President at JTS Market Intelligence

Marketing professional with almost 30 years' experience in market analysis, competitive intelligence, consulting of technology market intelligence and strategic advisory services. Investigate new solutions and technology opportunities designed to empower the 'Digital Oilfield' segment. New focus is on robotics and drones deployed in asset intensive industries to ensure employee safety, improve operational performance and efficiency, enable automated inspections and other automated applications benefitting from autonomous drones and robots.

Researched market studies on plethora of digital oilfield topics: artificial lift optimization, drilling optimization solutions, leak detection systems, multiphase flow metering, oilfield operations management systems, intelligent pumps, pipeline scheduling, subsea controls, etc. Also aftermarket compressor and turbine monitoring & controls. Automation related studies authored at VDC Research: industrial networking, HMI products & software, pressure & temperature transmitters, transducers & switches; process level sensors & inventory tank gauging; wireless monitoring & control products; data acquisition solutions including paperless recorders; industrial computers; rugged mobile computing; wearable technologies including smart fabrics; and more.  Conducted several proprietary consulting projects focused on market segmentation; channel strategies; new product development; market opportunity assessment for embedded platforms, oilfield systems, custody transfer measurement, multiphase flow operations, etc.

Strengths: Keen business acumen, strong analytical skills and dogged work ethic. Thought leadership at an "enterprise wide" and strategic insights from product, market and technology perspectives, Effective market analyses and competitive landscape dynamics. Deep understanding of user technical and commercial requirements and preferences and advising how to leverage actionable information. Provides a 360-degree perspective on technology and product markets to provide clients with high quality and actionable market intelligence as a decision support tool. Developing new business development initiatives through use of analytical and sales & marketing skills to drive new syndicated market intelligence proposals and customized research solutions.

Very informative and interesting, thanks very much for sharing 👍

Tim Shea

Took classes on marketing, consumer behavior, market research, direct marketing, finance, law, operations management and graduated cum laude

FW Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College

Bentley University

Northfield Mount Hermon

Lexington High School, Class of 1983

JTS Market Intelligence

President of firm providing high-quality market intelligence and strategic advisory services with a market focus on deploying various digital technologies for enablement of digital oilfields such that various operations including drilling, artificial lift, leak detection, oilfield operations management systems, pipeline scheduling systems, intelligent pumps, turbine and compressor monitoring and controls, and subsea controls, among other operational areas are optimized and operational excellence is realized. Additional market coverage includes autonomous drones and mobile robotic solutions (quadruped, biped/humanoid, wheeled, and tracked form factors) that are deployed in applications such as inspections, surveying and mapping, surveillance and monitoring, leak detection, corrosion monitoring, and related applications for operational improvements and to ensure employee safety.

President

ARC Advisory Group

ARC Advisory Group is the leading technology research and advisory firm for industry and infrastructure.  Our coverage of technology and trends extends from business systems to product and asset lifecycle management, supply chain management, operations management, energy optimization and automation systems from the sensor level through control systems up to industrial AI and Cloud.

Developing market intelligence and actionable strategic insights into the area of digital oilfield technology markets, drone and robotic solution markets, drone and robotic inspection services markets, operational automation and related technology investments markets. Focus areas include artificial lift optimization, compressor monitoring & controls, drilling optimization, intelligent pumps, leak detection, multiphase flow and virtual flow metering, pipelines scheduling solutions, subsea controls, and turbine monitoring & controls, among others. Most recently focusing on drones and robotics for deployment in applications such as inspections, leak detection, surveying & mapping, surveillance, and other applications found in process industries such as oil & gas, chemical, electric power generation, electric power T&D, mining, pulp & paper, and refining, among others. Industries served by drone inspection service providers and robotic inspection service providers include chemical, construction, electric power generation, electric power T&D, government, mining, oil & gas, pulp & paper, refining, telecommunications, and transportation & logistics, among others

Senior Analyst

VDC Research Group

Conducting market research in support of comprehensive market intelligence reports focused in various product and technology segments. Authored reports on power protection, data acquisition solutions, industrial networking products, device networks, wireless monitoring & control products, HMI solutions, wearable technology, rugged mobile computing devices and software, pressure sensors/switches, temperature sensors/switches, process level sensors and ITG; supported research studies on UPS, position sensors, temperature controllers and smart fabrics and interactive textiles. Authored feature articles, created Executive Briefs and Research Notes and presented webinars in support of marketing reports. Conducted presentations and moderated panels at several conferences such as Sensors Expo, ISA, CTIA, RSNA, Planet PDA, Intl. Interactive Textiles for Warrior, Tech-U-Wear, Comdex, etc.
Participated in two radio shows in support of topic of wearable electronics.

