Recently, PACIV participated in the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) 2019 National Conference at Fota Island Resort in Cork, Ireland. In this event, PACIV had the opportunity to meet and hear from project management professionals in industries such as oil, business services, manufacturing and information services. Our VP of Operations in PACIV Ireland, Denis Gorey, participated in the event. The conference was an opportunity for project management professionals across IT, public sector, construction, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing to gain insight from leading experts in the industry along with well-known Irish and international figures who are making waves in their respective fields. PACIV’s global leadership in Life Sciences’ industrial automation and...

Recently, PACIV participated in the Buyers & Suppliers 2019 Summit from the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association (PRMA). In this event, PACIV had the opportunity to sit down in meetings and showcase their services to potential clients from all business sectors. The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association is a private, voluntary, non-profit organization established in 1928 with the purpose of uniting all Puerto Rico’s manufacturers and service industries into a strong and effective body in order to further their mutual interests as they relate to the private and public sectors of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The associates that participated in the fair were Ernick Figueroa, Business Development Leader and Jaroldi González, Corporate Communications Specialist. This...

Recently, PACIV held its 2018 Annual Meeting in all its offices to discuss industry context, strategic objectives and provide all the associates with the 2018 Year in Review as well as the 2019 Forecast, Insights and Objectives. Additionally, acknowledgments & awards were given to the associates in recognition of their years of service as well as Perfect Attendance for the year. Likewise, at this year Annual Meetings, the new associates were welcomed into the PACIV family. At the PACIV Ireland Annual Meeting, the Perfect Attendance Awards was given to Mohamed Samir Elansary, Hussein Saad Abdelkawy​ and Ronan Flynn​. At the PACIV Puerto Rico Annual Meeting, the Perfect Attendance Awards was given to Egberto Hernández. While the 15th Year Anniversary Recognition was awarded to...

Recently, PACIV Puerto Rico associates attended the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association’s (PRMA) first Health Industry Forum Conference as part of PACIV’s efforts to continue incorporating education to our associates. The event was held at the Hilton Condado Plaza in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The associates who attended the event were Liz Figueroa, Validation Engineer II, Joel Rodriguez, Validation Engineer I, and Ángel Cruz and Joshua Valentin, both Automation/Validation Engineers I. The conference united for the first time the product manufacturers from the main FDA Regulated areas in Puerto Rico as they took part in an informative, educational and networking event. Experts from the Regulated Industry and Academia shared their experiences and new trends with a diverse audience...

PACIV recently attended the job fair at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (RUM/Colegio) in Mayaguez in order to look for new and vibrant automation engineers to the PACIV team. Our HR Lead, Erika Ariza and Engineer Manager, Jean Paul Pepin, attended the event to support in this effort and provided their experience at PACIV to potential recruits. The PACIV team was able to speak with hundreds of promising young future engineers and technology professionals who were interested in Internships, Co-Op programs, and full-time employment with PACIV. PACIV’s goal in attending these job fairs is to recruit the most qualified candidates to continue providing excellence in our core services of automation to our customers. Job Fairs provide students a venue to network with...

Engineers are a cornerstone of our business. PACIV is proud to celebrate the many engineers across our team – especially during National Engineers Week, Feb. 17-23. The work our engineers carry out each day is vital to making life better for the customers and communities we’re privileged to serve. National Engineers Week is held annually in the same week as President George Washington’s birthday, since Washington is considered by many to be the nation’s first engineer due to his surveying work. National Engineers Week encourages public dialogue about the need for engineers and bringing practical applications to life for children, educators and parents. The event has been celebrated in the United States since its creation in 1951 to highlight the important contributions engineers...

Recently, PACIV Ireland participated in the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference at Citywest Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland. In this event PACIV had the opportunity to meet with leading suppliers of technology and services, gain industry insights and hear from speakers from the food, pharma, chemical, medical, life sciences, electronic, cleantech & renewable, process engineering and instrumentation industries. The associate that participated in the event was Brendan L. Hyland, Business Development Manager/Director at PACIV Ireland. This event, the largest gathering of key decision makers in the Irish manufacturing supply chain, interesting exhibitors and speakers were discussing a wide variety of topics relevant to the future of manufacturing. PACIV’s...

Yolanda Figueroa, Automation/Validation Engineer I from our PACIV Puerto Rico office, recently attended the OsiSoft PI Partner 4-Day Bootcamp, exclusively for OsiSoft Partners held in Houston, Texas. It was an intense accelerated course that exposed Yolanda to the workings of the PI System from a wide range of perspectives: implementation, administration, end user, and integration. In this Partner Bootcamp, conceived specially for partners, Yolanda had the opportunity to learn the basic technologies surrounding the PI System. The primary goal of the course was to provide Yolanda with a solid back ground in the PI System. Learn more about our Services here. Did you find this article interesting? Would you like to be updated when we post the next one?Sign up for...

Recently, our PACIV Ireland associate Padraig O’Connor, Automation Engineer I, attended the Rockwell Automation TechED EMEA 2018 three-day training event in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The event delivered an opportunity for Padraig to learn how to tackle day-to-day challenges, about the latest Rockwell Automation products and technology solutions available in a classroom environment and gain an in-depth understanding of how the Integrated Architecture® system works. The Rockwell Automation TechED event provides an opportunity to get a hands-on experience of Rockwell Automation solutions from beginner-level overviews to in-depth, advanced hands-on labs all while networking with peers throughout the industry. Learn more about our Services here. Did you find this article...

Recently, PACIV had the opportunity to represent four different office regions at the Rockwell Automation Fair held in Philadelphia, PA. Representatives from our New England, Great Lakes, Midwest, and Caribbean offices all came together to participate in the Rockwell Process Solutions Users Group (PSUG) and both Technical and Informational sessions throughout the Fair. The evenings were highlighted by Networking Events hosted by local distributors from Indianapolis and Puerto Rico which brought both clients and System Integrators together to discuss the latest industry trends and ongoing and future projects. Moreover, PACIV gained more insight on how our participation as a Rockwell Partner Network™ member can help optimize services for our clients’ processes and equipment. PACIV...

Recently, PACIV USA participated in the Purdue Industrial Roundtable Career Fair at Purdue University’s campus in West Lafayette, IN. Over two days the PACIV team was able to speak with hundreds of promising young future engineers and technology professionals who were interested in Internships, Co-Op programs, and full-time employment with PACIV. Doug Metrish, Operations Manager, Chris Sormalis, Business Development Manager, Ben Kahn, Automation/Validation Engineer II, Margaret Olivares and David Lugo, both Consultant Automation/Validation Engineers, supported this effort and provided their experience at PACIV to potential recruits. Besides speaking with the students, a potential partnership with the Undergraduate and Post-Graduate Biomedical Engineering programs...

Recently, PACIV Ireland participated in the Wonderware TechDay at the Fota Island Resort Hotel, Cork. In this event, PACIV had the opportunity to participate in deep-dives, demos, workshops exploring the latest SCADA, Cloud and Cyber Security Solutions and experience the technologies that are shaping the connected ‘factory of the future’ and see how they can deliver increased operational efficiency within the industrial environment. The associated that participated in the event was Brendan L. Hyland, Business Development Manager/Director at PACIV Ireland. This event provided a platform for leading industry partners to discuss how to manage and secure legacy systems within an ‘industry 4.0’ landscape. PACIV’s global leadership in Life Sciences’ industrial automation and regulatory...