249- Automation and the Future: A Look at IT/OT and Control Systems with Brian Romano

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5 • 49 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Brian Romano Dr. Brian Romano has over 25 years of experience in industrial automation. As Director of Technology Development at Arthur G. Russell, he oversees control systems engineering projects across the manufacturing sector. Brian holds five college degrees, including a BS in computer engineering, an MS in applied computer science, an MBA, and a PhD in technology and innovation. He teaches automation systems at the University of Hartford. Automation and the Future: A Look at ITOT and Control Systems with Brian Romano How can manufacturing facilities leverage automation, data, and analytics to work smarter? Michael and Brian provide valuable perspective on this question in their illuminating discussion about integrating information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). They explore key technologies enabling this convergence, from programmable logic controllers to AI-driven predictive maintenance. However, concerns around cybersecurity vulnerabilities and the need for ongoing human oversight emerge. This forward-looking conversation highlights the promise and challenges of deeper IT and OT integration. Michael and Brian ultimately paint a vivid picture of how crossing cyber-physical boundaries can pave the path to more agile, insight-driven production.

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0:00.0	Hi, nerds.
0:08.4	I'm Michael Moore hosting this podcast for dissecting popular IT nerds.
0:11.9	I'm here with Brian Romano, Director of Technology Development at the Arthur G. Russell Company
0:18.4	Incorporated.
0:19.9	Hi, Brian.
0:20.7	How's it going? Not too bad. How about yourself? I'm doing pretty good. I Company Incorporated. Hi, Brian. How's it going?
0:21.7	Not too bad. How about yourself?
0:23.3	I'm doing pretty good. I have to say that as I was trying to type your name,
0:29.4	my hands got a little tired because Brian Murmato is short,
0:33.4	but all the letters after your name, AS, BS, MS, MBA, PhD, I was just, my fingers cramped up, and I couldn't keep going.
0:47.1	Yep, that's true.
0:49.8	I do have, I have to say, I have five college degrees.
1:12.5	I started early on in my career, 1980. I started as a junior in high school. I went to the University of Hartford and got an associates in 83 and rolled the credits over right away and started the double E program. Kind of stopped short there. When my, I have four kids, when my oldest daughter was approaching school age, being very competitive and
1:18.9	always been an athlete my whole life, I couldn't be beat. So I went back to school and finished my
1:25.1	bachelor's fell in love with, and I did it in a way that married with
1:29.2	what I do for a living. So it flowed together nicely, got my bachelor's, rolled into my master's,
1:36.0	and applied computer science. And again, I was always a means to an end. I did it to figure out
1:42.3	the next link in industry and what I needed to do to get there.
1:46.2	So that was my master's. Then I went for my MBA. In between all that, I owned a company for
1:50.7	16 years. So I wanted to be a better boss and figure out how things are. But the MBA also had
1:56.6	a data analytics component, which has helped me focus on a lot of the things in today's
2:01.9	industry. And finally, PhD. I just got my oral dissertation, my defense, I'm sorry, my
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