Marco Ayala is a process automation professional with over 27 years of experience working in petrochemical facilities where he designed, implemented, and maintained their process instrumentation, automation systems and process control networks. He has expertise with safety systems, advanced process control, enterprise historians and industrial network security where worked with enterprise-IT to implement a corporate PCN security solution. Marco is active in the Oil and Gas, Maritime port, offshore facilities and Chemical Sector cyber security efforts working alongside federal, local and state entities for securing the private sector. Mr. Ayala has is a certified cyber instructor for ISA. Member contributor of the AMSC GoM cyber panel, InfraGard member; Chief of the Maritime Cross Sector Council.