About Richard Meyer
Controls engineer. 15 years in the field. Building AI tools that do the hard parts faster.
Who We Are
I started my career commissioning gas turbines for Alstom — on-site at power plants across multiple countries, learning the hard way that good control narratives and clear engineering documentation are the difference between a smooth commissioning and a disaster.
Over the next 15 years, I worked across hydro power in Australia (Snowy Hydro), turbomachinery controls in the oil & gas sector (Tri-Sen), safety-critical systems for theme park rides (Universal Creative — the Harry Potter ride in Beijing, SIL 3), embedded firmware for battery manufacturing (Redwood Materials), ride control at Disney World, and PLC modernization for water treatment facilities (InflexionPoint).
Along the way, I noticed that the hardest, most time-consuming part of controls engineering isn't the PLC programming — it's the documentation. Control narratives that take 2–3 weeks. IO lists that get out of sync. Functional specifications that nobody updates. I started experimenting with AI to tackle this problem, and what I found surprised me: with the right domain knowledge guiding the AI, you can produce professional-quality controls documentation in hours instead of weeks.
That's what SimilarityWave Technology is built on: the judgment of someone who has commissioned real systems in the field, combined with AI tools that can match that output at speed.
I'm based in Orlando, Florida and work remotely with clients across the US and internationally.
Deploy AI for industrial automation with privacy-first architectures. On-premises LLMs, private cloud, air-gapped systems, and edge computing. Your data stays under your control.
Combine 15+ years of controls engineering with AI development expertise. Build practical tools: documentation generators, predictive maintenance systems, internal knowledge bases, and AI-enhanced workflows.
Expertise & Experience
Controls Engineering Background
- 15+ Years in industrial automation and controls
- Expertise across multiple PLC and HMI platforms
- Experience with complex process control systems
- Full project lifecycle experience from design to commissioning
AI & Technology Innovation
- Advanced knowledge of large language models and AI systems
- Experience with on-premises, private cloud, and edge AI deployment
- Development of AI-powered automation tools
- Focus on practical AI applications for industrial use
Why Choose SimilarityWave
On-premises LLMs, air-gapped deployments, private cloud with Azure/AWS Bedrock. Your industrial data never leaves your network.
Understand both PLCs and LLMs. Know when to use deterministic logic vs. AI. Build systems that actually work in production.
All solutions proven in actual use. Interactive demos show exactly what you get. No vaporware or marketing fluff.
No enterprise sales process. Direct technical discussions with the person who builds your solution. Fast turnaround.
15+ years across water/wastewater, oil & gas, manufacturing, energy. Understand your processes, constraints, and safety requirements.
From PLC code to RAG systems to web interfaces. Handle complete projects without coordinating multiple vendors.