ISA Automation Week & 2013 Symposia

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1 January - February 2013 Inside This Issue 2 - President s Message ISA Events Schedule 3 - Instrumentation 2013 Expo and Oil & Gas Symosium Take Shape 4 - Wanted: Student Scholarship Applications Fire Suppression Systems 5 - Gas Leak Detection 6 - Taft Oil Technology Academy 8 - Section Events 9 - Regional Events Thoughts on Engineering Call For Papers Oil & Gas Symposium 10 - Jobs & Business Opportunities Regional Training & Events March 13-16, 2013 Instrumentation 2013 Expo Training - Careers - Golf May 16-17, 2013 Tabletop & Golf Tournament ISA Central Calif Section If you don t learn to laugh at trouble, you won t have anything to laugh at when you re old. -- Will Rogers ISA Automation Week & 2013 Symposia According to ISA, more than 1,200 automation professionals, hailing from dozens of countries around the world, exchanged best practices and technical solutions during ISA Automation Week 2012 in Orlando. A summary of the event is presented in this excellent ISA article Hundreds of Automation Professionals from Around the World Share Challenges, Solutions at ISA Automation Week 2012 in Orlando which can be read online at > Press Room (under General Information) > Press Releases > September Direct link: tinyurl.com/isa-pr th ISA Analysis Division Symposium April 2013 Galveston, Texas 59th International Instrumentation Symposium and MFPT May 2013 Cleveland, Ohio 13th ISA LDAR-Fugitive Emissions Symposium May 2013 New Orleans, Louisiana Communications Division Symposium May 2013 Washington D.C. CALL FOR PAPERS! Oil & Gas Symposium Maximizing Energy Efficiency with Current Process Control & Instrumentation Technologies Mar 13 - Golf Tournament Mar 14 - Expo Day 1 Mar 15 - Symposium & Expo Day 2 - Environmental Compliance - Safety and Asset Protection - Cybersecurity & Communication 56th ISA POWID Symposium 2-7 June 2013 Orlando, Florida ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium 6-8 August 2013 Orlando, Florida 8th ISA Marketing and Sales Summit September 2013 New Orleans, Louisiana ISA Automation Week November 2013 Nashville, Tennessee For more specific information about ISA Division Symposia and abstract submission, contact Rodney Jones at rjones@isa.org. ISA Orange County Section Meeting Update There is no Section Meeting for February. Please check the Orange County Section website for upcoming meetings, tours and seminars at Topics solicited include... - Process Monitoring & Control - Boilers, Steam, Compressed Air - Cogeneration and Combustion For speaking opportunities contact John Prince at (714) Jan - Feb 2013 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1

2 Orange County Section Officers President s Message By Rafael Agrazsanchez, Section President President Rafael Agrazsanchez rafael.agrazsanchez@gmail.com President Elect & Treasurer Edward Naranjo General Monitors (949) edwardn@generalmonitors.com Secretary Jenny Xu Fluor Corp., (949) jenny.xu@fluor.com Past President, and Membership Chair Fred McEachen Fluor Corp. (949) fred.mceachen@gmail.com Delegate Jesus Moncayo South Coast Systems (714) jesus.moncayo@southcoastsystems.com Arrangements & Exhibit Chairs Bis Mitra Fluor Corp., (949) bis.mitra@fluor.com Education Chair & Historian Christine Dorgan Disneyland Resort, (714) christine.dorgan@disney.com Marketing & Publications Chair Sergei Seleznev Blair-Martin Company sgseleznev@gmail.com Newsletter Editor John Prince, (714) APG Project Management jprince@calcems.com Nominations Chair Raj Adani, (800) Emerson Process Mgmt Raj.adani@emerson.com Program Chair Manny Martinez Fluor Corp., (949) Manny.E.Martinez@fluor.com Student Liaison, Webmaster Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) Bob@TheHarrisonHouse.com Student Liaison Craig Lanternier Premier Alliance Group clanternier@permieralliance.com District Vice President Gary Campbell, CCST III (623) ; gcampbellisa@cox.net I hope everyone had a happy new year, and is keeping to the new year resolutions. This month we will continue to have our monthly meeting at Old World in Hungtington Beach. Last month I was not able to make the monthly presentation due to a work meeting out of town, however from what I heard it was a very good presentation by Charlie Black. Thank you Charlie for your contribution to automation and the ISA Orange County Section. See below for upcoming events: March - Autonomous Construction April - EDU Seminar May - Tour June - TBD The monthly ISA Section Newsletters and annual Regional Membership Directory and Buyers Guide are mailed to all ISA section members in Southern California and Southern Nevada and to ISA student affiliates at Cal Poly Pomona, Long Beach State University and Bakersfield College. Newsletters include the Central California Alarm, Los Angeles Annunciator, Orange County Chart, San Diego Signal and Las Vegas Experience. Changes of address can only be processed by ISA by at (919) or For editorial submissions and feedback, please contact the newsletter editor. Advertising rates, circulation information and style guide is posted at Billing and publishing correspondence may be addressed to TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, CA Submissions are copyright by the authors with all rights reserved. Copyright (C) 2012 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved. 2 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 Jan - Feb 2013

