INSIDE THIS ISSUE Tour of AES Huntington Beach Generating Station

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1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 - President s Message 3 - DVP: Norcal Leads 4 - Automation West Retrospect 5 - Kim Dunn ISA National President Elect 6 - Industry News 7 - Headlines from ISA.org 8 - Local Section Meetings 9 - PE Exam Approaching Regional Events 11 - New Product News 12 - Obituary: Gene Glassey 14 - Job Shop 15 - Question of the Month: Floating Voltage & Grounding Become a licensed and validate your qualifications in this discipline You ll be able to: Provide services for projects requiring licensed engineers Place your seal on plans, drawings, specifications, and reports Advertise your services to the public Not Valid in Califor ornia? Contact your state engineering board to request a CSE information packet or visit for information If something can go wrong, it will go wrong. - Major Edward A. Murphy, Jr. ( ) (Article on Major Murphy in July.) June 2006 Tour of AES Huntington Beach Generating Station A guided tour of the AES Huntington Beach electrical generating steam power plant will be conducted by AES technical staff personnel. AES Huntington Beach plant is a 1,100MW gas-fired steam facility that has been in operation since Its four units utilize conventional GE steam turbines, Babcock & Wilcox boilers and Pratt & Whitney aircraft turbines. The Generating Station recently retooled Units 3 & 4 to bring an additional 450 megawatts onto the California Electrical Grid. In the news lately, Poseidon Resources Corporation recently obtained approval from the Huntington Beach City Council relating to construction of a 50 million gallon per day seawater desalination plant that will be located on the AES property, northeast of Units 1 & 2. One of the largest global power companies, AES generates and distributes electric power to millions of people in 26 countries on five continents. Their 123 power generation facilities can generate over 44,000 megawatts of electricity and their 14 distribution companies deliver electricity to about 11 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Date: Wednesday, June 14th Time: Assembly 5:00 pm; Tour 5:30pm Location: AES Power Plant, Newland St. at PCH, Huntington Beach RSVP: Please RSVP to Bob Harrison (714) Robert_W_Harrison@member.isa.org. The tour will be limited to the first 40 who register. Hope fading for California control systems engineers On May 20th, the California Legislative Council for Professional Engineers met in Sacramento to discuss California Senate Bill SB246. This bill would, among other things, elevate the Control Systems Engineering and five other PE licenses from title to practice level. Other licenses affected by this bill include Chemical, Nuclear, Petroleum, Fire Protection and Traffic Engineering. ISA is the supporting organization for the CSE PE license. Activities of the past two months... and what you can do about it On April 4th, the CLCPE lobbyist notified the delegates that a representative of Professional Engineers in California Government, the state engineers employees union ( had convinced the bill author, Sen Liz Figueroa, that there is no support for converting these title licenses to practice. PECG is the primary opposing organization to SB246. The PECG representative was incorrect. There have been stacks of support letters mailed by CEO s of major California engineering, petrochemical and other process industries, as well as a list of hundreds of other CEO s, Deans of Engg Depts, Govt Organizations and other who have written letters of support. (This latest list can be downloaded at In addition to this list, approx 400 letters have been submitted by Southern California ISA members in January and February of this year. Continued on page 4 June 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 1

2 Orange County Section Officers President John Querido Jontec Systems, (949) President-Elect Craig Lanternier Fluor Enterprises, Inc. Secretary Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) Treasurer Tim Ton Sun Engineering, (714) Past President Sarah Sheldon Fluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) Delegate Christine Dorgan Disneyland Resort, (714) Delegate, Alternate Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) Arrangements Chair Bis Mitra Fluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) Education Chair John Gong ICP DAS USA, Inc., (310) Exhibits Chair Open Historian John Querido Jontec Systems, (949) Honors & Awards Chair Sarah Sheldon, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) Membership, Chair Bis Mitra Fluor Enterprises, Inc., (949) Membership Co-chair Don Zee Don Zee Associates, (949) Program Chair Hiten Dalal NEWTECH Resources Publicity Chair Sebastian Zielonka Fluor Corp., (949) Student Section Liaison Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) Webmaster Bob Harrison Conex Systems, (714) District 11 Vice President Joe Bingham AES Automation, (714) ISA Staff Contact Dalton Wilson ISA, (919) Newsletter Editor John Prince APG Analyzer Systems (714) President s message By John Querido, Section President I am proud to report that four Orange County Section members will be honored at ISA 2006 in Chicago in October. These are all worthy people that are deserving of these awards. They are as follows: Bob Moore, ISA Fellow; Pete Pitsker, Life Achievement Award; Earl Montgomery, Distinguished Society Award; Bob Harrison, Golden Achievement Award. On behalf of the Orange County Section, I extend our congratulations to the honorees. My term as Section President ends at the end of June. Craig Lanternier of Fluor has been nominated to succeed me. I am sure he will build on the success of our Section. He will certainly have my support as I serve as Past President for the next year. Craig is prominent in our industry and we are fortunate that he has accepted a leadership position on our board. Craig would gladly accept your help if you volunteer it. We have been having a good year because of the teamwork on our board that makes things happen. Meetings have been interesting and well attended thanks to Sarah Sheldon, our current Past President, who voluntarily stepped in to fill the vacant Program Chair. Interesting and educational plant tours were arranged by Christine Dorgan at Disneyland and Bob Harrison at the AES power plant in Huntington Beach. John Gong, our long time Education Chair, conducted a Saturday morning Education Seminar that was well attended and well received. My thanks to these good people and the entire Orange County Section Board for their hard work and support in making John look better than I probably deserve. But teamwork is what makes ISA great. My number one priority for my term was to attract new and younger members to our governing board. We always need new leaders with fresh ideas to assure continuity of our Section. I am happy to report that this has happened and credit is due to many of my board members that did the recruiting. Thank you all for your support. I look forward to seeing you at our meetings. John Treasurer s Report BY Orange County Section April 4, 2006 Actual Budget INCOME Arrangements 3, , Dues/Mbrshp/Publcy 2, , Education , Interest Income X-Mas Party - 3, Student Section - 1, Misc TOTAL INCOME $6, $14, EXPENSES Pres. Budget Arrangements 2, , Membership/Mkg Programs Education Insurance Honors Awards Student Competition Misc Pres. Meeting 1, , Society Delegate 1, , Pres. Elect - 1, X-Mas Party 4, , District Workshop - 1, Planning Meeting Student Section Treasurer TOTAL EXPENSES $10, $15, NET ($4,093.41) ($1,400.00) Balances: Checking Account: $4, Certificates of Deposit: $43, 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, Cal State Fullterton and Long Beach State. Newsletters include the South San Joaquin Valley 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 submis-sions 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, California Submissions are copyright by the authors with all rights reserved. Copyright (C) 2006 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved. 2 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 June 2006

