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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 37

The Future of Factory Work: Skills-Based Flexible Scheduling

Dec 17, 2025 · 1:00:48 Min listen
Episode 36

Firefighting: The Reactive Maintenance Trap

Nov 26, 2025 · 25:01 Min listen
Episode 35

Manufacturing Career Growth: Supervisor or Specialist?

Nov 13, 2025 · 28:44 Min listen
Episode 34

Machine Health Q&A: Prevention Beats Repair

Oct 29, 2025 · 24:52 Min listen
Episode 33

Manufacturing AI: From KPIs to 310% ROI

Oct 15, 2025 · 38:06 Min listen
Episode 32

Stop Managing Tasks, Start Leading People

Oct 1, 2025 · 41:20 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.