre-register online. The first 20 ISA members who preregisteronline will receive an extra 10 raffle tickets ($50 value) good toward raffle prizes.Attendees and exhibitors can register at www.Instrumentation2012.com. Instrumentation 2012 Expo

Full house greets ISA President Over eighty ISA membersand others attended aNovember 8th BBQ dinnerto hear ISA President LeoStaples describe the value ofactive ISA memberhip andleadership to members andemployers. Mr. Staples alsoexplained current ISAactivities, future plans andanswered questions about allaspects of ISA. Special thanks to DonZee, Bis Mitra, Raj Adaniand ISAOC Board ofDirectors for organizing thiswonderful program and toFluor for donating use oftheir facility.

www.isaoc.org

ISA President Leo Staples. Photo courtesy of John Querido.

2 - President’s Message

3 - Las Vegas ClassicGolf Tournament& Tabletop

7 - Obituary

8 - Section Meetings

9 - Regional Events

Analysis DivisionSymposium

InternationalInstrumentationSymposium

12 - Job Shop &Business Opportunities

14 - Assistance forUnemployed Members

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2 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 November - December 2011

Hello Everybody,At the time of writing this President’s Message Thanksgiving is only

three working days away.

Aside from being grateful for a four day weekend filled with food, familyand fun, I would like to take this opportunity to give thanks to all the peoplethat make up the Southern California Automation Industry.

It is a tremendous blessing to go to work every day in this beautiful partof the world. I feel even more fortunate to work with the talented characters in

this business.Have a wonderful safe Holiday Season and I look forward to working, learning and having

fun with all of you in 2012.

The monthly ISA Section Newsletters and annual Regional Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide are mailed to all ISA section members in SouthernCalifornia and Southern Nevada and to ISA student affiliates at Cal Poly Pomona, Long Beach State University and Bakersfield College. Newsletters include the CentralCalifornia Alarm, Los Angeles Annunciator, Orange County Chart, San Diego Signal and Las Vegas Experience. Changes of address can only be processed by ISAby at (919) 549-8411 or www.isa.org. For editorial submissions and feedback, please contact the newsletter editor. Advertising rates, circulationinformation and style guide is posted at www.TechPubs.net. Billing and publishing correspondence may be addressed to TechPubs Communications, PO Box1605, Costa Mesa, CA 92628. Submissions are copyright by the authors with all rights reserved. Copyright (C) 2011 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved.

Orange County SectionOfficers 2011-2012www.isaoc.org

President’s MessageBy Fred Mc Eachen, Section President○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Very Respectfully,

Fred McEachenISA Ornge County Section President

PresidentFred McEachenFluor Corp.(949) [email protected]

President-ElectRafael AgrazsanchezFluor Corp.(949) [email protected]

SecretaryJennifer QianFluor Corp., (949) [email protected]

TreasurerEdward NaranjoGeneral Monitors(949) [email protected]

DelegateSebastian ZielonkaFluor Corp., (949) [email protected]

Past Section President andHonors & Awards ChairJesus MoncayoSouth Coast Systems, Inc.(714) [email protected]

Arrangements & Exhibit ChairsBis MitraFluor Corp., (949) [email protected]

HistorianChristine DorganDisneyland Resort(714) [email protected]

Membership ChairEmero SomFluor Corp., (949) [email protected]

Newsletter EditorJohn PrinceAPG Analyzer Systems(714) [email protected]

Nominations ChairRaj AdaniEmerson Process Management(800) [email protected]

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

Publications ChairSergei SeleznevBlair-Martin [email protected]

Special AssignmentDon ZeeDon Zee [email protected]

Standards & PracticesRomel BhullarFluor Corp., (949) [email protected]

Student Section Liaison andWebmasterBob HarrisonConex Systems, (714) [email protected]

Student Section LiaisonCraig [email protected]

Division Vice President -Brad RupertCaltrol, (925) [email protected]

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

Certify your techniciansYou know certified technicians give you an edgewhen submitting bids and preparing documen-tation for regulatory agencies. Having a certifi-cation program also gives you criteria to use in hiring and promoting employees.That’s why hundreds of employers have adopted ISA’s Certified Control SystemsTechnician® (CCST®) Program.

