Abel Padilla
Founder, Clear Picture SA
Industrial Experience
Abel brings over 20 years of industrial data experience across multiple sectors, including:
- Oil & Gas
- Chemicals
- Manufacturing
- Pharmaceuticals
He has worked extensively with industrial data historians, visualization platforms, and control systems, including:
- PI System (Aveva)
- IOTA Vue (IOTASOFT)
- FrameworX (Tatsoft)
- IP.21 (AspenTech)
- Thingsboard
- Industrial SCADA and HMI systems
His work focuses on integrating process data with strong design principles, ensuring industrial users can perceive, understand, and act on information effectively.
Personal Notes
A Taoist proverb reads: "Governing a large empire is like frying a small fish". Abel believes that what's expressed in this proverb applies to designing an industrial dashboard, as it demands full attention and attentive care, just like frying a fish!
Outside of his technical work, Abel enjoys:
- Mexican Food
- Cycling and walking in nature
- Exploring design and visual data sensemaking
- Exploring new concepts