3 Instrumentation 2013, Oil & Gas Symposium expanded The Instrumentation Expo at the Carson Center has been expanded. The exhibits and training begin on Thursday, March 14 at 10am and end at 6pm similar to past years. On Friday, March 15, the Expo will continue from 9am to 2pm in conjunction with the first annual Oil & Gas Symposium. A golf tournament will be held on Wednesday, March 13 with the awards luncheon held at the Expo onthursday. One preregistration online is good for all events on Thursday and Friday. Website: On Wednesday, March 13, ISA Los Angeles will conduct a golf tournament at the Navy Course in Seal Beach. For information and to sign up for golf, please contact Chuck Bagby at chuckbagby@gmail.com. Below is a partial listing of the 40+ training classes that are being offered to those in the instrumentation and controls field and to students. Pre-register at for free admission to all classes, symposium and the exhibit hall. Training classes include all-day hands on PLC Self-Paced Training, Automated Valves Fundamentals; CEMS Design and Configuration; Control Valve Basics and Sizing; Development of Assurance Level Assignments; Discussion: Industrial Networking and Cyber Security Topics; Hands-on Digital Multi- Meters Training Lab; Harmonized Determination of SIL; I/O Controller Workshop; Industrial Fire & Gas Safety Systems. Other classes include Intro to Networking & Cyber Security in an Industrial Environment; Measuring Total Organic Carbon in Industrial Applications; Measuring Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids; Methods Hackers Use to Gain Access to Industrial IT Infrastructure; NFPA72 and FM Compliance; PLC Self-Paced Programming; Pressure Measurement Fundamentals; Relief Valve Fundamentals; Roundtable: Water / Wastewater Topics; Roundtable: Analytical Measurements in National Gas and LNG Applications; Roundtable: Control Systems Engineer PE License; Roundtable: Control System Technician Certification; Roundtable: Current I&C Issues in Refinery Operation; Steam System - Energy Saving Opportunities and Resources; Understanding Safety Clothing; Wireless Technologies for Industrial SCADA Applications; and others. Instrumentation 2013 Exhibits - Training - Careers Carson Convention Center March 14-15, Sand Canyon Ave., Suite C Irvine, CA Office: Fax: Instrumentation and Control Systems for Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii Golden State Controls and Invensys Foxboro We are the authorized Representative for the Foxboro Systems group. We now support the full range of Foxboro control systems including IA and A Squared. Please call us for information, support and service. Instrumentation Control Valves Control Systems Distributor Rotameters Sub-Distributor for G M Cooke, Inc. Golden State Controls is affiliated with Western States Controls Professional Services Group that provides engineering and technical solutions to process control systems and instrumentation. Jan - Feb 2013 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 3

