About Maximillian G. Kon

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Maximillian G. Kon

Founder & CEO · WisePlant HQ

Industrial cybersecurity, control systems and professional education.

Engineering knowledge. Practical perspective.

Electronics engineer specializing in control systems and telecommunications, with a career spanning industrial automation, cybersecurity and technical education.

Areas of expertise

Industrial cybersecurity

ISA/IEC 62443 and industrial risk

Automation & control

DCS, SIS and industrial networks

Manufacturing integration

MES, batch processes and enterprise integration

Professional education

Technical training and knowledge transfer

Explore technical knowledge & standards

Industrial process control and telecommunications.
Manufacturing operations and execution systems.
Industrial networks and communication protocols, including OPC.
ISA/IEC 62443 industrial cybersecurity.
ISA88 batch control and ISA95 enterprise-control integration.
ISA5.1 instrumentation identification and ISA18.2 alarm management.
Quality management and continuing education.

Professional experience

Foxboro
Engineering projects involving distributed control and safety systems.
Intellution / ILA Group
SCADA product management and regional leadership.
Yokogawa
General management in Argentina.
WisePlant
Leadership in industrial cybersecurity and safety.

Read the full professional background

Max began in Foxboro’s engineering department, participating in projects involving I/A distributed control systems and Triconex safety instrumented systems.

He later moved into SCADA product management with Intellution and helped establish ILA Group, serving in regional management.

His subsequent experience included general management in Argentina with Yokogawa América do Sul, followed by leadership at WisePlant.

Standards, training & credentials

ISA99 participation & training contributions

Max joined ISA99 in 2006 and has contributed to standards-related work and professional education. His training background includes collaboration on the industrial cybersecurity certificate program associated with IC32, IC33, IC34 and IC37.

Awards & certificates

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