Headline

I help manufacturing leaders improve productivity, quality & cost using Industry 4.0 & Industrial AI | Enterprise Architect

About

Industry 4.0 & Industrial AI Architect with 25+ years of experience spanning manufacturing operations & maintenance, industrial automation engineering and R&D, IIoT and Smart Factory rollout and enterprise technology architecture. I work at the intersection of OT, IT, industrial data and AI, helping manufacturing organizations translate shop-floor challenges into scalable technology solutions, intelligent operations and measurable business impact. Core expertise: • Industrial AI • Industrial IoT • OT/IT Integration • SCADA / MES / DCS / PLC ecosystems • Edge Computing & Cloud-enabled Industrial Solutions • Predictive Maintenance & Operational Excellence • OT Cybersecurity & Industrial Interoperability Over 25+ years, I have worked across manufacturing, industrial automation and technology organizations, including John Deere, Tata Communications, JSW, Vanderlande and the Siemens ecosystem, delivering industrial technology and Industry 4.0 solutions. My experience includes enterprise-scale IIoT and Smart Factory initiatives, Industrial AI, industrial automation and connected manufacturing across discrete and continuous manufacturing environments. I have contributed to ₹100 Cr+ digital transformation initiatives, including enterprise IoT connected workforce, Smart Factory and industrial digitalization programs. At John Deere, I led Smart Factory initiatives that delivered $100K+ savings in FY24–25. My earlier experience spans PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, OPC, historians, and manufacturing intelligence —giving me practical understanding of the journey from connected machines to enterprise-level intelligence. My strength is connecting: Manufacturing problem → OT → Industrial data → IIoT → AI → Enterprise architecture → Business outcome Also, I am building a practical Industry 4.0 knowledge platform for manufacturing professionals, helping engineers and plant leaders develop the capabilities needed to advance from conventional automation toward Smart Manufacturing and Industrial AI. I believe Industry 4.0 should not be about technology for technology's sake. It should be about solving real manufacturing problems, creating measurable value and building sustainable capability.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

gemini

langchain

ChatGPT

CrewAI

Work experience

Enterprise Architect - Industry 4.0 & Industrial AI at An MNC, Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru, • Architecting Industry 4.0, Industrial AI solutions for manufacturing environments, with focus on OT, edge intelligence, automation maturity and operational efficiency. • Designing future-ready manufacturing architectures integrating industrial systems, data, AI/ML and digital technologies. • Leading Smart Factory solution initiatives enabling predictive analytics, real-time decision-making and improved manufacturing visibility. • Developing Industrial AI solution approaches across Vision AI, Sensor AI and Physics AI. • Establishing architecture governance and technology best practices focused on interoperability, cybersecurity, resilience and scalability. • Working across technology and business stakeholders to translate manufacturing challenges into scalable digital and AI-led transformation solutions.

Senior Technical Lead - Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing Technology at John Deere, Mar 2023 - Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Pune District, • Architecting/ solutioning/ developing & delivering Smart Factory solutuons in IIoT, Industry 4.0 space for Construction & Forestry BU's smart connected factories worldwide • Led initiatives delivering $100K+ savings in FY24–25 working cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing and technology stakeholders to deploy scalable Smart Factory solutions and accelerate transformation. • Architected and enhanced digital manufacturing capabilities integrating SCADA, MES and cloud analytics for scalable, data-driven operations. • Pioneered a Grafana and Prometheus-based monitoring solution for Ignition infrastructure, improving system observability, diagnostics and performance tracking. • Drove continuous system optimization focused on reliability, downtime reduction and proactive operational management.

Technical Architect at LTIMindtree, Oct 2022 - Feb 2023 · 5 mos, Kolkata, • end-to-end solutioning/ implementation for L&T Heavy Engineering enterprise digital transformation iRUDRA

Sr. Product Management Specialist - Internet of Things at Tata Communications, Sep 2019 - Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Jamshedpur, • Led a ₹100 Cr enterprise IoT initiative at Tata Steel, involving the design and deployment of a connected workforce solution. • Leveraged LoRaWAN and advanced analytics to improve workforce safety across manufacturing operations. • Directed end-to-end integration of managed services, cloud-enabled platforms and Python-based diagnostics.

Dy Manager at JSW, Jul 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos, Raigarh, Maharashtra, India, • JSW Athena Digitalization SME, OT & edge specialist: undertook industrial IoT (IIoT) use-case “optimizing plant operational efficiency” for 3MTPA coke oven plant- PLC data acquisition over OPC, platform OSI PI, analytics & reporting at edge & on Microsoft Business Intelligence • developed IoT enabled remote monitoring PoC leveraging IBM Watson IoT & Node-RED Cloud Foundry(cf) web app on IBM Bluemix • tech lead for INR 4000 Crore coke oven project on ABB 800xA Industrial IT & Siemens S7. Also, support to other Siemens PCS 7 installations - industrial networking, DCS/ PLC/ SCADA/ HMI software development, testing, deployment, validation, change management/ code maintenance refactoring

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Finance, IMT CDL Ghaziabad

Master of Technology - MTech, Data Science & Engineering, BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programmes

Public links

github: https://github.com/projjwal1975

medium: https://medium.com/@Projjwalghosh

youtube.com: https://youtube.com/@@SmartFactoryPractitionersHub