Todd de Vries

About Todd de Vries

What is material handling? The planned and systematic storage and movement of parts or products by means of equipment (mechanical hardware) and software (integrated controls/systems) to effectively distribute and/or deliver those parts or products to a planned destination.What does my company do? We are a group of industry specific experts that synergistically interleave talents to craft and integrate material handling systems.What is my role? Establish and maintain business relationships with clients so as to develop an equally beneficial partnership with the client and ourselves by means of listening, answering, supplying and overseeing the full spectrum of what we provide for a particular need.Core Vertical Markets- Food and Beverage- Grocery- Ecom- Retail- PharmaceuticalSpecific areas of expertise include- Systems engineering- Distribution & Fulfillment automation- Material Flow Analysis- Value Engineering (MHE)Specialties: Distribution systems solutions and modeling. Conveyor and Storage Solutions, Materials Flow Analysis, and Supply Chain Improvement- Distribution center modeling and design build- Facility planning and Facilities consolidation- Staffing assessment & ROI Analysis- Material handling equipment specifications and selection- Warehouse Management Software & Integration (WMS)- Warehouse Control Software & Integration (WCS)- Warehouse Execution Systems (WES)- On line picking processes (light and voice logistics)- End of Line Automation (automated load build, palletizing)- Automated Print and Apply Integration

Experience

1. Enterprise Client Partner Supply Chain Automation

   Dematic

   Feb 2026 — Present · US

   Serves as a senior trusted advisor to global enterprise customers, leading complex supply chain automation strategies while mentoring and elevating account teams through best-practice sales leadership and long-term relationship development.

Education

• Herkimer County Community College

  Associate in Applied Science, Construction Management

  1988 — 1990

• Utica University

  Construction Management

  1990 — 1991

Skills

• Budgets
• Integration
• Distribution Center Operations
• Process Improvement
• Warehouse Management
• Warehouse Management Systems
• Inventory Management
• Logistics
• Logistics Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain
• Leadership
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Warehouse Operations
• Strategic Planning
• Engineering
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Warehousing