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Héctor H. Torres

Héctor H. Torres is an associate control systems engineer at Eastman Chemical, with 28 years of experience in process and control engineering. He holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering and a Six Sigma Black Belt Certification. Héctor has participated in capital projects globally, including DCS implementations in the USA, México, Belgium and China. He is a founder protégée of the ISA Control Mentor Program, the winner of the ISA John McCamey Award in 2013 and an ISA5.9 Committee member. He is a contributing author to the McGraw-Hill Process/Industrial Instruments and Controls Handbook, sixth edition, and a presenter at major conferences, including the Emerson Exchange and ISA Automation Week.

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    Ask the Automation Pros: What University Projects Are Needed to Support Process Control?

    Like a lot of things in engineering and construction, it’s hard to teach everything and risky not to, but getting it right the first time saves time and money.
    By: R. Russell Rhinehart, Mark Darby, Gregory K. McMillan, Peter Morgan, Michael Taube, Matthew Howard, Héctor H. Torres, Pat Dixon, Julie F. Smith, Bob Heider, George Buckbee, Michel Ruel, Edward J. Farmer
    24 June, 2026 | 15 minutes
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