Bill Lydon (5)Bill Lydon, Digital Manufacturing Transformation Consultant
LinkedIn Profile linkedin.com/in/blydon
Bill has deep controls & automation experience designing and leveraging technology controls & automation in nonresidential buildings, industrial manufacturing, and process industry applications. He spent a number of years at Johnson Controls (JCI) in Building Automation in roles including application engineer, design, skunk works designing the JC/85, and Building Automation Product Manager. Subsequently Bill was primarily involved in industrial & process manufacturing including co-founder and president of an industrial control software company, industrial applications, and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). In 2003 he became an independent consultant and in addition was editor in chief of the International Society of Automation publications Automation.com and InTech Magazine. In July 2023 he retired from editor roles with the title of Editor Emeritus and continues to write the Automation.com annual Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report. Bill focuses on consulting in the automation industry working on projects and advising companies on strategy, applications, and technology to achieve Digital Transformation.
Bill Lydon www.wlydon.com
Brian Turner (6)Buildings IOT is the world’s leading adaptive buildings company, turning data into actions that are tailored to the needs, constraints and opportunities of properties and portfolios.
We improve the operational performance and reduce the environmental impact of buildings because we understand deeply how they work, and we’ve built that expertise into every facet of our products and services.
Kerri (2)Kerri is the Editorial Board Chair of AutomatedBuildings.com and has been an occasional contributor to AutomatedBuildings.com since 2012. Her background in technology, software and engineering spans 30 years across early internet and search technologies, the digitation of music, the first telematics devices in cars, the rollout of fibre and DSLAMs, private cloud & collaboration solutions in construction and building operations. She is now an investor and has a portfolio of Board seats in climate, agtech and additive manufacturing companies and is pretty proud of her Dad and Mom for creating this amazing little piece of the internet. You can contact her on kerri@automatedbuildings.com
Tracy Markie (1)Award-winning entrepreneur, and CEO of Engenuity Systems, Inc., with over 30 years of experience driving innovation in automation, energy management, and IoT. Specializing in smart building technologies, I focus on transforming data into actionable intelligence, optimizing energy efficiency, and advancing interoperable, open-standard solutions. Skilled in IoT technologies, control systems design, industrial automation, and renewable energy, I lead the development of cutting-edge platforms like eViewIoT, empowering businesses to achieve sustainability and operational excellence. Passionate about shaping the future of smart, connected environments.
Thomas Trang (30)Facility Maintenance Technician | BAS Enthusiast | Lifelong Learner |
Thomas Trang is a Facilities Maintenance Technician whose journey from Tuấn to Thomas reflects both personal resilience and professional evolution. With over 30 years of experience in Facilities Management, Thomas is a pioneer in transforming Building Information Modeling (BIM) into Building Knowledge Hubs (BKH) to empower technicians and bridge generational knowledge gaps. As a passionate advocate for human-AI collaboration, he uses modern tools to digitize institutional memory and optimize operations. His work merges identity, purpose, and innovation—building smarter systems while honoring the stories behind them.
Dan McCarty (20)Dan McCarty, the owner of QA Graphics, has built a distinguished career on the foundation of his expertise in process automation, 3D design, and over seventeen years of experience in BAS graphic design. Initially making his mark in the sales domain of leading 3D software for the AEC market, Dan transitioned into the building controls industry, where he noticed a significant gap in the quality of UI graphics. Motivated by this discovery, he founded 4Touch LLC, focusing on innovative touchscreen solutions, and later established QA Graphics. Under his leadership for the past seventeen years, QA Graphics has grown into a premier provider of BAS graphic outsourcing services, employing a team of eighteen dedicated professionals. Dan is passionate about delivering top-tier graphic services to the BAS industry and maintaining outsourcing opportunities within the United States, demonstrating his commitment to enhancing industry standards and supporting domestic talent.
BACnet (1)BACnet International facilitates the successful use of the BACnet protocol in North America and worldwide, with education (The BACnet Institute), product testing and certification (BACnet Testing Laboratories), and promotional activities.