4 Wanted: student applicants for scholarships by Jane Platt, ISA Los Angeles Section Are you a student planning for a technical career? Or do you know someone who fits that description? If so, consider the ISA Los Angeles scholarship program, which is currently open for applications. Scholarships are awarded to successful applicants who will attend an accredited technical school, college or university as an undergraduate. Additional guidelines and information can be found online by contacting the Scholarship Chair at scholarship@isala.org. Scholarship applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2013, and the scholarship(s) will be awarded at the annual meeting of the ISA Los Angeles Section and officer installation ceremony is held in June. This past year s scholarship recipient, Mariel Cisneros, a student at Cal State Long Beach, was able to put her education timeline in high gear. The scholarship helped me pay for my summer school classes, which helped speed up my graduation by a whole semester. Fire suppression systems for the 21st century explained Frank Broidy and Brandon Troc of Fire & Pump Service Group discussed hybrid nitrogen-water fire protection systems as replacements for halogenated or inert gases systems at the ISA Los Angeles Section monthly meeting at the Energy Resource Center in Downey January 22, Photos courtesy of Rod Bodeau 4 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 Jan - Feb 2013

5 ISA Central California Fixed and portable ultrasonic gas leak detection Among those attending the January 23 ISA Central California Section meeting program about Fixed and Portable Ultrasonic Gas Leak Detection was Paul Crossman, Chip Wickline, Paul Blake and Dave Howlett. Photo courtesy of Fernando Ceja. Gregory A. Neethling, Technology Manager for Gassonic A/S General Monitors, and David Shaw of UE Systems gave a presentation on fixed and portable ultrasonic gas leak detection at the ISA Central California Section lunch meeting on January 23, The meeting was held in the top floor Sky Bar of the Bakersfield Petroleum Club. The program covered conventional technologies vs. ultrasonic gas leak detection, physical principles of ultrasonic gas leak detection, advantages and disadvantages, which hazardous areas are suited for ultrasonic gas leak detectors, where to place ultrasonic gas leak detectors, how to estimate detection coverage, how to install, commission, and maintain ultrasonic gas leak detectors and verifying the coverage by means of leak simulation. Next month s ISA Central California program will be about automation technologies in development at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on Wednesday, February 27, Also at the Petroleum Club, interested ISA members and guests can RSVP and get more info at the section website, INSTRUMENTATION 2013 TRAINING - TOURS - EXHIBITS & 1st Annual Oil & Gas Symposium GOLF - FOOD - PRIZES - ENTERTAINMENT Wed-Sat, March 13-16, 2013 Carson Convention Center Jan - Feb 2013 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 5

6 Kern County Student Career Training Taft Oil Technology Academy creates energy professionals for the future By Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer Reprinted with permission from Well Servicing magazine, September/ October One of the biggest challenges for the oil and gas industry is finding qualified workers who have the technical skills to get the job done. The best way for high-producing areas to do this is to grow their own. Over a decade ago the Taft Union High School District did just that in partnership with the California Department of Education and several oil and gas companies, the district established the Taft Oil-Technology Academy in 2001 to prepare students for possible careers in the oil industry. All students volunteer to enter the program and must go through an extensive application, screening, and interview process during their ninth-grade year to be accepted. The sequential program begins in the sophomore year and teaches rigorous classes related to oil and gas for the next three years. Over 300 students have graduated from the academy since the first class graduated in Sixty-six percent of all graduates have gone on to college/technical schools, 13 percent entered the petroleum industry Sixty-six percent of all graduates have gone on to college/technical schools, 13 percent entered the petroleum industry after high school, 6 percent entered the military, and 15 percent found employment in nonpetroleum industry occupations. after high school, 6 percent entered the military, and 15 percent found employment in non-petroleum industry occupations. Most recently, 29 graduating seniors from the academy received $103,200 in scholarships. Our funding is through matching funds from the Taft Union High School District, the California Department of Education, and our business partners, says Lynn Pendergrass, coordinator of the Taft Oil Technology Academy. Much of the partners funding is in-kind, such as the time they spend at steering committee meetings, speaking as guests, and organizing field trips. Although state funding has dropped in recent years, the commitment by our high school administration and business partners remains high. Continued on next page Solve your toughest application requirements with complete automation hardware and software solutions from GE and Gexpro For more information, contact John Chang at: (P) (M) john.chang@gexpro.com 6 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 Jan - Feb 2013

