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Eric Lane
Executive Technology Architect specializing in IT/OT convergence and industrial cybersecurity
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Entrepreneurial technical leader with ~3 decades in R&D/startup environments and proprietary consulting across government and private industry. As Sr Electrical Controls Engineer/IT Director at V-Grid Energy Systems, redesigned gasification automation instrumentation by creating custom PCB multiplexing and ladder-logic drivers, avoiding an estimated ~$2M in CAPEX and reducing per-machine cost to under $200—positioning him well for CTO roles supporting scalable new ventures.
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Key Strengths
- 30 years of R&D/startup experience across government and private industry
- Designed low-cost PCB-based sensor multiplexing + thermocouple conditioning solution to avoid ~$2M CAPEX and major delays
- Hands-on industrial automation leadership (Sr Electrical Controls Engineer + IT Director)
- Strong systems/process definition for early-stage ventures (scope/resources/goals, flow diagrams/state machines, parallel work planning)
- Investor/stakeholder communication and rapid iteration based on feedback
Reference Highlights
- Quickly analyzes and explains complex legacy systems
- Able to modify systems so others can maintain them in-house
- Quick study; learns new platforms fast
- Takes ownership and successfully transitions responsibilities from consultants
- Strong mechanical and electrical execution on prototypes
- Innovative, practical problem-solver
- Cost-saving mindset; simplifies systems and reduces complexity
- Designs solutions tailored exactly to application needs
- Improves reliability and reduces field service needs (remote reboot circuit)
- Widely respected and admired by peers and subordinates
- Strong leadership contributions in both public-sector and startup environments
- Most talented controls and network specialist the reference has ever met
- Extreme competence in networking and security
- Took end-to-end ownership with minimal management input
- Delivered major cost savings (thousands per month) via cloud-to-internal server transition
- Strong systems design decisions leading to 100x response improvement (unusable to real time)
- Well planned projects
- Timely execution and delivery
- Superior management skills
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent relationship with production and operations
- Responsive to operational feedback and drove required changes
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