Rockwell Expert Leads Charge to Modernize Oil & Gas Operations with Edge Computing
Pal Roach, Senior Principal Global Industry Consultant for Oil & Gas at Rockwell Automation, has over 40 years of experience in industrial automation sales and consulting. He has worked with prominent companies such as ExxonMobil and Honeywell Process Solutions. Roach supports energy customers worldwide, leveraging his expertise to solve complex problems and guide them through digital transformation.
With a background spanning the entire oil & gas value chain, from oil fields to gas pumps, Roach has developed high-impact solutions that modernize operations. His work includes improving production, terminals, refineries, petrochemical plants, distribution, and retail (C-stores).
Roach is also a member of the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF), where he collaborates with 115 companies to define a standard for next-generation automation technology. This initiative aims to create an open, interoperable, and secure system.