Brian Hicks is Product Manager, Digital Production Control & Automation at SLB, where he leads controllers and edge hardware offerings for oilfield production applications. With 20 years in artificial lift and 15 years in management, he has led product strategy, engineering, and digital transformation across ESP systems, remote monitoring, and edge IoT architectures. His recent work includes advancing AI-enabled control systems, cybersecurity-hardened platforms, and autonomous production technologies for the modern oilfield.