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November 2009 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1

December Section Event

November 2009

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Christmas dinner cruiseSold out once again, all ISA members were invited to come

celebrate the holidays at the Joint ISA Los Angeles and OrangeCounty Sections’ Annual Christmas Party.

This year’s party will be a dinner cruise aboard SpiritCruises, leaving from Shoreline Village in Long Beach. The dateis Saturday, December 12th 2009. Attendees should arrive at thedock by 7:30 PM for cruise departure exactly at 8 PM. Parkingfor 3-1/2 hours is about $8.

Tables for 6 are $450 and two door prizes; tables for four are$ 320 plus 2 door prizes; and individual seats are $100. Toreserve a table and for information Los Angeles Section membersshould Linda Meyers at (562) 685-2925 or [email protected] (Los Angeles). Orange CountySection members should contact Bis Mitra at (949) 349-3270 or [email protected].

Inside This Issue… 2 - President’s Message 3 - Orange County, S San

Joaquin Valley Honored 4 - Windows 7 Seminar

Robert Moore Recognized 5 - Cal State Long Beach

Robotics Team on CBS 6 - Engineer’s Kitchen 7 - Bakersfield Update 8 - Local Section Meetings 9 - Regional Events

ISA TrainingPE Review Course

10 - Career Choices 11 - ISA Career Library 12 - Obituary

Orange County Speakers 13 - Standards & Practices 15 - Job Shop

Unemployed MemberBenefits

“Be sure to check yourmembership status andrenew by December 31 toclaim the dues deduction onyour 2009 income taxes.”

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ISA Member Benefits

Effective January 1st, 2010, ISA members will be continue to be able to view many ISA stan-dards at no cost, however members will no longer be able to download them as files at no cost. Formore information, please contact ISA at [email protected] or search the website, www.isa.org.

Instrumentation 2010 will be held Thursday, February 18, at the Carson Center. The previous twoExpos had over 500 registered attendees each, with 70+ exhibits of state-of-the-art I&C products &services and a two dozen technical training sessions. This year will also include a Career Fair & 30training classes to make this year’s expo the biggest yet. At press time, 40 companies have signed upto exhibit.. Pre-register online at www.Instrumentation2010.com. It is the largest technical training andexhibition of instrumentation and process control technologies on the west coast, held once againduring Engineers Week. Latest information is posted at www.instrumentation2010.com.

Feb 18: INSTRUMENTATION 2010 Expo

Member access to standards to change

Regional Events& Training

Jan 13: OPC and Integration

Jan 23: Windows 7 Seminar

Feb 10: Pros & Cons of Wireless

Mar 10: Control Systems Trends

Apr 14: Newport Electr Tour

May 12: To Be Announced

Jun 09: Security Systems

Jul 14: Industrial Ethernet

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) 2009 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved.

Orange County SectionOfficers 2009-2010www.isa.org/~oranc/

President — Sebastian ZielonkaFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Treasurer — Rafael AgrazsanchezFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Secretary — Manny MartinezFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

President-elect — Jesus MoncayoSouth Coast Systems, (714) [email protected]

Past President — Craig LanternierFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Delegate — Romel BhullarFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Education Chair — Hiten DalalNewtech Resources(714) 500-1018, [email protected]

Honors & Awards Chair, StudentSection Liaison — Craig LanternierFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Marketing Chair — Bis MitraFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Membership Chair —Francisco GuzmanSouthern Calif Edison, (949) [email protected]

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

Program Chair — Fred McEachenFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Publications Chair — Sergei SeleznevCaltrol, Inc., (949) [email protected]

Student Section Liaison,Webmaster — Bob HarrisonConex Systems, (714) [email protected]

Advisor, CSULB — Walter MartinezCal State Long Beach, (562) [email protected]

Advisor, OCC — Robert CastañoOrange Coast College, (714) [email protected]

Special Assignment — Raj AdaniEmerson Process, (714) [email protected]

Special Assignment — Christine DorganDisney Scientific Syst, (714) [email protected]

