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As the director of strategic engagement, warehouse solutions, North America, Andy Lockhart provides Vanderlande’s retail customers – including many of the world’s best-known brands – with the innovative, scalable systems, intelligent software and reliable services needed to optimize distribution and fulfillment operations. Drawing on his extensive experience in materials handling and e-commerce, Lockhart ensures that each retail customer is equipped and positioned for success in a dynamically changing business environment.

Lockhart brings significant senior executive-level experience to his role with a track record of success providing solutions that optimize distribution and fulfillment operations, including everything from decanting operations to workstation design, automated storage and retrieval, goods-to-person picking and “last mile” deliveries. Prior to joining Vanderlande, he served as a vice president at TGW, where he led business development operations and focused on systems integration, e-commerce and materials handling systems for the retail industry. Lockhart has a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Kings College at the University of London.

Brian Reinhart, MBA, MEng, has 15 years of experience designing and implementing solutions for global logistics, supply chain, warehouse, and storage customers. With a background in mechanical engineering, he began his professional career as an Application Engineer in the power generation industry before shifting to industrial automation.

Reinhart’s operational solutions have addressed and solved problems including, but not limited to, labor cost reduction, space utilization, ergonomics, and efficiencies for autonomous case-handing and mobile robots, automatically guided vehicle robots, conveyance and sortation, high-volume item sortation, automated storage and retrieval systems, warehouse management systems, and more. Recognized as an industry expert in warehousing operations, software, and automation applications, he has partnered with and managed accounts across the full spectrum of customers, from start-up organizations to Fortune 50 companies.

Reinhart’s leadership and cross-collaboration have resulted in the design and implementation of 300+ automation projects, including 50+ good-to-person systems. As a creative problem solver that puts his customers and team members first, his prioritization of transparency and ethics ensures sustained commitments to all encounters within the organization and industry.

Derek Rickard serves as Director of Sales at Cimcorp, where he leads the sales team in developing robotic order fulfillment solutions designed to meet each customer’s warehousing needs. With 25+ years of supply chain experience, Rickard has worked on many of the first fully automated robotic picking systems in North America, with some of the largest exceeding 1 million cases per week.

Topic: ASRS, With No BS: A 3PL’s Experience with Automation

Time: Tuesday, March 12, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Theater B

Key Takeaways:

• What to expect in a facility during an AS/RS implementation from a user’s perspective.

• Learn about common challenges seen during installations.

• Before & after automation - changes to operations, the workforce, and other functions.

• The impact AS/RS systems can have on business development and overall growth.

Adam Womble is Co-Founder and Chief of Staff at Avenue Shops, a dropshipping "boutique-as-a-service" that handles everything from sourcing clothes to fulfilling orders. With a background in supply chain management and executive roles in retail since 2010, his strategic leadership has played a pivotal role in Avenue Shops' journey, elevating the company's efficiency and ensuring a seamless operation. Adam is based in Lindon, Utah.

Glen Womble is Co-Founder and CEO of Avenue Shops, a dropshipping "boutique-as-a-service" that handles everything from sourcing clothes to fulfilling orders. His passion for helping boutique owners build their businesses has fueled Avenue Shops' remarkable growth — marked by 7 warehouse moves in just 6 years (prior to automating their fulfillment operations with Hai Robotics). Glen is based in Lindon, Utah.