William Petersen

William Petersen is an experienced professional in the field of SCADA and networking, currently serving as the SCADA Superintendent at San Jacinto River Authority since October 2012. In this role, William oversees the SCADA/I&C Department, managing SCADA specialists and directing work related to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), and SCADA networks. Prior to this position, William held roles as a Sr SCADA Specialist and SCADA Specialist focused on network and communications, responsible for designing and maintaining the network infrastructure for SCADA systems. Earlier experience includes working as a Systems/Software Engineer for Hewlett-Packard, where William created and packaged operating systems for business notebooks, and as a Data Specialist at Reynolds and Reynolds, where data was extracted for automotive dealer management systems. William holds an Associate of Arts degree in Computer Science from Lone Star College.