Brad Rupert - District 11 Vice PresidentCaltrol, (925) [email protected]

Gary Campbell, CCST III -District VP ElectM+W Zander., (480) [email protected]

President’s messageBy Sebastian Zielonka, Section President○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays to everyone,

The holidays are upon us and as usual, the Orange County and Los AngelesSections will be hosting our joint Christmas Cruise on December 12 from theLong Beach harbor. We invite anyone interested to come join the festivities,have a little eggnog and dinner, and gather with friends. The event was a greatsuccess two years ago and this year should be just as good, just make sure tobring warm clothes and a thick jacket (it gets chilly at night on the water).

Those that attended the Automation OC show October 27 probably enjoyedplenty of well-made German food for free, and visited some of the 60+ exhibitorsat the show. For our first show, I think it was a huge success. As always, we hadmuch to learn and next year will be all that much better. A HUGE thank you

goes out to John Prince (ISAOC Newsletter Editor and President of APG Analyzer Systems) for all ofhis hard work in leading the operation for the show. His hard work and ability to assemble a show ofthis stature within 2 months time is a true testament to his work ethic and character. I would also liketo thank the ISAOC Board members (especially Bis Mitra) and Kandace Peterson for all their work andtime, the day of the event was a big team effort.

November’s presentation by Romel Bhullar and Mark Murphy, both highly respected engineersfrom Fluor, on the topic of Designing Safer Plants, was well attended and informative. Thank you toboth for donating their time to educate the OC members. The Christmas Cruise as mentioned abovehas replaced the December meeting.

Lastly, we will be adding a new addition to the beginning of each presentation. As a result of theeconomy, we will be offering a brief one-minute slot to any individual, seeking a job, to speak to thegroup and express their qualifications and type of job they are seeking. Employers looking foremployees will also be given a one-minute slot to advertise their available positions. We hope thisadds to the value of the meetings and encourage all to take advantage of the opportunity. Don’t forgetyou also have the opportunity to advertise your availability in the Chart newsletter for free as well.

Happy Holidays to you and your family!

Sebastian Zielonka, PresidentISA Orange County Section(949) [email protected]


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Honors & Awards

Southern San Joaquin Valley, Orange CountySections’ companies, members honored

Standing, left to right: Larry Barone, ISA Fellow Award recipient and President, South Coast Systems of Santa Ana, CA; Jeanne and Don Zee.Sitting, left to right: Debbie and Bob Lindner, Past ISA Treasurer, from the Northern NJ Section, Polly Johnson and Sebastian Zielonka, ISAOrange County Section President. Photo courtesy of ISA.

From ISA Southern San Joaquin Valley Section are Seth and Casey Olson (left), Bob Jackson, Section President; and Ira and Gwen Miller.Photos courtesy of ISA. More photos from ISA Houston in the next newsletter. Photo courtesy of ISA.

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Dr. Moore received a Ph.D. in ElectricalEngineering in 1971 from M.I.T. He is an ISAFellow and was honored by ISA with the 2008Albert F. Sperry Founder Award in recognitionfor technical contributions and leadership inartificial intelligence and expert systems in process and controlsystems.

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Training and Education

Orange County offersWindows 7 seminar

A seminar on Microsoft Windows 7 and Office 2007 is beingoffered by ISA Orange County Section on January 23, 2010. Theseminar is being presented by a Microsoft representative and is byadvance registration only. One copy of Windows 7 will be givenaway! To register, mail your payment with the registration form below.

Microsoft Windows 7 and Office 2007 are the hot topics andpoint of interest of a lot of professionals nowadays.

Microsoft’s primary stated objective with Windows 7 was tosimplify your everyday tasks, work the way you want, and make newthings possible. Windows 7 contains many new features like anupdated taskbar, new graphical user interface, improved searchingfeatures, new multimedia creation tools, redesigned networking,audio, print, and improved security. Windows 7 also aims to increasethe level of communication between machines on home networksusing peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and digitalmedia between computers and devices.

