Preston Ingalls, President/CEO has personally led maintenance and reliability improvement efforts at Royal Dutch Shell, Occidental Petroleum, Bayer, Baxter Healthcare, Lockheed Martin, Mobil Chemical, Aera Energy, Unilever, Monsanto, Pillsbury, Corning, and Texas Instruments. He holds undergraduate degrees in Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Operations as well as a master’s degree in Organizational Development.  He has also served as adjunct faculty at the University of Virginia and North Carolina State University and is a contributing editor to five trade publications.