Whit is responsible for ExxonMobil’s technology strategy for process control and automation across all business lines. Whit joined Exxon in 1999 as a Control Systems Engineer supporting various DCS and advanced control environments. He has held a number of leadership roles in both downstream manufacturing and research & engineering. He helped drive standardized design and sustainment practices across the Corporation as well as technology transformations such as the introduction of server virtualization into industrial control environments. He currently supports a number of initiatives such as Open Process Automation and the use of cognitive technologies pursuant to autonomous operations capability. In a large corporation, collaboration is an important key to success and Whit is passionate about connecting different people and teams to focused objectives.