3 Message from the District Vice President NORCAL Leads Membership Contest By Joe Bingham Greetings, I hope that everyone enjoyed Automation West as much as I did. As I promised, I met new people and made new friends as well as found new board members for both the LA and OC sections. If you were not able to make it to Automation West, mark your calendar for the Northern California Section s event next year. The NorCal TECH 2007 held on May 1 st and 2 nd, And now a word about the membership contest. The way things are moving along every section owes me money! Just kidding, we started the year with 2268 total members. We now have The current losers; Aloha has lost 4, LA has lost 5, Los Vegas has lost 4, and Central Arizona has lost 1. The gainers; NorCal has gained 25, Cal Poly Pomona has gained 9, OC has gained 5, and San Diego has gained 3. So far, it looks like the NorCal section is going to be sending me a bottle of wine with the $1000 that their on track to win. Cal Polly, all you have to do is get 17 more members and you can be in the lead! Each section is doing a great job! Keep up the good work!! As always, please let me know if you like my messages or think that I m way off track. Also please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, comments, etc. You can reach me at or jbingham@aesglobal.com. Yours truly, Joe Bingham District Vice-President, District 11, Chairman, Engineering, Science, and Technology policy for ISAChairman SP 101, HMI s June 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 3

4 PE license in California, continued from front page Bad news: title language may be removed from bill Emerson and the Emerson logo are trademarks and service marks of Emerson Electric Co. Tescom Corporation 2006; All rights reserved. Regardless of the facts, as a result of PECG s statement, Sen Figueroa sent the bill back to the Board of Prof Engrs and Land Surveyors asking for their advice on whether to remove the title language from the bill. As of the May 20th CLCPE meeting, it still is expected that SB 246 will be modified to remove the four important improvements to the State Engineers Act specifically: (1) recognize Control Systems Engineers as 1st class engineers, (2) allow Control Systems Engineers to overlap and conduct activities that are listed as the exclusive and arbitrary area of expertise of only civil engineers (including writing reports and managing staff), (3) allow Control Systems Engineers to be Principal In Charge when it is within the Control Systems Engineers area of expertise, and (3) make it illegal for any State agency from precluding an Control Systems Engineer from continued on page 6 Automation West 2006 Automation West First of all, thanks to all the local ISA members, without whom this event would not have been possible! The students from Cal Polly Pomona helped a lot, said event Chair Joe Bingham. Then there s Kristina Balobeck, Kim Dunn, Carl Hoffman... and others. Appreciation is extended to the speakers, moderators and room monitors; those that exhibited to support the event; the Host Committee and the ISA staff. Eliminate downtime with continuous gas pressure! Automation West keynote speaker, Dick Morley, visiting event chair Joe Bingham, opened the conference to a standing room only crowd. Photo courtesy of Joe Bingham. 5FTDPN T NA-3 BVUPNBUJD DIBOHFPWFS TZTUFN JT DPOTUSVDUFE JO B ³CMPDL UZQF EFTJHO QSPWJEJOH continuous HBT QSFTTVSF NBOBHFNFOU XIJMF HSFBUMZ reducing QPUFOUJBM MFBL QBUIT BOE DPTU JO NBJOUBJOJOH ZPVS TZTUFN 0UIFS BEWBOUBHFT 1VSHF WBMWFT BMMPX QVSHJOH CFGPSF BOE BGUFS DZMJOEFS DIBOHF *ODMVEFT PVUMFU QSFTTVSF HBVHF BOE TIVUPGG WBMWF 4FQBSBUF JOMFU HBVHFT NPOJUPS CPUI JOMFU TVQQMJFT QTJ NBYJNVN JOMFU $IPJDF PG PS QTJ PVUMFU $ZMJOEFS IPPL VQT TPMFOPJET BMBSNT QSFTTVSF TXJUDIFT FUD BSF BWBJMBCMF BDDFTTPSJFT Designed to keep your system up and running. Northern California %FOOJT 1PTU EFOOJT QPTU!FNFSTPOQSPDFTT DPN Southern California 4UFWFO.BOVFM TUFWFONBOVFM!FNFSTPOQSPDFTT DPN We had over 150 prospects visit our booth, and received more than 50 solid customer potentials requesting immediate follow up. I would say that this was a good show..., says Rob Henley of ioselect ( There were a lot of end users and engineers from the local plant this year. That was a good sign, said Steve Molinari of Jensen Instrument Company ( Dick Morley opened the show with the keynote. It was standing room only! said Kristina Balobeck. On the first night of the exhibits, Joey B managed the first ever After Party on the show floor. Food, drinks and swing music...a few people even danced! It was more active than we initially expected...i was present the first day only and we got some good contacts...the second day was somewhat slower but still decent...we think it was worthwhile, said Lars Wikblad of Westmark Sales ( Visit us on-line: 4 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 June 2006

