Graham Nasby, P.Eng, FS Eng, PMP, CAP, CISSP, CISM, GICSP

As a Director of ISA's Standards and Practices Board, I provide oversight of the ISA's portfolio of international standards, recommended practices and technical reports, and the standards committees that develop and maintain them.

Bi-national standards committee under the SCC and ANSI for best practices and minimum requirements for design, products and operations of OT, IIoT, and automation systems.

Canadian expert for “alarm management” and “HMI Design” on IEC Technical Committee TC65/SC65A Working Groups 15 and 19, appointed by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC).

Leading a committee of 250 industry experts from around the world to develop a new SCADA systems management standard. Expected publication in 2023-2024.

Voting Member, ISA101 - HMI Design (human machine interfaces)
Managing Director & Voting Member, ISA18 - Alarm Management
Member, ISA105 - Industrial Automation Systems Commissioning and Testing

Standards committee responsible for the development and maintenance of the ISA/IEC-62443 series of industrial automation cybersecurity standards.

The ISA's Vice-President of Industries and Sciences (VP/I&S) oversees ten of the ISA's global technical divisions. The VP/I&S is an elected position that provides support and leadership to the directors of these divisions, and helps ensure that staff and organizational resources are available to support their activities. My term as VP-elect was 2016-2017, followed by the full VP role in 2018-2019. Each of the ISA's 40,000+ members from around the world typically belongs to two or more technical… Show more

The ISA's Vice-President of Industries and Sciences (VP/I&S) oversees ten of the ISA's global technical divisions. The VP/I&S is an elected position that provides support and leadership to the directors of these divisions, and helps ensure that staff and organizational resources are available to support their activities. My term as VP-elect was 2016-2017, followed by the full VP role in 2018-2019. Each of the ISA's 40,000+ members from around the world typically belongs to two or more technical divisions in the society. ISA technical divisions provide conferences, webinars, newsletters, and networking opportunities for multiple industry verticals. Show less

I was part of leadership of ISA's local section in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Section programming includes: regular dinner meetings, plant tours, guest speakers, technical workshops, the annual ISA Hamilton Expo trade show, and annual golf tournament.

During my tenure as VP & President-elect (2011-2012), I helped the section establish a new student ISA section at McMaster University in conjunction with their newly launched B.Tech degree in process automation. For the section's technical… Show more

I was part of leadership of ISA's local section in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Section programming includes: regular dinner meetings, plant tours, guest speakers, technical workshops, the annual ISA Hamilton Expo trade show, and annual golf tournament.

During my tenure as VP & President-elect (2011-2012), I helped the section establish a new student ISA section at McMaster University in conjunction with their newly launched B.Tech degree in process automation. For the section's technical programming, I recruited high quality technical speakers and arranged plant tours of several facilities. Revamped the section's newsletter into a regular quarterly publication. Wrote a regular column about ISA member benefits, with many of my articles being republished in ISA's society-wide member magazine.

During my 2013-2014 term as Section President, I lead several initiatives:

External-facing projects included: (a) launching a new section website www.isahamilton.com, (b) strengthening the section's relationship with McMaster University, including hosting a student poster competition at our expo, and (c) hosting the ISA's 2014 Eastern Canada leadership conference in Niagara Falls.

Internal projects included (a) reviewing and refocusing the section's programs, (b) recruiting additional volunteers to reinvigorate the board, and (c) streamlining internal processes to avoid volunteer burn-out. I also put in place long-term planning documents. At the end of my term, the section's leadership was well positioned for the year's ahead with a full roster of incoming volunteers. Show less

For 5+ years, I was part of the volunteer leadership team of the ISA's municipal water/wastewater industries technical division. I work with the volunteer board and ISA staff to provide services for the division's over 2000 members. I served as Director from 2013-2015.

As Director Elect (2011-2012), I reinvigorated the division's newsletter from being a sporadic 6-page newsletter with 1-2 issues per year, to regularly-published 36 page quarterly publication, complete with technical… Show more

For 5+ years, I was part of the volunteer leadership team of the ISA's municipal water/wastewater industries technical division. I work with the volunteer board and ISA staff to provide services for the division's over 2000 members. I served as Director from 2013-2015.

As Director Elect (2011-2012), I reinvigorated the division's newsletter from being a sporadic 6-page newsletter with 1-2 issues per year, to regularly-published 36 page quarterly publication, complete with technical articles, interviews, advertising and association news.

Lead a task force to revamp the water/wastewater division's annual student scholarship program in 2012 to make it easier for college/university students to apply, and introduced new criteria to reward academic achievement and extra-curricular involvement.

As director (2013-2015), I recruited new volunteer leaders to offer additional member services, delegate workload, and offer leadership training to others. Also put in place a 5-year volunteer leadership succession plan and recruited the division's future leadership accordingly. As Director, I oversaw the division's member services, website, annual symposium, quarterly newsletter, and student scholarship program. I also worked facilitate partnerships between the ISA and other municipal water / wastewater sector associations. Show less

Overhauled and re-invigorated a struggling international conference that focused on computerized control of municipal water and sewage plants. I was the general symposium chair for the 2012 and 2013 conferences

In 2011, the conference had only 31 attendees, 2 exhibitors, had been losing money for years, and was on the verge of being cancelled.

Revamped the 2012 conference to have 171 attendees, 36 speakers, 15 exhibitors, 12 sponsors, 8 media partners and a sizable profit for the… Show more

Overhauled and re-invigorated a struggling international conference that focused on computerized control of municipal water and sewage plants. I was the general symposium chair for the 2012 and 2013 conferences

In 2011, the conference had only 31 attendees, 2 exhibitors, had been losing money for years, and was on the verge of being cancelled.

Revamped the 2012 conference to have 171 attendees, 36 speakers, 15 exhibitors, 12 sponsors, 8 media partners and a sizable profit for the ISA.

For 2013, the conference grew further to 250 attendees, 42 speakers, 24 exhibitors, 20 sponsors, and two sell-out training courses, realizing a 50K+ profit for the association.

I assembled and motivated a team of 25+ volunteers from across North America for symposium committee and program committee. Managed interfaces between volunteers, ISA staff, and ISA leadership, as well as other associations.

Developed new symposium format, business plan, website, call for abstracts, author kit, short course programming, local plant tour, sponsorship/exhibitor program, marketing plan, marketing materials and symposium blog. Responsible for recruiting keynote/plenary speakers and key sponsors. Initiated/negotiated partnership agreements with 5 technical associations (WEF, AWWA, FSAWWA, FWEA, ITA) to support and grow the conference.

Developed and implemented a 5-year strategic plan. Recruited and mentored incoming 2014 symposium chair. Show less