--- title: blog | Connor Smith, Chief Product Officer description: Connor Smith is an accomplished engineer with a degree in Electrical Engineering and a proven track record of leading product design initiatives across both software platforms and heavy industrial control systems. With a career grounded in merging complex engineering with intuitive user experiences, Connor has become a recognized leader in the development of industrial tools, APIs, and interfaces. His work emphasizes functional elegance and operational clarity, positioning him as a guidepost for how human-centric design can unlock efficiency and usability in automation and control. From embedded systems to AI-integrated platforms, Connor’s impact is consistently measured in both performance improvements and user satisfaction. image: https://blog.ai-op.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Engineer%20at%20his%20desk%20reading%20a%20blog%20with%20intense%20interest%20and%20understanding-1.jpeg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.ai-op.com/author/connor-smith#main-content) [![Ai-OPs, Inc Company Logo](https://blog.ai-op.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AiOPs-logo.png?width=80&height=76&name=AiOPs-logo.png)](https://ai-op.com/) - [About](https://ai-op.com/about/) - [Docs](https://docs.ai-op.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [About](https://ai-op.com/about/) - [Docs](https://docs.ai-op.com/) - [Contact us](https://ai-op.com/contact/) [Contact us](https://ai-op.com/contact/) [Scale](https://blog.ai-op.com/tag/scale), [Deep Reinforcement Learning](https://blog.ai-op.com/tag/deep-reinforcement-learning), [Koios](https://blog.ai-op.com/tag/koios), [Ronin](https://blog.ai-op.com/tag/ronin) ## [What Does It Really Mean to Scale AI in Industrial Controls?](https://blog.ai-op.com/what-does-it-really-mean-to-scale-ai-in-industrial-controls) ![Picture of Connor Smith, Chief Product Officer](https://blog.ai-op.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Conner.png?width=50&name=Conner.png) [Connor Smith, Chief Product Officer](https://blog.ai-op.com/author/connor-smith) Apr 18, 2025 2:33:47 PM Everyone’s talking about AI “at scale.” But for industrial operations, scaling AI isn’t about throwi... [Read more](https://blog.ai-op.com/what-does-it-really-mean-to-scale-ai-in-industrial-controls) [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-op/) [Follow us on Facebook](https://ai-op.com/about/) - [About](https://ai-op.com/about/) - [Docs](https://docs.ai-op.com/) --- [![Ai-OPs, Inc Company Logo](https://blog.ai-op.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AiOPs-logo.png?width=250&height=238&name=AiOPs-logo.png "Ai-OPs, Inc Company Logo")](https://blog.ai-op.com/) 61 Saint Joseph Street, Suite #300, Mobile, Alabama 36602 Copyright © 2025,