Oneiro Technologies, Inc

I founded Oneiro Technologies to provide turn-key automation systems for your e-commerce, distribution, fulfillment, or manufacturing operation.

I developed an innovative approach for warehousing which requires 15% of the labor and 50% of the space. Sound expensive? You might be surprised to hear about a typical 18 month payback.

Oneiro Technologies' purpose is to make innovative material handling solutions accessible to all. I bring robotics, augmented/extended reality, fulfillment software, and AI to operations of all sizes by being lean and having strategic partnerships. We are nimble and able to adapt to your needs.

I have been able to save millions of dollars per year for distribution and fulfillment operations by pursuing technology that truly works. It isn't easy to be cutting edge but it's my passion to develop a trusting relationship with both our clients and our suppliers.

I can offer what most can't...a world class solution fit to the needs of your operation with focus and agility.

Founder & CEO

ShipStork

ShipStork is a new type of 3PL fulfillment business.

Built from the ground up with a tech forward approach. We embrace automation and use it curate an amazing merchant experience. 

The consumer is our main focus. We will delight every step of the way from the time the order is placed until it is received. If it needs to be returned we make that a delight as well.

I believe this is what the fashion industry needs, tech forward fulfillment.

Stay tuned as we share the journey.

Co-Founder

DCS - Designed Conveyor Systems LLC

DCS is a great organization with an amazing close knit culture. 

My role here was to concept and sell cutting edge automation systems for e-commerce warehouses. Some people called my ideas crazy, some loved them. It was fun keeping the team on their toes. 

Together we built some amazing things through solid partnerships with OEM suppliers and clients alike.

We did a lot, providing fully integrated systems encompassing high speed pouch, case, tote & pallet 
handling. This included accumulation, merging, sortation, distribution, order fulfillment, inspection, verification, high density storage, WMS interfacing, truck loading & unloading, and robotic deployment.

I left DCS because it was just time to pursue my own crazy dreams of founding my own business.

Sr. System Sales Consultant

Intelligrated

I worked with Dave Stinson along with the awesome and eccentric Western Region team. Dave brought me in to build a controls team from scratch for the region. It was a great challenge of building a new team while concepting and selling automated systems to new customers.

As the principal engineer I was responsible for approving designs from both Mike Smeltzer's concepting team and Tim Lasko's engineering team. After a few rounds of back and forth, a white board full of dry erase marker notes, and Kevin Gray saying something hilarious, we would settle on something that would work for the customer.

We executed projects for citrus, almond, wine and various other industries. We even executed a project in a cold storage (-15 degree) facility. Yep that was cold...

Great team and great memories!

Principal Engineer

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group

Becoming a Director at Design Group means you know how to lead and you have a solid client base.

During this time I was located in the Modesto, CA office. We had a lot of projects focused on wineries both big and small. My team of project managers and engineers knew how to get the job done and be entertaining as well. Late night working sessions were often accompanied by a showing of Super Troopers or some other slapstick comedy.

We developed budgets for customers and helped them justify big spending projects by calculating the IRR.

The project management team was a well oiled machine executing projects as big as $30MM. They were masters at negotiating OEM equipment purchases and herding the cats (team members) as PMs do best. At one point our little office of 12 had a significant portion of the Design Group nationwide staff working on our winery projects. 

The mechanical engineering team spearheaded the first 3D laser scanning and facility design that I know of and were great at developing user friendly layouts in CAD. FAT tests were rock solid. 

The electrical engineering team knew NEC, UL and NFPA 79E compliance like the back of their hand. They programmed Allen Bradley PLCs in their sleep and some even loved it enough to automate things at home.

It was a pleasure leading this team.

Director

Accountable for managing all aspects of industrial engineering projects from conceptual design through execution.  

The majority of projects managed were in the consumer beverage industry i.e. bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, beer and wine.

Project Manager

Accountable for all aspects of electrical engineering, controls engineering, and mechanical engineering for multiple high speed packaging lines.  This included hard-to-handle bottles such as light weight PET water bottles and reverse tapered wine bottles.

Project Engineer

Anheuser-Busch

PLC, HMI and simulation programming for utility systems, brewing process and packaging lines.

Engineer

I Automate Warehouses with Robots and AI --> Let's double your capacity with only 25% of the labor \\ System Integrator with over 25 years and $250MM of capital project experience \\ Founder of Oneiro Technologies

Your warehouse has orders to get out the door, quickly and accurately. Perhaps you have considered new automation but are unsure about what works for your specific needs. 

That’s where I help. Oneiro Technologies is a turn-key provider of automated solutions. I implement solutions tailored to your business. Focused on flexibility and scalability so that it works for you today and into the future. 

If you operate a warehouse, you face challenges every single day. I am not a consultant that only tells you how to fix your problems. I will develop solutions and implement those solutions. I cook what I eat so, I am with you throughout the entire process. 

If you have the desire to get more orders out the door with greater accuracy while lowering your expenses, consider this an invitation. 

Let’s kick things off with a free discovery session. It’s an opportunity for open dialogue, where I’ll listen and ask questions to understand your needs better. This session is commitment-free – it might just leave you with valuable insights to ponder or actionable ideas for future endeavors.

Curious? Reach out directly or book a time through the link in my profile. Let's explore what's possible together.

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About me. 

Have you ever had a nickname?

