Rick Franzosa

Rick Franzosa is on the Advisory Board of Critical Manufacturing and is a Manufacturing Technology Analyst for Gormally Franzosa Associates.  He is also the Director of Research for Operations and Manufacturing for Tech-Clarity.  He covers MES/MOM and transitional technologies that support the evolution of manufacturing software technology into the age of Industry 4.0 and AI.  Rick has over 40 years of experience in manufacturing software technology, including 10 years as an research analyst at Gartner, in addition to experience in design, manufacturing, and software engineering in aerospace and defense companies.  He was involved in the early days of both PDM and shop floor solutions as they morphed into today’s PLM and MES solutions. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Hartford.