5 ISA News Kim Miller Dunn to become ISA national President Kim Miller Dunn has been appointed the incoming President of ISA effective January 1st, Kim recently served as Vice President of Professional Development Department, the volunteer arm of the Society that oversees licensing, certification, education and training of IS&A professionals. During her term as VP - PDD Kim also served as Chair of the Board of Department Vice Presidents and represented the Departments on ISA s Executive Committee. She is also the current Delegate from the Los Angeles Section. Kim first got interested in instrumentation by accident was a lousy year to get a Chem. E. degree, she says. During college Kim started down the industrial path working for Chevron as a summer-hire roustabout and a Chemistry lab technician for the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts. Following her graduation from California State University Long Beach in 1986 with a degree in Chemical Engineering Kim went to work with Teledyne Analytical as an Inside Sales Engineer. She has also worked for Yokogawa, Ralph M. Parsons E&C, 3D Instruments, Enron Energy Services and currently works as a Senior Sales Representative for Emerson Process Management, Rosemount Analytical Division. Kim first became involved with ISA when she was asked to serve on the ISA 87 Host Committee. I volunteered to co-chair the Student Day activities Committee. As a recent grad - I suggested many changes to the structure to draw in more students. This also was the year that Cal Poly received their charter and I ve worked with them over the years, she says. Kim grew up in Bakersfield, California, and later lived in Ventura and West Los Angeles for short periods and Long Beach during college. Her first job in high school was an A&W car-hop! When asked about here non-engineering accomplishments, Kim says, I consider my kids quite an accomplishment! She is married to Ray Dunn and has two children, Cody age 6 and Connor age 3. When she can fit it in, after work, ISA and kids, she enjoys reading, gourmet cooking, and various needle crafts such as sewing and crocheting. Much has been made of my being the first female to lead ISA but I think the fact that I am the first post baby-boomer is much more important (okay, I have to lie about my age a little to claim post boomer but I think I associate more with the MTV and Gen X than the baby boomers!). As ISA tries to shift its business model and the way we deliver benefits to our members - thinking in terms of the younger generations is critical. We don t want to disenfranchise our experienced members and leaders that brought the Society to where it is today they have much wisdom and experience to offer - but the younger generations look for products to be delivered differently than people did 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago! In addition to her role as Vice President of PDD, Kim serves on numerous committees for ISA including the Council of Student Affairs, Finance, Image and Membership Development, and Conference and Exhibit. Kim Miller Dunn is Senior Sales Representative at Emerson Process Management, Rosemount Analytical Division and can be reached at (949) or Kim.Dunn@EmersonProcess.com. DAHL-VAUGHN, Inc. Engineering Representatives Veteran Owned Small Business Phone: (866) info@dahl-vaughn.com FAX: (866) Astro Pak, Corp. Clean Room services (LOX Cleaning). Custom High Pressure Control Panels. Beta LaserMike Industrial Non-Contact Speed, Length measurement. Dytran Instruments, Inc. Dynamic Pressure, Force and Acceleration transducers Flow Safe, Inc. Soft Seated Pressure Relief Valves from 15 to 9612 psig. ASME Sect. VIII Kokusai Chart Corp. Chart paper and pens for use with most brands of recorders and data loggers. Oros, Inc. Real Time FFT Analyzer from 2 to 64 channels. Pacific Instruments, Inc. Data Acquisition, Signal Conditioning Packages Precision Digital Digital Panel Meters Panel mount, NEMA enclosure or Ex Proof Pressure Products Co., Inc. Sight Glasses, Sight Flow Indicators, Liquid Level Gages. Sensor Tec, Inc. Thermocouple and RTD Probes, Thermocouple wire. Specialty Hose Corp. Metal, Teflon and Rubber Hose assemblies FAA Certified Sponsler, Inc. Turbine meters for liquid or Gas Stellar Technologies, Inc. Static Pressure transducers from 1 to 100,000 psi. June 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 5

6 PE license Update continued from page 4 conducting any activity that they feel qualified to conduct based on formal education or experience. In any case, we must prepare for both scenarios. Assuming Senator Figueroa decides to keep the current version of SB 246 that is, the wording remains intact, CLCPE will proceed on ISA s behalf to attempt to influence the members of the Assy Business & Professions Committee to forward the bill to the Assembly for a vote. Assuming the more likely scenario, that the title to practice language is removed from the bill, an alternate, more aggressive plan must be put into action right away to restore the language. Grass roots activity within ISA has failed to materialize... The lobbyist working for CLCPE indicated that he was under the impression that there would be more of a groundswell of activity and support from the member organizations. Although ISA officials and members have written letters, he indicated that what is needed most from individual members at this time are the following Contact companies who use CSE services. (a) Request that they write a letter on company letterhead to the bill s author Sen Liz Figueroa and Assy Gloria McLeod, Chair of the California Assembly Business & Professions Committee. (Addresses are at the end of this article.) (b) Request that senior managers of industry have their lobbyist knock on the doors of the ten members of the Assembly Business and Professions Committee and do what they can in Sacramento to influence this bill. In order for these letters to have a real effect, THEY MUST also fax a copy to the ISA delegate to CLCPE at (714) Copies of letters will be presented at the hearing. If we do not know that a letter has been sent, it will have no measurable effect. 2 - Contact those you know in water districts, power companies and others whose business impacts public safety. (a) Request that they write a letter on company letterhead to bill author Sen Liz Figueroa and Assy Gloria McLeod, Chair of the California Assembly Business & Professions Committee. (Addresses are at the end of this .) (b) Request that they have their lobbyist knock on the doors of the ten members of the Assembly Business and Professions Committee and do what they can in Sacramento to influence this bill. Again, THEY MUST fax a copy of their letter to the ISA delegate at (714) in order for it to have any impact. 3 - Contact each of the members of the Assembly Business & Professions Committee and urge them for public safety and for the good of the State economy NOT to remove the title to practice language and to vote YES on SB 246 as modified June 2005 Members names and contact info is listed at the end of this article, along with how they voted last time on SB246. Continued on page 10 AES Automation signs on with Bristol AES Automation, a systems integration firm specializing in the water, wastewater, oil, gas, and process control industries, has signed on with Bristol as an Automation Solutions Partner. This partnership will be mutually beneficial for Bristol and AES Automation, said Joe Bingham, founder and president of AES Automation. In pooling our strengths, we will be able to handle even the most complex automation projects. Bristol, a division of Emerson Process Management is a worldwide leader in the supply and commissioning of products, services and engineered systems to the oil, gas, water, wastewater, process control and power industries. For more information, please contact AES Automation by phone, (714) ; by , info@aesglobal.com; or on the Web, 6 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 June 2006

