Event Agenda:
10 AM to 1 PM ET:
VTScada Version 12 highlights and demos.
Exclusive first look at upcoming features.
Developers’ and Application Consultation Den will be open at 10:50 AM ET to 12:10 PM ET.
1 PM to 2:30 PM ET:
VTScada case studies and highlights.
Contest winners announced!
Developers’ and Application Consultation Den will be open at 12:50 PM ET to 2:25 PM ET
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM ET:
Black-tie award ceremony.
World-Class Magic and Illusion show with Steve Spade!
Come Chat With Us!
Please join us in the Developers’ / Application Den. Meet the room hosts:
| Host | Room Specialties | Bio |
| Andrew Harvie Technical Writer and Lead Trainer | Helping Beginners Get Started | Andrew’s background includes engineering, programming, database administration, and extensive experience developing and teaching technical courses. Outside of work, he enjoys time in his woodworking workshop, managing his woodlot, and learning to play the Celtic harp. |
| Andrew McRae VTScada Programmer | The PLC Alarm Tag, The IO Tag, Tag Imports, Driver Server Lists, Global Tag & Area Filtering | Andrew has been a member of the VTScada R&D team since 2018. Prior to this, he studied physics at Concordia University in Montreal, obtaining a PhD in nanoelectronics, where he also honed his skills in data processing and programming. Andrew’s work on VTScada includes Global tag and area filtering, designing the PLC Alarm tag, I/O and calculations tag, tag importing, and implementing custom server lists for drivers. His interests are travel, music, camping, cooking, and disc golf. |
| Bryan Sinkler Technical Sales | Technical Sales | Bryan is a native of Florida, a graduate of the University of Florida, and has been a member of the Trihedral team since 2007. In his current role of Technical Sales, his territory includes Florida and South Georgia. Bryan was previously employed by the City of Ocala, Florida, for 13 years; the last 7 of those years as the SCADA Administrator for the Water and Sewer Department. Bryan has over 20 years of automation and controls experience and has been involved in the water/wastewater industry for 25 years. Bryan is very active supporting many associations in Florida, including: FSAWWA Sections, FRWA, FWEA, FWPCOA Regions, ISA Tampa and ISA WWID. Bryan was recently recognized by the ISA, receiving the Outstanding Service Award, and by the FWPCOA, receiving the Pat Flanagan award. Bryan was also a proud member of the military, having served 9 years. |
| Colin Parnell VTScada Programmer | Historical Data Viewer and Trending Groups,Graphic Editing using the Idea Studio, Tag Browser / Tag Modification, Application Manager, Test Applications (automated or manual) | Colin has been a member of the VTScada R&D team since graduating university in 2000. Colin’s work on VTScada includes history viewing, tag management, graphic editing, and application management. |
| Graham Bloice VTScada Programmer | OPC, DNP3, Security and Debugging | Graham has been a member of the VTScada R&D team since the Aberdeen, Scotland, office opened in 1998. He previously worked on control systems in the oil and gas industry and in the Royal Air Force as a simulator technician. Graham’s work on VTScada includes alarms, security, drivers, graphics, historian, and engine internals. Graham is also responsible for such internal systems as source code control, bug tracking, network administration, and security. Graham is a Wireshark Core Developer and presents at the SharkFest User and Developer Conferences. |
| Greg Hicks VTScada Software Developer | Alarms & Alarm Notification, Master and Subordinate Applications, Modems, Operator Notes | Greg has a background designing hardware and software in the telecommunications industry. He holds several patents related to data communications and has been a representative to ANSI and CSA committees for developing communications standards. Greg has an engineering degree from the University of Waterloo. He has been with Trihedral since 2008 and has been coding for 45 years. Greg’s focus at Trihedral is primarily on our Alarm Notification system. |
| Jim Campbell Control Systems Engineer | Drivers, PLC Integration, Networking | Jim has been a member of VTScada application engineering group since 1994. In addition to configuring and customizing VTScada applications he has been responsible for PLC programming, network design and database implementations for automation projects. |
| Mike Stark Technical Sales, Mid Atlantic US | Technical Sales | Mike is a knowledgeable and experienced SCADA professional with a long history in one of the largest regional markets in the American water industry. He joins us with extensive experience promoting successful VTScada applications including his work with Rawdon Myers. With over 30 years’ experience in process technical sales, Mike is excited to bring his last 15 years’ experience promoting VTScada to customers in the Mid Atlantic. |
| Patrick Cooke Director of Marketing | Technical Sales | Pat graduated from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia with degrees in business and linguistics. After completing school, he joined the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service. He subsequently was involved in engineered sales in Africa, Central and South America and Asia. He has been at Trihedral since 1992 overseeing and developing accounts regionally and internationally. |
| Peter Nock | Excel Add-in, JSON/XML Driver, OpenID Connect, REST Interface, Historian | |
| Samer Mansour VTScada Programmer | SNMP, MultiSpeak, MQTT-Sparkplug B, SQL | Samer worked as a member of the VTScada R&D team in the period 2008-2010 and rejoined in 2018. Samer’s work on VTScada includes SNMP, MQTT/SparkPlugB, and MultiSpeak. |
| Shawn Kehoe VTScada Project Engineer | Debugging Tools, Scripting in Applications | Shawn joined the VTScada Engineering team at the Bedford office in 2008. Shawn designs and supports custom VTScada applications tailored to customers’ specifications. He also helps to develop and maintain the core VTScada communication drivers. |
| Trent Hilliard Engineer | Drivers including IIOT via MQTT and Sparkplug B. | Trent is an engineer with a background in the building controls and automation sector prior to joining Trihedral. He has a Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Applied Science, and Doctorate of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from Dalhousie University. He enjoys solving complex technical problems, and sees the advancement of advanced controls and data acquisition as key elements to a more energy efficient and sustainable future. |
| Victor Smeenk Project Engineer | General Application Development | Victor graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering. Before joining Trihedral in 2007, Victor worked for a chemical company in St. Louis (The P. D. George Co.) implementing and managing the instrumentation and controls for several large chemical reactors. He also worked for American Computer Technologies, a systems integrator in Maitland, Florida, where he first encountered VTScada. |