Job Title
COO
Company
Luminary Automation, Cybersecurity, and Engineering
Speaker Bio
Dean Ford, CAP, PE
Managing Principal Engineer
Luminary Automation, Cybersecurity, and Engineering, LLC
Dean’s entire 25+ year career has involved automation systems engineering and consulting. Initially stumbling into the profession via a CoOp opportunity at Anheuser-Busch in 1994, he fell in love with automation. The ability to see how things are made and learn the science and process behind it really energize him.
He currently serves as the Managing Principal Engineer at Luminary Automation, Cybersecurity, and Engineering, LLC, a firm he cofounded in 2021. He develops and leads a dedicated and passionate staff of automation professionals. He is a licensed Control Systems Engineer in 24 states and a Certified Automation Professional® (CAP). Dean is a Senior Member in the International Society of Automation (ISA) and participates in many industry standards committees. He is an active member of many industry groups including AWWA, WEF, SWAN. He passionate about educating the public and policy makers of the critical role automation plays in the future. Dean is also serving as the Chair of the American Water Works Association Water Utility Technology and Automation Committee (WUTAC).
Dean’s current mission is to build a diverse and revolutionary automation, cybersecurity and engineering firm that treats people as assets and enables them to succeed. He educates Utilities and Manufacturing clients to take advantage of their investments in technology and evolve their thinking to Automation being a long-term investment. Applying lessons and experience from private industry to the public sector, Dean brings a unique perspective to Utility Operations and users of automation.
He holds an Electrical Engineering BS Degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology and an Executive MBA from the University of Maryland RH Smith School of Business. He is a passionate and lifelong learner, always looking to learn something new and apply it to the real world.
Managing Principal Engineer
Luminary Automation, Cybersecurity, and Engineering, LLC
Dean’s entire 25+ year career has involved automation systems engineering and consulting. Initially stumbling into the profession via a CoOp opportunity at Anheuser-Busch in 1994, he fell in love with automation. The ability to see how things are made and learn the science and process behind it really energize him.
He currently serves as the Managing Principal Engineer at Luminary Automation, Cybersecurity, and Engineering, LLC, a firm he cofounded in 2021. He develops and leads a dedicated and passionate staff of automation professionals. He is a licensed Control Systems Engineer in 24 states and a Certified Automation Professional® (CAP). Dean is a Senior Member in the International Society of Automation (ISA) and participates in many industry standards committees. He is an active member of many industry groups including AWWA, WEF, SWAN. He passionate about educating the public and policy makers of the critical role automation plays in the future. Dean is also serving as the Chair of the American Water Works Association Water Utility Technology and Automation Committee (WUTAC).
Dean’s current mission is to build a diverse and revolutionary automation, cybersecurity and engineering firm that treats people as assets and enables them to succeed. He educates Utilities and Manufacturing clients to take advantage of their investments in technology and evolve their thinking to Automation being a long-term investment. Applying lessons and experience from private industry to the public sector, Dean brings a unique perspective to Utility Operations and users of automation.
He holds an Electrical Engineering BS Degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology and an Executive MBA from the University of Maryland RH Smith School of Business. He is a passionate and lifelong learner, always looking to learn something new and apply it to the real world.
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