Gary Rathwell
Gary is currently president of Enterprise Consultants, offering
master planning and project management services to industrial clients. He is
also active in promoting PERA enterprise management concepts through the PERA
web site that he established, and is working with international bodies
including ISA S95 and ISO TC184/SC5 to develop enterprise integration
standards.
Gary has thirty years experience in the automation and operation
of process and manufacturing facilities including:
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Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical |
Plastics and Paint |
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International Crude Oil Pipelines |
Construction Materials |
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Gas and Coal-fired Power Plants |
Public Safety |
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World-scale Food & Beverage |
Environmental |
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Fertilizers and Explosives |
Telecommunications Infrastructure |
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Paper Mills |
Electronics |
As part of these projects, he has prepared Enterprise Master
Plans, CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) strategies, and Industrial
Networking Architectures for 12 world-scale corporations and many smaller
companies.
Gary’s duties have included technical and management
responsibility for the design of control and information systems on over 30 new
plants and major expansions, ranging in size from a $1 million Explosives
facility, to a $2 billion petrochemical complex. A total of more than 100
process computers were successfully installed on these projects. Upgrades were
carried out to another 40 process plants, including installation of PLC's and a
further 30 process computers. He is experienced in the application of control
and information systems to process plants, including; Site-Wide Process
Optimization, Operator Training Simulators, and Complex Batch Operations.
Beginning in 1970, and continuing until present, Gary has set up
engineering computing facilities for 7 major corporations, including
installation of the first production CAD system in Eastern Canada, and 3
generations of engineering office automation systems. As Control Systems
Functional Leader for one of the world’s largest engineering companies,
Gary directed engineering practices in over 50 offices world wide. He has also
been responsible for design and implementation of 25 technical computing
systems including production and research lab automation systems.
See Work History for
additional detail.
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