7 Industry News Headlines from ISA.org The following and more can be found at An old, new idea for fuel efficient energy system By adding new technology and materials to an old idea, there may now be a better way to convert light into electricity., Solar system brings power to people Countries throughout the world remain mired in various forms of energy problems. One way to solve those problems is to create an efficient, affordable, easy-to-maintain energy system., Sweet form of hydrogen You can just imagine the future fuel station for a fuel cell powered vehicle. You drive up and say, I ll take a pound of sugar and some bacteria., Stack emissions technology goes from lab to market Capturing dangerous power plant emissions is a huge topic in the industry these days., Discovering a channel to recover more oil In the never ending search for more oil, energy companies may soon be able to siphon millions of additional barrels of oil from beneath the sea floor., Surelok introduces double ferrule tube fittings in SS 316 material in sizes ranging from 1/8 1/2 for Analytical instrumentations, Gas Panels, Pressure Regulators and variety of other applications... For inquires, contact: Tel: Fax: info@surelok.us June 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 7

8 Local section meetings For more details about any of the section meetings, please contact the section president, website or read each section s complete newsletter online at Orange County Wed., June 14 President - John Querido, jontec@msn.com, (949) Tour of AES Huntington Beach Generating Station. A guided tour of the 1100 MW generating plant will be conducted by AES technical staff personnel. In operation since 1958, it has been in the news lately with regards to the possible construction of a seawater desalination plant on the property. Tour is limited to 40. Please contact Bob Harrison for reservations, Robert_W_Harrison@member.isa.org, (714) More info at the website: So. San Joaquin Valley Thurs, June 15 President - John Sheehan, sheehjg@chevrontexaco.com Annual Honors and Awards Banquet will be held at Benji s Basque Restaurant, 4001 Rosedale Hwy, Bakersfield on Thursday, June 15th at 7pm. To RSVP, for reservations and more information, please contact Alan McMurry at amcmurry@bak.rr.com. Checks and credit cards are accepted. Website: Los Angeles Fri., June 16 President - Tom Barker, barkertj@earthlink.net, (909) th Anniversary Year Kick-off. After being organized in 1944, the section was formally incorporated in June This meeting is the informal kick-off for a year-long 50th anniversary celebration. If you haven t been to a meeting in awhile, this is the meeting to attend! Crown City Brewery, 300 S Raymond Ave at Del Mar in Pasadena. Please RSVP to John Prince at jprince@calcems.com or (714) More info, cost, directions are posted at... San Diego Tues, June 20 President - Chris Freeman, cfree@san.rr.com, (858) Future of home control networks. Rob Sukhija and Bill Hitchcock of SmartLabs, will give a presentation on electronic home improvement and automation. The meeting is June 20, social hour at 4:30, presentation at 5:30, at the City of San Diego s Metropolitan Operations Complex Building II, 9192 Topaz Way, San Diego (Kearny Mesa). RSVP to Andrew Postert at (760) , apostert@ci.escondido.ca.us. Website: Las Vegas Thurs, June 22 President - Mike Bridenberg, bridenmt@nv.doe.gov June Section Meeting. We are now a year round Section! Our regular meeting night will always be the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30pm at Skinny Dugans Pub, 4127 West Charleston Boulevard, between Valley View and Decatur. The Section Table Top has been moved to the fall. Our VP and Events Chair are researching dates to recommend and we should hear from them soon. Website: PROCESS MEASUREMENT & CONTROL SOLUTIONS Invensys Measurement & Instruments Thermal Controls Heat Tracing Products & Services Process Level Measurement Tank Gauging & Systems Ultrasonic Flowmeters Coriolis Mass Flowmeters V-Cone & Process Flowmeters Industrial Flowmeters Gas Mass Flowmeters Teledyne Analytical Instruments Gas & Liquid Analyzers Gas & Flame Detection Instrumentation Products Pipeline Strainers & Bag Filters Gas/Liquid Separators Flow/Level/Temp Switches ANAHEIM HILLS CORPORATE Tel Fax info@jprsi.com BAKERSFIELD BRANCH Tel Fax ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 June 2006

9 Regional events Dates are subject to change. Always contact the sponsoring party before making your final plans to attend. To include an event or make a correction, please contact the editor. June 2006 ISA/POWID/EPRI Controls and Instrumentation Conference, San Jose June 11-14, 2006 Process Development Symposium Palm Springs, CA processdev/ June ROBOlympics Robotics Society of America July 11-14, 2006 Int l Conference on Web Engineering Menlo Park July-Sept 2006 ISALA Control Systems Engg PE Exam Review Course For info, jprince@calcems.com August Optics & Photonics Expo & Conference; San Diego August 15 ISA Executive Board Training Tigard, Oregon Oct ISA Expo 2006 Houston, TX, Nov 9-10 Remote Monitoring & Networking and Onsite Power 2006 Westin Long Beach (800) November 2006 National Chemistry Week American Chemical Society PE Course Offered; Exam deadline 7/21 Deadline for mailing the application to take the Fall 2006 PE License Exam in Control Systems Engineering is Friday, July 21st. Be sure that you download the application package early, as it can take quite a while to provide all the information required. The PE Exam will be held this year on Friday, October 27th. Deadline for mailing the application to take the EIT Exam is Friday, August 25th. The EIT Exam will be held this year on Saturday, October 28th. If you are interested in taking the PE License Exam Review Course this summer, please sign up now! The class will be limited to the first 15 and there were 9 signed up as of May 25th. Classes will be on seven Saturday mornings in north Orange County. For more information, please see the Los Angeles Section website, at June 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 9

