Episode One of the Talking Industrial Automation Podcast. Tony Veroeven of the Control System Integrators Association has a conversation with Eric Schaefer of Stone Technologies, a CSIA Certified system integrator, about his involvement in CSIA, how important Certification is to his clients and his business.  Eric is the chair of the Best Practices committee and a big proponent of CSIA's Best Practices. He describes how the Best Practices Manual helps guide system integrators to run better businesses, which ultimately is a service to clients and the manufacturing and processing industries. Eric and I recorded this podcast at the 2017 Rockwell Automation Fair in Houston in mid-November. Thanks for listening. Enjoy getting to know Eric Schaefer of Stone Technologies. Subscribe to the podcast for interviews with CSIA system integrators and industry partners. Visit: https://www.csiaexchange.com/podcast