The Crux of Control

CruxOCM builds AI-powered automation software for industrial environments where failure is not an option.

Our platform enables safe, autonomous control room operations — improving throughput, reducing risk, and lowering operating costs across energy infrastructure.

Why Industrial Autonomy

Manual control limits performance and increases risk.

CruxOCM replaces manual execution with autonomous control, allowing operators to run closer to optimal limits.

The system responds instantly to system changes while maintaining safety without adding capital-intensive infrastructure.e

What We Do

CruxOCM automates and optimizes complex control room operations across pipelines and gathering systems.

Automates operating procedures

Continuously optimizes system performance

Reduces human error while preserving operator oversight

Scales across assets without new physical infrastructure

Born in the
Control Room

CruxOCM was founded by engineers and operators who experienced firsthand the limitations of manual control in live operations.

That experience shaped a platform built for correctness, stability, and trust — now deployed by leading energy operators across North America.

2–7%

Pipeline throughput improvement

Lower

Energy
consumption

Reduced

Operational risk

Safer

Predictable operations

Leadership

Vicki Knott, P.Eng.

CEO & Co-Founder

Roger Shirt, PhD, P.Eng.

Co-Founder

Executive Team

Adam Marsden

CRO

Carlos Garcia-Alvarado

CTO

Jay Hum

CPO

Alexander Li

VP Finance

Startup of the Year

Edge Computing World

2022

Silver Stevie® Award

Energy Industry Innovation

2023

ASTech Award

AI/ML Advancement

2024

Press

CruxOCM Featured by M12: Meet the Founders Automating Energy

CruxOCM to Showcase AI-Powered Pipeline Automation Solutions at 2025 API Pipeline Conference

Unlocking Funding With Financial Acumen with Vicki Knott

Vicki Knott on Impacting the Heavy Industrial Operations and Recognizing Unconscious Incompetence

Backed for Scale

$17M Series A led by M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund)