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Scot Wlodarczak

No Longer with Cisco

Scot joined Cisco in early 2016, where he now manages the industrial marketing team, focused in the manufacturing, oil & gas, and utilities space. He and his team are responsible for developing strategy and content for Cisco offers in the industrial space, specifically around helping these customers on their digital transformation journey, and bridging the gap between IT and operations. Scot previously worked for Rockwell Automation for over 11 years. At Rockwell he was the Regional Marketing Leader for the Western US for their Architecture and Software business, responsible for addressing key customer issues, launching new products, closing key opportunities, creating marketing programs and materials, and helping with sales enablement efforts in the US.

He has experience in Automation and Process across a wide range of industries. Previously, Scot worked as a Marketing and Sales Manager, and Regional Sales Manager for other tech companies.

Scot holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from SUNY - Buffalo, and an MBA from Colorado University. He has experience in Discrete Automation and Process across a wide range of industries, as well as a Predictive Maintenance background with a Vibration Level II analysis certification.

He lives in Colorado.

Twitter: @ScotWlodarczak

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/scot-wlodarczak-360b0788

Articles

October 28, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Your industrial network doesn’t have to be a scary movie

Another Halloween is upon us, and jack o’lanterns, ghosts, and diabolical clowns are springing up everywhere. October is also National Cybersecurity Month—another reminder that the world can be a frightening place, with sophisticated new attacks on a regular basis.…

A better way to collaborate in industry

Collaboration is a hot topic in the manufacturing and energy industries for good reason. Efficient collaboration helps workers connect to expert resources faster and speed time to market. In short, it helps lower costs and improve profits.…

September 19, 2016

MANUFACTURING

The top 5 reasons to avoid unmanaged switches on your machines

I know, I know – It’s a topic that’s been kicked around for years. However machine builders, OEM’s, and even end users continue to put unmanaged switches in applications where a managed switch is clearly a better choice. Helping guarantee your machine performs its best, has maximum uptime, and doesn…

April 21, 2016

MANUFACTURING

How to Use IoT to Improve Plant Profitability

About the Author: Scot recently joined Cisco and previously worked for Rockwell Automation for over 11 years as the Regional Marketing Leader for their Western US Architecture and Software business (Controllers, I/O, HMI, Networks, and Software). It is well accepted that there is great potential in…