Scott Larson
Marion,IA
Summary
Senior Engineer with 20 years of experience in Industrial IoT, specializing in OSIsoft/Aveva PI and other data historian applications. Expertise in asset reliability and asset maintenance across various industries, primarily focused on lifesciences/pharma, utilities, electrical power generation, T&D, and water. Committed to delivering exceptional customer service by providing guidance and consulting services to maximize the value of manufacturing intelligence and data historian systems in diverse manufacturing sectors. Certified in maintenance & reliability services, with a passion for innovation and problem-solving. Skilled in leveraging existing applications to develop new system functionality, such as utilizing multiple data sources for product release tracking, determining asset end-of-life, calculating asset health/performance metrics for improved operational reliability and performance, and optimizing plant asset utilization through OEE.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager of Customer Experience
KloudGin
12.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: KloudGin is a Saas mobile-first, cloud-based field service and enterprise asset management solution that automates work management processes, enables customer self-service, increases worker productivity, unlocking new revenue streams and business models
- Project lead for KloudGin EAM system implementations
- Enterprise solution technical lead for: KloudGin EAM, OSIsoft/Aveva PI, Kepware OPC
- Provide Enterprise Asset Maintenance services to improve asset reliability globally
- Give input to product development
- Marketing of system at conferences and user groups
- Innovate and develop new system functionality using existing applications to solve complex business challenges
- KloudGin is a Saas mobile-first, cloud-based field service and enterprise asset management solution that automates work management processes, enables customer self-service, increases worker productivity, unlocking new revenue streams and business models
Solutions Architect/ Sub-workstream lead – Equipment Management & Monitoring
Cook Medical
11.2022 - 12.2024
- Company Overview: Cook Medical is a family-owned medical device company that works with physicians to develop devices that are less invasive for patients
- Enterprise solution technical lead for: OSIsoft/Aveva PI, HxGN EAM, Niagara 4 BMS, ViewLinc FMS, Kepware OPC servers
- Designed, implemented Aveva PI data historian systems in Europe and the United States locations
- Innovate and develop new system functionality using existing applications to solve complex business challenges
- Provide and execute validation documentation, test procedures, requirements gathering and tracking
- Cook Medical is a family-owned medical device company that works with physicians to develop devices that are less invasive for patients
Technology Director, Advanced Analytics
Logical Systems, Inc
02.2016 - 11.2022
- Responsible for Sales, pre-sales engineering, marketing solutions for data projects
- Was project lead on multiple long-term projects for clients in Lifesciences/Pharma, Power Generation/T&D, Metals/Steel Production and Agriculture industries
- Led the design, implementation, and optimization of Aveva Pi data historian solutions
- Provided technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers in the team
- Specializing in Aveva/OSIsoft PI, in a variety of industrial industries
- PI System Architecture/System Installation
- PI AF
- PI Vision
- PI Analytics and Event Frames
- Provide Asset Maintenance consulting services to increase asset reliability
- Innovate and develop new system functionality using existing applications to solve complex business challenges
- Provide and execute validation documentation, test procedures, requirements gathering and tracking for life sciences, T&D and power generation customers
Systems Engineer III
KBRwyle
12.2018 - 04.2019
- Company Overview: KBRwyle is a leading provider of information assurance, enterprise solutions, and technology modernization services to the Federal government
- Supported the Navy Smart Grid project providing expertise in the OSIsoft PI system installation, configuration, and support of the system at various naval facilities
- Served as the Product Manager for project custom applications to support the project
- KBRwyle is a leading provider of information assurance, enterprise solutions, and technology modernization services to the Federal government
Individual Contractor
Ciner
10.2015 - 02.2016
- Company Overview: Ciner has been supplying the world with soda ash since 1962
- Independent contractor that provided consulting services to realize additional value of OSIsoft PI systems for their soda ash (Trona) mine
- Ciner has been supplying the world with soda ash since 1962
Manager
Accenture/Structure Group
06.2014 - 10.2015
- Company Overview: Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security
- (Accenture acquired Structure on April 1, 2015)
- Consultant to the electrical T&D industry
- Technical lead on OSIsoft PI platform implementation/upgrade projects
- Business Analyst role in requirement gathering projects
- Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security
- (Accenture acquired Structure on April 1, 2015)
IT Systems Analyst
SunCoke Energy