Presenter, Bobby Bliven from Microsoft, has over ten years ofMicrosoft Industry Experience as Technology Solutions Professionaland received his MCSE in NT4 in 2000. Bobby spent over 4 yearsworking for a software/hardware distributor where he did everythingfrom instruction, installations, implementations, project management,pre-sales, to sales. Currently, Bobby works at Microsoft specializing inWindows 7 and OS deployments for enterprise customers. He was also

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Cal State Long Beach ISA advisor WalterMartinez organized a group of students to build arobot for the TV show Battlebots and took theteam and their robot “SharkTooth” to acompetition this past May.

CBS taped the competition and episodes willbe televised on the CBS College Sports Networkin four episodes, all at 9pm ET (6pm PT) - Dec10, 17, 24 and 31.

The CSULB team is expected to be featuredin episodes 3 and 4, 12/24 and 12/31. If you missit, the network is planning to rerun it severaltimes. “ISA should get lots of hours of publicity,”writes Walter. “It should be fun - watch andsupport the Cal State University, Long BeachTeam!” Check your cable or satellite provider forthe channel number.

In addition, about a month ago Walterwasasked to film a short video showing a teacherdemonstrating to a student how to build a robot.This video (link at www.isala.org) was producedfor a show called To The Max and will also beposted to over 200 different popular websites also. A video produced for the program “To The Max” is available for viewing at the

ISA Los Angeles Section website, www.isala.org.

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To a 2 litre jacketed round reactor vessel (reactor #1) with anoverall heat transfer coefficient of about 100 Btu/°F-ft2-hr, addingredients one, two and three with constant agitation. In a second 2litre reactor vessel with a radial flow impeller operating at 100 rpm,add ingredients four, five, six, and seven until the mixture is homog-enous.

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Using a screw extrude attached to a #4 nodulizer, place themixture piece-meal on a 300 series stainless steel sheet (300 x 600mm). Heat in a 460°K oven for a period of time that is in agreementwith Frank & Johnston’s first order rate expression or until goldenbrown. Once the reaction is complete, place the sheet on a 25°C heat-transfer table, allowing the product to come to thermal equilibrium.

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The Bakersfield board of directors meton Tuesday, November 10. Following are thehighlights.

Investment Committee Chip Wickline has accepted the positionof Chair of the Investment Committee whichwill be meeting monthly. For informationabout this Committee, please contact Chip at(661) 664-1406 or [email protected] Club Selected The Petroleum Club of Bakersfield wasselected as the regular meeting place formonthly Section meetings. Located atopStockdale Towers at, the Petroleum Cluboffers panoramic views of the entire city. Theclub was established in 1952 and is thepremier private business and social club ofBakersfield. Location: 5060 CaliforniaAvenue, 12th Floor. Website:www.thepetroleumclub.com. Chris Dickie was scheduled to be theNovember speaker. (This information was notavailable for earlier announcement.)

SuperKart Membership Drive The Section will hold a SuperKartRacing Membership Event on January 30from 10am-2pm. ISA members $20, non-

ISA Southern San Joaquin Valley Section

Bakersfield updatemembers and past members $35 ($15 rebateif you join or renew); $15 student members;$25 non-member student members ($10rebate if join).SuperKart Racing, 7021 Schirra Ct,Bakersfield (661) 616-5278. Directions: Exit99 at White Lane and head west. Left onAshe Road. Right on Schirra Ct. Website:www.bakersfieldkarting.com. All participantswill have unlimited racing for two hours.

Trophies will be awarded for for FastestTime of the Day; Slow-Poke Time of the Day;Main Event Winner and a drawing will beheld for a $100 VISA gift certificate.

A sandwich plate will be provided foreveryone courtesy of Emerson. Sponsors arewelcome. There will also be two 20-minutetraining sessions on Process and AlarmingStandards. Event Sponsors will have displaybooths. Contact Fernando or Bob Jackson formore information. Contact information isavailable on page 2 of the Alarm atwww.instrument-news.com.