The CCST Program recognizes and documentsyour technicians’ knowledge and experience in instrumentation, measurement and con-trol. Designed to enhance their professionaldevelopment, the CCST program provides athird party endorsement of your technicians’accomplishments by ISA.

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Las Vegas 2011 FallClassic Golf & TabletopBy Jeff Blue

The 2011 “Fall Classic” started off on October 20, 2011, with agolf tournament at the Las Vegas National Golf Club. The weather wasspectacular. The golf gods were smiling that day.

Stan Spence arrived early to help get the golfers off at the 7:30A.M. shotgun start. We had 10 teams set to challenge the course that

day. This year we hadcomplimentary continentalbreakfast at he clubhouse. Wehope you enjoyed theopportunity to meet before thesunrise.

We completed the round atabout 12:15 and headed to theBoulder Station Hotal andCasino for a lunch buffet andawards presentations in the“Railhead” show room. The Firstplace team was from EMA andthey shot a 55 and wascomprised of Brad Callihan, RickGiltner, Jeff Solomon and DanChan. The Second Place teamwas from Ultimate AlarmCompany and they shot a round

of 59 and was comprised of Angel Yumart, Jim Lemar, Vic Hickly andMarty Huerta! The Third place team shot a round of 60 and wassponsored by Cortech Engineering and was comprised of DennyMcCollum, Adam Nabors, Jim Zidow, and Sean Patterson.

Congratulations on your great rounds of golf! The one other teamthat was recognized for their performance was from the Wunderlich-Malech Engineering team of, Stan Spence, Brain Oswalt, MikeTravisano, and Ross Hann for their “EXTREAM” use of golf clubs.They shot a tournament record 76. By the way that was two up fromlast year.

This year we had two Longest-Drive holes. The #1 hole,“Longest-Drive” sponsored by CCI, was won by Brad Calihan. The #4

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After the presentations were made and the Professionaldevelopment hours were issued to the attendees, it was time for the“Happy Hour” portion of the event. This time us the perfectopportunity to network with friends and colleges. We also made thedoor prize presentations during the social portion of the show. .

This year I want to take a moment to give a huge acknowledgementto Mandy Morgan, Connie Gildersleeve and the entire staff fromBoulder Station Hotel and Casino, The team work and constantattention helped make the event activities work flawlessly. A specialnote to Connie Gildersleeve for making the donation of the two 3-dayand 2-Night stay certificates at Boulder Station and Palace StationHotel and Casino. The donations are greatly appreciated and go a longway to support our organization. Thank you!

I want to give a thank you to Art Gral and Ed Fontenez, forcoordinating the tabletop set up inside the “Railhead” Show Room.Also, I want to acknowledge Stan Spence, Las Vegas Section President,for his support of this year’s tournament

I want to give a special “Thank You” to my wife Ellen Blue. Shegave me the moral support I needed to put this event together with our

Donn Scholtec and Chris Lynch

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Bob Blackman, Marty Huerta, Vic Heackley , Jim Lemar, andAngel Yumart. (Photos courtesy of Jeff Blue)

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I am looking forward to doing this next year and I certainly hopeyou are planning to participate.

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Gary Wedel of Patten Systems, Inc. passed away on September26, 2011, after a short battle with cancer. Gary was a long standingmember of ISA and also a member of the ‘vintage’ SCMA. Gary hadmany friends in the industry and had been involved in theinstrumentation sales business for over 30 years. Through his careerhe covered all of the territories within in Southern California andSouthern Nevada.

Gary achieved many ‘milestones’ throughout his career. Heoriginally signed right out of high school with the Los Angeles Dodgerorganization, played baseball with such stars as Steve Garvey, RonCey and Steve Yeager and was managed by Tommy Lasorda. Hemarried his high school sweetheart, Marie and was happily marriedfor 42 years.

