Levetidsstrategier 2021

Sylvain Ekel is a Technical Specialist Director in the Microsoft IoT Sales organization in EMEA. His team is responsible for engaging with Microsoft’s partners to build IoT solutions leveraging Microsoft’s services and products IoT portfolio. We will look at the latest update in Microsoft IoT architecture and solutions for the Process Industry, with a particular focus on lifecycle, devices, and security management.

Prosjektering, drift og vedlikehold av Glencore Nikkelverk sine styre- og sikkerhetssystemer. Typiske oppgaver er i) Optimalisering av styresystemer og produksjonsprosesser, ii) prosjekter – fra ide til driftsfase, iii) driftsstøtte, iv) sikkerhetsarbeid som risikoanalyser, implementering av tiltak for å redusere risiko og sannsynlighet for hendelser, mm.

Executive Vice President at SINTEF and Head of SINTEF Digital, a research division in SINTEF, located both in Trondheim and Oslo with around 430 employees.

Previously Industry Client Leader & Executive in IBM for a strategic client account within the Chemicals & Petroleum industries, responsible for the total customer relationship and experience, with broad general manager type responsibilities authorities. Prior to that, Upstream Petroleum Business Executive for the Chemicals & Petroleum industries in IBM, responsible for leading the development of IBM’s upstream oil and gas solutions portfolio, working with sales teams to develop and close upstream solution opportunities and work with clients in the successful delivery of those solutions.

Worked at ABB for 16 years prior to joining IBM in 2012. Led from 2008 – 2012 ABB’s Integrated Operations Department with more than 70 highly qualified engineers, responsible for delivering integrated operations solutions to oil and gas customers that increased their business value through improved operational performance.

Working with operation and maintenance of automation technology, safety and automation systems, within oil and gas production. Working for enabling digitalisation in Equinor’s Integrated Operations Centre.

Expert on human system (machine) interface (HSI/HMI) design in petroleum and other process industries with an Control Engineering perspective. Expert on the interface between control room environment and the technology needed to operate and monitor the process. Combining HMI-design with expertise within the oil and gas process discipline and other process industries. These expertises are combined with a Human Factors Engineering and interaction design expertise into a true multidisciplinary approach to industry problems.

Has practice with design of control suite layouts and consulting on alarm systems. Knowledge of international standards for control centres, user-centred design and alarm systems. Has performed verifications and validations.

Practice with cyber security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems.

Specialist in carrying through HMI-development processes (e.g. graphical display design) within the oil/gas industry and other process industries. Emphasise good documentation and keeping focus in professional development processes. Centre the work at the user and the user needs.

Specialities:
– Interaction design combined with industry process knowledge and engagement.
– Human Factors Engineering (HSE)
– Visualisation Design
– Project management, organisational and community expertise.

Has the role of responsible author for the technical requirement governing documentation for Safety and Automation System Operator Station Human-Machine Interfaces. Based on ANSI/ISA-101.01-2015 Human Machine Interfaces in Process Automation Systems and also according to the international standards ISO 11064 and EN 894. Participating as expert in IEC SC65A/WG19 for developing IEC 63303.

Specialties:
Implementation of new and upgrading of existing automation systems in the oil & gas industry using SIMATIC PCS 7.

Special focus on HMIs, user interfaces and alarm management. Working with standardization of NORSOK HMI libraries and human factors in Siemens since 2005.

In recent years I have moved on to technical project management and package responsibility. Managing projects with teams consisting of local engineers, international engineers and sub contractors.

Startet på Mongstad som EDB-ingeniør i 1981, videre til Statoil i 1984 og systemutvikling, prosjektutvikling (Troll A-Kollsnes/Shell), driftsstøtte og modifikasjoner.
Ansatt i automasjonsmiljøet i Bergen i gruppe med hovedvekt på SAS.
Jobber med studier for modifikasjoner som omfatter automasjon og instrumentering,
Bakgrunn fra IT med systemutvikling, databaser og datamodeller.
Har spesielt interesse for forbedringsarbeid som:
Arbeidsprosesser og verktøy for disse | Visualisering for å forbedre | SAS. Design for testing, standardisering og levetid |Tilstandsbasert vedlikehold og sanntidsdata | Nye kontraktsformer som gir lavere drift og vedlikeholdskostnader.