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Jim is a 37-year veteran in industrial automation with Emerson and leads Emerson's global social marketing practice. He is the chief blogger of Emerson Automation Experts.
Jim received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas and an MBA at the University of New Orleans. He began his career as a systems engineer for Conoco's offshore oil & gas production operations, based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Electric Actuator Smart Field Device Connectivity
At the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference, Emerson’s Tom Mullins and Andy Le presented Smart Field Device Connectivity – Electric Actuation.
Tank Gauging Solutions for Maritime Alternative Fuels
A quick, two-minute YouTube video, “Alternative Fuel Level Measurement,” highlights a diverse range of technologies designed to accommodate level measurement on tanks with varying specifications.
Addressing Food and Beverage Manufacturing Challenges
Four ways Emerson automation technology and expertise can enable improved manufacturing performance are by enabling greater flexibility to maximize production, reducing quality risks, increasing reliability, and improving sustainability.
Powerful Adaptive Model Predictive Control for Power Plant Efficiency and Reliability
Emerson’s Nikolaos Pratikakis and Michael Painter presented Modernizing Power Plant Control with Aspen DMC3: AI-Enhanced MPC for Efficiency and Reliability at the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference.
Four Foundations for Data-Driven AI
Emerson’s Chief Technology Officer Peter Zornio outlines four foundations for advancing industrial automation in the data-driven AI era amid supply chain disruptions and tech evolution.
Important Standards for Improved Operator Performance
Emerson’s Tim Olsen pointed me to a great PTQ article, Operator performance advances enable safer operations, that he and User Centered Design Service’s David Lee wrote.
Wind Turbine Optimization
At the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference, Emerson’s Ole Binderup presented Wind Turbine Optimization. He addressed wind turbine challenges and how the Ovation Green Wind Turbine Operation and Control Solutions help to overcome these challenges.
Beyond Monitoring: Actionable Solutions for Emissions Reduction Podcast
Manuel Arroyo and Stan Calame join Jim Cahill to discuss a new white paper, “Mitigating Emissions from Wellhead to Custody Transfer,” to highlight technologies and solutions that help oil & gas producers drive emissions reductions and improve sustainability.
Factory Digital Transformation in Action
Emerson’s István Gödri and Dávid Juhász show the digital transformation and AI-enabled technology work that has been done to drive operational performance improvements.
Ovation Intelligence Framework
Sheldon Willis, Allen Caswell, and Darius Walczak presented Ovation Intelligence Framework Applications at the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference.
Driving Operational Performance with Intelligent Pneumatic Valve Systems
In an article, Key Technology Trends for Pneumatic Valve Systems, Emerson’s Adam Gibson describes how wireless connectivity is increasing the intelligence available in pneumatic system components.
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