Brian Hester

About Brian Hester

Responsible for System Sales & Integration of Material Handling Systems with over 30 years experience in Project Management & Integration within the Material Handling Industry.About Advanced Equipment Company:Since 1960, AEC has provided our customer base with quality application solutions and systems integration for conveyor, storage, workstation cranes, ergonomic & safety, mezzanines & platforms, modular offices & cleanrooms, rack & shelving, among many other types of material handling equipment. Our mission is to provide material handling solutions that exceed the needs and expectations of our customers. Quality Products, Quality People. Our sales and administrative staff is very seasoned and professional.Please visit our new and improved website at Specialties Include:• Packaging Line Integration - Turnkey Installation including conveyance, custommaterial handling, work stations, and integrated controls.• Sortation and Accumulation Conveyor Systems for Palletizing and Robotic Work Cells• Distribution Center Conveyor Systems• Mobile Aisle Pallet Rack Systems• Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS)• Ergonomic Lift and Positioning Equipment• Heavy Material Lifts for Floor to Floor Applications and Mezzanines• Modular Office• Safety Guarding (custom and standard)Equipment Manufacturers Include (but not limited to):• Hytrol Conveyor Company• SpanTech• Spacesaver• Southworth• Gorbel• Pflow• Steel SolutionsCompany Clients include (but not limited to): Kellogg\'s - GlaxoSmithKline - FedEx - Victoria\'s Secret - Kellogg\'s - Bway - Apex Tool - GKN Driveline - Verizon - GE, Moen - IBM - John Deere - Caterpillar - Nortel - Stihl and many more.

Experience

1. System Sales & Integration Manager

   Advanced Equipment Company

   Sep 2008 — Present

   Responsible for System Sales & Integration of Material Handling Systems for customers within South Carolina regions including Columbia, Charleston, Aiken and Orangeburg.

Education

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Bachelor's degree

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1995 — 1997

Skills

• Product Development
• Process Control
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Material Handling Equipment
• Engineering Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Sales
• Six Sigma
• Allen Bradley
• Process Engineering
• Control Logic
• Electronics
• Industrial Engineering
• Factory
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Lean Manufacturing
• Integration
• Mes
• Project Engineering
• Process Automation
• Motion Control
• Project Management
• Engineering
• Kaizen
• Supply Chain
• Warehouse Management
• Automation
• Conveyors
• Control Systems Design
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing
• Machine Vision
• Robotics
• Operations Management
• Logistics
• New Business Development
• Electrical Engineering
• Scada