As MES Business Manager, Martin Petrick leads the global MES product management team at Rockwell Automation. He is a seasoned Process Automation and Operational IT Expert on a mission to engage with customers to create business value by realizing the Industrial Internet of Things. (also referred to as Connected Enterprise, Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing). Martin Petrick has been with Rockwell Automation since September 2014 where he has held strategic account management and product management roles. He is a very experienced automation professional having designed, built, commissioned and optimized many plants in many industries (including of course Biotechnology and Pharma). Having started his career as End User in a central engineering organization, he has since worked for three major automation vendors in various roles including: Automation and MES project delivery, consulting, consultative selling, product development, product management, program management and strategic account management. He has the following degrees: BSc in Electrical Engineering and MSc in Control Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand and an MBA from the Open University. Martin is an active member of NAMUR AK 2.4.1 which strives to drive forward standardization related to “plug and produce” capabilities of modular plant.
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