Trevor Cusworth is Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Collaborative Systems Integration (CSI), where he focuses on Open Process Automation (OPA) and O-PAS™-aligned system modernization initiatives. He works closely with owner-operators, engineering teams, and technology partners to design migration strategies from proprietary DCS platforms to open, standards-based architectures emphasizing interoperability, portability, and lifecycle sustainability.
His work centers on practical implementation of OPA principles, including Distributed Control Nodes (DCNs), open runtime environments aligned with IEC 61131 application portability, secure-by-design architectures, and modular brownfield migration approaches. Trevor collaborates with engineering stakeholders to develop phased transition roadmaps that mitigate operational risk while enabling incremental deployment of open infrastructure
He is actively involved in advancing vendor-neutral control strategies that reduce long-term lock-in, improve system extensibility, and support future integration of advanced analytics and AI-enabled applications within deterministic control environments.
Through technical thought leadership, procurement alignment frameworks, and lifecycle cost modeling, Trevor supports industrial organizations pursuing resilient, interoperable automation platforms built for multi-decade asset performance.