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Who I Am
I'm Jon Weiss—a dad to two incredible daughters, a lucky husband, and a guy who's always been fascinated by how technology can transform the world around us. By day, I dive deep into industrial innovation, exploring how Physical AI, Industrial AI, IIoT, and digital transformation can drive real change in manufacturing and across industrial sectors. It's a fast-paced world, but I love the challenge of figuring out how to make complex ideas work in real-life settings.
But when I'm not in tech mode, I'm all about family and music. Whether I'm cheering on my girls at their latest activities, having adventures with my wife, or just spending time together as a family, these are the moments that keep me grounded and energized. Music is my other great love—I'm an avid guitarist and drummer, always sneaking in some time to jam, discover new music, or try to master that one riff that's been on my list forever.
Feel free to reach out—whether it's about tech, music, or just to share a good story.
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Awards & Accolades
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Top 10 Thought Leader – Manufacturing
Thinkers360
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Six Sigma Black Belt Performance Award
Management and Strategy Institute
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Continuous Improvement Professional Award
Management and Strategy Institute
- 2x IIoT Top InfluencerOnalytica
- 2022 Technology Leader of the Year, FinalistInforma / Applied Intelligence Group
- Lean Six Sigma Black BeltManagement and Strategy Institute
- Top Sales Leader AwardSoftware AG
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Where AI meets the plant floor
Physical AI puts intelligence into the machines, robots and lines that make things. The value shows up in three places on the P&L.
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Revenue growth
Go-to-market for industrial AI
Building and scaling the strategy, partnerships and sales motions that turn new industrial technology into new revenue, globally.
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Operational efficiency
Throughput, quality and uptime
Applying machine vision, predictive maintenance, robotics and digital twins where they move the numbers: less downtime, less scrap, more good parts per hour.
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Profitability
From pilot to P&L
A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt's discipline: every AI initiative tied to measurable outcomes like OEE, cost of quality, COGS and margin.
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Professional Experience
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2026 – Present
Cumulocity
Sr. Director, Americas
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2025 – 2026
Cognizant
Global BD & GTM Leader, Smart Manufacturing & Industrial AI
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2023 – 2024
Eigen Innovations
Chief Revenue Officer
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2021 – 2023
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Global GTM Leader, Industrial Manufacturing, AWS Strategic Industries
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2018 – 2021
Software AG
Vice President, Emerging Technologies
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2015 – 2018
General Electric (GE)
Global Leader, Pre-Sales Engineering and Delivery, IIoT & Smart Manufacturing
Boards & Advisory
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Timeseer.ai
Advisor
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CompTIA
IoT Board Member
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Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Board Member, IIoT
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Informa
IoT Advisory Board
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Media & Publications
- Investing in Quality: A Strategic Path to Long-Term Growth and Profitability
- Southern Fab on CNN: “A Smart Factory that Empowers its Workforce” Content by Intel
- Jonathan Weiss on the state of Manufacturing in the US and the impact of AI The IT/OT Insider
- Intel: AI Helps Keep Product Quality High Intel Newsroom Infographic (PDF)
- iHeart Radio & Intel: The Future of Technology and Manufacturing Technically Speaking
- The “IoT Edge” in Health/Wellness IMC
- The Biggest Obstacles to Adoption in Commercial IoT IoT For All
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Regular posts on Physical AI, Industrial AI and what it takes to make them pay off on the plant floor.
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Contact Me
Speaking, advisory and board enquiries, partnerships, or just a good story. I read every message.