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Creating a Lasting Vision Playlist: Ken & Chery O'Malley recently sat down to talk about their 25 years with the company. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see the updates as we post them.

aeSolutions' Early Culture - 25 years: Creating a Lasting Vision "aeSolutions Culture"Ken & Chery O'Malley recently sat down to talk about their 25 years with the company. https://www.aesolutions.com/

Many in our Greenville office recently donned pink showing united support for those affected by breast cancer themselves or have supported a family member or friends fighting this battle.

As aeSolutions celebrates and looks beyond the quarter-century mark, we continue to focus on employee development and recruitment and growing client services. Additionally, aeSolutions will continue to strive to be guides for our clients’ success both in their projects and overall.

Industrial Process Safety and Automation Company aeSolutions Celebrates 25th Anniversary Company to Continue to Focus on Employee Development and Recruitment and Growing Client Services as it Looks to the Future Greenville, SC – July 13, 2023 – aeSolutions, a consulting, engineering, and systems integration company that provides industrial process safety and automation products and ...

We’re honored to receive the bronze level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for our commitment to employee well-being. https://www.aesolutions.com/post/aesolutions-recognized-with-cigna-healthy-workforce-designation

aeSolutions Recognized With Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™ Greenville, SC – February 1st, 2023 – Cigna has selected aeSolutions as a recipient of their Bronze level Healthy Workforce Designation for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health and well-being of its employees through a workplace wellness program. aeSolutions has shown a focu...

aeSolutions co-founder, Ken O’Malley, and his wife, Chery, are giving back and supporting their passion for engineering along with Auburn Engineering through a scholarship benefitting underrepresented students.

We were lucky enough to have perfect weather for our Greenville office's Fall Fair today,

aeSolutions is presenting at the 2022 Mary Kay O’Connor Safety & Risk Conference. Several representatives from the company will present at this year’s event. Chris Neff will present “Applying Risk-Based Process Safety and ISA/IEC 61511 to Utilities Units: Today’s Approach to Yesterday’s Equipment”; Jesse Brumbaugh will present on his whitepaper topic “Understanding Flammable Mist Explosion Hazards”; and Keith Brumbaugh will speak on his whitepaper, “A Tale of Two BPCS Credits - A Bayesian Case Study”.

aeSolutions to Present at the 2022 Mary Kay O’Connor Safety & Risk Conference Company to Showcase New Machinery Safety Line of Service at the 2022 South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo Greenville, SC – September 20, 2022 – aeSolutions, a consulting, engineering and systems integration company that provides industrial process safety and automation products and s...

We're proud to announce the launch of our new weekly podcast on machinery safety, hosted by the head of aeSolutions' Machinery Safety Group, Catie Hillard. Each episode, Catie will be exploring topics to increase machinery safety in manufacturing by applying standards to assess and reduce risk involved in interacting with machinery. New episodes drop every Friday morning. https://sites.libsyn.com/431190/site

Machinery Safety Weekly Exploring topics to increase machinery safety in manufacturing by applying standards to assess and reduce risk involved in interacting with machinery. Presented by aeSolutions.

STAMP & STPA versus PHA
Did you miss our presentation earlier this month, Identifying System Level Failures Using STPA Before They Occur? The recording was just posted on the new hazard analysis method known as STPA - Systems Theoretic Process Analysis - and how it can help prevent accidents in the non-routine, abnormal, and transient operating states. Presented by Dave Grattan PE, CFSE. https://buff.ly/3lZhsFe

Identifying System Level Failures Using STPA Before They Occur Recording of aeSolutions webinar on the new hazard analysis method known as STPA - Systems Theoretic Process Analysis - and how it can help prevent accident...

Photos from last week's Siemens Solution Roundtable in Detroit that Ken O’Malley participated in. aeSolutions has been a Siemens Solution Partner since 1999. https://buff.ly/383noJI

Congrats to Ken O'Malley for receiving this honor from SC Biz News!