Bakersfield College Student SectionFernando Ceja, Vice President Membership,attended the Student Section meeting which

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on stage with Jeff Raikes, President,Microsoft Business Division, performingdemos for the Los Angeles 2007 Businesslaunch of Vista that had over 2000+attendees. Registration form on page 8.

Seminar Agenda:- Windows 7 Better User Experience(Presentation & Demo)- Security & Management (Presentation &Demo)- Ease of Deployment (Presentation & Demo)- Office 2007 (Presentation)- Q&A (15 minutes)

Meeting Details:- Date: Saturday, January 23rd, 2010- Continental Breakfast: 8:00am- Seminar: 8:30 A.M - 12:00 P.M.- Lunch: 12:00pm- Location: Fluor Office located at 47Discovery, Irvine, CA 92618 (www.isa.org/~oranc for directions)

For more information, please contactHiten Dalal at (714) 500-1018 [email protected].

Registration form is on page 8.

Windows 7 and Office 2007 areregistered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.


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 Wed, Dec 16 Jim Van de Wetering (858) 208-9713 [email protected]

Christmas Get-Together at Woodstock’s Pizza. Come and bring yourfriends. Network and enjoy the best pizza in town with your ISA pals.RSVP to Jim Van de Wetering at (858) 208-9713. For moreinformation, see www.isasd.com.

Los Angeles Section No Meeting Mitch Dornsife, (310) 847-5410, [email protected]

No December meeting due to Christmas party. For more info aboutupcoming programs, see www.isala.org.

Orange County Section No Meeting Sebastian Zielonka, (949) 349-8773 [email protected]

No December meeting due to Christmas party. For information aboutupcoming programs, see www.isa.org/~oranc.

Las Vegas Section No Information Jeff Blue, (702) 249-1156, [email protected]

The Las Vegas Section typically meets on the 3rd Thursday of eachmonth. For more information, see www.isalv.org.

So San Joaquin Valley Section No Information Bob Jackson, (661) 331-4719, [email protected]

No information available. For latest info see www.isa.org/~ssjv.

Cal Poly Pomona Student Section No Information Edgar Valles, (626) 475-3660, [email protected]

At press time no information was available. Please contact the sectionpresident for latest section information. Website: www.isacalpoly.org.

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

At press time no information was available. 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]

At press time no information was available. Please contact advisor,Walter Martinez, for the latest section information. Website:www.isacsulb.org.

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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.

Jan 22, 2010Comedy Stop Fund-RaiserISA Las Vegas Sectionwww.isalv.org

Jan 23-27, 2010ALA Lab AutomationPalm Springs,www.labautomation.org

Jan 30, 2010ISA So. San Joaquin ValleySection SuporKart MembershipDrivewww.isa.org/~ssjv/

Jan-Feb, 2010Application Deadlines forApril Nevada PE License Examboe.state.nv.us; Call for dates

Feb 8-11, 2010Pacific Design & Mfg ShowAutomation Technology ExpoAnaheim,www.pacificdesign.com

Feb 18, 2010Instrumentation 2010

Los Angeles Countywww.instrumentation2010.com

March 2010Measurement ScienceConferencewww.msc-conf.com

Mar 21-25, 2010OFC/NFO Engineers ConfSan Diego

ISA professional trainingThe following ISA training courses are scheduled to be held in

Burbank. To register or for more info contact ISA at (919) 549-8411.Before making final plans, be sure to ask ISA about its policy regardingcanceling courses if sufficient number of students do not register.

