CEO of PPCL | Process Engineering and Consulting ExpertInnovative Chemical Engineer and CEO of PPCL As the CEO of PPCL, which I founded in 1994, I lead a technology research and development company firmly rooted in Chemical Engineering that Invented and patented Geometric Process Control Technology. PPCL specializes in high-dimensionality (hundreds to thousands of process and lagging KPI variables aka. dimensions) operating envelopes for much better operation of process plants. We use geometry instead of algebra, statistics or "predictive analytics" to give much better and more understandable (for operators through to top management) results contributing directly to bottom-line results through the reduction of operational variability. To use our methods requires good process understanding by the process or control engineer, and no mathematics or equations beyond high-school maths because it is geometry so entirely visual. It truly is both "self-service analytics" and "interrogative visualization".We don't claim it is Artificial Intelligence or AI, although some parts are ML, and we can see areas where future use of neural net methods might be helpful. With over 20 patents and 180+ clients worldwide, we deliver easy-to-use end-user software solutions that improve process efficiency, optimization, and understanding.I have more than 40 years of experience as a chemical engineer and a process consultant, working with various industries and various applications from production planning and scheduling, compliance, knowledge discovery, process control and optimization across most segments of process plants including Steel, Oil Refining and Midstream, Heavy Chemicals, Speciality and Pharmaceutical chemicals including multi-stage, multi-phase batch, pulp and paper, power generation, LNG, GTL and mineral processing. We often start projects with operator alarm management in single or multi-mode Continuous processes or multi-phase batch processes where we have brought new understanding of the importance of always-meaningful operator alarms within an integrated view of the whole process. I am passionate about finding new ways to embrace high-dimensionality process data, and extending the use of "geometric models without maths" into polymers, Process Start-up and incorporation of MPC. Our mission is to help process plants reduce operational variability and detect developing events much earlier than is possible today.We have achieved a lot in nearly 30 years and there is much more yet to come.