North American manufacturing controls integrator The RoviSys Company names Singapore manager

July 2008

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AURORA, OHIO —To support growth in client projects in Asia, manufacturing process automation integrator The RoviSys Company has promoted Singapore-based James Riccardi to business development manager. The US company is planning this year to open a Singapore office and add additional staff in the region.

RoviSys provides automation solution engineering and implementation services to life sciences, chemicals, glass, oil and gas and other process manufacturing companies. The company’s 200 engineers and developers currently serve clients in Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore from offices in Ohio and North Carolina.

“Our clients in the area are asking us to take on additional project responsibilities,” said John Turk, director of life sciences engineering for RoviSys. “By building a presence in Singapore, we’re making sure we can successfully deliver not only on our existing contracts but also that we are prepared for additional opportunities.”

Riccardi is a senior engineer and project manager. His project experience includes managing validated control systems for greenfield and existing pharmaceutical operations. He has also worked on glass batch house, synthetic fuel and other operations. He worked for ABB Bailey and Air Products and Chemicals before joining RoviSys in 2000. He graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering.

RoviSys is one of the largest independent process automation and information solutions providers in North America. Founded in 1989, the company (www.rovisys.com) has completed more than 3,000 projects for batch and continuous process manufacturing clients throughout North America, South America and Asia.

“We’ve grown by working consistently to understand customers so we produce meaningful results for them,” Turk said. “We work with many different automation technologies, but our culture is to implement the solution best for clients regardless of who makes the technology.”