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Augury’s Podcast

Manufacturing Meet Up

Your place for real talk about working efficiently and kicking back on your downtime. Pull up a chair and join manufacturing veterans Ed Ballina and Alvaro Cuba as they break down factory life.

Episodes

Episode 17

Best of 2024 (with Bonus Content)

Dec 20, 2024 · 26:34 Min listen
Episode 16

2024 Trends, 2025 Predictions

Dec 5, 2024 · 34:47 Min listen
Episode 15

Ask Me Anything: AI, Crazy Machine Fixes, and Mentorship

Nov 6, 2024 · 21:02 Min listen
Episode 14

AI and the New Era of Manufacturing

Oct 23, 2024 · 28:40 Min listen
Episode 13

Hispanic Heritage Month: Interviewing Latino Manufacturing Role Models

Oct 10, 2024 · 38:39 Min listen
Episode 12

AMA: Pilot Purgatory, Crazy Root Causes, and More

Sep 25, 2024 · 16:06 Min listen
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Meet Our Hosts

A man with short gray hair and a gray shirt, identified as Alvaro Cuba, smiles at the camera.

Alvaro Cuba

Alvaro Cuba has more than 35 years of experience in a variety of leadership roles in operations and supply chain as well as tenure in commercial and general management for the consumer products goods, textile, automotive, electronics and internet industries. His professional career has taken him to more than 70 countries, enabling him to bring a global business view to any conversation. Today, Alvaro is a strategic business consultant and advisor in operations and supply chain, helping advance start-ups in the AI and advanced manufacturing space.

A middle-aged man with gray hair, known as Ed Ballina, smiles against a plain background. He is wearing a dark green zip-up jacket.

Ed Ballina

Ed Ballina was formerly the VP of Manufacturing and Warehousing at PepsiCo, with 36 years of experience in manufacturing and reliability across three CPG Fortune 50 companies in the beverage and paper industries. He previously led a team focused on improving equipment RE/TE performance and reducing maintenance costs while improving field capability. Recently, Ed started his own supply chain consulting practice focusing on Supply Chain operational consulting and equipment rebuild services for the beverage industry.