RICHARD HOVAN – ROCKWELL SOFTWARE,

DIVISION OF ROCKWELL AUTOMATION

BIO: Richard has over 34 years experience in the combustion, safety, environmental instrumentation and air pollution control equipment field.

Richard’s knowledge includes Continuous Emissions Monitoring (CEMS), boiler and ground based turbine combustion efficiency monitoring, air pollution control equipment, Coal Pre-Ignition Detection Systems and water treatment equipment.  He has developed several new processes and has been instrumental in the development and introduction of new technologies into the market place.  Richard has served on the US-EPA’s technical review board for Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM), Open Market Trading Rule (OMTR) and Medical Waste Incinerators (MWI), Opacity Performance Specification rewrite and has developed the first Conditional Performance Specification (CPS) for the EPA.

Richard is an active member of the following organizations:

Institute of Clean Air Companies (ICAC)

-          Ex Efficio President

-          Chairman, Environmental Monitoring Division

-          Board of Directors

-          Past Treasurer

Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

ASTM International

Steel Manufacturer’s Association

American Society of Hospital Engineers