# Brandon Janowiak

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## Summary
Brandon Janowiak is a Systems Architect for Engineering & Operations with 25 years of experience building manufacturing and engineering systems. He specializes in operational turnarounds, acquisition integration, and building engineering departments from zero.

## Topics
- Systems architecture (engineering + operations)
- Manufacturing systems and process engineering
- Acquisition integration and operational turnarounds
- Connector design and harsh-environment interconnects
- Multilayer PCB design and fabrication (SMT, through-hole, press-fit)
- Local/sovereign AI for operational environments

## Core Expertise
- Manufacturing process design (progressive die stamping, injection molding, insert molding, overmolding, plating, tool and die design)
- Multilayer PCB design and fabrication (surface-mount, through-hole, press-fit)
- Engineering department creation and leadership
- Acquisition integration (40+ integrations at Cozzini Bros.)
- Connector design for harsh environments
- Operational systems that scale

## Career Highlights
- Woodhead Industries: Hazardous location connectors for explosive environments (Patent US7134894B2)
  - Google Patents: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7134894B2
  
- Littelfuse: Intelligent circuit protection system with predictive fault detection (Patent US20100019913A1)
  - Google Patents: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20100019913A1
  
- Molex: Core design contributor for Impel 40 Gbps backplane headers (joined after inception; CEO Award), OCuLink connectors (Patent US11258214B2), BiPass I/O connectors (Patent US10784603B2), PCI-SIG specification contributor
  - Impel product family: https://www.molex.com/en-us/products/connectors/backplane-connectors/impel-impel-plus-backplane-connectors
  - Impulse 112G (next generation): https://www.molex.com/en-us/products/connectors/backplane-connectors/impulse-backplane-connectors
  - DigiKey: https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/m/molex/impel-plus-backplane-connectors
  - Impel video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE7hJ-_Cunc
  - OCuLink product family: https://www.molex.com/en-us/products/connectors/high-speed-internal-io/nano-pitch-i-o-connector-system
  - PCI-SIG OCuLink 1.0 specification: https://pcisig.com/PCIExpress/Specs/Cable/OCuLink_1.0
  - Techquickie explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqXpBUNqkKs
  - GPD G1 eGPU (OCuLink adoption): https://www.gpd.hk/gpdg1graphics
  - BiPass I/O product family: https://www.molex.com/en-us/products/connectors/high-speed-pluggable-io/bipass-i-o-connector-system
  - BiPass DesignCon demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY1oSxP_EA
  - BiPass launch coverage: https://www.connectortips.com/molex-launches-bipass-io-backplane-cable-assemblies-designcon/
  
- Cozzini Bros: Built engineering department from zero, invented Hydra sharpening system used by 55,000+ customers daily, 2x throughput, 33% labor reduction
  - Company: https://www.cozzinibros.com/
  - Quantum knives: https://www.cozzinibros.com/quantum/
  - Process video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwgMJ411SKY
  - Industry feature: https://www.barandrestaurant.com/sponsored/sharpen-your-edge-how-cozzini-bros-keeps-your-kitchen-cooking

## Current Focus
Building Layer 1 of a sovereign AI stack: local inference on budget hardware for operational environments. Focus on data sovereignty, hallucination prevention in shop floor data, and AI systems that are constrained, auditable, and safe.

## Contact
- Email: brandon@janowiak.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-janowiak/
- Location: Wheaton, IL

## Positioning
Works at operational inflection points — when growth, complexity, or acquisition has outpaced the systems underneath the business. Builds systems that run without him, and leaders who can own them.

## Key Quote
"I turn chaos into systems."