Summary

Join us for the this on demand installment of our groundbreaking webinar series, based on the findings from the 1st Annual State of Industrial DevOps Workforce Report, as we embark on a journey through the evolution of industrial automation, from the early days of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) to the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We will be joined by former Gartner analyst, Rick Franzosa! Rick Franzosa, an analyst with Gormally Franzosa Associates, has over forty years’ experience in manufacturing software technology. He was most recently a Gartner analyst in the Supply Chain Operations team, where he focused on manufacturing operations technology systems research. He worked with vice presidents and directors of manufacturing, business process experts and enterprise architecture and IT roles supporting manufacturing operations. He also worked with providers of technologies and services for manufacturing operations. Prior to joining Gartner in 2014, Mr. Franzosa worked in the software industry with manufacturing operations software companies. His roles included almost all facets of the software business, including software development, sales, marketing, consulting, implementation and client support. Prior to that, his experience included work in design engineering, test engineering and manufacturing engineering in the aerospace and defense industry. He is currently working independently, sharing his experience with organizations that are pursuing manufacturing software technology evolution.