Angela Summers

About Angela Summers

Follow me on LinkedIn for postings and musings concerning safety controls, alarms, interlocks and safety instrumented systems. Follow SIS-TECH LinkedIn page to find out about events like classes, workshops, and symposiums. I instagram and tweet about art, wine events, the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, my yorkies, bonsai, and gardens. Follow me at @angelaesummers. I hold a PhD in chemical engineering and have over 30 years of experience in instrumentation and controls, process design, and environmental pollution controls. I was named an Engineering Fellow of the University of Alabama and a Centennial Fellow of its chemical engineering department (top 100 graduates in 1st 100 years of the program). I have Fellow distinction from International Society of Automation, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Center for Chemical Process Safety. I received these honors for my contribution to the development of standards and practices for process safety management, especially in the use of automation to prevent loss events in the process industry. Known as Dr. SIS and Mother of SILs, I am a sought after consultant by users, manufacturers, engineering contractors, regulatory agencies, and industrial societies. I have published over 70 papers, technical reports and chapters for engineering handbooks, including Perry’s Handbook of Chemical Engineering, the Instrument Engineers Handbook, and Kirk and Othmer\'s Handbook of Technology. I was named to the Process Automation Hall of Fame by Control magazine. This award honors excellence, diligence and influence in the application of process automation. I was specifically recognized for my work on the ISA 84 and IEC 61511 safety standards. I recently completed editing the CCPS book, Guidelines for Safe Automation of Chemical Processes.

Experience

1. Owner

   Sis-Tech

   Mar 2004 — Present · Yamhill, OR, US

   Saffron Fields Vineyard produces pinot noir and chardonnay on a 35 acre estate vineyard. My husband, Sanjeev Lahoti, and I purchased a grass seed farm in Yamhill in 2004 and started planting the vineyard in 2007. We tasted the pinot noir produced from the first grape harvest and quickly moved from grape farmers to vintners. The tasting room opened in 2013 with a 5 acre botanical garden that includes a contemporary Japanese garden designed by Hoichi Kurisu of Kurisu International. Designed to reflect all seasons of Oregon\'s blooming plants, the garden contains currants, oregon grape, blueberries, maples, over 100s of lavender, rosemary, camellias, and others. Our 3rd of July fireworks display is the best in the Willamette Valley.The wine has received multiple 93 scores from Wine Enthusiast. It can be purchased at the Saffron Fields Vineyard tasting room or on our on-line store, I instagram about art, wine events, the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, my yorkies, bonsai, and gardens. Follow me at @angelaesummers.

Education

• Hinds Community College

  AA

  1981 — 1983

• Clemson University

  MEng

  1985 — 1987

• Mississippi State University

  BS

  1983 — 1985

• The University of Alabama

  PhD

  1987 — 1993