7 Fred Holmes, president of Holmes Western Oil Corporation presents a pump unit donation to Hadley Pittman, president of the Taft Oil- Technology Academy Student Section of AADE. Fred Holmes, president of Holmes Western Oil Corp in Taft, has been involved with the program from the very beginning. Our business partners are almost too helpful, he says. Anything we ask for, they provide. They are incredibly dedicated, generous partners and provide many of the speakers, field trips & summer internships we need. A balanced education The Taft Oil-Technology Academy was the first high-school level, college-preparatory, school-to-career partnership academy in the nation with a career focus on the petroleum industry. The academy has been Students on a field trip to Halliburton s Fluids Lab in Bakersfield. visited by school districts from several states and has served as a model for those state programs. Sophomore classes include computer applications, careers, geology, exploration, drilling, engineering, and alternative energy. During these units, guest speakers from the industry discuss their expertise in these topics. Students must complete reports, create and conduct PowerPoint presentations, and write follow-up reports and thank-you notes after the field trips. The following year, as juniors, they study production, transportation, and engineering and work in teams to present a formal debate on a controversial topic, such as hydraulic fracturing. Continued on page 8 KOSO Severe Service Stacked Disk Technology Control Valves Control Valves Thermowells / Orifice Plates / Flush Rings Gas Detection Sensors, Analyzers & Controls Wireless Sensor Networks Nuclear Level & Density - TN & Kay-Ray Density & Spec. Gravity - Sarasota Ultrasonic Flow - Polysonics, M-PULSe Flow Computers - AutoEXEC Data Recorders - Westronics Air Flow Sensors - Brandt Purge & Pressurizing Systems Jan - Feb 2013 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 7

8 Local section meetings For more details about any of the section meetings, please contact the section president or newsletter at Orange County Section No Meeting Rafael Agrazsanchez, Website: Los Angeles Section Tues, Feb 19 Paul Franklin, (818) , A Petroleum Geologist s View of the Future of Energy Website: Las Vegas Section Thurs Feb 21 Brian Neal, (702) , briananeal@hotmail.com Radar Level Direct-Mount Installations Best Practices Website: San Diego Section Wed Feb 27 Mike Wallace, (858) , mwallace@sweetwater.com Fossil Fuel, Nuclear & Renewable Energy: Realistic Expectations Website: Central California Section Wed Feb 27 Bud Van Wie, (661) , blvanwie@elect-systems.com Automation Technologies Development at NASA Dryden Flight Center Website: Bakersfield College Student Section Contact Advisor Sean Caras, (661) , scaras@bakersfieldcollege.edu Please contact advisor Sean Caras for the latest section information. Cal State Long Beach Student Committee Contact Advisor Walter Martinez (562) wmartinz@csulb.edu Section website: Cal Poly Pomona Student Section Contact Advisor Salomon Oldak, Advisor, soldak@csupomona.edu Website: Kern County Student Career Training, Continued from page 7 For our debate on fracturing we started by watching Gasland and writing a paper against hydraulic fracturing, says Pendergrass. We then taught them the technology with a field trip to Halliburton s Bakersfield office, followed by writing a pro-fracking paper. After the movie, most of the students were against fracking, but by the time we ended at Halliburton they were all for it. They learned how to separate fact from the sensationalism and emotion that has driven the issue and not one group wanted to take the anti-fracking side during the debate. Courses in the senior year cover refining and environmental issues. Job shadowing days are ride-along experiences with business partner personnel in career areas the students have focused on during their three years in the academy. Students also complete a senior project that consists of a written report, physical project, and presentation to a board. Seniors also become PASSPORT certified (industry safety, first aid, and CPR) during the year. Our goal is to educate students on all aspects of the petroleum industry upstream, midstream and downstream and all the career opportunities that are available, says Pendergrass. We turn out students who are prepared for the next stage of life with focus and determination. They have the ability to make a career decision and know where to go to get the training they need, whether that s directly into the workforce, a two-year college for a technical degree, or a fouryear university. Blake Emberson attended Taft Oil-Technology Academy from 2007 to 2010 and is now a junior at the Colorado School of Mines. I greatly benefited from the many people I got to know and work with at the academy, he says. My education there helped me get into Colorado School of Mines and has also enabled me to get summer internships over the last three summers. Continued on page 10 8 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 Jan - Feb 2013