Developed and marketed comprehensive market intelligence proposals, market reports, programs and consulting/advisory services to technology companies worldwide. Generated over $5,000,000 in revenues and developed several new research products which generated over $1,500,000 in revenues.

Account Executive/ Business Development Specialist

Authored comprehensive market intelligence reports on numerous topics including device level networks, level and position sensing technologies, HMI products and software, industrial computing platforms, rugged mobile computing platforms and software, power protection, wearable electronics, smart fabrics and more. Wrote feature articles for several periodicals, white papers, Executive Briefs and press releases in support of marketing market studies I authored.

Analyst

UniFirst Corporation

Conducted competitive intelligence analysis, provided analysis for select target market segments and conducted a comprehensive product study in support of tactical and strategic corporate direction. Contributed to development of short-term marketing sales strategies and advised management on the application of strategic tools in geographic analysis, database marketing and market and sales planning.

Marketing Analyst

Associated Natural Gas Services, an affiliate of PanEnergy 

Marketing of natural gas services to industrial customers in the Northeast. Penetrated a new market and increased market awareness through participation in regional trade show and promotion of lower gas costs, increased service options and other benefits provided by gas deregulation.

Senior Marketing Representative

Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.

Conducted market intelligence to ascertain pricing structure for sales and marketing of interruptible transportation (IT) natural gas transmission services. Negotiated transportation rates and secured IT volumes on monthly basis in conjunction with SCADA system availability parameters - conducted reports, and other activities as appropriate. Analyzed pipeline tariffs, FERC mandates, and other activities as pertinent to conduct market analysis for revenue optimization.

Marketing Representative

Toys R Us

Managed various departments in store including "front end" operations, storeroom and related merchandising activities and assisted Store Director and Assistant Store Director as required. Managed and scheduled department employee activities, scheduled weekly staffing levels, etc.

Store Manager

Construction has poured billions into digital twins, yet job sites still run on tape measures, field fixes, and crossed fingers. Discover how robots and real-time feedback are closing the loop between design and reality, and turning static models into living systems. https://hubs.la/Q03Y_Tmg0
#ConstructionIndustry #DigitalTwins #robots #robotics #ConstructionRobots #RobotInnovation

Thanks for sharing the exciting news 👍

CEO Agility Robotics. Member of the Board at BlackRock and Fox

Thanks for supporting veteran owned businesses 👏

Venture Capital | Real Estate | Mailbox Stores | YPO Las Vegas

Let me tell you why stories like Angel’s matter so much...

Angel already had stability on paper through the military and accounting, but at some point you start realizing that stability without ownership has a ceiling. You can be disciplined, responsible, consistent, and still feel like you’re building someone else’s future instead of your own.

The mailbox business clicked for him because it rewards exactly what he already knew how to do. Showing up every day, running clean processes, taking care of people, and staying consistent over time. Customers come back, they renew, they rely on you, and that creates predictability. Predictability changes how a business feels and how your life feels too.

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NIST is expanding its AI ecosystem through a $20 million partnership with MITRE to establish new centers focused on strengthening U.S. manufacturing productivity and critical infrastructure cybersecurity.

Congratulations on a successful 2025 and best wishes for an even better 2026 👍

2025? Consider it officially wrapped.🎁 

As the year turns, our robot arm is busy forming "2026" 
using snacks, drinks, clothing, cans, bottles, packets, toilet paper, cat food, aluminium foil, and more.

Different shapes. Different sizes. Different weights.

Geek+ systems adapt to whatever the warehouse puts in front of them.

Ready for new challenges ahead. The next chapter begins.

Happy New Year 2026 from Geek+!🎉

#WarehouseAutomation #Logistics #Robotics #NewYear #2026

Founder @Robotuo.com and @SZ RoboX | Accelerate Robotics to Trailblaze Humanity’s Future | @UIowa @WashU Alum | DMs Open or tuo@robotuo.com

Soon, humanoids will serve more humans than humans serve each other, particularly in retail. Are you ready for that?

As usual, very informative and insightful; thanks for sharing what many companies need to be aware of, accept, and be resolute in what actions will yield operational excellence 👌

Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation Enthusiast | Business Strategist | Avid Storyteller | Tech Geek | Public Speaker

Data has not slowed down. It has accelerated, fragmented, and multiplied beyond what most organizations were designed to handle.

Once upon a time (aka the 1980s), data sat neatly in tables, patiently awaiting SQL queries. Fast forward a few decades, and we’re deep into the era of cloud-native data stacks, real-time analytics, and AI insights. 

