Each year at the ENTELEC Conference & Expo, the ENTELEC Technical Committee selects a technical white paper that is the most complete and informative paper presented at the conference. The prestigious award is known as the Silver Scribe.

Congratulations to our Silver Scribe Winners:

  • 2023 First Place: Mohammed Saad, of Honeywell, for the abstract/presentation “Justifying Early Cybersecurity Threat Detection and Response for Control Systems/OT – Silver Scribe 1st Place Winner”
  • 2023 Second Place: Robert Finch, Select Spectrum and Mauricio Subieta, Nokia, for the abstract/presentation “Private 4G/5G Networks – Spectrum Options and Technology Considerations”
  • 2022 First Place: Jonathan O’Connor, Motorola Solutions, for the abstract/presentation “Impact of Cybersecurity Regulations on Critical Infrastructure – Silver Scribe 1st Place Winner”
  • 2022 Second Place: Steve Moffat, 4RF USA, Inc. for the abstract/presentation “FCC Equipment Approval Considerations for Private Oilfield LTE Systems”
  • 2021 First Place: Norman Thorlakson, Xage Security, for his abstract/presentation “The Modern Energy Operation Must Be Remote and Data-Driven”
  • 2021 Second Place: Brundaban Sahoo, Motorola Solutions for his presentation “High Power Private LTE Design Considerations”
  • 2021 Third Place: David  Blanco, AUTOSOL, for his abstract/presentation “Case Studies on Applying MQTT to Reduce Operating Costs and Improve Process Efficiency”
  • 2020 First Place: Hansen Chan & Jaime Laguna, Nokia, for the abstract/presentation “Converged FAN – A Service-Centric LTE Network for Oil & Gas”
  • 2020 Second Place: Cody Racette & Ronee DeGuzman, E2E Technologies, for the abstract/presentation “LTE Cellular Modem Head-to-Head”
  • 2020 Third Place: Bruce Collins, Cambium Networks, for the abstract/presentation “Using Edge Automation to Increase Network Efficiency in Wellpad Automation Where Spectrum is Constrained Due to Interference or Licensing Costs”
  • 2019 First Place: Steve Sponseller, PTC/Kepware & Emmett Moore, Red Trident, Inc. for “Best Practices for Industrial Control System Security”
  • 2019 Second Place: Bruce Collins, Cambium Networks for “Choosing the Right Wireless Technology for the Next Generation Digital Oil Field”
  • 2018 First Place: David Blanco of AutoSol for “Technically Secure: How Technical Controls Create Security for Industrial Control Systems”
  • 2018 Second Place: Cory Crenshaw of Crenshaw Communications Consulting, LLC & Kim Kobbe of Cerento, Inc. for “Stop Looking Through the Tunnel & See the Horizon”
  • 2018 Third Place: John Yaldwyn of 4RF USA, Inc. for “Field Area Networks Considerations in the 700 MHz Spectrum”
  • 2017 First Place: Brent McAdams of Oleumtech Corporation for “RF Fundamentals for IIoT.”
  • 2017 Second Place: David Blanco of AutoSol for “Creating Realistic Cyber Security Policies for Industrial Control Systems.”
  • 2016 First Place: Richard Hickey of Hilights, Inc. for “Tower Compliance: Federal, State, and Local Statutes for Lighting, Marking, and Monitoring.”
  • 2016 Second Place: Duane Clementson of UTSI International Corporation for “Multi-Faceted and Holistic Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security.”
  • 2016 Third Place: Stephen Hill of Emerson Remote Automation Solutions for “SCADA – Putting the Parts Together.”
  • 2015 Gold Winner: Ivan Schonwald & Jaime Laguna of Alcatel-Lucent for “Design Concepts for Building Secure, Reliable Mission Critical Communication Systems for Oil & Gas.”
  • 2015 Silver Winner: Shawn Cutter of Fielding Systems, LLC for “The Value of IIoT Delivered Through the Cloud.”
  • 2015 Bronze Winner: Edward Nugent of PcVue, Inc. for “EFM SCADA Benefits Operations and Production Accounting.”