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Marco (Marc) Ayala

Marco (Marc) Ayala is a process automation professional with more than 25 years of experience working in petrochemical facilities where he designed, implemented, and maintained their process instrumentation, automation systems, and process control networks. Currently the director and ICS cybersecurity section lead at 1898 & Co. (part of Burns & McDonnell), Marco has expertise with safety systems, advanced process control, enterprise historians, and industrial network security where he worked with enterprise IT to implement a corporate PCN security solution. He is active in cybersecurity efforts for the oil and gas, maritime port, offshore facilities, and chemical sectors, working alongside federal, local, and state entities for securing the private sector.
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