Summary
Aldon Smith is a Senior Automation Engineer with six years of hands-on experience designing and operating industrial automation, process historian, and integration solutions across pharmaceutical and manufacturing sites. Currently at Flexware Innovation he architects site-wide Aveva PI systems, integrates HighByte, and is exploring practical uses of LLM and agentic AI to enhance manufacturing workflows. He founded the Open Factory Initiative to advance open-source factory intelligence that connects MES/SCADA/ERP ecosystems without replacing core platforms, with focus areas like quality drift detection and deviation investigation support. His background spans validation, DCS/SCADA implementations, and building automation strategies, blending regulatory rigor (GAMP, cGMP) with software-driven data architectures. Known for translating complex operational needs into auditable, production-ready systems, he also brings entrepreneurial experience running a consulting firm and seeding business development through technical leadership.
5 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering with a concentration in Bioprocess Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering with a concentration in Bioprocess Engineering at East Carolina University
English