I was once dubbed “The Wolf” by a colleague. No, not the one from Wall Street but in reference to the problem-solver from 'Pulp Fiction.'

Why the comparison? Because I fix the very problems that give fulfillment warehouses and manufacturing facilities sleepless nights.

But I won’t label myself as an “expert” as there are no experts.

So, who am I? I am a turn-key system integrator with a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that allow me to develop creative solutions for your most nagging problems.

Drew Thomas

Amazon

Senior Simulation Data Scientist

• As a member of the Research and Applied Science (RAS) team, developed stochastic simulation model of Amazon’s fulfillment network in Europe on the advanced Agent Based Simulation (ABS) paradigm. It is used to test different scenarios in the dynamic world of e-commerce, helping us build more robust Supply Chains. Savings generated per project are in the range of €0.5-3MM.

• Developed 2D node simulation models of different Fulfillment Centers (FC’s) and Sort Centers (SC’s), contributed to the strategic resource planning of those sites. Savings generated per project are in the range of €1-2MM.

Simulation Data Scientist

I was leading the Simulation workstream within our organization. I used Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) to answer various business questions related to the network design and warehouse layouts.

• Built the network simulation model of Amazon EU in AnyLogic software. Model was used for strategic what-if scenarios.

• Applied/developed Machine Learning tools including Regression, Gradient Boosting and Stacking to answer business questions, created dashboards and visualizations of data in QuickSight to assist in decision making.

• Worked on network optimization models, contributed to the improvement of the existing models.

Business Analyst (Network Design)

BASF

I have been transferred to BASF’s Construction Chemicals plant in Dubai which is one of the largest factories in this business unit. My tasks are:

•	Creating optimal production plans in SAP according to the processes and business rules to meet the demand
•	Controlling and planning daily the finished goods, raw materials and packaging stocks in SAP
•	Scheduling loading time for bulk deliveries according to delivery time at customers site
•	Monitoring production plan and rescheduling if needed
•	Managing information from Customer Service, Production and Procurement; informing Customer Service, Transportation Management and Production about changes in the plans
•	Informing procurement if change is needed regarding the raw materials
•	Participating in the reduction of obsolete stocks and non-conformity

Production Scheduling Specialist

I joined BASF’s Construction Chemicals plant in Sumgait as Production Manager. Initially I led a Lean Six Sigma project that yielded cost reductions of 25K EUR annually. My main responsibilities were as followings:

•	Planning, coordination and control of the manufacturing processes
•	Participating in the S&OP meetings, conducting MRP, ordering raw materials
•	Calculating safety stocks and optimal production quantities
•	Estimating manufacturing costs
•	Supervising and motivating workers, reviewing their performance regularly
•	Participating in the Lean transformation, applying SMED to decrease the setup costs
•	Ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed
•	Managing the maintenance of equipment

Production Manager

Neste Jacobs

Neste Jacobs was providing PMC (Project Management Consulting) services for the SOCAR Ammonia and Urea Complex Project. The Complex’s estimated value was over 600 million dollars. I was a member of the Project Control team and worked on the following tasks:

•	Assisting different discipline managers in daily works 
•	Evaluating and following the activities on the Critical Path	
•	Following up the construction progress 
•	Reviewing and cross-checking the invoices
•	Coordinating the activities of the PMC team
•	Keeping the files up-to-date in the Document Management System (DMS)
•	Doing Variation Order related calculations
•	Involving in the recruitment of new employees
•	Cost estimations of the OSBL (Out Side Battery Limits) components

My tasks were diverse in nature, ranging from logistics and procurement to project scheduling. During the project, I developed several other skills such as reading Piping and Instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), setting up internet connection for the team in remote areas and writing project procedures.

Project Engineer & Coordinator

BASF Caspian Construction Chemicals was my first professional workplace. My tasks were as followings:

• Managing warehouse activities
• Planning the delivery of goods to customers
• Assigning the drivers according to orders
• Entering all inputs and outputs of the warehouse to the ERP system
• Regularly checking the correctness of information on ERP system

Warehouse Officer

Hi and welcome to my profile!

Now that you are here, let me tell you a bit about my background and career aspirations.

I am an industrial engineer with 10+ years of work experience in Supply Chain Management. I use simulation, mathematical optimization and data science tools to solve seemingly complex Supply Chain problems. These include network design, facility location, resource planning, inventory optimization and scheduling, among others. I also pay attention to the scalability of my models/solutions, i.e., many of them are hosted on cloud or local storages and stakeholders can use them whenever they want to. Also given the complexity of the problems, I deploy algorithms that are able to provide results within a reasonable time frame. Apart from the main work, I do teaching and I love sharing knowledge with others.

Here are some bullet points about myself:

  •	Ten years of experience in SCM, including 1.5 years of experience as Production Department Manager 
  •	MIT graduate –  Master's degree in Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  •	Expertise in simulation and mathematical optimization
  •	Expertise in data science, math and statistics, Python
  •	Knowledge of cloud systems, creating and scaling solutions
  •	Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified
  •	Research skills; articles published in recognized journals
  •	Fluent in six languages; able to adapt to multicultural environments  

Please feel free to reach out to me if I can be of any assistance.

Key knowledge areas and competencies: Supply Chain Management, Network Design, E-commerce, Optimization, Operations Research, Simulation, Data Science, Machine Learning, Production Planning and Control, Logistics, Big Data, AnyLogic, Gurobi.

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