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Paul Gruhn

Paul Gruhn is a global functional safety consultant at AE Solutions and a highly respected and awarded safety expert in the industrial automation and control field. Paul is an ISA Fellow, a member of the ISA84 standards committee (on safety instrumented systems), a developer and instructor of ISA courses on safety systems, and the primary author of the ISA book Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification. He also has contributed to several automation industry book chapters and has written more than two dozen technical articles. He developed the first commercial safety system modeling software. Paul is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas, a certified functional safety expert (CFSE), a member of the control system engineer PE exam team, and an ISA84 expert. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Paul is the 2018 ISA president-elect/secretary.
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  • What ISA Can Do for You
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    What ISA Can Do for You

    Learn how ISA is advancing the technical competence of everyone in the industry (both members and non-members) through publications, training, certifications, standards, and conferences.
    By: Paul Gruhn
    31 January, 2019 | 3 minutes
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    ISA Is Much More Than a Membership Organization

    Automation Appreciation Month provides ISA an opportunity to thank its members for their strong support, active involvement, and leadership contributions.
    By: Paul Gruhn
    09 November, 2015 | 2 minutes
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