9 Thoughts on engineering Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent engineering problems; engineering is practicing the art of the organized forcing of technological change... Engineers operate at the interface between science and society... Gordon Brown ( ),, Dean of Engineering, MIT. The engineer is the key figure in the material progress of the world. It is his engineering that makes a reality of the potential value of science by translating scientific knowledge into tools, resources, energy and labor to bring them into the service of man... To make contributions of this kind the engineer requires the imagination to visualize the needs of society and to appreciate what is possible as well as the technological and broad social age understanding to bring his vision to reality. Sir Eric Ashby ( ), British Educator. Regional events & training Dates subject to change. Contact the sponsoring party before making your final plans to attend. To include an ISA or non-isa event, please contact the editor. Wed-Sat, March 13-16, 2013 Instrumentation 2013 Expo & Oil & Gas Sympsium Carson Convention Center Thurs-Fri, May 16-17, 2013 CENCAL Golf Tournament, Exhibits, Training & Cajun Feast, Bakersfield INSTRUMENTATION 2013 TRAINING - TOURS - EXHIBITS & OIL & GAS SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR PAPERS! 1st Annual Oil & Gas Symposium Maximizing Energy Efficiency with Current Process Control & Instrumentation Technologies GOLF - FOOD - PRIZES - ENTERTAINMENT Topics solicited include... - Environmental Compliance Mar 13 Golf, Mar Expo, Mar 15 Symposium - Safety and Asset Protection Carson Convention Center - Cybersecurity & Communication March 15 Register oline for free admission to training, symposium & exhibits. - Process Monitoring & Control - Boilers, Steam, Compressed Air - Cogeneration and Combustion For speaking opportunities contact John Prince at (714) Jan - Feb 2013 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 9

10 Job Shop and Business Opportunities Circulation is ISA members and other industry personnel in California and Nevada. To place a Job Shop ad, call (714) The standard cost to place a job ad is $25 per block of 25 words. Position Wanted ads are at no charge for ISA members. CALIBRATION TECHNICIAN. Wilmington Instruments is looking for a technician to add to our calibration team at our Wilmington, CA, facility. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years experience in the metrology field. Experience in an armed services PMEL program is a big plus. A list of the types of equipment we calibrate can be found at calibration.html. Contact Doug Larson at (310) or doug@calcert.com. Wilmington Instruments is an ISO certified provider of physical, mechanical, electrical, and frequency calibration services dedicated to providing the highest quality instrument support services available. OUTSIDE SALES. Industrial Automation Group, a manufacturers representative for 20 years, is looking for an experienced sales person to sell measurement products, variable frequency drives, SCADA and related equipment in Central & Southern California and Southern Nevada. Markets: Alternative Energy, Oil & Gas, Power, Water/Wastewater and other Industrial. Please see our website for the products and manufacturers that we represent. Contact Ron Henson of Industrial Automation Group at (909) or ron@iag-sw.com Plummer Street Chatsworth, CA (800) (818) fax sales@donwolf.com AUTOMATION & INSTRUMENTATION SPECIALISTS Analyzers and Instruments: Combustion/ Emissions Analyzers Toxic Gas, IAQ, LEL, CWA & TIC Monitors Gamma & Neutron Radiation Detectors, Dosimeters & Monitors Calibration Gas, Kits & Accessories Components for Automation: Fluid Controls/Pressure Regulators Miniature Pumps Solenoid Valves We also offer: Annual Maintenance Quick Repair and Calibration Engineering and Design Training, Technical Information, Advocacy & much more! Honeywell Analytics, Inc. Inside & Outside Sales Engineers. The Valve Shop, a division of Applied Valves and Controls, Inc. is the fastest growing distributor in Southern California specializing in valves, valve automation and process control products. We have two immediate openings. Outside Sales Engineer Outside Sales Engineer position requires selling valve, automation and control related products into the biopharm, commercial HVAC, industrial process, and water/waste industries in the Los Angeles-Orange County area. Inside Sales Engineer Inside Sales Engineer position in Carlsbad requires technical sales and computer skills; customer support; and application engineering of valve, automation and control related products. Applicants for both positions must be highly motivated with a positive attitude and have excellent communication and organizational skills. Minimum 3 years sales/engineering experience required. Engineering degree a major plus. We offer an exciting compensation package including a base salary plus commission or bonus, benefits, and a fun professionally encouraging work environment. For immediate consideration please contact Ray Herrera at or your resume to rherrera@thevalveshop.com. Kern County Student Career Training, Continued from page 8 Moving forward Taft Oil-Technology Academy recently established a student section of the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE), with Fred Holmes serving as student section coordinator. Although there are many AADE student sections at universities, Taft s chapter is the first in the nation at the high-school level. We want to introduce students to professional associations, so we have quarterly dinner meetings, says Pendergrass. All Oil Tech students and our business partners are invited. Fred barbecues, we have a meeting, a guest speaker, and a raffle. Students are required to sit with business partners and guests to converse. We don t allow a table full of students it s fun to see the interaction between the students and adults. A grant from the Alliance of Women in Energy and the Kern Economic Development Corporation has enabled the academy to launch a comprehensive mentoring program. Mentors from the industry meet once a month with small groups of students to discuss goal setting, study habits, time management, careers, colleges, job applications, resumes, cover letters, interview skills, and finances during and after college. When I put out a call for mentors, I thought I would be lucky to get 20 or so, but our industry responded with 35 individuals wanting to work with our students, says Pendergrass. It is that kind of support for what we are doing that makes this program so special. Holmes is one of those mentors. It doesn t matter if they go into the oil business or not, says Holmes. We just want them to develop the business skills they ll need to be motivated and successful in any career that they choose. Continued on next page 10 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 Jan - Feb 2013

