Two guys sit down with Riley Engle, consultant and Network Engineer at Rivian.

John and Dave chat Riley about IT/OT collaboration, the tips and tricks as to HOW you can get these teams working together, or "blending IT and OT teams" as Riley said, a bit on security, AI in manufacturing of course, and a few other things!

It was officially Riley's first podcast, but I think you'll agree it certainly didn't sound like it!

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Two guys sit down with Whitney Sales, CRO and co-founder of Thoughtforge AI.

John and Dave chat with Whitney about her start in venture capital, how AI is changing what we think about automation, what can be automated now that couldn't before, saving lives through AI-enabled robotics that can learn, and much more!

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Two guys sit down with Jay Agarwal, VP of Digital Manufacturing at McCain Foods.

John and Dave chat with Jay about Digital Transformation in Manufacturing, AI, the right edge vs. cloud balance, energy needs, the importance of failing fast, and even how different geos and regions of the world see some of these topics differently from one another.

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Two guys sit down with Arno Thijssen, Senior Principal Automation and Controls Engineer for Keurig Dr Pepper.

John and Dave chat with Arno about IT and OT collaboration, AI, controls programming, manufacturing trends, and early Ethernet days in factories.

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Two guys sit down with Veronica Melton, Ex-Ciscoian when she recorded this, now back at Cisco.

John, and Dave talk with Veronica about how her career started when she arrived into the United States from Venezuela, They discuss topics such as Private 5G in manufacturing, AI and the education system, leading with empathy, recommendations from Veronica from her time working with global multinational companies, and much more!

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Two guys sit down with Gary Workman, a four-decade veteran of a large automotive company, discussing everything from the early days of industrial Ethernet in factories to the definition of IT-OT collaboration and partnerships, and what features of industrial Ethernet finally won Gary over.

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Two guys sit down with one of the original creators of the now Open Group's Open Process Automation standard (O-PAS). Dr. Don Bartusiak. Listen in as the two guys discuss with Don the history of the standard, some of the key names and dates, why it was needed, and how customers, vendors, and others can take advantage of the lessons learned, today!

Two guys sit down with one of the leading engineers within Cisco's IIoT business unit, Albert Mitchell. He is instrumental in developing the first industrial Ethernet switches that Cisco created, the Catalyst 2955. Albert also served as a technical marketing engineer for Cisco's industrial Ethernet products. Now semi-retired (guess we'll see!) we're excited that he decided to join us.

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