Jacques Smuts
Process Control Consultant
- Role
- Founder and Principal Consultant at Opticontrols, Inc
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jacques Smuts
More than 30 years of hands-on experience in process control, focused on improving control loop performance in operating plants- Analyzed and optimized thousands of control loops and designed countless practical control strategies to improve performance, stability, and reliability- Trained hundreds of engineers and technicians in process control, loop optimization, and advanced regulatory control- Developed industry-leading controller tuning, performance monitoring, and control loop simulation software- Author of Process Control for Practitioners, a practical guide to controller tuning and control loop optimization- Licensed Professional Engineer and Senior Member of the International Society of Automation.
Experience
Founder and Principal Consultant
Jan 2010 — Present
Optimize control loop performance for process plant clients across multiple industries. Analyze and resolve complex control problems to improve process performance, plant stability, product quality, and production rates.Perform control loop performance audits, develop and implement optimization strategies, and deliver hands-on process control training workshops. Conduct applied research in process control and loop performance improvement.
Education
University of Johannesburg
Ph.D., Engineering - Process Control
1995 — 1997
University of Johannesburg
M.Eng, Process Control Systems
1992 — 1993
Skills
- Troubleshooting
- Process Automation
- Plc
- Control Systems Design
- Automation
- Product Management
- Commissioning
- Control Theory
- Software Development
- Power Plants
- Process Control
- Optimization
- Instrumentation
- Management
- Engineering
- Technical Training
- Dcs
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