Engineering Leadership: The Real Cost of Outdated Tools on Company Growth | Oleg Shilovitsky

Learn how to lead digital transformation in manufacturing by putting people—not just platforms—first.
In this Tech Ascent episode, host Oliver Clingain interviews Oleg Shilovitsky, CEO and founder of OpenBOM, a platform helping manufacturing teams replace outdated tools with agile, data-driven systems.

Oleg shares hard-won lessons from building and scaling digital infrastructure for engineering teams, and why transformation in industrial tech is more about mindset than software. From AI’s growing impact to building customer-led culture, Oleg offers insight into what it really takes to modernize manufacturing.

What You’ll Learn:

Why successful digital transformation starts with people, not tools
How AI is reshaping engineering, supply chains, and product development
Key mistakes engineering leaders make when scaling product teams
The role of customer-centric culture in industrial innovation
What it takes to build a tech company in a conservative industry

About Oleg Shilovitsky:
Oleg Shilovitsky is the CEO and founder of OpenBOM, a cloud-native platform transforming the way manufacturing companies manage product data and collaborate. With decades of experience in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), Oleg is a leading voice in modernizing industrial processes with digital and AI-powered solutions.

Connect with Oleg Shilovitsky and OpenBOM:
LinkedIn:   / olegshilovitsky  
Company's LinkedIn:   / openbom  

Connect with Oliver and Ascenxion:
LinkedIn:   / oliver-clingain  
Website: https://ascenxion.io/