Doug White is Vice President, APC services, for the process systems and solutions division of Emerson Process Management. Previously he held senior management and technical positions with MDC technology, profit point solutions, aspen technology, and setpoint. In these positions he has been responsible for developing and implementing state-of-the-art advanced automation and optimization systems in process plants around the world and has published more than fifty technical papers on these subjects. He started his career with Caltex Petroleum Corporation with positions at their Australian refinery and central engineering groups. He has a BChE from the University of Florida, an MS from California Institute of Technology, and an MA and PhD from Princeton University, all in chemical engineering.

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