Dr. Suresh S.  Agrawal

Founder and CEO,  Academy Director, Offsite Management Systems LLC

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Dr. Agrawal graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, with a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. He later obtained a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA.

Dr. Agrawal has over 40 years of experience in senior technical and management roles with international companies. He has successfully led numerous advanced refinery process control projects across several countries. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Illinois, USA, and a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Instrumentation Society of America. Dr. Agrawal has published and presented more than 30 papers in international journals and conferences on advanced process control. He has also consulted for several refining and process industries worldwide and regularly conducts training seminars in his areas of expertise.

Tom Edwards

President, Technics, Inc.

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Tom Edwards is the President of Technics, Inc., a role he has held since May 2003, bringing over 22 years of leadership to the company. With extensive experience in the design, fabrication, and implementation of advanced liquid and gas systems, Tom specializes in precision mechanics and control. His expertise spans a broad range of industries—including Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Automotive, and Defense—and he has delivered solutions for both production and research facilities across North and Central America, Europe, Africa, Russia, the Middle East, Australia, and East Asia. A trusted partner to many of the world’s largest industrial firms, Tom is recognized as an expert in software, instrumentation, controls, and process engineering for fluid systems involving transfer, storage, tempering, and mixing of liquids and gases.