Leadership

Roger Costa

Roger Costa

CEO

Roger Costa has over 25 years of leadership experience in Industrial Automation and Manufacturing. He spent much of his career at ABB, managing Robotics, Automation, Electric Motors, and Mechanical Power Transmission divisions across APAC, Europe, and the Americas. Roger also founded and successfully exited an industrial services company. He is committed to building businesses that boost customer productivity and efficiency.

Brad DeMarco

Brad DeMarco

Chairman/Co-Founder

With over 25 years of experience in the manufacturing industry, Brad DeMarco has a proven track record of success in the design and implementation of automated solutions for global manufacturing companies. He founded Dynamic Design Solutions, a company specializing in designing and constructing discrete manufacturing equipment, and has also established Automation Intellect, a customizable IIoT platform that tracks your manufacturing data to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and capture market share.

Kurt Lueck

Kurt Lueck

Chief Technology Officer

Kurt Lueck has over 30 years of experience in architecting and building business intelligence and analytics platforms. During his career, he has worked for leading global software and consulting firms including Oracle, Deloitte, and Cap Gemini. In addition to co-founding Automation Intellect, Kurt has also founded and successfully managed two companies, Aspicio Health and Solomon TG, which specialize in creating software solutions for Fortune 500 companies.

Shane Hopkins

Shane Hopkins

Sales Director

Shane Hopkins has over 15 years of consistent success aligning SaaS and IoT technologies to help achieve customers’ top corporate and site-level initiatives. His experience with Gartner, Fluke, Infor, and Augury have all had a strong focus on helping large manufacturing companies increase revenue, reduce costs, and mitigate safety concerns. Shane is passionate about helping people accomplish their top personal and business initiatives; and believes in leveraging Automation Intellect’s solution to help make a positive difference in people’s lives.

Steve Darling

Steve Darling

VP of Value Realization

Steve Darling brings extensive experience in leading manufacturing teams and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Throughout his career, he has leveraged data analytics to optimize production flows, improve quality control, and reduce costs across various manufacturing environments. Steve's expertise in transforming operations through innovation and his ability to align teams around common goals have made him a highly effective leader in the manufacturing sector.