10 PE license Update continued from page 6 Will you be affected if SB246 fails to pass? As defined in the text of the bill, any person practices control system engineering when he or she professes to be a control system engineer or is in responsible charge of control system engineering work. Control system engineering is that branch of engineering that requires such education and experience as is necessary to understand the science of instrumentation and automatic control of dynamic processes, and requires the ability to apply this knowledge to the planning, development, operation, and evaluation of systems of control so as to ensure the safety and practical operability of those processes. For more info about CLCPE and what ISA members can do to safeguard the future of engineering in California, please see the brochure at Ongoing activities, background info, links and sample letters can be found at But will one letter have any effect? Absolutely it will! A letter is looked upon as a vote. If they get more YES letters than NO letters, it will have a real effect. Note that 8 out of 10 Committee members are from Southern California. Our letters will go a long way toward getting their attention. One final note... It is important to send a fax to ALL members of the Committee of Business and Professions not just the ones representing your district. And be sure to fax a copy of one of your letters to the ISA Delegate at (714) so that it will be counted. 1 - WRITE TO THE AUTHOR OF BILL Senator Liz Figueroa Chair, Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions and Consumer Protection. Fax: (916) WRITE TO THE CHAIR OF BUSN & PROF COMMITTEE Assembly Member Gloria Negrete McLeod Representing Chino, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona. Fax: (916) WRITE TO EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER VOTED AGAINST SB246 IN FIRST ROUND Assembly Member Van Tran Representing Costa Mesa, Westminster, Garden Grove, Newport Beach, Fountain Valley, Anaheim. Fax: (916) VOTED AGAINST SB246 IN FIRST ROUND Assembly Member Shirley Horton Vice Chair, Assembly Business & Professions Committee Representing Lemon Grove, San Diego, Chula Vista, Spring Valley. Fax: (916) VOTED AGAINST SB246 IN FIRST ROUND Assembly Member Leland Yee Representing West San Francisco, Daly City. Fax: (916) VOTED IN FAVOR OF SB246 IN FIRST ROUND Assembly Member Joe Nation Representing Marin & Sonoma County, San Rafael, Rohnert Park, Petaluma. Fax: (916) VOTED IN FAVOR OF SB246 IN FIRST ROUND Assembly Member Paul Koretz Representing West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Toluca Lake. Fax: (916) Continued on next page 10 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 June 2006

11 New Product News Smart PROFIBUS PA Temperature Transmitter Saves Wiring and Installation Costs North Hills, Calif-Moore Industries TPZ PROFIBUS PA Temperature Transmitter saves wire and installation costs by allowing up to 32 field devices (126 with repeaters) to be networked onto one, low-cost PROFIBUS PA data link. The TPZ features industry-leading 20-bit input resolution to deliver measurement accuracies of up to ±0.05 C (±0.09 F). A large two-line, alphanumeric digital display shows real-time process status and valuable diagnostic information, and can be customized to show the process variable or the output in user-selectable engineering units. The loop-powered (2-wire) TPZ offers dozens of input, output and operation choices. It sets up from the control room using a standard PROFIBUS PA configuration tool to handle 14 RTD types, 9 thermocouple types, as well as direct millivolt and resistance/ potentiometer inputs. The TPZ communicates process and diagnostic data via a two-way, all digital communication protocol ready for direct interface with an AMS, DCS and other computer-based SCADA systems. Long-term stability allows up to 5 years between scheduled calibrations. Advanced RFI/EMI protection and ambient temperature compensation guard against environmental factors that can quickly degrade measurement accuracy. Ready-to-install TPZ temperature assemblies include a sensor, thermowell, process fittings and enclosure combinations for mounting the transmitter in general purpose or explosion-proof applications. Complete assemblies can be ordered using a single part number. For more information, contact Moore Industries-International, Inc., Schoenborn St., North Hills, CA 91343, U.S.A; Telephone: (818) ; FAX: (818) ; info@miinet.com; Web Site: PE license in California, continued from page 10 UN-COMMITTED Assembly Member Juan Vargas Representing Chula Vista, National City, Imperial Beach, San Diego. Fax: (916) UN-COMMITTED Assembly Member Dario Frommer Representing Glendale, Burbank, North Hollywood. Fax: (916) UN-COMMITTED Assembly Member Karen Bass Representing Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw, West Los Angeles, Culver City, Fax: (916) Continued on page 12 FLOWMETERS CHART RECORDERS LEVEL PRESSURE TEMPERATURE AUTO DIALERS CONTROLLERS GAUGES WIRELESS COMMUNICATION VALVE AUTOMATION ANALYZERS SAMPLERS 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 Distributor Control Valves Control Systems 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. June 2006 ISA Newsletters, ISA Newsletters, Southern Southern District District

12 Obituary Gene Glassey, hydrologic scientist, entrepreneur We are saddened to learn of the passing of Gene Glassey, Senior Life member of the San Diego Section, at the end of 2005 at the age of 83. Mr. Glassey was President and Chief Engineer of Fluid Data Systems of San Diego and was a pioneer in the field of pressure and level sensors. He was a hydrologic scientist and instrument maker with extensive background working with scientists in government. Glassey founded Exactel Instrument Company in 1956 for the manufacture of Exactel Servomanometers, and later founded North American Guild of Environmental Instrument Makers. True Science Hydro, together with predecessor companies, Exactel Instrument Company and Fluid Data Systems, pioneered the first commercially made hydrologic bubble gage in 1958, developed the Exactel Servomanometer and Water-Gage Balanced-Beam Manometer. Reinvented the bubble gage as the far superior HyPEC gage, developed the only precise math and physics equations, developed and patented means for compensation of all systematic errors, eliminated random errors, and developed all products shown on this website. according to the company website. His documentary book, My Forty Year War with the Hydrologic Science, can be read online at adv_toc.html. PE license in California, continued from page 11 UN-COMMITTED Assembly Member Bill Maze Representing Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Barstow. Fax: (916) Again, time is not on our side Without the letters and faxes today of each ISA member, this bill is likely to fail and the control systems engineering license that is supported by ISA will cease to exist at the end of A vote is expected as early as this month. For the latest information about the status of the PE License in California and Senate Bill SB246, please see and Environmental Safety Don Wolf & Associates, Inc. Airborne Toxics and Combustible Gas Detection (VOC/LEL) Perimeter/Fence-line Monitors Wired and wireless systems Explosive Detection Radiation Detection Occupational Health Monitors Parts, Repair & Calibration Center IAQ Analyzers CO/CO2 Monitors Temperature Meters Humidity Meters H2S Monitors O2, NOx (NO & NO2), SO2, Cl2, HCN, NH3 and PH3 detection Light & Sound Meters EPA & AQMD Compliant Victory Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA fax sales@donwolf.com 12 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 June 2006

