Our team has over 120 years of combined experience in Process Control & Information Technology
Management Team
PRESIDENT
Don Bartusiak, PhD
Don brings 33 years of experience in the Process Control industry. Prior to founding CSI, Don was the Chief Engineer of Process Control at ExxonMobil. From 2016 to 2023, he served as elected Co-Chair of The Open Process Automation Forum. Don is a global authority in the field and has implemented ground-breaking innovation, notably real-time AI predictive control solutions.
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
John B Vicente, PhD
John has over 25 years of experience in the Technology industry, with senior leadership roles across multiple global organizations including Intel and Stratus Technologies. With an Electronic Engineering PhD from Columbia University, he brings deep technical expertise. At CSI, John is spearheading the delivery of open, edge computing platforms for systems integration of industrial process control.
VICE PRESIDENT - SALES & MARKETING
Trevor Cusworth
Trevor brings over 44 years of experience in business performance improvement in the automation and software space. He is also a past co-chair of the Open Process Automation Forum for 6 years. Prior to CSI, Trevor held leadership roles across a range of industries, notably serving as Vice President of Business Value Consulting for Invensys. He is known for delivering step-change business profitability and efficiency gains, through innovative design thinking.
VICE PRESIDENT - APPLICATIONS
Steve Bitar
Steve Bitar worked at ExxonMobil for 39 years across Refining, Engineering and Research. He has held a variety of engineering and management positions across a wide range of disciplines, including process control, real-time optimization, & process analytics. Steve’s R&D contributions range from lowering the cost of control system migration to developing open standards for control system interoperability. Steve holds a BS in chemical engineering from the Univ. of Delaware, an MS in computer science from Drexel Univ., and an MBA in finance from George Mason Univ.