According to IoT Analytics, global spending on data management and analytics is projected to grow from $𝟏𝟖𝟓.𝟓 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 in 2023 to $𝟓𝟏𝟑.𝟑 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 by 2030, a 𝟏𝟔% 𝐂𝐀𝐆𝐑.  This means data has become core enterprise infrastructure, on par with manufacturing capacity, supply chains, and energy.

But inside that explosive growth, something more interesting is happening.

Storage is still growing, ingestion is expanding, governance and orchestration are becoming mandatory. Yet the fastest-growing share of spend is no longer about holding data. It is about using it. Analytics is pulling ahead because organizations are discovering that data without interpretation simply shifts the bottleneck, it does not remove it.

In other words, the problem has changed.
For years, the constraint was access.
Then it was scale.
Now it is 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲.

Modern data stacks are being built less like archives and more like operating systems. Sources are multiplying. Ingestion is moving real-time. Transformation is increasingly automated. Orchestration is becoming mandatory. Governance is embedded by design rather than bolted on later.

In the next decade, competitive advantage will not come from how much data an organization stores.  It will come from how quickly it can turn incomplete information into confident decisions, at scale.

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬: 
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Very interesting and impressive, thanks for sharing 👏

Managing one warehouse is hard. Managing 100+ clients under one roof? 

That’s a different game.

In the world of 3PL, complexity isn’t a bug - it’s the default. 

A traditional WMS can’t handle the demands of multi-tenant operations that combine AutoStore systems, manual zones, and value-added services.

You need a WMS that does more than manage tasks and that orchestrates operations end to end.

Vanessa Schaefer, Business Development Manager at AutoStore, shares how a modern, multi-tenant WMS helps 3PLs stay scalable, stable, and customer-specific, without sacrificing speed or control.

🔗  Explore the story. (Link in comments).

Definitely worth checking out this event and this booth 👍

Senior Product Experience Manager at Locus Robotics

NRF 2026 in NYC is shaping up to be a great one!

The Locus Robotics team will be attending January 11–13, connecting with retailers who are navigating labor challenges, growth, and the realities of scaling automation.

If you are attending, stop by Booth 6545 (Level 3) during the show to chat about your warehouse automation needs!

The team is looking forward to great conversations and even better ideas. 

https://lnkd.in/gZVS_apM

#NRF2026 #SupplyChain #Robotics #WarehouseAutomation

Very informative and interesting, thanks for sharing and definitely worth the read 👍

Very informative and interesting, thanks for sharing and providing clarity to an increasingly muddying topic 👏

Digital twin and the asset admin shell

Digital Twin Tech | Urban City Twins | Co-Founder PropX | Speaker

The term "Digital Twin" is losing its meaning. 

Marketing teams slap it on everything from a PDF manual to a basic dashboard.

But if you are an engineer, "fuzzy" definitions cost money. 
You need systematic architecture.

I just went through a research paper on the Asset Administration Shell (AAS). 
One of the leading standards for implementing Digital Twins in Industry 4.0.

The research breaks down the engineering reality into three distinct Types.

If you are planning DT deployment, you need to know exactly which level you are targeting.

Here is the breakdown:

1️⃣Type 1 AAS

This is the baseline. It’s a passive file exchange.
It holds static "master data", e.g. CAD files, serial numbers, and manuals.

The Limit: Changes in the real world must be manually updated in the file.

2️⃣Type 2 AAS

This is where most DT projects currently live.
It adds an API and a reactive communication channel. 
The machine sends live data (sensors, telemetry) to the shell.

The Limit: The data flow is unidirectional (Asset → System). You monitor the asset, but you cannot control it or sync changes back automatically.

3️⃣Type 3 AAS

This is the holy grail.

It speaks the "Industrie 4.0 Language".
It allows for bidirectional communication.
It doesn't just visualize data. 
It contains algorithms to reason about that data and send commands back to the machine.

This is the true Digital Twin.

It fulfills the critical requirement of "Asset Sending" - meaning it can autonomously optimize the physical machine.

Why does this matter for your engineering roadmap?

If you want predictive maintenance that fixes the problem rather than just reporting it, you need to architect for Type 3 from day one.


Which stage is your current DT project sitting at?!

Static Model (Type 1)
Reactive Shadow (Type 2)
Autonomous Twin (Type 3)

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Live at CES: CEO Roland Busch keynote on accelerating the industrial AI revolution

Very informative and interesting, thanks for sharing the perspective 👌

Keep those pearls of wisdom and inspiration coming ✨️ 🙏 🙌

People get confused about the early grind because they mix up effort with burnout.

The beginning phase asks for more from you because you are still learning how everything works.That effort has a purpose. It is teaching you how your business actually runs so you can build something stable instead of fragile.

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