Summary
Brian Mcclain is a product and engineering leader with nine years of focused experience building manufacturing IT and MES solutions, now serving as VP of Product Development at Summit SmartFarms. He combines hands-on Ignition platform expertise and solutions architecture with a track record of scaling teams and commercial offerings—having led Ignition teams, founded Factory Frameworks, and driven factory integration efforts at Blue Ridge. Brian blends technical depth from early automation engineering roles with business development acumen from Corso Systems, enabling him to translate complex shop-floor requirements into viable products. Based in Noblesville, Indiana and educated at Purdue in Manufacturing Engineering Technology, he’s comfortable operating at the intersection of field engineering, product strategy, and customer-facing delivery. An operator who has repeatedly moved between hands-on engineering and leadership, he brings practical manufacturing domain knowledge to product roadmaps and go-to-market execution.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Bachelors of Science, Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Purdue University
English