Gary started in the industry with Jensen Instrument Companyback in the early 1970’s and had owned his own successful rep firm,West Coast Instruments for several years. Gary was a ‘fighter’ andrefused to let this terrible disease take him without a fight. It wasapproximately 4 1/2 months from the original diagnosis until the timeof his death. His love of family and friends was overwhelming. Hewas a great father, husband and grandparent and leaves behind aloving wife, three wonderful daughters and four grandchildren. He wasvery well respected in the industry and will be missed by everyone.

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Gary Wedel, respectedindustry leader


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.

Orange County Section Wed, Jan 11 Fred McEachen, (949) 481-7291, [email protected]

Bio Fuel Engineering. Fluor, Irvine. Details at www.isaoc.org.

Central California Section Fri, Jan 13 John Burns, [email protected], (661) 615-4321

How PV Solar Works, ROI Design and Performance Monitoring.For details, please see the section website: www.isa.org/~ssjv

Los Angeles Section Tues, Jan 18 John Prince, (714) 968-5501, [email protected]

Vibration Monitoring De-MystifiedTony P’s, Marina Del Rey. Details at www.isala.org.

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

For the latest info, please see the section website: www.isasd.org

Las Vegas Section See Website Stan Spence, [email protected]

For the latest info, please see the section website: www.isalv.org.

Bakersfield College Student Section Contact Advisor Sean Caras, (661) 395-4393, [email protected]

Please contact advisor Sean Caras for the latest section information.

Cal State Long Beach Student Committee Contact Advisor Walter Martinez, (562) 577-3605, [email protected]

Please contact the advisor. Website: www.isacsulb.org.

Cal Poly Pomona Student Section Contact Advisor Salomon Oldak, Advisor, [email protected]

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April 22-25, 2012ISAA Analysis DivisionSymposiumCrowne Plaza, Anaheimwww.adsymposium.org

Regional events & trainingDates subject to change. Always contact the sponsoring party beforemaking your final plans to attend. To include an ISA or non-ISAevent, please contact the editor.

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The Analysis Division, the oneworldwide body for process analytics, willbring the 57th AD Symposium to theCrowen Plaza Resort in Anaheim, April 22-25, 2012. More information will be availableon our new web site www.adsymposium.org.

The symposium consists of a full 3 daytechnical program (Monday - Wednesday),papers and tutorials. Attendees can registerfor half day, full day or any combination.

The Process Analytics Fundamentalstraining (6 units) is all day Sunday. Anadvanced course on Sunday afternoon and anall day course on Thursday. Exhibitor

displays are all directly involved in processanalytics and populated with the top productsupport specialists in the industry, followed by abanquet on Tuesday night.

For information about the Analysis DivisionSymposium, please contact Sandra Krauthamer,P.E., at (310) 615-5639 or [email protected]. Analysis Symposium 2012

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Analysis DivisionSymposium planned forAnaheim April 22-25

Sponsored by the Aerospace Industries,Test Measurement, and Process Measurementand Control Divisions of ISA, the 58thInternational Instrumentation Symposium isISA’s longest running symposium and will beheld June 2-7, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency in LaJolla. This year’s Symposium will also be heldin conjunction with the participation of thePropulsion Instrumentation Working Group.

The Symposium will provide anoutstanding opportunity to gain valuabletechnical information and training in thetraditional areas of measurements/sensors,instrumentation systems, data and advancedsystem/sensor technology as well as innovativepapers in many other state of the art areas.

Some of the major topic categories include Turbine Engine Testing,Platform Testing , Test Facilities, Metrology, Instrumentation, Datasystems, Communications, Cyber and Homeland Security, SafetyInstrumented Systems, Process Measurement and Control, and ControlSystem Instrumentation.

For the latest list of paper sessions, short courses, workshops andtutorials refer to the ISA web site. Papers will be considered for

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Abstracts for papers are due by January 20,2012. Students are encouraged to submit papers forthe student sessions.

For additional information, contact EdwardNaranjo, General Chair, at (949) 581-4464 oredwardn@generalmonitors,com.

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