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J.B. Titus is a senior safety consultant and safety product specialist with Siemens Energy & Automation. Since starting with SE&A in 2003, he has organized and launched the safety initiative and business focus for the U.S. discrete manufacturing markets. He has also consulted with clients over the past 25 years regarding machine functional safety compliance. He holds a BBA from Oklahoma University in Industrial Management and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University in marketing and finance. He is a professional member of ASSE and is OSHA certified in machine guarding. Mr. Titus also represents Siemens on several ANSI, NFPA, and NEMA national safety and health standards committees.
Process Safety 
Charles M. Fialkowski, C.F.S.E. (Certified Functional Safety Expert) has been a Safety Systems Specialist for more than 10 years, with a focus on process safety. He is the Chairman for ISA’s Safety Division on Fire and Gas systems and a member of the ISA’s technical committee SP84 on Safety Systems. He has instructed ISA’s BMS and LOPA courses, published numerous papers on Safety Instrumented Systems, and is a developer of a BMS course for Exida.com. Mr. Fialkowski is a National Process Safety promoter with Siemens Energy & Automation.