Chris Chatelain

Senior Marketing Copywriter / Inductive Automation

Chris is a creative writer with a nickname (Scooter) instead of a pen name, and a past life as an award-winning journalist. Today he uses his playful personality to craft fun and conversational marketing messages for Inductive Automation. Scooter lives in Florida with his wife and two dogs and enjoys baseball, stargazing, eating pizza, and walks on the beach — but not during tourist season.

ICC Behind The Curtain: The Build-a-Thon’s Epic Evolution Chris Chatelain Thu, 08/21/2025 - 08:00

Take a trip down memory lane and discover how the Build-a-Thon evolved into the legendary integration competition it is today.

Featured In: Technically Speaking

Peeling Back The Story: How Bananas Helped Launch An Industrial Automation Revolution

This is the story of how ad hoc solutions, a lack of software built on open standards, and spoiling bananas sparked a revolution in industrial automation.

by Chris Chatelain, Inductive Automation - July 23, 2025

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Ignition , Long-Term Support , OT-IT , SCADA , industrial software , industrial automation , Integrators , open standards

Featured In: Technically Speaking

IEC 61850: Turn Dreams of Smart Power Into Reality

Do you have nightmares about your intelligent devices not playing nice? Or maybe you daydream about what it would be like to have access to all the digital data in those devices? ...

by Chris Chatelain, Inductive Automation - March 13, 2023

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Product Update , IEC 61850 , Security