Systems Integrated (systems automation services)
Susan Corrales-Diaz is president and CEO of Systems Integrated, an Orange County-based technology firm.
In 2017, Corrales-Diaz served as chair of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
She assumed the top post at Systems Integrated in 1988. Under her guidance, Systems Integrated transitioned from a specialty government contractor to a provider of leading-edge technology solutions to government, municipal entities and private industry.
Systems Integrated also manufactures specialized automation equipment, and display and control software. From providing the largest wireless traffic control infrastructure in Southern California, to controlling the water for most of Southern California, the company has grown to provide solutions worldwide for automating infrastructure.
Systems Integrated has applied technology to solve operation challenges confronting industry and government: wireless networks for one-person control of subways; distributed control for major water and wastewater systems; and hydroelectric plant automation. Keeping in step with technology yet ensuring that its designs are built using published standards means that a Systems Integrated solution can evolve with technology.
Corrales-Diaz’s company goal is to continuously invest in the development and application of new technology associated with automation, communications, cyber security, and innovative hardware. SI’s HMI control system product has fully integrated cyber security without the need for any external third party security products to be NIST complaint and is introducing the use of AI to optimize operations. Over the years, Corrales-Diaz has served on a variety of public and private boards.
She was appointed to the President’s Export Council (1995–2000), which provided the President business input about national export policies. In 1996, President Bill Clinton appointed Corrales-Diaz to serve as one of three U.S. business representatives to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC). ABAC members from the then-18 member economies of APEC provided the business sector’s input to the leaders of the APEC member economies regarding the objective of finance and trade liberalization in the APEC region.
In 1997, she co-chaired ABAC’s Cross-Border committee, which addressed issues such as intellectual property, standards and conformance, business mobility, and the sectoral approach to liberalization. She also chaired the Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) committee in 1998. She has continued her involvement with the U.S. Department of Commerce through the District Export Council for Southern California.
Corrales-Diaz has served as a board member with the Automobile Club of Southern California; National Small Business Association; Small Business Exporter Association; and Board of Governors of Chapman University
An active member of the CalChamber Board since 1995, Corrales-Diaz chaired the CalChamber Council for International Trade for many years and participated on various committees. She received her bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach.