761 Millennium - Seventeenth Edition TECHNOLOGY Ryan M. Chesterfield serves as the founder of Automation Fulfillment Consulting (AUTO-FC), a consulting firm offering inimitable expertise in automated material handling on behalf of a wide variety of clients in logistics, robotics, private equity and venture capital. In this capacity, he assists in the establishment of facilities equipped with automated technology, as well as facilitating the learning curve for the utilization of such technologies among industry personnel. Recognized for over 15 years of experience in automated technology, Mr. Chesterfield is also regularly retained for his keen insight regarding strategic investments for automated warehouse and material handling business ventures. Prior to his current pursuits, Mr. Chesterfield accrued a wealth of expertise in various sales and engineering roles at Dematic, Bastian Solutions, Seegrid, Phantom Auto, and the Birck Nanotechnology Research Center at Purdue University, beginning in 2006. At Dematic, he dedicated seven years to cultivating and implementing cutting-edge automated warehouse solutions for a number of customers. During this time, he was notably lauded with a Swagger Award for “Outstanding Sales Performance.” Mr. Chesterfield endeavors to work directly with customers, streamline business processes and reduce cost along with risk. With AUTO-FC, he has benefited from an increasing interest among startup companies in automated technology solutions. Proficient in understanding the needs of his clients, he leverages excellent communication skills and a particular knack for operating as an intermediary to cultivate fluid and productive exchanges between the customers, vendors and technical entities with which he interacts. Eminently qualified in his field, Mr. Chesterfield earned a BS in mechanical engineering at Purdue University in 2009. He has since completed additional coursework in artificial intelligence at the MIT Sloan School of Management and in data analytics and machine learning at the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. Looking ahead, Mr. Chesterfield hopes to carve out a well-defined niche for himself in the automated technology sector and cultivate a reputation for having developed an understanding of the applications of technology and contacts in the field at large. RYAN M. CHESTERFIELD FOUNDER AUTO FC Costa Mesa, CA
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