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Ike Brackin has 42 years of experience in the process industries, starting in maintenance and as an outside operator. He developed and applied his expertise in control strategies and centralization during his 30-plus years at Flint Hills Resources. Brackin is a founding member and Fellow of the Center for Operator Performance.

Mark Nixon has been designing and developing control systems throughout his career, beginning in the oil and gas, refining, chemical, and pulp and paper industries. He was the lead architect for DeltaV and assisted in developing the WirelessHART specifications and IEC 62591, and has contributed to IEC, ANSI, OASIS, and ISA standards, including ISA-101.

Dave Strobhar is a human factors expert with over 40 years of experience in the process industry. In 1984, he founded Beville Operator Performance Specialists, focusing on human factors engineering, operator workload analysis, and alarm/display systems. He also co-founded the Center for Operator Performance, which researches human factors in process control.