11 Mechanical Engineer Georg Fischer Signet LLC is recognized as the innovative leader in fluid sensor technology, serving our worldwide customers in the process industries through the development and manufacture of world-class products. Our team is seeking a talented self-starter to contribute significantly to our aggressive growth plans. The major responsibilities of this position include: Design mechanical or electro-mechanical components, products and systems using computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment. Generate and test creative, producible designs. Design fluid test systems and equipment. Develop standard procedures for testing and verifying products. Direct engineering technicians in fabrication of test apparatus and equipment. Direct engineering personnel in design testing and verification. Write test reports and give oral presentations to communicate designs and results of verification testing. Work directly with outside suppliers to develop molding and fabrication strategies or resolve issues with non-conforming materials. To qualify for this important position, the ideal candidate will have the following: BSME, Masters Degree preferred. Minimum 5 years related experience. Hands-on experience in design of instrumentation or sensor related products is desired. Ability to use some type of 2D (AutoCAD preferred) and 3D CAD software (Pro-Engineer/CREO preferred); Database software; math and simulation programs; MS Excel and Word. Direct experience with several of the following topics: drawing and change control, chemical resistance and material properties, FEA, vibration analysis, design of experiment, mechanical and electromagnetic flow sensors, electrochemical sensors, electronic assemblies and enclosures. Excellent organization and time management skills. Ability to organize small projects and lead a project team. Become a part of our winning team. Send resume complete with salary history to Georg Fischer Signet LLC, 3401 Aerojet Ave, El Monte, CA 91731, ATT: Human Resource. Fax: , Signet-hr@georgfischer.com. See for additional information. OUTSIDE SALES. Kube Engineering, an established manufacturer s representative for over 11 years, is seeking an independent contractor/s for the SoCal territory selling analytics, valves, meters, actuators etc Markets: Municipal, Refinery, Power, Commercial and Industrial. Call Quinn Eddins SALES ENGINEER AVAILABLE. Experienced, disciplined, structured, successful engineered product sales engineer seeks inside or outside sales position. Customer contacts at refineries, power stations, pipeline companies, cogens and more. Seek sales and application engineering in I&C, field instrumentation, relief devices and more. BSME degree. Strong references.reply to jobshop130101@isala.org. Considering the CSE PE or ISA CAP? ISA Las Vegas Section is available to mentor anyone considering to prepare for either the NCEES Control Systems Engineer (CSE) PE exam, or the ISA Certified Automation Professional (CAP) exam. No cost for ISA members in the Las Vegas area. Brian at briananeal@hotmail.com or (702) Kern County Student Career Training, Continued from previous page Taft Oil Technology Academy could not operate without the generous support and enthusiasm of the following business partners: American Association of Drilling Engineers, Aera Energy L.L.C., American Petroleum Institute, Association of Energy Services Companies, Berry Petroleum Company, California Independent Petroleum Association, Chevron Corp, Exxon Mobil, General Production Service, Halliburton Energy Services, Holmes Western Oil Corporation, IOPA- Independent Oil Producers Agency, Key Energy Services, Nabors Drilling, Nabors Well Services Co., Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Petroleum Production Pioneers, PXP- Plains Exploration and Production, Quinn Pumps, San Joaquin Refining Company, Society of Petroleum Engineers, TRC Operating Company, Taft Petroleum Club, WSPA, West Kern Oil Museum, WESTEC, Westside Waste Management. Thanks to Francisco Sanchez, President Elect of ISA Central California Section for submitting this article. INSTRUMENTATION 2013 & 1st Annual Oil & Gas Symposium TRAINING - TOURS - EXHIBITS GOLF - FOOD - PRIZES - ENTERTAINMENT Carson Convention Center - March 13-16, Pre-Register Online CALL FOR PAPERS! CALL FOR PAPERS! Jan - Feb 2013 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 11

