Junda Zhu

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Director of Artificial Intelligence at Honeywell

United States

Overview

Junda is the Director of Artificial Intelligence at Honeywell, where he leads the AI/ML Center of Excellence. With a Ph. D. from the University of Illinois Chicago, he has over a decade of experience building high-performing AI teams across industrial domains like aerospace, energy, and manufacturing. Colleagues describe him as personable and an extraordinary researcher.

He is deeply invested in the data science community, serving as a board member for the Data Science & AI Society at the Technology Association of Georgia. Junda is also a passionate mentor, frequently sharing his appreciation for his team and promoting opportunities for interns and new hires to grow.

Junda holds five patents and has authored over 30 publications that have been cited more than a thousand times globally.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Generally Skeptic

Features Driven

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.  They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Topics They Care About

Industrial AI Strategy
His role focuses on defining enterprise AI strategy and delivering solutions for predictive maintenance, production prediction, and energy management in heavy industry.
GenAI & Agentic Stacks
He oversees the development of pillar capabilities at Honeywell, including Generative AI and Agentic stacks, as a core part of his current work.
AI/ML Talent Development
He frequently posts about hiring for his team, congratulates interns on their work, and emphasizes creating an environment where others can learn and grow.

Media Appearances

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Work History

11-2025
Director of Artificial Intelligence at Honeywell
2-2023 - 10-2025
Senior Data Science Manager at Honeywell
2-2025
Board Member - Data Science & AI Society at Technology Association of Georgia
1-2021 - 2-2023
Director, Data Science and Engineering at Koch Engineered Solutions
3-2020 - 12-2020
Manager, Data Science and Analytics at Koch Engineered Solutions

Education

Master of Science from University of Illinois Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from University of Illinois Chicago

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Insights For Selling To Junda

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Junda is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Junda

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Junda move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Junda take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Junda

Personality Compatibility


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