Cognascents Celebrates!

With the holiday season in full swing, we took some time to enjoy some good food, good company, and good music! This year, our own Cognascents (mostly) house band provided fabulous entertainment for our company holiday celebration. A good time was had by all! Happy holidays!

Slow Down and Care

Do you have some place better to be? Do you have something better to do? Are you running from task to task and activity to activity so fast that you don’t seem to have time to care about the task or activity at hand? You know what you have to do, right? You know you…

Economics and Process Engineering

As the famous artist, Vincent Van Gogh, said, “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” The “small things” in process engineering are no different and can have a big influence on a project’s bottom line. The impact of process engineering on the economics of a capital project is often overlooked…

My Last Words Top 10 List

  My sister-in-law, Judy Perez, recently passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Her last days were tough on everyone close to her. There is no doubt that cancer sucks! Being around death is not a habit I want to develop; however, exposure to the physical, mental, and spiritual grit that accompanies many…

Keyed-Valve Interlocks

  Several years ago, while working in a refinery, I noticed a relief valve with its inlet block valve completely closed. I radioed an operator for assistance. Within minutes, two operators arrived and confirmed that the valve should not be closed. They opened the valve and thanked me for notifying them. In following up a…

Cognascents Announces New Partnership with Antea

  Cognascents is pleased to announce a signed agreement to partner with Antea for licensing, distribution, and delivering 3D and digitization technologies as a systems integrator. This partnership allows for improved assistance in asset intensive organizations and the management of the integrity of their assets. Antea’s tool, Palladio, offers a web platform that manages multiple…

Meet Noel, Maria & Paul

Meet our newest team members! Please join us in welcoming Noel Moreno, Maria Ordonez and Paul Vitolo to the Cognascents team. Noel and Paul joined us in late spring, while Maria came on board this summer. They are a great asset to our team and are ready to serve our clients. Join us in getting…