12 Job Shop and Business Opportunities, continued from page 10 Process Product Line Manager. SpectraSensors is seeking a Process Product Line Manager in its Rancho Cucamonga factory. SpectraSensors, owned by Endress+Hauser is a dynamic company that offers great benefit packages. This position plays a key role in product development and the company seeks candidates with instrumentation experience in process markets. More details on Business For Sale. Harold Durbin 74, owner of Instrument Personnel Inc is retiring and selling Instrument business and Environmental business that includes TTU, (Transportable Treatment Unit). Property Long Beach CA, 6701 Cherry Avenue. 40 years of instrument assets. 6 containers full of parts, pneumatic and electronic instruments, SS control values, transmitters, controllers, you name it we have it. Test equipment, tools, lathe, mill, compressors, etc. Three metrology motor home test Labs, One metrology test trailer. Three Test Drilling Rigs trailer mounted. One for water wells to 120 feet, and haz sampling to 60 feet, one for haz sampling to 50 feet, one with diamond bits for hard rock mining exploration to 100 feet. No Offer refused. Call make offer all or part will finance cell harold_durbin@yahoo.com. JOB WANTED with Electrical/ Electronics or Analytical Instrument Manufacturer. Cal State Long Beach EE MS 2011, Instrumentation & Controls Engineering BS Three years of work experience in Electrical/ Electronics field. Worked at Analytical Industries Inc. as Electrical Engineer. Responsibilities including Circuit designing, Simulation, PBC layouting for different gas analyzers, design electrical testing methods. Experience with design, commissioning, operation of oxygen, temperature, moisture, GC, hydrogen purity, CO2 analyzers. Computer skills include AutoCAD, LabVIEW, MS Office, Simulink, network processors, C/C++, C#, Assembly language, VB, Visual Studios, HTML. Contact: Ketaki Kunte, kunteketaki@gmail.com, (562) Product Manager, Water Quality. Horiba Instruments, Inc., a major U.S. supplier of environmental and process gas and liquid monitoring instrumentation and systems in Irvine seeks a qualified Product Manager for its Water Quality product line. This individual manages sales network throughout North, Central and South America for water quality products to promote and increase sales and maintains an effective and efficient operation to support internal and external customers; develops sales support materials, training materials and conducts training as required; and other duties. Requires working knowledge of selling and marketing technical products; bachelor s degree in chemistry or other water/ environmental related discipline; strong problem solving and analytical skills; verbal and written communication skills; good computer skills and customer satisfaction skills. Supervisory experience preferred. Full benefit package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, vacation, 401(k). resume to Horiba.Jobs@horiba.com. EOE 12 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 Jan - Feb 2013