12/7/2009 - Grounding & Noise Considerations Control Equipment12/9/2009 - Implementing an Open Control System Network2/1/2010 - Introduction to Industrial Automation & Control5/11/2010 - Control Systems Engineering PE Exam Review Course6/15/2010 - Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis,

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Mar 22-25, 2010WESTEC Los Angeles,www.sme.org

Mar 22-26, 2010SAF Med Lab Scientists Conf& Exhibit, San Diego

Mar 23-25, 2010Int’l CTIA WIRELESSLas Vegas

Mar 29 - Apr 1, 2010CA-NV AWWA 2010 SpringConf, Hollywoodwww.ca-nv-awwa.org

April 16 & 17, 2010Nevada State PE License Examboe.state.nv.us

May 3-6, 2010NHA Hydrogen Conf & ExpoLong Beach;www.hydrogenassociation.org

May 13-14, 2010ISA So San Joaquin Valley

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August 2010ISA San Diego Section

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Second CSE PE reviewcourse being considered

Due to requests from members, ISA Los Angeles is consideringholding two 6-week PE license exam review courses next summer --one in Southern Los Angeles County or North Orange County, andanother in the Pasadena-Monrovia area.

If you are considering taking a review course for the PE exam inOctober 2010, or if you would like to take a refresher course in ControlSystem Engineering, please contact John Prince [email protected] and let him know that you are interested andwhich location you prefer. Space is limited.

had good attendance from students. Their immediate goal is to gainofficial club status at the college. Fernando gave an audiovisualpresentation to the students explaining what “automation” is. Sectionmembers are encouraged to become involved and help to influence thenext generation. For more information about the Bakersfield CollegeStudent Section, please contact Sean Caras at (661) 395-4393.

Golf Tournament and Tabletop ShowThe annual golf tournament & tabletop show will be held May 14-15.

Honors and AwardsDeadline to submit nominations to ISA for honors and awards isFebruary 10th. If you know of anyone in the instrumentation andcontrols field that has influenced you or contributed to the industryover the years, please consider nominating them for an award. Forinformation who is eligible, what the awards are or how the processworks contact Alan McMurry, Honors and Awards Chair, at (661) 703-6979 or [email protected].

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From the ISA Career Library

Select almost any industry, anywhere.Automation + control technologies are not onlypart of that industry, but, from plastics to cars,they are critical to production. Instruments andcontrol systems measure, analyze, and manipu-late factors such as temperature, flow, pressure,level, velocity, and composition in a variety ofmanufacturing, scientific, and technicalapplications. Men and women who specialize inautomation + control conceive, design, build,operate, and maintain these vital systems. As astudent considering this field, you have animmense array of choices. The preparation youmake now is an exciting first step toward yourprofessional future.

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Instrument Technologist/DesignerSupervisor. This professional usually works inthe area of engineering design. He or shesupervises high-level system design teams,directing these teams of designers andspecialists as they develop and documentmanufacturing, measurement, or controlsystems.

Sales EngineeringCompanies rely on automation + control

professionals to advise and assist clients andcustomers on the application, purchase,installation, and maintenance of availableproducts and systems to improve the effi-ciency, output, and safety of manufacturingand industrial processing operations. Jobsoffered by these companies include:

Instrument Sales/Marketing Representa-tive. A sales/marketing representative calls ondistributors, end users, and engineeringconsulting firms and explains product features.To help clients select and use the hardwareand software, the representative mustunderstand the user’ needs and the capabili-ties of the equipment. He or she must also beable to relate well to engineers and managers.

Regional Sales Manager. Developstraining presentations to educate the salesforce and distributors on products, marketsand business strategies. Provides pre/postsales assistance to organizations and distribu-tors on strategic accounts. Participates in tradeshows.

ManagementAutomation + control professionals

interested in management career paths rise toleading positions throughout the numerousmanufacturing and industrial processingsectors of the global economy. Some typicaljob titles include:

Business Development Manager. Analyzesproducts, distribution, pricing, and strategiesto better position products in the industrialmarket. Develops new marketing documenta-tion materials - catalogs, literature, advertis-ing, success stories, newsletters and newsreleases.

