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AI/ML · 2025

FacilisAI

Founding engineer building the agentic platform that connects plant systems (PLCs, MES, SCADA) to specialized AI agents.

Role
Founding AI Engineer
Timeline
Apr 2025 to Present
Team
FacilisAI, San Jose
Year
2025

Overview

Founding AI Engineer at FacilisAI. Architected and built the flagship agentic platform that connects plant systems (PLCs, MES, SCADA) to specialized AI agents, turning month-long operational work into hours through chat and scheduled background tasks.

Challenge

Industrial operators run critical workflows across air-gapped, OT-constrained systems that generic cloud AI cannot reach. The work is slow, manual, and locked behind legacy interfaces.

Solution

Owned the agent architecture and integrations end to end, then led 0-to-1 discovery across 15+ customer interviews to shape the ICP, roadmap, and positioning. Shipped on-prem and air-gapped deployments with edge-SLM packaging for OT environments, and ran demos and enterprise sales.

Impact

  • Deployed to 20 enterprise demo testers
  • Converted demos into provisional contracts with ~100% retention
  • Cut month-long operational tasks down to hours
  • Shipped on-prem, air-gapped, edge-SLM deployment

Technologies

AI AgentsMCPTypeScriptNode.jsReactEdge SLMsPLC / MES / SCADA
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