David Strobhar

David Strobhar founded Beville Operator Performance Specialists in 1984. The company conducts human factors engineering analyses of plant modernization, operator workload, and alarm/display systems for BP, Phillips, Chevron, Shell and others. Strobhar was one of the founders of the Center for Operator Performance, a collaboration of operating companies, DCS suppliers and academia that researches human factors issues in process control. He is the author of "Human Factors in Process Plant Operations" (Momentum Press) and was the rationalization clause co-editor for ISA SP18.2, "Alarm Management for the Process Industries." Strobhar has a degree in human factors engineering, is a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio and a fellow in the International Society of Automation.