Summary
Vladimir Romanov is a director-level digital transformation and industrial automation consultant with over a decade of hands-on experience bridging manufacturing strategy, systems integration, and operational excellence. He founded SolisPLC to demystify industrial controls through practical video courses and technical content that reached over 11,200 students, and now leads Joltek helping manufacturers implement IT‑OT convergence and future‑proof automation architectures. His background spans frontline maintenance and senior control systems roles at Kraft Heinz and Procter & Gamble, delivering multi‑million dollar line deployments, control modernizations, and measurable reliability gains. Vladimir combines electrical and software engineering skills with an MBA in finance and strategy, speaks English, French and Russian, and co-hosts a manufacturing podcast—demonstrating a rare mix of technical depth, teaching ability, and industry storytelling. He also has startup experience raising venture capital for a DevOps observability tool, reflecting an engineer’s curiosity about simplifying complex systems for faster troubleshooting.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA Finance / Business Strategy, Master of Business Administration - MBA Finance / Business Strategy at McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Concordia University
Associate’s Degree Pure and Applied Science, Associate’s Degree Pure and Applied Science at Vanier College
English, French, Russian