Dr. Martin is a recognized leader and innovator in the field of automation and control. He has been a practitioner in the field for over 37 years, has authored three books, coauthored two and has been a contributing author for three more, as well as publishing dozens of articles and papers in the field of automation and control. He holds or has pending multiple patents in the areas of real-time business measurement and control. He was recognized by Fortune as a Hero of U.S. Manufacturing, Intech as one of the Fifty Most Influential Innovators in Control, by Control as a member of the Automation Hall of Fame and received ISA’s Life Achievement Award. He has a BA and MS in Mathematics, an MA in Administration and Management, a PhD in Industrial Engineering, as well as a Masters and PhD in Biblical Studies.