Senior Industrial Automation Engineer and Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) with 20 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing sectors. Expert in IIoT integration, predictive maintenance, and SCADA systems.
Tom is a veteran of the factory floor who understands that digital twins are useless if the sensors aren't calibrated correctly. Starting his career as a maintenance technician and rising to Plant Operations Manager, he specializes in reducing downtime through vibration analysis and ultrasonic testing. His expertise lies in retrofitting legacy machinery with smart sensors and optimizing assembly lines to eliminate bottlenecks. Tom writes for plant managers and engineers, offering rugged, practical advice on moving from reactive "fix when broken" models to sophisticated predictive strategies using IIoT and vibration analysis.