Walt Boyes' Blog

I'd be surprised if more than a small number of you know who Jack Hendrick was. Many of you know his son, Bill, who is in charge of sales at Magnetrol. But I knew Jack. I worked with him at Texas Nuclear. Jack was a cast plated Texas sonofableep. He was an original. He was the chief of Health Physics for Texas Nuclear for decades, and for a generation, he was the person you got … [Read more...] about RIP Jack Hendrick

"Where were you when the world stopped turning, that September day?" Those words from Country singer Allan Jackson have echoed through my head all day today. I was sharing a room at ISA on September 11, 2001, with Nels Tyring, and was sitting on the bed watching the news as the sketchy reports of the airplane hitting the North Tower of the World Trade Center started to come in. … [Read more...] about And now we'll pause…

I missed this when it first came in, so the notice is short...but anybody who is in the Houston area, or who can get to Houston for this meeting, please take notice... Over the years, I have worked with many women in automation...some of the mst briliant engineers I've ever had the privilege of working with. It is still too bad that automation is a career that many women don't … [Read more...] about Women in engineering…women in automation…

Those of you who think I've been blowing smoke about the turnaround in hiring and pay for automation professionals should maybe think again after you read this. This is a real ad that appeared in the online issue of Water Technology magazine this morning. Career Opportunity: MAINTENANCE CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN SUPERVISOR Utility Maintenance Unit $6,844.05 - $8,338.81/mo … [Read more...] about Paying the cost…

From the "beware the wise little man in the sharp suit department..." this just in... OSISOFT AND YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC SIGN MAJOR PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT Yokogawa Electric Adopts RtPM Platform as Basis of Total ETS Solutions for the Asian markets San Leandro, CA (September 6, 2006) — Yokogawa Electric Corporation and OSIsoft, Inc. announced today they have entered into a major … [Read more...] about Yokogawa strikes again…