Angela Grigonis Regan: Creating Manufacturing’s 3D Future
Every year, 3D and simulation technologies grow more pivotal to the manufacturing industry. Digital twins and virtual twins are the future, and talents like Angela Grigonis Regan have played a critical role in driving their adoption forward.
Angela is the Director, Business Development DELMIA at Andea, a provider of top-quality enterprise MOM, MES, and APS solutions, and one of the few system integrators certified in Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA Apriso and DELMIA Ortems.
Angela played a critical role in building the DELMIA platform, serving as Dassault Systèmes Director of Strategic Business Development and, prior to that, the director of the DELMIA portfolio.
About DELMIA
Formed in 2000 as a brand for digital manufacturing and process solutions, DELMIA is a software platform designed for use by manufacturing and supply chain professionals.
Serving multiple industries from consumer goods to infrastructure to defence to energy and materials, DELMIA is used by some of the biggest manufacturers on the planet.
DELMIA offers a diversity of advanced digital manufacturing solutions which harness the power of AI, automation, digital/ virtual twins and the entire 3DEXPERIENCE portfolio.
These solutions lead to profound gains in efficiency, productivity and safety for manufacturers, improving production and testing while better connecting the industry through a smart digital ecosystem. In a rapidly evolving industry where digital transformation is essential to stay ahead, DELMIA has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of many manufacturers.
DELMIA’s successful development has been shaped by Angela’s stewardship. Today she continues to advise and shape the platform at Andea. Back in August she was leading the strategic development of all Dassault Systemes brands including DELMIA, running operations planning and tapping deeper into the manufacturing market.
But DELMIA isn’t the only reason Angela is commemorated as this month’s Person of Lifetime Achievement. It’s also because of the many ways she’s uplifted others, as is evident through her journey into the manufacturing industry.
A sketch showing how a plane can fly
“My parents instilled a strong work ethic in me from a very young age,” Angela says on the ‘Let’s get technical: Meet the Outstanding Women in Manufacturing & Technology’ podcast.
“They emigrated from Lithuania fleeing the Soviet Union, they worked hard achieving the American dream.”
Growing up in America hundreds of miles away, Angela and her family made strong efforts to maintain their connection to Lithuanian culture.
“I participated in multiple Lithuanian community activities, they didn’t want us to forget our heritage.” she says.
Angela’s mother was a teacher and an active Lithuanian girl scouts leader, whilst her father was an aeronautical engineer.
“ I have always had a penchant for how things are made,” Angela explains. “I still remember my dad’s tutorial, his sketches explaining how a plane can fly.”
While she’d grown up around manufacturing, Angela hadn’t anticipated a career in the area for herself. Once grown, she completed an undergraduate degree in English at UCLA and then an MBA in Boston at Northeastern University.
“When I graduated my career started in high-tech in the telecom industry,” she explains.
“I never planned to have a manufacturing career, I worked for ATT and Lucid technologies, but once the telecom bubble burst I found myself in process manufacturing.”
Her induction was entering a whole hog sausage manufacturing facility in Tennessee. Soon after, Angela would be involved in initiatives to increase the number of women in manufacturing.
She helped launch the Women in Manufacturing Chapter in Massachusetts and now Co-Chairs the chapter. Angela was also a committee member of MESA (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association), a global community focused on driving business results from manufacturing information.
“In Massachusetts our chapter’s homebase is the Charles Massachusetts Museum of Industry & Innovation,” Angela says.
“This facility was the first vertically integrated factory in the United States, then known as the Boston Manufacturing Factory in 1813.
“It helped develop the textile revolution, employing the mill women, the first woman manufacturers. We are so fortunate to have found this location and continued to be part of history, showcasing how far women have evolved in manufacturing.”
This evolution continues thanks to individuals like Angela, who we celebrate this month as our Person of Lifetime Achievement.
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