Project Manager. A project managerinteracts with professional staff in strategicplanning, project management, instrumenta-tion engineering, IA/IT maintenance andintegration. Skills in managingmultidisciplinary teams that research, design,

Engineering and DesignAutomation + control professionals in

these positions research, design, build, andoperate various systems and instruments tomeasure, control, and automate manufacturingprocesses. These jobs are vital to companiesthat manufacture products such as chemicals,paper, and automobiles, as well as to compa-nies that manufacture instruments and ineducational institutions. Some typical jobtitles include:

Control Systems Engineer (CSE). Controlsystems engineers make sure that the measure-ment hardware a company uses conforms tostandard engineering guidelines and practices.They must understand both measurement andcontrol systems and the manufacturingprocesses that are controlled by those systems.They also have to know how to put together

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and implement end to end solutions, usingstate of the art technology in line with theclient’s business goals is required.

Instrument Supervisor. An instrumentsupervisor is usually an experiencedinstrument technician who supervises thework of a team of instrument specialists. Inaddition to mechanical ability and leadershipskills, the supervisor must understand theentire system or process operation for whichthe team is responsible.

Engineering and MaintenanceTechnicians

Engineering and maintenance techni-cians play key roles in installing, maintain-ing, troubleshooting, and repairing variouscomponents of automation + control systems.

Some typical job titles include:Instrument Technician. An instrument

technician works with theoretical or analyticalproblems, helping engineers find ways toimprove the performance of an instrument or asystem. He or she also helps mechanicstroubleshoot system components.

Instrument Mechanic. An instrumentmechanic installs, calibrates, inspects, tests,and repairs instruments and control systemdevices. Mechanics must be able to work wellwith their hands, be willing to improve theirskills through training, and be interested inlearning about new technologies.

Source: www.isa.org > General Informa-tion > Careers

The following are excerpts from theISA website, www.isa.org. Be sure and takeadvantage of your membership benefits andresearch the huge volume of informationavailable to members on the website. Thedirect link is http://tinyurl.com/ISA-Career-Library.

The Young Engineer - A ProfessionalGuide-- What is Required of You as an Engineer?-- A Career of Human Significance-- Important Choices and Decisions uponGraduation-- Beginning Your Professional Life-- Unwritten Laws of Engineering-- Registration-- Professionalism and Unionism-- Personal Development

Resources for Automation ConsultantsThe following collection of resources is

provided to assist individuals who are self-employed or wish to pursue independentconsulting careers. It is ISA’s intent to makethis collection dynamic with resources addedby users of the site.

United States Small BusinessAdministration References-- Start-Up Basics-- Business Plan Basics-- Financing Basics-- Marketing Basics-- Legal Aspects

Consulting Agreement Samples-- Broad Range of Examples

Resources Available for Purchase-- Complete Guide to Consulting Contracts-- Contract and Fee-Setting Guide for

Consultants and Professionals-- Consultant’s Guide: Action Plan for FirstYear in Business-- Consultants and Independent ContractorForms

Additional Articles at ISA.org10 Steps to Improve Your Career. To helpgive your career a boost, Steve McMahan,president of the Atlantic region of KforceProfessional Staffing in Tampa, FL, has sometips to get you on your way.

Foreign Language Skills can Translate Intoa Great Career. With the increasing diversityof the U.S. population and an ever-expandingglobal economy, demand for bilingual workersis strong.

Resume - Showcase Your Talent. Yourresume may have less than a minute tocapture the interest of an employer. It’s afierce competition. The difference betweenyour resume ending up in the “Must Call” or“No Interest” pile is all in the delivery.

Essential Job Skill - Working Well WithOthers. When you think about datingsomeone, compatibility is an essentialconsideration. So much so in fact, it’s oftenfirst - and sometimes the last - form ofattraction between two people. Yet,compatibility rarely is a subject of discussionwith potential employers.

Avoiding Email Overload10 Ways to Fend Off Work Stress. Yourphone is ringing, your voice mail light isflashing and you’re ignoring yourovercrowded e-mail inbox to work on thepresentation you will be giving in 10 minutes.

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Feeling a little stressed? Here are some tipsto help you control that swell of panic thatseems to follow you around all day at work.

