To ensure CygNet's focus in the delivery of on-target product solutions, CygNet relies on the continued attention and high value participation of its BoCA members. Our BoCA advisory serves as the pulse of the industry and voice of the customer community on their real-time operations, as well as business and product needs.
David Wray is automation manager at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
Wray brings more than 30 years of experience in the areas of operations, information technology, and engineering technology to his position as chairman of CygNet's BoCA.
Prior to joining Anadarko, Wray held a variety of positions with Burlington Resources, Mobil, and Superior Oil companies.
Wray has been involved with API, ENTELEC, and ISA at various times during his career.
Darin Molone is the director of SCADA for Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent.
Prior to Atlas, Molone was with TEPPCO Partners, L.P., TRANSOK, DOE Pantex Plant, and the U.S. Air Force.
He holds a Bachelor's Degree in management and business ethics from Mid-America Christian University.
Molone has authored articles in publications such as Hart's Gas & Pipeline Technology and I.S.H.M. In addition, he teaches courses at I.S.H.M. and the Gas Compressor Institute (Liberal Kansas).
Joe Schmid is SCADA manager for Energy Transfer Partners.
Schmid's technical career in the oil and gas industry has spanned 28 years in both pipeline and production, domestically and overseas. For the last 13 years, Schimd has been involved in SCADA system technologies including the active and lead roles in deploying large enterprise systems at Tejas Gas (Kinder Morgan), El Paso Production, and Energy Transfer.
Schmidt has a Bachelor's Degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Oklahoma and a vocational education in electronics, instrumentation, and communication technologies.
Tom Aubuchon is manager, real time applications for Panhandle Energy.
Aubuchon has spent the last 14 years in the SCADA industry as a solution provider and independent consultant to Fortune 100 oil and gas companies.
In his 28-year career, Aubuchon has extensive experience in control systems cyber security and is known on the national stage as an industry expert. He has provided his consulting services to the super-major oil and gas companies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He also ran a critical infrastructure consortium research project sponsored by DHS and five international oil and gas companies.
He has published papers for Society of Petroleum Engineers and API, and has given numerous presentations around the globe. He is currently the co-chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Control System Cyber Security Working Group.
Aubuchon has a Bachelor's Degree in management information systems from Oakland University in Rochester, MI.
Jason Offerman is the manager of SCADA and field automation at Chesapeake Energy Corporation.
With more than 16 years in the oil and gas industry, Offerman was formerly with Meridian Oil, Burlington Resources, San Juan Division, and later all of Burlington Resources Lower 48 SCADA.
His industry affiliations include ISA, API, ENTELEC, and the Center for Creating Leadership.
Offerman has a Bachelor's Degree in production operations management with a minor in accounting from the University of DeVry.
Keith Garza is the field data management systems supervisor for ConocoPhillips.
Garza has over 35 years of experience in Instrumentation and Engineering, and SCADA systems for both the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry. He has spent the last ten of his 30 years with ConocoPhillips as a tenured executive, administering and supervising the company's SCADA and Field Data Capture applications throughout the continental United States.
Garza holds a degree in Instrumentation and Engineering Technology from Brazosport College and is currently affiliated with ISA.
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