Congratulations to Ken O'Malley, Founder and President of aeSolutions, who was named one of the top engineers in for the SC Biz News Engineers ! bit.ly/3qIFCa2

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A challenge in industry is prioritizing operating issues or the potential for an incident with fired equipment without incurring substantial assessment costs. A conceptual level compliance screening checklist is a cost-effective solution that systematically prioritizes fired equipment upgrade projects. This assessment tool determines conceptual compliance of a facility’s Burner Management System (BMS) with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) or American Petroleum Institute (API) standards. It highlights important findings for a facility’s fired equipment system.

Prioritizing Fired Equipment Upgrades Using Screening Checklists By Ted Hoffman, PE (AK, SC) A challenge in industry is prioritizing operating issues or the potential for an incident with fired equipment without incurring substantial assessment costs. A conceptual level compliance screening checklist is a cost-effective solution that systematically prioritizes fi...

Come join the best project management team in our industry. Learn for yourself what sets us apart as a destination employer. Become more highly valued in the marketplace by integrating your project administration knowledge with our automation solutions and process safety expertise.

aeSolutions, a process automation engineering and process safety consulting company, is hiring a Project Administrative Assistant to join its Project Management Organization (PMO). This role is responsible for coordinating workflows in the areas of procurement, contract administration, and project administration, while also supporting project teams with meetings, reports, communications, document control, file management, and task tracking.

Other major responsibilities include updating project and customer data, scribing initiative and project meetings, assisting with the creation, coordination, and drafting of technical reports and proposals, and assisting with physical office duties (organization, office supplies, and preparation and support of project meetings and events).

The person in this role will occasionally need to provide support for project teams as late as 9 PM Eastern; after-hours work may be done from home.

Success in this position will be realized by providing excellent customer service with all tasks, successfully meeting internal quality and deadline goals for assigned documents, and fully completing assigned workflows.

aeSolutions will provide the person in this role opportunities to build their project administration skill set and knowledge, develop strong customer management skills, and contribute to the delivery of consulting and engineering expertise for smarter, more resilient industrial operations and safer communities.

aeSolutions services clients and values experience in a variety of industries, including Oil and Gas, Refinery, Petrochemical, Specialty Chemical, Automotive, Fertilizer, Paint, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, Pulp and Paper Products, and more

Qualifications / Experience:

-An Associate's Degree in Business or Computer Science or equivalent experience
-Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role
-Experience in an engineering office preferred
-Advanced knowledge in MS Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, and Adobe Acrobat
-Experience using SharePoint Services, database software and MS Project preferred
-Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, and work independently with minimal supervision
-Ability to occasionally provide services up to 9 PM Eastern Time as assigned (note: work after normal business hours may be completed from home)
-This position may be filled in Greenville SC, Houston TX, or Anchorage, AK for the right candidate

Insightful blog by by Laura Ankrom, PE & Chris Neff, PMP
https://www.aesolutions.com/post/linking-psm-nfpa-and-iec-61511-for-fired-equipment-the-wynnewood-refining-co-case

Linking PSM, NFPA, and IEC 61511 for Fired Equipment: The Wynnewood Refining Co. Case by Laura Ankrom, PE & Chris Neff, PMP In 2012, one of the steam boilers at the Wynnewood Refinery in Oklahoma exploded during a turnaround, resulting in the death of two workers. It was discovered that the boiler in question had a history of “hard starts.” As a result of this avoidable tragedy, ...

Have you checked out our Employee Spotlight page?
Get to know our team better: https://www.aesolutions.com/employee-spotlight

Employee Spotlight : Rick Hanner
Rick started his career as a chemist and soon was assigned a large controls project at the age of 25. Rick spent ten years in the plant, eight years at an EPC, where he later shifted from controls to SIS Engineering, and now almost 15 years at aeSolutions. He is a lifelong musician and enthusiast of the great outdoors and a dedicated father and husband.
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Employee Spotlight | aeSolutions.com Meet our aeSolutions team! Our employees include over 50 certified industry experts. See who seperates us from the competition.

John Cusimano, vice president of industrial cybersecurity at aeSolutions, was recently featured in a number articles about the recent ransomware attack and shutdown of a major East Coast pipeline.

