Manufacturing Hub

Guest Bio Automation Specialist and Digital Transformation (IIoT) consultant. With over 10 years of experience across different industries and Machine manufacturing. Those are just a few of the questions we're going to answer with Yuri Chamarelli! Manufacturing Hub Episode 78. A special thank you to Siemens for sponsoring this theme and for your continued support of the community. Connect with Us...

Guest Bio Innovative, hard-working, and self-driven Product Manager equipped with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and 7 years of experience in R&D, manufacturing, marketing, customer support, and product management.  Possessed with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, safety standards, and compliance requirements, an...

Guest Bio David Crysler - "My passion for helping business leaders comes from growing up in an entrepreneurial household. Both of my parents have owned and continue to own their own businesses. Growing up in that environment taught me many valuable lessons, including what it meant to work hard in your business. It was an easy lesson to learn because I saw it every day. My parents would regularly l...

Guest Bio Sarah Scudder is a self-proclaimed supply chain nerd. Sarah hosts a monthly Voice of Supply Chain show that features people in the supply chain doing extraordinary things. She also hosts several other shows and is a marketing and supply chain podcast regular. Nikki Gonzales - I am passionate about the future of work, especially when it comes to the role of automation, robotics, and data...

Guest Bio Hayder is a corporate intrapreneur and transformation leader who likes to solve tough problems using technology, digital innovation, and high-performing teams. Along his journey, he advanced jet propulsion by supercomputing, helped in the discovery of better materials with scientific machine-learning, and has been future-proofing manufacturing and supply chain by IoT/AI platform technolo...

Guest Bios Zachary Stank is an Experienced product marketing manager with a demonstrated history of working in the industrial automation industry. Strong operations professional skilled in safety engineering, automation, edge platforms, product development, traditional and new media marketing, and product training. John Piller is a Husband and Dad that works as a controls engineer, energy use anal...

Guest Bio Jordan Humphreys specializes in manufacturing and engineering talent recruiting. He’s well connected and highly resourceful in the talent sourcing space. On the client-side, Jordan works with small to large companies that require highly specialized individuals. Some of these clients include system integration firms, engineering contractors, manufacturing plants, corporate offices, and mo...

Guest Bio Industrial Programmer with a BS in Computer Science. Focus on custom full-stack Ignition/Perspective development for large-scale applications, specializing in Python and SQL. Experience in Ignition 8.1 Perspective | Canary Labs | SQL | Python | MES. Main Discussion Points Career in Automation with a Computer Science Background - Challenges and Opportunities. Establishing Modern Enterpris...

Guest Bio Jaco spent 15 years in industrial software distribution, leading sales and marketing teams. Passionate about building communities and leading the team at Element8, Jaco and the other co-founders strive to deliver intuitive technologies to Industry. Main Discussion Points Approaching Digital Transformation from a Distributor Standpoint. Establishing Modern Enterprise Architecture Best Pra...

Guest Bio Jeff Knepper - I help Canary clearly communicate the benefits of the Canary system, oversee the system integrator partners' network, and ensure we always keep our pricing as low as possible.  I’ve learned a lot managing teams over the past 20 years, and I hope to learn a bit more every day. I really enjoy collaboration and love being surrounded by men and women that always are reaching f...

Guest Bio Jeff Knepper - I help Canary clearly communicate the benefits of the Canary system, oversee the network of system integrator partners, and make sure we always keep our pricing as low as possible.  I’ve learned a lot managing teams over the past 20 years, and every day I hope I learn a bit more. I really enjoy collaboration and love being surrounded by men and women that always are reachi...

Guest Bio Arlen is the co-Inventor of MQTT – The leading protocol for IoT( Internet of Things), specializing in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and SCADA software solutions. With over 40 years of experience in the SCADA & IIoT industry, Arlen has broad experience covering the design and manufacture of embedded computer systems to complete SCADA system infrastructure implementations for ma...

Guest Bio Caleb Eastman is both a seasoned, scrappy business bootstrapper and former Head of Product for a Silicon Valley venture-backed startup. He is a trusted advisor to both Fortune 500 companies and exciting startups in North America. He is a consummate systems engineer, thinker, and prolific inventor. Caleb has an obsession with understanding how the most innovative technologies can work tog...

