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Logan Jones

Logan Jones is the General Manager of SGS, and has over a decade of national security and defense experience in the US and globally, in which he’s worked extensively with the DoD and with commercial defense companies.

Jones is the former vice president and founding member of the largest aerospace venture fund and innovation group, Boeing HorizonX. As senior director of business development, he also led a team at Boeing NeXt, a business division focused on the future of urban, regional and global mobility.  In both roles he forged nontraditional partnerships, cultivated new business opportunities to extend Boeing’s core capabilities into existing and emerging markets, led multiple venture transactions, and launched partnerships with multinational companies and startups to create new businesses.

Additionally, Jones formerly served on the board of Wisk Aero, an urban air mobility company, and was recently chair of the urban air mobility committee at AIA.
 
Jones has a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Montana State University and a master’s degree in program management from Boston University. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

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  • Thumbnail for ISA and Beamex announce free webinar: Calibrating analytical instruments

    ISA and Beamex announce free webinar: Calibrating analytical instruments

    The webinar, which will be held on 3/30 from 12 -1:30 PM, Eastern Daylight Time, will feature three automation experts: Ian Verhappen, Senior Project Manager at CIMA+; Ned Espy, Technical Director at Beamex; and Roy Tomalino, Calibration Engineer at Beamex.
    08 March, 2017 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Opto 22 announces strategic partnership with IBM

    Opto 22 announces strategic partnership with IBM

    The partnership between IBM and Opto 22 enables developers to design, prototype, and deploy applications to connect existing industrial assets to the IBM Watson IoT platform and share their data, capabilities, and resources with other connected systems and assets, to build the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
    08 March, 2017 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for InfinityQS whitepaper presents alternative to enterprise 'firefighting'

    InfinityQS whitepaper presents alternative to enterprise 'firefighting'

    By InfinityQS By moving out of “firefighting” mode and into a proactive, data-driven mindset, quality professionals can solve problems more quickly—or even prevent them in the first place.
    08 March, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Beamex partners with GE Digital's Meridium to advance calibration solutions

    Beamex partners with GE Digital's Meridium to advance calibration solutions

    The combined calibration solution enhances the ability of organizations to obtain precise calibrations for reduced risk and compliance with industry standards.
    08 March, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for JM Science introduces Intelligent Pump UI-22

    JM Science introduces Intelligent Pump UI-22

    Within its linear drive pump, a motor drives the plunger directly and does not have any cams or springs. It also has a dual identical plunger assembly, with each plunger being independently controlled by RS-232C software
    07 March, 2017
  • Thumbnail for ConTech announces RQH series of DC/DC converters

    ConTech announces RQH series of DC/DC converters

    The RQH Series offers 10 Watts of fully regulated output power with railway input voltages of 24VDC (9-36 VDC), 48VDC (18-75 VDC), and 110VDC (40-160 VDC).
    07 March, 2017
  • Thumbnail for POSITAL announces updated versions of TILTIX inclinometers

    POSITAL announces updated versions of TILTIX inclinometers

    The TILTIX inclinometers can be used on mobile equipment such as construction machinery, mining equipment, cranes and anywhere else where sudden movements, shocks and vibrations are likely to be encountered.
    07 March, 2017
  • Thumbnail for What Does a Good Machine Sound Like? A look at 3DSignals’ Predictive Maintenance Efforts

    What Does a Good Machine Sound Like? A look at 3DSignals’ Predictive Maintenance Efforts

    By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com You know that feeling when you walk past a machine, and something just doesn’t quite sound right? This article discusses the use of audio analysis sensors and deep learning technology to predict equipment problems and generate alerts for preventative maintenance actions.
    07 March, 2017 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Bringing Data Visualization to the Forefront in Fastening Operations

    Bringing Data Visualization to the Forefront in Fastening Operations

    By Anthony Borges, PINpoint Information Systems Patterns, trends and associations that might go undetected in text based information can be understood easier with manufacturing execution software that puts data visualization forefront.
    07 March, 2017 | 4 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Coordinate Metrology Society opens registration for 2017 conference

    Coordinate Metrology Society opens registration for 2017 conference

    The CMS will convene this year at the Snowbird Meeting and Convention Center in Snowbird, Utah, starting July 17 – July 21, 2017.
    07 March, 2017 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Turck introduces PT2000 line of pressure transmitters

    Turck introduces PT2000 line of pressure transmitters

    The PT2000 line of pressure transmitters is designed to meet the environmental needs in water pumping, hydraulic, and refrigeration applications.
    07 March, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Control Technology announces Incentive software suite for automated processes

    Control Technology announces Incentive software suite for automated processes

    Incentive provides a solution for PC-based control of automated industrial processes, whether for standalone equipment or plant-wide control architectures.
    07 March, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Wibu-Systems to introduce next generation of CmASIC security module

    Wibu-Systems to introduce next generation of CmASIC security module

    CmASIC is part of the CodeMeter family of technology solutions that couple license entitlement management with encryption methods to protect the integrity of digital assets from counterfeiting, reverse engineering, and tampering attacks.
    07 March, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Eaton introduces TC and PC versions of GECMA HMI workstations

    Eaton introduces TC and PC versions of GECMA HMI workstations

    The TC version is designed for virtualization applications, for example for batch control. The PC version is stand-alone working across the LAN.
    07 March, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Society of Women Engineers to conduct congressional outreach event on STEM

    Society of Women Engineers to conduct congressional outreach event on STEM

    The 15-16 March 2017 event, centered on the theme of "Diversity and Inclusion Fuels Innovation in STEM,” is designed to increase awareness within the US Congress of the need for and the importance of increased diversity and inclusion in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce.
    07 March, 2017 | 2 minutes
    Sponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA)
  • Thumbnail for Primer: Electromagnetic Flowmeters Simple to Operate, High Accuracy

    Primer: Electromagnetic Flowmeters Simple to Operate, High Accuracy

    Electromagnetic flowmeters, aka magmeters, have become one of the most common flow metering technologies over the past 50 years.
    By: Contributing Authors
    06 March, 2017 | 5 minutes
  • Thumbnail for AutoQuiz: How to Detect a Fault in a Safety System

    AutoQuiz: How to Detect a Fault in a Safety System

    A proof test on a system may reveal faults that would otherwise not be mentioned by internal diagnostic measures and is therefore correct.
    By: Joel Don
    03 March, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Qmicro announces micro GC gas analyzer

    Qmicro announces micro GC gas analyzer

    The micro GC platform is designed for gas mixture analysis, for on-line monitoring. It allows fully autonomous gas analysis and can run unattended pre-configured analysis methods, including peak identification, integration and result communication via industry standards.
    02 March, 2017
  • Rohde & Schwarz announce CMW500 radio communication tester

    With the CMW500 radio communication tester, engineers can test their IoT devices based on the MDM9206 LTE modem under realistic conditions by attaching and establishing a real-time connection with the simulated network and then testing relevant signalling and RF scenarios related to the 3GPP Release 13 specification.
    02 March, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Zero Unplanned Downtime – A Dream or Reality?

    Zero Unplanned Downtime – A Dream or Reality?

    By Leroy Spence, EU Automation Predictive analytics is not quite magic, but it could make a world of difference for companies who want to improve efficiency. This article discusses how manufacturers can use predictive analytics to manage assets and minimise downtime.
    02 March, 2017 | 2 minutes
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