Colonial Pipeline Hack Sparks Questions About Oversight Via Wall Street Journal Pipelines lack security regulations like those imposed on utilities and the maritime sector “The pipeline sector is a bit of the Wild West,” said John Cusimano, vice president of cybersecurity at aeSolutions, a consulting firm that works with energy companies and other in...

aeSolutions will be celebrating Engineers Week (February 21–27, 2021) along with the National Society of Professional Engineers with daily activities. Founded by NSPE in 1951, EWeek is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. Learn more from the NSPE --> https://buff.ly/3dumarp

Did you know our website has moved?
We're excited to share that at the beginning of the year we moved to aeSolutions.com!
This new domain using our name, aeSolutions, will make it much easier for our clients and potential clients to find us.

aeSolutions | Consulting, Engineering, System Integration aeSolutions - A consulting, engineering and system integration company that provides industrial process safety, cybersecurity and automation lifecycle solutions and tools.

aeSolutions updated their website address.

This Year & Always
We are so grateful to have clients like you during these difficult times. We appreciate working with you and hope the holidays and the coming year bring happiness and success.
May your Holidays and New Year be filled with joy!
Ken, Kathy, Joel, Craig, John and The aeSolutions Family

aeSolutions receives 2019 – 2020 ISA Houston Section Corporate Appreciation Recognition.

Each year, companies throughout the automation industry support the International Society of Automation (ISA) Houston Section by hosting training courses, networking events, lunch and learns, study groups for the Control System Exam (CSE), as well as a variety of other meetings and Section activities. In appreciation of the dedication these companies have contributed over the past year, the Section presented an award to each of these fundamental companies at their respective offices, while maintaining site-based social distancing practices in this unprecedented and challenging environment.
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aeSolutions is honored to congratulate Kathy Shell on receiving the Norton H. Walton - Russell L. Miller Award! The award is for 'Outstanding Contributions and Achievements in the Fields of Chemical Engineering Loss Prevention, Safety and Health'.

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With a large influx of people working remotely due to COVID-19, cybersecurity is becoming a topic of concern for employers and their employees. aeSolutions' John Cusimano was recently featured in an article addressing this on ControlGlobal.com.

aeSolutions President's message regarding COVID-19 : As the situation continues to evolve I would like to provide more detailed information about the steps we are taking for the safety of our employees, our clients and our communities... https://buff.ly/3a4NEzv

aeSolutions President's message to our clients and partners regarding COVID-19 | Applied Engineering Solutions Due to the steps aeSolutions has taken with our technology and infrastructure most of our consulting and engineering professional services can be executed by a completely remote workforce, from start to finish, even in these uncertain times.

COVID-19 – A Message to Our Clients
As the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to change and evolve, our number one priority here at aeSolutions is to support the safety and well-being of our staff and our clients. aeSolutions is here to support you and your team to continue progressing projects and to keep your operations running in this period of uncertainty. We understand that much of the normal way of doing work has been turned on its head, and in some situations working from home has taken on a new dynamic with school cancellations. Below are some of the actions we are taking to minimize the impact of this business interruption to our clients:
• Our leadership team is actively monitoring the situation and coordinating our response
• We have enhanced the telepresence capabilities of our staff to increase the effectiveness of remote meetings
aeSolutions is fully committed to partnering with you as we work together during these unprecedented times. Please contact us with any specific needs or questions.

COVID-19 | Applied Engineering Solutions A Message to Our Clients As the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to change and evolve, our number one priority here at aeSolutions is to support the safety and well-being of our staff and our clients. aeSolutions is here to support you and your team to continue progressing projects and to ke...

Why Engineers Week?
To highlight contributions made to society by engineers. First celebrated in 1903 and held during the week of President George Washington’s birthday, who is considered the nation’s first engineer.

Applied Engineering Solutions, Inc., or aeSolutions, was started by three professional engineers, Brian Merriman, Ken O’Malley, and Mike Scott in 1998. We currently have over 25 professional engineers on staff who are registered in 25 different states and some Canadian provinces.

We had our Ugly Sweater / Holiday Colors day in the offices yesterday spreading some holiday cheer :