Language Clarity and DiversityWhen we talk with others in the conduct

of business, we often judge them—sometimes unconsciously—by how theyspeak. Strong regional accents, speechpatterns, and/or local grammatical differencesmay be perceived as indicative ofintelligence, education, or social class.Diversity is important, but clearcommunication is essential. If people aredifficult to understand, there may be adverse


We are saddened to reportthe loss of William (Bill)Rieken. Bill worked in Bakers-field as a Facility Engineer. Heworked for both Chevron andGulf, and retired in 1999.William Rieken, born 1926 inChoteau, Montana, passed awayon September 27, 2009.

Bill Reiken was the fatherin law of ISA Southern San Joaquin Valley past president Ken Elder ofAera Energy. Bill’s son Mike Rieken is an Area Manager in MCA BUin Midland, TX.

Bill was well known in the Bakersfield ‘Oil Patch’ and was activein API and SPE. He loved the petroleum industry from which he retiredat the age of 73. He was a consummate teacher, volunteering his timeand energy to teach instrumentation and automation courses at night.Bill also volunteered a considerable amount of his time at the GuildHouse, a charitable cause in Bakersfield.

“Bill embodied the ideals of self reliance, integrity, honesty andwork ethic,” as written n his obituary in the Bakersfield Californian.“His love for his family and strong moral compass are his legacy andwill be sorely missed.”

Bill was honored by his friends in the ISA Southern San JoaquinValley Section with a “roast” at Hodels on Thursday, November 17,2005.

Bill served his country in the Navy during WWII after graduatingfrom Bakersfield High School in 1944. He earned a B.S. degree inPetroleum Engineering from USC after discharge from the Navy.

In addition to his wife, Barbara Rieken of 56 years, Bill is alsosurvived by his daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Ken Elder ofBakersfield; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Melinda Rieken ofMidland, TX; grandchildren, Corey and Matt Colbourn of ArroyoGrande, CA, Derek Elder of Pasadena, CA, Amy and Zeph Rouquetteof Richardson, TX, Jennifer and Lance Hatfield of Sugarland, TX; andfive great-grandchildren. Bill was preceded in death by his daughter,Terri Rieken.

A memorial service was scheduled to be held at The Guild House,1905 Eighteenth St., Bakersfield, CA, Thursday, October 1, 2009. Inlieu of flowers, the family requested that donations be made to theAmerican Cancer Society or the Guild House.

Information courtesy of Carla Musser of Chevron and Ira Miller ofBlair-Martin. The obituary was printed in the Bakersfield Californianon September 30, 2009, and can be read at http://tinyurl.com/BillReiken.

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effects on productivity, client interaction, and the development ofimportant relationships.Custom and Specialized Production

A subtle shift is underway in the American workplace. Theconsequences of this shift will influence education, training anddevelopment, work assignment—domestically and globally—thedemand for skilled labor, and the kind of work that is performed bycompanies in the United States and in other countries.Employment Selectivity

Employers are becoming more selective, focusing efforts onhiring (and keeping) the best talent they can find . . . and thestandards are set high. Likewise, workers are looking for the best jobs. . . with decisions based more on values than on monetary reward.Finding the Right Job For You - Reality Check

Most people want more than just a job - more than the minimumin pay and satisfaction. Planning for your professional future is vital togetting what you want from work for years to come! At some pointalong the way, you made a conscious decision to enter the technicalfield of automation + control technology. That’s why you are workingso hard in school.The New Global Job Shift. The latest round of globalization ismoving more and more upscale jobs offshore.Students Aren’t Preparing for Jobs

A serious problem will face both workers and employers as wemove through this decade and the next. Knowledge and skills gapswill restrict economic growth, industry progress, career development,consequences of which will create problems of historical significance.

All of these topics and more can be found on the ISA website,www.isa.org. Be sure and take advantage of your membership benefitsand research the huge volume of information available to members onthe website.

Direct link to this article is http://tinyurl.com/ISA-Career-Library.