13 Instrumentation 2013 Expo TM Photo from Instrumentation 2011 This year co-located with Southern California Oil & Gas Symposium The The Lar Largest Exhibition and Training Event on on the the West West Coast Dedicated to Process to Process Instrumentation, Controls & Instrumentation, Automation. Control & TM Automation Thursday, Wednesday-Saturday Mar 14, 2013 Mar 13-16, 2013 Now in its 7th Year! 70 exhibitors, 30 technical training classes, hands-on workshops, and seminars on all instrumentation and controls topics. No cost for attendees who pre-register online. Los Angeles - Register Online for Free Admission Copyright (C) 2012 Instrument-News.com. Instrumentation 2012 Expo is a trademark of ISA Los Angeles. All Rights Reserved. Jan - Feb 2013 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 13

14 Wed-Sat, March 13-16, 2013 ISA Los Angeles Section Instrumentation 2013 Training - Tours - Exhibits - Golf and Oil & Gas Symposium Carson Convention Center Exhbitors Call (714) NEW JOBS OPEN. SEE PAGES As APG begins As our APG tenth begins year in our business nineteenth providing year in continuous process business analytical providing & CalCEMS continuous emissions process monitoring systems, analytical field & service CalCEMS & consulting, emissions monitoring and on-site system upgrading, systems, field we service, would like consulting to thank and all on-site of analyzer system upgrading, we would like to our dependable suppliers, our dedicated support staff, thank all of our dependable suppliers, our and our tireless subcontractors for contributing to our dedicated staff, and our tireless subcontractors for contributing and for your to our continuing success support and for their and continuing friendship. success And support most and of friendship. all, a sincere And, thank most of you all, to a our sincere loyal thank you to our loyal customers, some of whom are listed here... customers, some of whom are listed below... AES Analyzer Improvement Resources BHP Petroleum Camp Dresser McKee Cenco Oil ConocoPhillips Coors Brewing Co Edison International ExxonMobil Oil Corp Flex Products USA Flex Products China Fluid Data Japan Frontier Refining Co H-Ion Industrial Systems K&T Electric KTI Los Angeles World Airports MAS Mitsubishi Mobil Oil Optical Coating Laboratories Paramount Petroleum Powerine Oil Shannon Filtration Sinclair Oil Co Solar Turbines Southern California Edison Syntech Automation Technip USA Tesoro Refining Tosco Chemical Co Tosco Corp Toyota University of California University of Colorado Unocal Products Co US Postal Service LAX Viking International Services Worldwide Medical Corp. Analyzer Analyzer Products Group Group PO Box 8241 PO Box 8241 Huntington Huntington Beach, Beach, CA CA (714) Fax (714) ADVERTISERS INDEX APG Analyzer Systems Applied Valves & Controls...6 Blair-Martin Co., Inc Calbay Controls...4 Capital Westward... 8 CFM Don Wolf & Associates Emerson Process Mgmt FLW, Inc GEXPRO... 6 Golden State Controls... 3 Horiba Instruments... 13,15 icomtech, Inc....3 Jensen Instrument Co....7 JPR Systems...5 Moore Industries... Insert Patten Systems...9 Romatec... 9 SpectraSensors Summit Fluid Technologies...8 The Fitting Source...5 WestMark Sales... Back Cover Wilmington Instruments... Insert 14 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 Jan - Feb 2013

15 Celebrating Over 20 Years Serving and Supporting San Diego & Imperial Valley s Process Control Needs! TEMPERATURE PRESSURE VOLUME LEVEL FLOW GAS DETECTION POWER MONITORING Thank You to all of our Customers & to our Principal Manufacturers! (760) Jan - Feb 2013 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 15

16 ISA Section Newsletter Los Angeles Section of ISA c/o TechPubs Communications PO Box 1605 Costa Mesa, CA INSTRUMENTATION 2013 TRAINING - TOURS - EXHIBITS GOLF - FOOD - PRIZES - ENTERTAINMENT March 13-16, 2013 Carson Convention Center TIME SENSITIVE Please Deliver by Feb 12 OR CURRENT RESIDENT OC 16 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 Jan - Feb 2013