Eric Lealos - Test Bench to Tech Stack: Applying AI in Manufacturing

Welcome, everyone, to the Conversations on Applied AI podcast. Today we're speaking with Eric Lelos, a data and analytics leader with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations make better decisions with data.

Eric has worked across manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services. Building analytics and AI systems that connect complex technology to real-world operations. Alongside leading quantified mechanics, Eric is also a professional member of the Strategic Synergy Network, where he collaborates with other senior practitioners to help companies solve operational, financial, and strategic challenges without the overhead of full-time teams.

His work spans data engineering, modern cloud analytics platforms, and AI-driven insights.

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Resources and Topics Mentioned in this Episode

• Modern Data Stack (Snowflake, Databricks, DBT, Fivetran)
  • https://www.getdbt.com | https://www.snowflake.com | https://www.databricks.com | https://www.fivetran.com
• Quantified Mechanics' Test Bench Solution
  • https://quantifiedmechanix.com/
• Agentic AI & LLMs in Production
  • https://www.langchain.com (framework for building agentic LLM workflows)
• ChatGPT / Generative AI as a Work Accelerator
  • https://chat.openai.com | https://www.perplexity.ai
• The AI Adoption Gap — Further Reading
  • https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hype-cycle (Gartner Hype Cycle)