ISA Orange County President Sebastian Zielonka presents a Certificateof Appreciation to Ariana Drivdahl of Moxas Americas for presentinga program on data acquisition over cellular on October 14, 2009, at themonthly meeting at Fluor Irvine. Photo courtesy of John Querido.

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The IEC 61508 S&P subcommitteenow has a team of four volunteers. Thesevolunteers are planning their first meetingFriday, November 15, 2009, to discuss IEC61508 in general. The discussion shouldreveal the team’s knowledge of IEC 61508.If training for the team is required, thenconsecutive meetings will plan thattraining.

The roles the team needs to assign forthis project are: configuration management,

quality assurance, development, and verification as a minimum. Wehave just enough volunteers for that. More volunteers could speed theproject. After the skills and desires of the individual team membersare assessed, the roles can be assigned.

The team also needs to determine what the specific safety-relatedproduct will be. The team needs to plan all the functional safetymanagement activities required by IEC 61508, clause 6. The safetylifecycles need to be defined, and the corresponding techniques andmeasures from IEC 61508-7 need to be documented in plans. I expectthese plans will be posted on the ISALA website when they arereleased to configuration control. I am not sure of the schedule for theposting of these documents. There will be more updates in consecutiveNewsletters.

Certificates of appreciation were given to Romel Bhuller, PE, andMark Murphy, PE, both of Fluor for their presentation explaining asystematic approach to implementing safety standards IEC 61508 and61511. The program was presented on November 11, 2009, at Fluor’Irvine facility. Photo courtesy of John Querido.

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Outside Sales Representative. Applied Valves and Controls, locatedin Southern 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].

Instrumentation Technician SeekingEmployment. Highly motivated individual withexcellent work ethic. Performs field installation,repairs, calibration, preventative maintenanceon all types of process instrumentation andcontrols with a minimum of supervision. Abilityto work from schematics & mechanicaldrawings. Prefer So California but will considerother areas. Full-time, part-time or contract. Tocontact this individual send an email [email protected].

Outside Sales Engineer. Ponton Industries is inimmediate need of an another qualified OutsideSales Engineer! Previous sales experience withinstrumentation is a must. The position pays avery competitive salary/draw/commission andincludes generous medical, auto, dental, lifeinsurance and tax deferred retirement benefits.Ponton Industries also has an inside salesposition opening. The position pays a verycompetitive salary and includes generousmedical, auto, dental, life insurance and taxdeferred retirement benefits. Please send yourresume to: [email protected] or call 714-998-9073 for more information.

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Field Sales – Orange County. BLAIR-MARTIN CO., INC.. Required:Technical engineering degree or equivalent experience; Strongcommunication skills & computer literacy; Must reside in territory;Proven track record of sales success in same or similar industry; Solidprofessional references. Superior performance rewarded by generousunlimited commission program, expense reimbursement, andcomprehensive benefits package. Apply only if you are a non-smoker,U.S. Citizen, and will pass pre-hire & random drug [email protected].

Instrumentation Tech II. Orange County Sanitation District.Performs installation, maintenance, and calibration, of processcontrol instrumentation and related equipment; implementsadditions or modifications of control systems; troubleshoots andrepairs electrical, electronic, microprocessor-based andpneumatic and mechanical process control components;identifies, isolates, and diagnoses failures; interprets schematicand loop drawings and coordinates repairs with other divisions asnecessary. High School equivalence supplemented by collegelevel course work or trade school training in instrumentationtechnology or a related field. Three years of increasinglyresponsible experience maintaining, calibrating, installing,troubleshooting, and repairing electrical, pneumatic, andmechanical process control instruments is required. Salary:$33.69 - $40.95 Hourly. Benefits: Personal leave; eleven paidholidays and one floating holiday; life insurance; disabilityinsurance; health insurance (employee contribution is required),dependent coverage available, including medical, dental, andvision; a pension plan, and an optional deferred compensationplan. Apply online at: www.ocsd.com.


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