13 Presidents of the Southern San Joaquin Valley Section Term President Employer at the time Current employer Current address Organizing Ron LaRue Getty Refinery Sycamore Cogen Bakersfield 1983 Ron LaRue Getty Refinery Sycamore Cogen Bakersfield Mike Westfahl Yardley Instruments Rosemount Bakersfield Carl Kull Chevron Pipeline K-Tek Corp Pattaya Beach, Thailand Carl Kull Chevron Pipeline K-Tek Corp Pattaya Beach, Thailand Paul Crossman Unocal PC-IC Bakersfield John Abbott Getty Oil Chevron El Tigre, Venezuela Bill Northrop Unocal ConocoPhillips Pipe Line Bakersfield Dick Icenhower Shell Retired Grants Pass,Oregon Bob Billington Caltrol Caltrol Bakersfield Ken Dixon Karris Engineering SCADATEC, Inc. Reno NV Kevin Icenhower Bolthouse Farms Fluor) Oxy Elk Hills Bakersfield Wayne Icenhower Texaco Co-Gen Folsom, CA Darrell Pitts Processes Unlimited AllenBradley Indianapolis IN Ken Elder Arco T. J. Cross Engineers Bakersfield Mike Crossman ProSoft Technology PLC s Plus Bakersfield Mike Westfahl Rosemount Rosemount Bakersfield Paul Wade Process Instruments Process Instruments Bakersfield Paul Wade Process Instruments Process Instruments Bakersfield Jonathan Pollet PLC s Plus Plant Data Technologies Houston, TX Dennis Ollivier WESCO Distribution WESCO Distribution, Inc. Bakersfield Jerry Franklin Chevron Chevron Bakersfield Owen Martin Chevron Chevron Houston, TX Ray Spangler Central Automation Central Automation Bakersfield John Sheehan Chevron Chevron Bakersfield Patten Systems, Inc. Industrial & Municipal Representatives 3D Instruments Direct Drive Process and Test Gauges, Digital Process and Test Gauges, Diaphragm Seals, Hand Pumps and Thermometers B S & B Safety Systems Industrial & Sanitary Rupture Disks, Explosion Vents, Wireless Sensor Systems, Suppression Systems Danfoss Water & Wastewater Variable Frequency Drives, Soft Starters Kurz Instruments Air & Gas Thermal Mass Flow Meters, Flow Conditioners, CEM Flow Systems, Portable Flow Meters Honeywell Analytics (Sieger, Zareba & Zellweger) Combustible & Toxic Gas Dectectors, IR Gas Detectors, Open Path IR, Controllers & Flame Detection L & J Technologies L&J Technologies (Shand & Jurs - GPE - Omnitrol - Delavan), Tank Gauging Systems, Radar & Servo, Tank Vents, Breather Valves, Gauge Hatches, Flame & Detonation Arrestors/ Vapor Recovery, Capacitance and Ultrasonic Level Flowmeters Heaters - Cabinets - Enclosures Meriam Process Technologies HART Configurators, Calibrators & Software, Averaging Pitot Tubes, Laminar Flow Elements, Digital Manometers NuFlo Measurement Systems NuFlo Measurement Systems (Barton & Former Haliburton Measurement Systems) D.P. & Pressure Transmitters, D.P. Indicators & Recorders Turbine Meters, PD Meters, Totalizers, Samplers, Orifice Fittings, Relief Valves Sparling Instruments Magnetic Flowmeters, Propeller Meters, Vortex Flow Meters, Ultrasonic Flow Meters Moore Industries Intelligent Distributed I/O, Alarm Trips, Isolators, Temperature Transmitters, I/P s, AC Power Transducers, Controllers, Fieldbus Device Couplers and Power Supplies Ronan Display Products Division Annunciators, Mosaic Graphics, Serial Annunciators Sequence of Events Recorders, Fault Finders, Protocol Converters & Lamp Boxes. Vishay BLH Load Cells, Electronic Weighing, Tension Measurement, Weight Display and Control Springdale Street Huntington Beach, California Tel (714) Fax (714) BAKERSFIELD LAS VEGAS SAN DIEGO Distributors of Pressure and Flow Controls: Pressure regulators, pressure indicators, flowmeters, filters, separators, thermometers, and enclosures Benson Ave., Chino CA TEL: (909) FAX: (909) June 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 13

