Jim Wilmot is a manager in the Digital Industries, Factory Automation business unit of Siemens Industry in the U.S., where he leads a team focused on product management and marketing of SIMATIC controllers, distributed I/O, engineering software and motion control. He has an MSEE degree from Georgia Institute of Technology and has more than 27 years of experience working with industrial automation systems. He has been with Siemens for 23 years, holding various positions in engineering, business development, product marketing and management. Wilmot is an avid promoter and presenter of new technologies with Siemens SIMATIC product lines.