Bron Dodds

About Bron Dodds

Today\'s leaders are catalysts of people-focused outcomes who embrace AI-based autonomy for the betterment of life and enablement of the futures those people seek. So how do I help the world\'s top industrial, commercial, and retail companies make that happen?The future of industrial operations is autonomous: Machines, robots, processes, people, and technologies collaborating end-to-end, powered by edge to cloud intelligence and an AI backbone. The results include smarter, safer, more productive, autonomous operations that, among other things, adeptly respond to market shifts and evolving global supply chains. With innovation tailored to business outcomes, I help optimize the workforce productivity, energy, sustainability, performance, agility, and operational flexibility that are essential for people, robotics, machines, and processes to collaboratively compete as a unified team.In my career, I have embraced roles as a Coach, Mentor, Door Opener, Deal Closer, Challenger, Leader, Influencer, and Business Sherpa. My strengths lie in strategic and critical thinking, coupled with being an inspired listener. I am deeply passionate about building and leading top-performing teams that operate smartly and ethically, driven by integrity to support our clients in achieving their own success.I lead diverse teams through business, technical and commercial challenges, strategically drive business development, and convert complex situations into scalable successes. My leadership style is centered around fostering collaboration, nurturing talent, and building meaningful relationships with clients, colleagues, other leaders, and partner companies that are impactful for all.The core of business success extends beyond just achieving impressive fiscal results. it is the ability to lead with vision, inspire teams, and create a positive and lasting impact on clients and colleagues. It is leveraging leadership experience to simplify complex pursuits with innovation and enable success for others in every endeavor.

Experience

1. Senior Business Development Manager, Us Critical Infrastructure

   Rockwell Automation

   Jul 2021 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Creating the future of autonomous industrial operations via self-optimizing systems that analyze, contextualize, prescribe, and adapt to the client\'s business challenges in real-time: Secure cloud ERP receives demand signals and autonomously adjusts production schedules with AI-driven MES. Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) inject flexibility to help machines, processes, people and technology collaboratively perform at their best from raw materials to finished goods. Financial returns accelerate, while investment risks diminish, as our native digital twins and GenAI copilots, cloud-supported automation workflows, AI/ML model training, AI-enabled MES and CMMS transform operations, all anchored in cybersecurity.

Education

• University of Tennessee-Knoxville

  Bachelor of Science

Skills

• Strategic Leadership
• New Business Development
• Electrical Engineering
• Motion Control
• Allen Bradley
• Control Systems Design
• Manufacturing
• Robotics
• Fortune 100
• Industrial Control
• Process Automation
• High Technology Sales
• Business Development
• Plc
• Electronics
• Control Logic
• Programmable Logic Controller (Plc)
• Power Generation
• Engineering
• Solar Energy
• Enterprise Technology Sales
• Process Control
• Fortune 500 Account Management
• Process Improvement
• Automation
• Customer Centric Solutions
• Instrumentation
• Allen-Bradley
• Scada