Drive Out Complexity, Streamline Operations in the Fuels Value Chain -- How BP’s integrated supply chain increases profitability and efficiency

Blair Wheeler joined AspenTech in 2005 as Senior Vice President, Marketing, and leads the company's product management, product marketing, corporate marketing, and partners organizations. Blair brings to AspenTech oil and gas industry experience and more than 20 years of technology marketing, product management, and partner development experience. His experience also includes senior-level positions at Avid Technology, The Boston Consulting Group, and Amoco Production Company.

Michael Knight has been with BP for 29 years and currently acts as the consultant on improvements around the refining supply chain, from crude acquisition through to manufacturing and operations. His career at BP includes building teams to deliver process modeling, simulation tools for plant engineers, LP and scheduling models, advanced control, and on-line optimization applications. Michael's current focus is to support work to improve business processes and tools for scheduling.

Monique Hitchings has been with Hart Energy Publishing since January 2000. Prior to joining FUEL full time in January 2008 and beginning newsletter management in 2009, she was the magazine's editor as well as corporate director of custom publishing. She previously was a newspaper reporter in Texas. Monique holds a bachelor's degree in journalism with honors and a bachelor's degree in English from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.