Posts by mycontrolroom

Congratulations to John Moscatelli and his wife Beth on the recent birth of a son Logan (7Ib 7oz). Logan is joining his big sister, Tess. John has taken some time off work and is enjoying being a Great Dad. We wish them all well. We were so excited to announce that our book has hit…

The High Performance HMI Handbook – The First Ever Comprehensive Guide The High Performance HMI Handbook, jointly authored by PAS and User Centered Design Services (UCDS) is the first and only comprehensive book to detail the need, the design, and the implementation of an optimal Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for process operators and the automation systems used…

This past month has been a lot quieter with vacations and holidays. I made a couple of trips this month to Texas and South Carolina and have spent the rest of the month working in my office doing reports and designs. Dave and Rusty have made a few trips but for the most part we…

August News – 2008 July came and went pretty fast for UCDS. I was traveling all month visiting the World’s largest coal mine where I am helping them with some ergonomic issues and a new central control room and I also had a fast-paced visit to Tokyo where I visited with new and old friends…

July 2008 – Happy Birthday America!!! I had a great 4th of July and I hope you did also. What a special time for Americans, what a history, and what great character, something to truly celebrate. This is my favorite holiday after Christmas. I was in Red River, New Mexico this year and enjoyed a…

Hello everyone! Sorry for the late publication of the May News – it will now be combined with June. I got tied up with projects and travelling. FYI – we are now well prepared for travel to sites as we have our CLEAR and TWIC cards. In May, I was the Keynote Speaker at the…

UCDS is working with new clients this next month – but we will be on US soil the entire month. Dave has been working in Lake Charles with one of our best clients. While I have been visiting a very wet Ohio, where I nearly did not make my flight due to road conditions. I…

Sorry for the late start to the March News. I know some people check regularly for the updates! We are working in Norway again doing a big new control room job and operator staffing assessment. It is reassuring to see that Norway has many of the same issues we experience in the USA. We are…

February 2008 I look back at the start of UCDS, and I remember it all started at the same time as the birth of my oldest Granddaughter, Katie, who has just reached the grand age of eight. Wow, I can’t believe it! But as you can see, she is growing up so fast and I…

Happy New Year to all our readers. It has been nice to kick back for a couple of weeks and catch up on some projects at home. I have been loading a new laptop for me – hurray! My last one has been around the world a few times and last year it travelled over…