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Applied Engineering Solutions (aeSolutions) has distinguished itself in Alaska as a leading pro-

vider of process safety consulting and safety instrumented system engineer-ing services. But its oldest corporate roots are in automation engineering and integration services, and now the company is extending these service of-ferings in the state. “Our new Control Systems Integration Center in Anchorage is an investment we have made to illustrate our commitment in this area,” says Alaska Business Unit Manager Chris Hickling.

� e new Anchorage center enables aeSolutions to o� er competitive local delivery on migration and upgrade proj-ects. It also supports the company’s fu-ture goals to further expand its automa-tion engineering services in Alaska.

OFFERING AN ARRAY OF SERVICESFounded in 1998, aeSolutions is head-quartered in Greenville, S.C. and has 140 employees. Besides its Anchorage facility, the company operates a third location in Houston, Texas.

Currently, aeSolutions provides a range of safety consulting services that help cli-ents manage process hazards with the potential to do substantial harm to people and the environment. � e company’s en-gineering and automation services deliver e� ective process automation systems, � re and gas systems, burner management sys-tems, and safety instrumented systems. Its so� ware solutions make the health of the critical systems protecting against these

high hazards instantly visible and action-able throughout the entire enterprise.

aeSolutions is unique in the breadth of its services focused on mitigating the highest-consequence hazards for process manufacturing companies. “Few compa-nies o� er an integrated-services package around the complete process safety life-cycle like aeSolutions,” Hickling says. “We provide this o� ering with the bene� ts of e� cient designs, reduced costs, and high-er quality safety systems.”

VALUE-DRIVEN APPROACHTo maximize value, aeSolutions goes beyond simply helping clients achieve process safety compliance. “We also help them accomplish operational excellence and make more fact-based decisions in the maintenance and investments of the critical systems that keep their facilities operating safely,” Hickling says.

aeSolutions also di� erentiates itself by establishing strong relationships with cli-ents, based on its passion to understand and solve their problems. � is—along with the expertise and e� ectiveness of its professionals—has helped shaped the company’s success. “Every member of our executive leadership team is a registered professional engineer, and many hold other respected technical certi� cations and positions on committees responsible

for setting industry standards,” he says. Hickling credits the organization’s

ability to attract and retain high-caliber professionals to two core values: lead-ing with humility and leadership that values the details. aeSolutions is a hu-man-focused company that appreciates its employees and values the complexity and detail of their work. “If we can keep doing those two things, our customers will continue to improve their process safety performance and achieve the re-lated business value,” he says.

aeSolutions has earned various awards for its expertise and practices. Recent honors include a 2016 BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina LiveLife-BlueSM workplace wellness award and 2015 South Carolina Chamber of Com-merce Safety Award for Exemplary Safe-ty Record. Additionally, the Anchorage and Greenville o� ces were recognized for exemplary workplace practices.

In Alaska, aeSolutions’ major proj-ects include a program to update burner management systems across the North Slope and assisting with safety system renewals. � e company also engages in ongoing work with process risk manage-ment and supplying turn-key � re and gas equipment.

aeSolutions Alaska LLCChris Hickling, PMP, Alaska Business Unit Manager3800 Centerpoint Dr., Suite 620Anchorage, Alaska 99503(907) 865-5992, Ext. 4207www.aesolns.com

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and AutomationLeft to right: Chris Hickling, Katie Rockman, Aaron Huberman