06.2011 - 05.2014
- Company Overview: SunCoke Energy operates coke making facilities that produce over 5 million tons of metallurgical coke per year for integrated steelmakers utilizing blast furnace technology
- OSIsoft PI System owner and admin for 7 PI data historians in two countries
- Worked with PI business owner to solve challenges to the company using PI data solutions
- Projects included: Development of an Oven Inspection Asset Health program that yielded significant cost reduction and savings while improving production yields
- Development and configuration of a PI to Maximo integration to send process data and generate work orders
- Developed predictive analytics for plants to minimize downtime associated with asset failures
- Installed company LIMS system (ATL Titan)
- SunCoke Energy operates coke making facilities that produce over 5 million tons of metallurgical coke per year for integrated steelmakers utilizing blast furnace technology
Principal Systems Analyst
GenPower Service, LLC,/Longview Power
03.2010 - 06.2011
- Company Overview: Longview power plant is a 700 net MW electrical power generating facility located in Maidsville, WV
- Administrator of the OSIsoft PI historian system
- Created interface to transfer data from PI to Maximo
- Responsible Maximo 7.1 technical support for a new coal fired 700 MW net power plant
- Configurated of the company SharePoint MOSS 2007 system
- Managed and communicated with IT partner Company
- Developed corporate IT policies to support NERC-CIP requirements
- Longview power plant is a 700 net MW electrical power generating facility located in Maidsville, WV
Maintenance Information Specialist
ADM Polymer
05.2008 - 03.2010
- Company Overview: In 2006 Archer Daniels Midland Company and Metabolix announced plans for the first commercial plant for PHA natural plastics
- Implemented a greenfield OSIsoft PI system, installed server, multiple interfaces, configured tags, setup module database, set tag standards for new points, and configured PI Batch
- Responsible for the implementation of a Maximo CMMS system
- Setup and configured Emerson AMS Device Manager
- In 2006 Archer Daniels Midland Company and Metabolix announced plans for the first commercial plant for PHA natural plastics
Maintenance Coordinator
ICM, Inc.
07.2005 - 03.2010
- Company Overview: Ethanol Plants using ICM technology collectively produce 8.8 billion gallons annually
- Installed a CMMS electronic maintenance program (Mapcon) for ICM ethanol facilities to include all equipment and instruments, preventative/predictive maintenance procedures, leak detection program and inventory control
- Installed system at new and existing plants and train users on operation of system
- Built and installed servers and provided technical support for IT related issues for the system
- Ethanol Plants using ICM technology collectively produce 8.8 billion gallons annually
Education
bachelors of science - Management Information Systems
Kennedy Western
01.2009
Certificate - Maintenance Management
University of Wisconsin
Skills
- OSIsoft PI
- AVEVA PI
- PI system design
- System architecture
- Implementation
- Upgrade
- Migration
- Interfaces
- Connectors
- Adapters
- PI AF
- PI Analytics
- PI Asset Framework
- PI Notifications
- Tag building
- Tag tuning
- System troubleshooting
- Maintenance
- Optimization
- PI System training
- PI Reporting applications
- RT Reports
- Informetrics InfoBatch
- Rockwell FactoryTalk Historian
- Data-driven decision making
- Product development
- Relationship building
- Public speaking
- Training and onboarding
- Teamwork
- Microsoft office
- Project management
- Data analysis
Certification
- Kepware Certification | PTC
- Factory Talk Historian Certification | Rockwell Automation
- PI System Installation Specialist Accreditation | OSIsoft
- PI System Infrastructure Specialist Accreditation | OSIsoft
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) | Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals
Accomplishments
- Eagle Scout
- Private Pilot
- Instrument Rated Pilot
Volunteer Experience
- First Presbyterian Church, Session Elder, Audio/Visual/Technology Committee Chair and Personnel Committee Chair
- FurFun Rescue, Foster parent; Transport driver; General volunteer activities
Industry Experience
- Discrete Manufacturing – Medical Devices
- Lifesciences/Pharma/Bio Pharma
- Power Gen/T&D
- Metals & Mining
- Food & Beverage
- Pulp & Paper
- Ethanol
- Agriculture
- Water Utilities
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Manager of Customer Experience
KloudGin
12.2024 - Current
Solutions Architect/ Sub-workstream lead – Equipment Management & Monitoring
Cook Medical
11.2022 - 12.2024
Systems Engineer III
KBRwyle
12.2018 - 04.2019
Technology Director, Advanced Analytics
Logical Systems, Inc
02.2016 - 11.2022
Individual Contractor
Ciner
10.2015 - 02.2016
Manager
Accenture/Structure Group
06.2014 - 10.2015
IT Systems Analyst
SunCoke Energy
06.2011 - 05.2014
Principal Systems Analyst
GenPower Service, LLC,/Longview Power
03.2010 - 06.2011
Maintenance Information Specialist
ADM Polymer
05.2008 - 03.2010
Maintenance Coordinator
ICM, Inc.
07.2005 - 03.2010
Certificate - Maintenance Management
University of Wisconsin
bachelors of science - Management Information Systems
Kennedy Western
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