Live from Verve Developers Gathering
From OT After Hours by Rockwell Automation
October 30, 2025 · 51 min · Season 2 · Episode 11
About this episode
The episode features discussions on the development process and features of Verve's software, including insights from key team members.
In this episode of OT After Hours, Lance Lamont , Special Projects & Protocols Team Lead, sits down with Tyler Bergman (Operations Team Lead) and Richard Melito (Senior Software Engineer) to discuss Richard's history at Verve and now Rockwell, the development process for Verve's software, and what standout features are in version 1.42 of the Verve Security Center (VSC). This episode was recorded at the end of September, but was under embargo until the release of VSC 1.42. Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction and explanation of episode embargo 01:46 – Introductions by Lance, Tyler, and Richard 03:07 – What is the Verve Development Gathering? 17:30 – Richard Melito's career trajectory 27:11 – "Software With Consequences" - real-world impacts of critical software 30:54 – The Integrations team and what they do, and Richard's current role 33:32 – Risk Management in VSC 1.42 and custom asset risk scoring 39:12 – Richard's thoughts on software and application development 42:24 – Wrap-ups, future podcast ideas, and the challenges of marketing Subscribe Follow and Subscribe for more episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. Get in Touch 🔗 LinkedIn |…
People in this episode
Host: Lance Lamont
Guests: Tyler Bergman, Richard Melito
Topics covered
- software development
- security features
- career trajectory
- risk management
- real-world impacts
Keywords
- Verve
- Rockwell
- software development
- security center
- risk management
- VSC 1.42
- career trajectory
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Verve, Rockwell
Products: Verve Security Center
Books & works: VSC 1.42
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