14 Job Shop There is no charge to insert a position open or seeking position ad up to 75 words. Circulation is approximately 1,500 ISA members and other industry personnel. To place an ad, please contact the newsletter editor. Also, see Industrial Instrument Technician. Journeyman level instrument technician. Applicant must show experience with setting-up, installing, running, troubleshooting industrial process control loops, configuring and troubleshooting DCS. Knowledge in the installation, calibrating, and repairing of the following pneumatic and smart field instruments: pressure, flow, temp, level, analytical transmitters, value positioners, valve actuators, printers, scanners and PID controllers. Requires high school diploma or GED. Mail resume to Industrial Instr Tech 0602, c/o TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, CA Manufacturers Representative. MCR Technologies a manufacturers representative covering Southern California and Southern Nevada is seeking qualified outside sales person with 3+ years of sales experience in the instrumentation field. Competitive salary and bonus, Health, Dental, Vision, Life insurance benefits. Forward resume to sales@mcrt.com or fax to Control Engineer. Requirements: 5-10 years experience in related building technologies, knowledge of building codes, Building Department practices and general construction processing. Project, Portfolio and Client Management capabilities. Minimum 4 year professional degree in Professional Engineering (PE) in the State of California, Nevada, or Arizona. Capabilities in multiple (mechanical, electrical & controls) disciplines. Computer literacy, verbal and written communication skills. Knowledgeable of BACNET, Control System techniques and Nomenclature. Location: Irvine. Contact Crystal Romero at (714) , CRomero@2roads.com. Marketing Communications Specialist. Moore Industries-International, Inc. (San Fernando Valley) has a full time position for an exceptional individual to initiate, develop and coordinate special marketing communications, sales incentive, and employee communication projects. Write and coordinate graphic production of newsletters, advertisements, sales literature, brochures, flyers, presentations, product data sheets and other special sales materials. Develop, implement and track effectiveness of sales force and employee motivation programs. Write and place press releases and technical articles. Candidate must have a degree in Marketing Communications or equivalent experience. Well organized with excellent written, editing and verbal skills. Strong software application skills and competency in desktop publishing, word processing and data base programs. Send resume to: hr@miinet.com or call and ask for Human Resources. Application Engineer. The Charles P. Crowley Company sells integrated systems, engineered equipment, parts and service to the municipal water wastewater, petrochemical, power, and food/beverage industries. This is a long-term position, primarily at Irwindale facility with some light travel to regional job sites. Must be profit minded with good communication skills, sound technical aptitude, smart business practices, have the ability to handle multiple responsibilities and deadlines in a dynamic environment. Duties include helping customers with product application. Will work closely with sales support staff and outside representatives. Excellent verbal and written skills, bachelor s degree in engineering, science or related field, three or more years of related experience required. Salary based on experience. Benefits include health care coverage, retirement plan and profit sharing. resume, reference and salary history in strict confidence to jon.crowley@cpcrowley.com. For more information about the company, please see Instrumentation & Analyzer Technicians. Perform repairs, calibration, preventative maintenance with a minimum of supervision on all types of electrical, instrumentation, and plant analytical equipment. Installation of wiring, instrumentation and control system equipment. Experience with PLC programming, graphical interface software desirable but not required. Ability to work from electrical schematics, mechanical drawings. Will work from home and cover Southern California. Full-time, part-time or contract openings. No overnight travel. Please contact John Prince at APG Analyzer Systems, at (714) or apply through website - wwwcalcems.com. Inside Sales Management Position. SVF Flow Controls, a leading manufacturer of industrial and high purity valves, actuators and controls, is looking to develop a department manager for our inside sales group. Candidate should have inside sales experience, technical knowledge of ball valves and flow control applications and excellent interpersonal and management skills. Offices are located in Santa Fe Springs, California. Must be proficient in all of the common Microsoft programs. This position is available immediately. Contact Wayne Ulanski at or resume to WUlanski@SVF.net. Outside Sales Engineer. At NEWPORT Electronics Inc. ( we design and manufacture world class electronic instrumentation for industrial process control and automation. NEWPORT offers a competitive salary, benefits and exceptional career opportunities in a company with forty years of stable growth by delivering quality products and technological innovation. We are looking for an Outside Sales Engineer. Technical Degree highly preferred. Excellent written and oral communication skills a must. 2yrs+ in sales and/or applications engineering. Good computer skills a must. Instrumentation, process control or industrial automation sales experience is a plus. Travel 25% overnight. Please send resume to careers@newportus.com or fax (203) Controls Technician. ACCS is currently seeking an experienced Controls Technician to join our team. We require 3 years experience in Direct Digital Controls, DDC, PLC or DCS field programming and startup. HVAC/BAC experience with object oriented programming a plus. Must demonstrate problem solving skills with the ability to diagnose problems and effect repairs in a timely, cost effective manner. Position yourself in the growing building automation marketplace. Call or to cfreeman@accsusa.com. Western Regional Sales Manager. For industrial control equipment manufacture. Mature individual with 10 years + experience in the flow control or valve and actuator industry. A self-starter able to operate independently and manage third party representatives. Organizational and communication skills a must. Adaptable to changing priorities and capable of meeting deadlines. Engineering degree preferred, but not necessary. Salary commensurate with experience. Fax: (508) or dbowles@rexa.com Electro-Mechanical Engineer/Technician. Automation company needs Engineer/Technician experienced with computer and PLC controlled equipment comprised of multi-axis motor control, pneumatic actuators, machine control, and feedback elements including analog & digital inputs, encoders, photo-electrics, vision systems. Must understand PC/PLC software, HW/SW interfaces and be able to identify and isolate electrical, software, or mechanical problems. Will assist with design & assembly of new systems as well as installation, field service & support. Salary commensurate with experience. resume to lbernstein@nortekautomation.com. 14 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 June 2006