Guest Bio Ira is an accomplished 15+ year leader of sales and marketing teams, brand developer, marketing strategist, and IIoT thought leader. As a sales and marketing leader, Ira has launched 20+ new products and technologies. Through this experience, he has an extensive understanding of market evaluation, channel development, product pricing, persona development, sales goal setting, and budget &...

Guest Bio Rob Tiffany is a technology executive, digital strategist and U.S. Navy Submarine veteran. A bestselling author, podcaster, and keynote speaker, his thought leadership ranges from the Internet of Things to Sustainability to Mobile. He’s designed and developed software used by the world’s largest organizations. Main Discussion Points How did IIoT / IoT change in the last decade? What oppo...

Guest Bio Jason Azevedo has had his heart in business development since an early age, starting a very successful apparel company that grew from humble garage beginnings to annual gross billings of over a million dollars at age 15. By 18 Jason was doing millions in business with Starbucks, Nike, Disney, Marvel, Volkswagen, Audi, Lucas films, Dodgers, and countless NBA teams. In 2009, Jason co-found...

Guest Bio A senior executive with experience driving business transformation and commercial growth. A successful developer of high-value Customer Success, Customer Experience, and Aftermarket business organizations. A passionate advocate for manufacturers and advanced manufacturing. A strong communicator with the unique skills required to identify and deliver value. Sales leader with a proven trac...

Guest Bio Adam Montoya is a manufacturing and engineering expert, known for his ability to accelerate business, with two decades of experience. At Bright Machines he leads a world-class team devoted to evaluating and implementing automation on today’s factories, directly addressing customer pain-points and revealing new market opportunities. He spent 10 years at Flex, leading the Manufacturing Tec...

Guest Bio Inductee to Industry Week's Manufacturing Hall of Fame 2010 (http://www.industryweek.com/iw-manufacturing-hall-fame/2010-iw-manufacturing-hall-fame/gallery?slide=5) for service to the industry via the Reshoring Initiative and skilled workforce development. Participated actively in President Obama’s 1/11/12 Insourcing Forum at the White House. Credited by the U.S. Commerce Dept. Chief Eco...

Guest Bio Josh Varghese is passionate about technology. Yes, passionate. He compares datasheets like baseball cards, can rattle off networking acronyms like rap lyrics, and listens to ICS security podcasts (yes, there are multiple) in his car. Josh established Traceroute in November 2017 to bring his passion, extensive industrial networking experience, and specialized skillset to the underserved,...

Guest Bio Tim Wilborne is involved in multiple industrial automation projects. He has experience in panel design, panel assembly, control systems development, programming, education, and more. He joins us to discuss the changes in control systems, their impact on the manufacturing operations and the importance of keeping those who maintain these systems in mind. Main Discussion Points - What quest...

Guest Bio Kaleb is the founder and CEO of TNT Automation. The company is built on Honesty, Integrity, and Great pride in our work. Give us a chance at helping you get a game plan to automate your process or help retrofit your existing solutions. We specialize in coming up with quick and effective planned downtime to replace and optimize end of shelf-life products. Give us a chance to show you the...

Guest Bio Preston Hadley is the President and Founder of Envision Automation & Controls. With close to a decade of experience in industrial manufacturing, Preston and his team provide a wide range of automation services including panel design, panel assembly, PLC / HMI / SCADA programming, troubleshooting, equipment retrofitting, and much more. Envision Automation & Controls - https://www....

What have Dave and Vlad learned over the first three themes of this year? Main Discussion Points 🤖 Is Vlad going to become a Cybersecurity expert? 🤖  Is Dave going to bring a robot dog with him to every job site? 🤖 Should we all look at migrating to different PLC's? 🤖 How we're doing in Q1 compared to our expectations. 🤖 Q&A Manufacturing Hub Episode 55. Connect with Us Vlad Romanov Dave...

Guest Bio Over the past seven years, I have helped grow and develop House of Design into a successful automation and integration company. We have had numerous successful projects that have built relationships in various industries. I am very motivated and have extensive automation and robotics experience. I like to search out new opportunities and help develop concepts and plans to improve process...