Author Profile

Mike Rothwell is  director of Advantech Automation Corp.'s eAutomation Engineering Center. He founded the R&D and product group in Cincinnati's Industrial Automation Group headquarters and is responsible for Advantech's web-enabled eAutomation products worldwide. Rothwell holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration, both from the University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA). He has almost 20 years experience in the industrial automation and controls industry, primarily focused on development of real-time control and operator interface systems for robotics, CNC, and plastics processing machinery.