Cate Gutowski

About Cate Gutowski

At Quantis.ai, our expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science is shaping the future of Industry 4.0 and enabling new levels of productivity, quality and safety in the beverage industry. Leading as CEO, my focus is on driving growth & innovation with our Industry 4.0 software-as a-service (SaaS) platform, Pocket Factory, and our suite of Quality-as-a-Service (QaaS) products that enable Beverage CEO’s/COO’s/CIO’s/and CFO’s to build a strong foundation of clean data in their beverage production plants — to enable them to become ‘AI-Ready’. Beverage plant managers need to prepare now for the future of AI Manufacturing, and we help them get there by building a foundation of clean data. Pocket Factory is the #1 purpose built AI/ML SaaS platform in the beverage industry. We are proud of how we’ve grown through word of mouth because our platform has been built by-beverage-experts, for-beverage-experts. Daily use of Pocket Factory empowers teams on the shop floor to make better decisions — by sending them real-time data, in the flow of work. Over the past 6 years, we’ve seen that better data … leads to better decisions… which leads to better results. This is why Pocket Factory had grown to over 30 countries… and we are proud to call the world’s most beloved & cherished Beverage brands our customers, along with the top OEMs who serve the beverage are hiring**Are you interested in working at the fascinating intersection of Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT), Internet of Things (IoT), and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)? At Quantis.ai, we specialize in the convergence of these spaces, which makes us unique in what we do, and how we do it. What is our purpose?To empower everyone. What is our mission?To empower 1 billion people at work by 2050.Why does this matter?Work is broken. The good news? It can be fixed.How can work be fixed, & how will we deliver on our mission?That is our *secret sauce*.Our journey has begun in the beverage industry, but… it won’t stop there. Our mission is driving our innovation in applying artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science to the beverage manufacturing & production processes — which has led us to deliver transformative results in the beverage industry at Fortune 500 firms such as Coca-Cola & more. We are hiring, and if our mission, purpose and culture is inspiring to you, reach out.

Experience

1. Director, Board of Directors

   United States Air Force

   Jul 2024 — Present · Tampa, FL, US

   Proudly serving my country as a Member of the Board of Directors for the US Air-Force Institute of Technology, focused on building the future of the Air-Force, & preparing the airmen and airwomen of tomorrow to intelligently compete with our peer competitors.

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Speech Communications

  1993 — 1997

• University of Florida

  Doctorate, Artificial Intelligence

• University of South Florida

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management

  2003 — 2005

• Harvard Business School

  Corporate Board Director

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Direct Sales
• Sales Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Budgets
• Time Management
• Sales Process
• Key Account Management
• Account Management
• Lighting Control
• Solid State Lighting
• P&L Management
• Negotiation
• Sustainability
• Sales
• Purchasing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Process Improvement
• Inventory Management
• Energy Efficiency
• Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Business Development
• Lighting
• Product Marketing
• Sales Presentations
• Strategy
• Energy Management
• Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Product Launch
• Project Management
• Pricing
• Business Strategy
• Product Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Planning
• Product Development