Smarts Before Parts: How to Architect Your Warehouse Automation Solution
Join Tecsys and SVT Robotics on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, as we explore the roles software and integration play in making your automation strategy live up to its potential.
Smarts Before Parts: How to Architect Your Warehouse Automation Solution
Robots and automation are not something far off on the horizon. Real transformation is happening today. This rapid adoption has inspired an explosion of automation hardware providers for fulfillment and material handling equipment; it is estimated there are more than 600 vendors in the robotics space. However, it takes software and a well-integrated ecosystem to make everything work in harmony.
Join Tecsys and SVT Robotics as we explore the roles software and integration play in making your automation strategy live up to its potential.
A.K. Schultz, CEO, SVT Robotics
As SVT Robotics CEO, A.K. Schultz leads the overall company vision as well as product and go-to-market strategies for SVT. His work has primarily been in the Fortune 500 corporate sector leading the design and implementation of high-profile automation projects across multiple industries. He brings a unique understanding of customer needs and a knowledge of the innovation needed to drive solutions that meet client’s business goals. To date, he has overseen the successful deployment of over half a billion dollars in automation.
A.K. grew up in Virginia and graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy with an engineering degree. The former U.S. Army Officer went on to secure his MBA from William and Mary University. He currently resides in Chesapeake, Virginia with his wife and two daughters.
Guy F. Courtin, Vice President of Industry and Advanced Technology, Tecsys
Guy Courtin is a seasoned supply chain expert with decades of experience in the technology and supply chain space. Currently serving as Tecsys’ vice president of industry and advanced technology, he has held leadership roles at 6 River Systems (a Shopify company), Infor Retail, and i2 Technologies (now Blue Yonder). He has likewise served as an industry analyst at Constellation Research, SCM World (Now Gartner), and Forrester Research. Guy holds an MBA in Management from the Olin Graduate School of Business, a Master’s in International Relations from Loyola University Chicago, and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross.