Leadership
Diana started her career as a Software Engineer at Honeywell PMSD in Phoenix, AZ, where she worked on the EXXON Project team designing and implementing special projects for Honeywell 4500 (PMX). Following her role with PSMD, Diana moved to Honeywell IAC where she was highly involved in the design and implementation of software for TDC 3000 and special MIME programs. After seven years of designing software, Diana stepped into the role of Senior Instructor at Honeywell IAC. With her wealth of knowledge about the TDC 3000 system, Diana conducted training courses for Honeywell customers and service personnel. In 1990, Diana took the opportunity to work for Wolder Engineering in Long Beach, CA. as a Control Systems Consultant, where she was the lead engineer on million dollar projects at refineries like ARCO and BP. In 1992, with the help of a close affiliates, Diana Lin started Lin & Associates, Inc. Since the start of Lin & Associates, Diana has been involved with numerous projects ranging from designing Native Window displays to the implementation of process control strategies. She is currently responsible for many aspects of the business and is involved in planning, coordinating and/or managing project objectives and deliverables, company marketing and sales. Since 1992, Diana has helped establish Lin & Associates, Inc. as a highly sought after engineering group in the refinery and petroleum industry.
Eric became the Vice President of Lin and Associates in 2006 and is currently managing different aspects of the business, such as product development, project management and marketing and sales. Prior to his position as Vice President, he led the development of software applications, managed many DCS configuration/graphics projects and advanced applications development.
Eric also gained experience working for Pinnacle West Energy, where he worked in the Generation Engineering division. There, Eric was responsible for DCS and Electrical capital improvement projects for one of the largest Coal Fired Power Plants in the US.
While at Goodrich Aerospace, Eric was research engineer and part of the Advanced Technology Group. Eric’s research ultimately led to the success of an efficient aspirator design used for Aircraft Evacuation Systems and is currently being used on the largest passenger airliner in the world - The Airbus A380.
Eric holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering - Chemical Engineering with emphasis in Nuclear and Power Plant Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, In Canada.
Rob graduated with a BSEET from DeVry Institute of Technology in 1991 and began his career at BP’s Lima, Ohio refinery. As an entry-level engineer, Rob supported the Instrumentation department and within 6 months was promoted to on-stream analyzer group supervisor. Following this front-line supervision assignment, Rob stepped into the world of DCS and became responsible for the plant’s Bailey Net 90 system and the Honeywell TDC3000 systems. Rob later joined BP Chemicals to participate on a project team that designed and installed a state of the art proprietary BDO process at the Lima, Ohio BP Chemicals complex. Rob provided P&ID instrumentation/controls design and packaged systems design for the project team. Following the BDO project, Rob returned to the BP Refinery as a DCS authority and continued implementing TDC3000 controls projects. In 2004, Rob joined the Lin & Associates team as a Senior Control Engineer. He was subsequently promoted to Principal Control Engineer and is currently the Vice President of Engineering.
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