15 Outside Salesperson. Kube Engineering is a leading supplier of fluid handling, measurement and control products for a wide range of industrial process applications and specializing in Water/Wastewater markets. We are currently seeing an outside Sales person for Southern California with knowledge of field instrumentation. We offer excellent growth opportunity, established accounts and exciting profession. Salary/commissions/ bonus depends on experience. Please send resume to quinn@kubeengineering.com or call Environmental Engineer. Develop procedures, conduct training and audits, interface with regulatory agencies. Manage RCRA and Hazardous Material Programs, including HMP, RMP, SPCC and SARA 313. Develop waste minimization strategies. Maintain compliance with local, state and federal hazardous waste and hazardous material regulations, including RCRA and CAL-EPA. BS Degree in Environmental Eng. (or relevant) and at least 5 yrs. exp. Exp. in the chemical or pharmaceutical industry a plus. Ampac Fine Chemicals / HR (916) Instrument & Analyzer Engineers: Open positions located at the Chevron Refinery in El Segundo, California. Minimum 5 years field experience in the design, installation, and start-up of instrumentation or analyzer systems and 4 year engineering degree required; extensive field experience may be considered in lieu of degree. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and possess a valid California driver s license. For more specific requirements and to apply on-line, go to Automation Distributor - Opto 22. Reseller Partner wanted for Southern California to sell and distribute industrial automation, control, remote monitoring, and data acquisition products. Opto 22 designs, manufactures, and supports all products from headquarters based in Temecula, CA. Experience in automation software, control systems, and Ethernet networks a must; complimentary product lines a plus. Proven ability to develop new customers and markets required. For more information, please contact Arun Sinha at (951) , or asinha@opto22.com. Outside Sales Position. Valin is interviewing for an immediate outside sales position covering a territory that includes Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The position has specific focus on the petrochemical and engineering contractor markets. Candidates should have experience selling valve and instrumentation products. Please contact the following for more information: Greg Neneman at gneneman@valin.com or John Hill at jhill@valin.com. You may also find out more about Valin Corporation at valinonline.com. SVF Flow Controls continues to seek talented individuals for a variety of positions throughout the organization. If you have experience in customer service, production, product application and design or engineering and if you have leadership skills, we would like to speak with you. Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must. Our offices are located in Santa Fe Springs, California. Positions are available immediately. Contact Wayne Ulanski at or your resume to Wulanski@SVF.net. Instrumentation and Controls Engineer. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants has an opportunity for an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer in southern California. Requires 10+ years experience in PLC programming, SCADA system configuration, and managing I&C system design and installation. Successful candidate will develop and lead discipline teams; work in a team environment. Knowledge of AutoCAD a plus. Must posses BS or MS in electrical or controls engineering and CA PE. Experience with municipal projects is desirable. Resumes to YvonneSalazar@KennedyJenks.com. Question of the month... Floating voltage and grounding This is the first of a regular column that will appear regularly in the newsletter. Since ISA encompasses so many varied disciplines, it is impossible for each person to know about them all. And so, we are going to starting including some real questions that real members have asked. Just like no member knows it all, one person can t answer them all. So, if you can offer an explanation or some practical tips about these topics, please contact the editor and we will incorporate your reply into the answer next month. Keep in mind that questions can come from students or those who have practiced in the field for years. This month s question: What is the meaning of floating voltage? Is floating voltage encountered in a typical distributed control system? Also, should we ground the negative or positive terminal? Sales Representative. Applied Valves and Controls is seeking a qualified Sales Representative for the San Diego area. This position requires selling and supporting on-off and automated process flow control valves and related products to the biopharm, commercial HVAC, industrial process, and water/waste industries. Minimum 3 years sales experience required. Engineering degree/technical skills a plus. Compensation package includes base salary plus commissions, bonus, and benefits. Contact Ray Herrera at (760) or to rherrera@appliedvalves.com. Sales Engineer Position. Surelok TM, a business unit of cmax-2000, Inc., is seeking experienced sales engineers, for the sales of tube fittings, face seal and weld fittings to the industrial customers such as manufacturers of Analytical Instruments, Gas Analyzers, Gas Panels, Gas regulators, etc., in Southern California. We offer a reasonable base salary and attractive sales commission to results oriented persons. Forward resume to info@surelok.us or fax to (951) Application Engineer. ICP DAS USA, Inc., manufacturer of data acquisition, embedded control, and data communication products, is looking for a qualified engineer proficient in PLC, and SCADA programming. C/C++, Studio.net and DOS platform experience is a plus. Will provide technical support to customers; write manuals, cut sheets; make demonstration software and hardware; test hardware. Benefits include salary, bonus; holidays and two weeks of paid vacation; PPO Medical Insurance and retirement plan. Send resume to careers@icpdas-usa.com. Sales Engineer Position. A Successful Systems Integrator in Orange County is seeking a Sales Engineer. Candidate requires knowledge of Process Control, PLC s, HMI s and MES Systems. Qualified candidate will develop existing customers and seek out new customers for Automation Projects. Please your resume and salary history to humanresources@controlengineering.com. JOB WANTED: Sales or Marketing Position. I have extensive automation, controls, fluid power, process & instrumentation experience as well as an MBA. This includes the gas/oil energy, industrial, food/ beverage, process, semiconductor & water/wastewater markets. I am looking for a sales or marketing opportunity based out of Southern California. Any ideas or contact names would be helpful. Please contact Ron Novak at (949) or rgnovak57@cox.net. June 2006 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 15

16 Who will you meet at next section meeting? Your next employer. Your next employee. Someone who can solve a problem at work. Also, check other nearby sections, see page 8-9 for details. PE Review Course Offered ISA Los Angeles Section will once again offer a 7-week review course beginning in July for the Control Systems Engineering PE Exam. For the latest info and to sign up, go to the ISALA website, For application filing deadline, exam dates and more information see page 9. Note that if SB246 fails to pass or if the title to practice wording is removed from the bill, the 2006 exam may be the last time the exam will be offered in Control Systems Engineering in California. ADVERTISERS INDEX Caltrol, Inc... 8 Capital Westward Systems & Controls Dahl-Vaughn, Inc Don Wolf & Associates, Inc Electrical Systems Limited Emerson Process Management George Fischer Signet... 9 Golden State Controls Hach Company... 3 JPR Systems... 8 MCR Technologies, Inc Moore Industries... Insert Patten Systems Precision Instrumentation Quantum Automation... 7 Surelok... 7 TESCOM Corp Valin Corporation... 6 WestMark Sales, Inc Wilmington Instrument... Insert ISA Section Newsletter c/o TechPubs Communications PO Box 1605 Costa Mesa, CA FIRST CLASS POSTAGE PAID SANTA ANA, CA PERMIT NO. 660 FIRST CLASS MAIL 16 ISA Newsletters, Southern District 11 June 2006