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Managing Director
Andre Ristaino
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Mr. Ristaino is Managing Director of the ISA Automation Standards Compliance Institute based in RTP, North Carolina. He provides staff leadership for ISA’s conformance certification programs, including the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute.
Prior to ISA, Mr. Ristaino held positions at NEMA, Renaissance Worldwide, and Deloitte & Touche Consulting’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Group where he was a recognized leader in system lifecycle methodologies. Industries served include state and local government, utilities, USAF-LC, discrete manufacturing, and pharmaceutical and FDA-regulated manufacturing sites.
Mr. Ristaino earned a BS in Business Management from the University of Maryland, College Park and an MS in Computer Systems Applications from the American University in Washington DC with a focus on expert systems and artificial intelligence. Mr. Ristaino holds an APICS CPIM certification.
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Technical Director, Liason D to IEC 62734 Committee
Jay Werb
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Jay Werb is the Technical Director of the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute, where he
manages the organization’s compliance and other technical programs. He is also editor of the IEC62734 standard that underlies ISA100 Wireless, and author of the mesh networking protocol specification. Jay has extensive experience in the computer field, with the last 25 years focused on wireless. He has been the technical founder of multiple technology companies and the inventor of over a dozen patented designs. Jay has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master’s degree in Management, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Marketing and Operations Manager
Michael Brazda
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I love good branding.
It pulls you in and forges an instant connection. This is not a rational experience because its true power lives on the unconscious level. To wield this power, a brand must get inside the minds of its audience, learn their values, their desires, their language, and be willing to genuinely help them meet their goals.
I have worked with technology companies to help them:
-Understand their audience
-Create persuasive and magnetic brand positioning
-Develop communication strategies and content that empowers their audiences
A good brand shines.
Michael holds Bachelors of Science Degrees in Mechanical Engineering and FIlms and Television Writing from Boston University.
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Project Manager
Daniel Sexton
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Daniel Sexton was the co-chair of the ISA100.11a committee during the drafting of the standard through its ratification by ANSI. He spent 37 years with General Electric doing research in wireless and wires communications for industrial applications both for GE Corporate Research and GE Industrial Controls. He has published 33 patents and has a BSEE and MSEE from Virginia Tech.
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